# Jeff Xavier > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeff_Xavier > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeff_Xavier.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Xavier > Source revision: 1348273763 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Cape Verdean basketball player (born 1985)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Jeff Xavier | image = JeffXavier.jpg | caption = | number = | position = [Point guard](/source/Point_guard) / [shooting guard](/source/shooting_guard) | height_in = | height_m = 1.86 | weight_lb = | league = | team = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|9|7}} | birth_place = [Pawtucket, Rhode Island](/source/Pawtucket%2C_Rhode_Island), U.S. | nationality = Cape Verdean | high_school = [St. Raphael Academy](/source/St._Raphael_Academy)
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island) | college = * [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan_Jaspers_basketball) (2004–2006) * [Providence](/source/Providence_Friars_men's_basketball) (2007–2009) | draft_year = 2009 | career_start = 2009 | career_end = 2022 | coach_start = 2025 | cyears1 = 2025–present | cteam1 = New England Lightning ([ABA](/source/American_Basketball_Association_(2000%E2%80%93present))) | years1=2009–2010 | team1=[Breogán](/source/CB_Breog%C3%A1n) | years2=2010–2011 | team2=[Cáceres](/source/C%C3%A1ceres_Ciudad_del_Baloncesto) | years3=2011–2012 | team3=[Palencia](/source/CD_Maristas_Palencia) | years4=2012–2013 | team4=[Atapuerca Burgos](/source/CB_Atapuerca) | years5=2013–2015 | team5=[Ford Burgos](/source/CB_Tizona) | years6=2015–2016 | team6=[medi Bayreuth](/source/medi_Bayreuth) | years7=2016 | team7=Breogán | years8 = 2016–2017 | team8 = [FC Porto](/source/FC_Porto_(basketball)) | years9 = 2017–2018 | team9 = [UJAP Quimper 29](/source/UJAP_Quimper_29) | years10 = 2018–2020 | team10 = [Básquet Coruña](/source/B%C3%A1squet_Coru%C3%B1a) | years11 = 2020–2021 | team11 = Cáceres | years12 = 2021–2022 | team12 = [Oviedo CB](/source/Oviedo_CB) | highlights = * [All-LEB Oro](/source/LEB_Oro) Team ([2016](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_LEB_Oro_season)) * Second-team All-[MAAC](/source/Metro_Atlantic_Athletic_Conference) (2006) }} '''Jeffrey G. Xavier''' (born 7 September 1985) is a former Cape Verdean [basketball](/source/basketball) player, and current head coach for the New England Lightning of the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association_(2000%E2%80%93present)). ==Background== Born in the [United States](/source/United_States), he represented [Cape Verde](/source/Cape_Verde_national_basketball_team) internationally.[http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062008aaa.html Jeff Xavier To Play On Cape Verdean National Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804070632/http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062008aaa.html |date=2008-08-04 }} friars.com He is a graduate of [St. Raphael Academy](/source/St._Raphael_Academy) in Pawtucket, and a 2009 graduate of [Providence College](/source/Providence_College).[http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/xavier_jeff00.html Biography] friars.com ==Professional career== In 2009–10 season he signed with [Leche Río Breogán](/source/CB_Breog%C3%A1n), team of [LEB Oro](/source/Liga_Espa%C3%B1ola_de_Baloncesto). In the next season, he went to [Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto](/source/C%C3%A1ceres_Ciudad_del_Baloncesto) of the same league. In 2011, Xavier signed with his third LEB Oro team in three seasons: [Palencia Baloncesto](/source/Palencia_Baloncesto). ==National team career== Xavier is a member of the [Cape Verde national basketball team](/source/Cape_Verde_national_basketball_team) and played with them at the [AfroBasket 2021](/source/AfroBasket_2021) qualifiers. ==Coaching career== Xavier has been head coach of the New England Lightning of the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association_(2000%E2%80%93present)) since 2025.{{cite web | last=Rousseau | first=Jacob | title=New England Lightning pro basketball team plays in Pawtucket | website=[The Providence Journal](/source/The_Providence_Journal) | date=October 15, 2025 | url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/2025/10/15/new-england-lightning-pro-basketball-team-plays-in-pawtucket/86695369007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=undefined&gca-ft=0&gca-ds=sophi&gnt-djm=1 | access-date=April 11, 2026}} ==Trophies== ;CB Atapuerca *'''[LEB Oro](/source/Liga_Espa%C3%B1ola_de_Baloncesto): (1)''' 2012–13 *'''[Copa Príncipe de Asturias](/source/Copa_Pr%C3%ADncipe_de_Asturias): (1)''' 2013 ==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}} ===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Manhattan](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Manhattan_Jaspers_men's_basketball_team) | 29 || 17 || 19.3 || '''.441''' || '''.369''' || .769 || 2.7 || .8 || 1.4 || .2 || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Manhattan](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Manhattan_Jaspers_men's_basketball_team) | 31 || '''30''' || '''34.8''' || .434 || .350 || .798 || '''5.9''' || 1.9 || '''2.3''' || .2 || '''16.6''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Providence](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Providence_Friars_men's_basketball_team) | style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Transfer |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Providence](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Providence_Friars_men's_basketball_team) | 31 || '''30''' || 31.6 || .404 || .364 || .768 || 3.6 || '''2.5''' || '''2.3''' || '''.3''' || 12.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season) | style="text-align:left;"| [Providence](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Providence_Friars_men's_basketball_team) | '''33''' || 26 || 24.5 || .356 || .291 || '''.800''' || 3.0 || 1.9 || 1.4 || .1 || 9.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 124 || 103 || 27.6 || .408 || .342 || .788 || 3.8 || 1.8 || 1.8 || .2 || 11.5 {{S-end}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons}} *{{sports links}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Xavier, Jeff}} Category:1985 births Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen Category:American Basketball Association (2000–present) coaches Category:American men's basketball players Category:American people of Cape Verdean descent Category:Basketball coaches from Rhode Island Category:Basketball players from Rhode Island Category:Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto players Category:Cape Verdean men's basketball players Category:CB Breogán players Category:FC Porto basketball players Category:Living people Category:Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball players Category:Medi Bayreuth players Category:Oviedo CB players Category:Palencia Baloncesto players Category:Point guards Category:Providence Friars men's basketball players Category:Shooting guards Category:Sportspeople from Pawtucket, Rhode Island {{CapeVerde-basketball-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jeff Xavier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Xavier) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Xavier?action=history)). 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