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Xavier Rathan-Mayes

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.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes
Rathan-Mayes with the Westchester Knicks in 2017
No. 8 – Real Madrid
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueLiga 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
CollegeFlorida State (2014–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Westchester Knicks
2018Memphis Grizzlies
2018AEK Athens
2019Texas Legends
2019Bnei Herzliya
2019Hamilton Honey Badgers
2019Texas Legends
2019–2020Agua Caliente Clippers
2021CSU Sibiu
2021–2022Illawarra Hawks
2022Scarborough Shooting Stars
2022–2023Melbourne United
2023Merkezefendi
2023–2024BC Enisey
2024–presentReal Madrid
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC All-Defensive team (2017)
  • ACC All-Freshman team (2015)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

High school career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games 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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Memphis 5 0 23.6 .286 .071 .444 1.0 3.6 1.2 .6 5.8
Career[28] 5 0 23.6 .286 .071 .444 1.0 3.6 1.2 .6 5.8

FIBA Champions League

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 A.E.K. 8 21.8 .343 .227 .600 2.3 3.6 .4 0 8.5

Domestic Leagues

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Regular season

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

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19[30] AEK GBL 9 21.8 .333 .370 .568 2.3 2.8 .6 0 9.7
2021–22[31] ILL NBL 28 23.81 .440 .220 .640 5.57 4.18 0.86 0.18 10.21
2022–23[31] MEL NBL 21 29.52 .430 .360 .490 5.57 4.67 1.05 0.14 13.76

References

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  1. ^ "Xavier Rathan-Mayes". FIBA. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Dave Zarum. "Florida Statement". Sportsnet.
  3. ^ Barry Jacobs (January 25, 2015). "Florida State's Xavier Rathan-Mayes joins an elite group". Duke Basketball Report.
  4. ^ Jeff Eisenberg. "Xavier Rathan-Mayes erupts for 30 points in four-plus minutes". Yahoo.
  5. ^ "Xavier Rathan-Mayes Game-by-Game Stats". ESPN.
  6. ^ Bob Ferrante (April 2, 2015). "FSU's Xavier Rathan-Mayes returning for sophomore season". Fox Sports Florida.
  7. ^ "Xavier Rathan-Mayes". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Xavier Rathan-Mayes". realgm.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Xavier Rathan-Mayes to 10-day contract". NBA.com. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "Xavier Rathan-Mayes 2017-18 Game Log". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Rathan-Mayes joins Lakers for Summer League". WCTV.tv. June 28, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  12. ^ "AEK B.C. signs Mayes". aekbc.gr. July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "Xavier Rathan-Mayes". australiabasket.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  14. ^ Wynn, Britney (January 8, 2019). "Legends Acquire Xavier Rathan-Mayes". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  15. ^ "רכש לבני הרצליה: רת'אן-מייז חתם". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  16. ^ "מצטיין המחזור ה-28: אקסבייר רת'אן-מייז". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  17. ^ "Legends Draft Two, Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 26, 2019. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  18. ^ "Legends Announce Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 7, 2019. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  19. ^ "AGUA CALIENTE CLIPPERS ACQUIRE XAVIER RATHAN-MAYES". NBA.com. December 3, 2019. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  20. ^ "Xavier Rathan-Mayes este noul jucător al BC CSU Sibiu". bc-csusibiu.ro (in Romanian). February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  21. ^ "Hawks grab Xavier Rathan-Mayes to complete NBL roster". Hawks.com.au. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  22. ^ "United sign former Hawks, NBA guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes". melbourneutd.com.au. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  23. ^ "United edge NBL thriller over Breakers". espn.com.au. October 2, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  24. ^ "Merkezefendi'ye Kanadalı guard" (in Turkish). basketfaul. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  25. ^ "Xavier Rathan-Mayes" (PDF). Canada Basketball. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  26. ^ David Borges. "Tharon Mayes Giving Guidance To Inner City Kids...And His Highly-Touted Son". New Haven Register.
  27. ^ Jed Wells (July 13, 2023). "Xavier Rathan-Mayes, the Canadian hooper bringing California streetball culture to Sydney". SportingNews.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  28. ^ "Xavier Rathan-Mayes NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  29. ^ "AEK at the Basketball Champions League 2018-19 2019 - FIBA.basketball".
  30. ^ "Xavier Rathan-Mayes International Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  31. ^ a b "Xavier Rathan-Mayes NBL Stats". NBL.com.au. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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