St. Joe’s star point guard Xzayvier Brown enters the transfer portal
Brown's entry in the portal comes with a “do not contact” tag, usually a sign that a player has a destination in mind. He was a first-team All-Atlantic 10 selection this past season.
St. Joseph’s point guard Xzayvier Brown entered the transfer portal Monday afternoon and will be leaving the university to continue his basketball career. His entry in the portal comes with a “do not contact” tag, usually a sign that a player has a destination in mind.
Brown was a first-team all-conference selection as a sophomore this past season after winning the Atlantic 10’s freshman of the year award a year earlier.
Brown, a Philadelphia native who starred at Roman Catholic, led St. Joe’s with 17.6 points while adding 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He shot 35% from three-point range.
Rumors of Brown’s exit started swirling over the weekend. CBS Sports reported Monday evening that Oklahoma planned to hire St. Joe’s associate head coach Justin Scott as an assistant coach. Scott is Brown’s stepfather, and the expectation is that Brown will follow Scott to Oklahoma.
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Brown did not respond to a text message seeking comment Monday afternoon.
St. Joe’s will be without its top three players from the last two seasons with Erik Reynolds II, the program’s all-time leading scorer, out of eligibility, Rasheer Fleming off to the NBA draft, and Brown entering the portal. It’s not impossible that Brown’s portal entry could entice others to put their names in before the window closes on April 22 now that the team’s star point guard is gone.
St. Joe’s hosted La Salle transfer guard Deuce Jones, a rising sophomore, on a visit over the weekend. Jones is seriously considering a move to the rival Hawks, who now have even more of a need at the guard position.