Xavier Rathan-Mayes

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Xavier Rathan-Mayes
Xavier Rathan-Mayes.jpg
Rathan-Mayes with the Westchester Knicks in 2017
No. 8–Real Madrid
Position Shooting guard / point guard
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1994-04-29) April 29, 1994 (age 30)
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school
College Florida State (2014–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Westchester Knicks
2018 Memphis Grizzlies
2018 AEK Athens
2019 Texas Legends
2019 Bnei Herzliya
2019 Hamilton Honey Badgers
2019Texas Legends
2019–2020 Agua Caliente Clippers
2021 CSU Sibiu
2021–2022 Illawarra Hawks
2022 Scarborough Shooting Stars
2022–2023 Melbourne United
2023 Merkezefendi
2023–2024 BC Enisey
2024–present Real Madrid
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC All-Defensive team (2017)
  • ACC All-Freshman team (2015)
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Xavier Andrew Rathan-Mayes (born April 29, 1994) [1] is a Canadian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.

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High school career

Born in Markham, Ontario, he started playing high school basketball at Christian Faith Center Academy in North Carolina. However, the NCAA was declining to accept credits received from the school, prompting him to transfer to Huntington Prep School in West Virginia. At Huntington Prep School, he played with current NBA player Andrew Wiggins, and he was considered a top 30 player in his class. [2]

College career

Rathan-Mayes with Florida State in December 2014 Xavier Rathan-Mayes vs. Florida (cropped).jpg
Rathan-Mayes with Florida State in December 2014

Rathan-Mayes played three years of college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles between 2014 and 2017. [3]

As a freshman in 2014–15, Rathan-Mayes had three games with 30 points or more. [4] [5] He averaged 14.9 points per game, becoming only the second freshman to lead Florida State in scoring. He was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team. [6] He averaged 11.8 points in 2015–16 and 10.6 points in 2016–17. [7]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Rathan-Mayes played for the New York Knicks in the NBA Summer League and then joined the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League for the 2017–18 season. [8] On March 5, 2018, he signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. [9] He played five games for the Grizzlies. [10]

After playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018 NBA Summer League, [11] Rathan-Mayes joined AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League for the 2018–19 season. [12] His final game for AEK came on December 29, 2018. [13]

On January 8, 2019, he was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. [14] In 25 games played for the Legends, he averaged 14.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

On March 28, 2019, he signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League for the rest of the season. [15] On April 22, 2019, he recorded a season-high 28 points, shooting 6-of-11 from three-point range, along with five rebounds and three assists in a 76–72 win over Ironi Nahariya. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 28 MVP. [16]

In July and August 2019, Rathan-Mayes played with the Hamilton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He helped the team reach the final of the 2019 season, scoring 24 points in a loss to the Saskatchewan Rattlers. [13]

In October 2019, Rathan-Mayes re-joined the Texas Legends. [17] [18] On December 3, 2019, he was acquired by the Agua Caliente Clippers in a trade. [19]

On February 26, 2021, Rathan-Mayes joined CSU Sibiu of the Romanian National League. [20]

On October 18, 2021, Rathan-Mayes signed with the Illawarra Hawks in Australia for the 2021–22 NBL season. [21]

In May 2022, Rathan-Mayes joined the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the CEBL. He played six games between May 26 and June 18. [13]

On August 3, 2022, Rathan-Mayes signed with Melbourne United in Australia for the 2022–23 NBL season. [22] In his debut for United on October 2, 2022, he recorded 33 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in a 101–97 overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers. [23]

On February 9, 2023, he signed with Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). [24]

Rathan-Mayes spent the 2023-2024 campaign with Russian club BC Enisey, averaging a career-high of 25.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.

On July 12, 2024, Rathan-Mayes signed a two-year contract with Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid, moving to the EuroLeague for the first time in his career.

National team career

Rathan-Mayes represented his country, Canada, twice in international competition. He participated at the 2012 U-18 Americas Championship and the 2013 U-19 World Championship. [25]

Personal life

His stepfather is former NBA player Tharon Mayes. [26]

Rathan-Mayes has an Australian wife who lives in Sydney, Australia. [27]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Memphis 5023.6.286.071.4441.03.61.2.65.8
Career [28] 5023.6 .286.071.4441.03.61.2.65.8

FIBA Champions League

[29]

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 A.E.K. 821.8.343.227.6002.33.6.408.5

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 [30] AEK GBL 921.8.333.370.5682.32.8.609.7
2021–22 [31] ILL NBL 2823.81.440.220.6405.574.180.860.1810.21
2022–23 [31] MEL NBL 2129.52.430.360.4905.574.671.050.1413.76

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