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  Xavier Silas

Xavier Silas

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Austin, Tex.

High School:
Brewster Academy (N.H.)

Last College:
University of Colorado

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 198

Position:
Guard

Xavier Silas' Final 2009-10 Game-by-Game Stats Get Acrobat Reader

2009-10: In his Northern Illinois debut at Northwestern (11/13/09), scored a team-high 18 points and corralled seven rebounds with one assist, one block, one steal and one turnover in 26 minutes - fouled out of the game with 5:11 remaining ... fractured the second metacarpal in his right hand during the Northwestern game, and sat out the ensuing five contests ... scored a team-high tying nine points in 22 minutes at Minnesota (12/15/09).

Noteworthy: Sat out the 2008-09 season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules.

2007-08 Highlights (Colorado): Started 19 games and appeared in 23, averaging 29.5 minutes per contest ... Ranked third on the team with 9.7 points per game ... Averaged 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists ... Started the first 19 games of the year ... Scored a career-high 24 points against Florida A&M ... Went 4-of-5 from beyond the arc and scored 16 points versus Colorado State ... Pulled down a career-high nine boards against Nebraska ... Scored in double-figures for six consecutive games ... Played three games with four or more assists.

2006-07 Highlights (Colorado): Played in 25 games, with 17 starts ... Averaged 12.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game ... Second on team scoring and third in minutes played ... Led the team in scoring seven times ... In 17 starts, averaged 13.5 ppg., 4.1 rpg., and was 72-for-171 from the field (.421) ... Scored in double-digits 15 times and had nine games with at least five rebounds ... Poured in a season-high 23 points at Baylor (Jan. 30)... Totaled 19-points against Pepperdine (Dec. 4) and Iowa State (Jan. 17) ... Scored in double-digits in 10 of his last 13 games ... Knocked down four three-pointers in a game three times.

Prep: Averaged 12.8 points and 4.0 rebounds while playing with seven other Division I signees at Brewster Academy ... Scored 25 points as a season-high ... Team finished 19-9 and ended the season ranked eighth in the final prep poll ... Lettered four years at Stephen F. Austin High School ... Averaged 23.7 points and 8.4 rebounds a game as a senior ... Was an all-district, all-central and all-region first team selection ... Helped school to a 27-6 overall and a 14-0 district record ... 2005 McDonald's All-American nominee ... Earned team MVP honors his junior and senior years ... Team captain was a two-time academic all-district selection ... Broke 11 school records, including most points scored in a game (42), in a season (738) and highest scoring average (23.8 ppg.).

Personal: Born Jan. 22, 1988 in San Antonio, Texas ... Son of James and Vanessa Silas ... Has six brothers and one sister ... Father was a two-time All-American at Stephen F. Austin and played 328 games in four seasons in the American Basketball Association, where he averaged 18.2 points, 4.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game ... Dad played six seasons in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs and one for the Cleveland Cavaliers after the merger, scoring 14.2 points per game ... Listed as the ninth greatest San Antonio Spur of all time by MySanAntonio.com... enjoys playing the piano ... Majoring in communication.

SILAS' CAREER STATISTICS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring
Season GP-GS Min/Avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg
2006-07 25-17 736/29.4 101-252 .401 44-115 .383 55-80 .688 34 59 93 3.7 68 2 42 65 9 19 301 12.0
2007-08 23-19 678/29.5 71-183 .388 20-63 .317 61-90 .678 22 54 76 3.3 54 1 38 46 5 19 223 9.7
2009-10 25-25 789/31.6 141-368 .383 52-162 .321 159-196 .811 37 95 132 5.3 81 4 41 60 12 20 493 19.7













TOTAL 25-25 789/31.6 141-368 .383 52-162 .321 159-196 .811 37 95 132 5.3 81 4 41 60 12 20 493 19.7

SILAS' CAREER HIGHS

Minutes: 38, twice
Points: 31, vs. Ohio (1/27/2010)
Rebounds: 10, vs. Ball State (2/13/2010)
Assists: 5, vs. Florida A&M (11/15/07)
Steals: 3, twice
Blocks: 2, twice
FG: 10, vs. Ohio (1/27/2010)
FG Att.: 23, vs. Eastern Michigan (2/27/2010)
3PT FG Made: 6, vs. North Dakota (1/2/2010)
3PT FG Att.: 10, three times
FT Made: 15, at Ball State (1/9/2010)
FT Att.: 15, at Ball State (1/9/2010)