Xavier James Silas is an American basketball player that plays for BCM Gravelines. Silas is a 1.95m tall guard from Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

. He played NCAA basketball for the University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Colorado at Boulder

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 before transferring to Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University

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. During his 2010-2011 season as a senior at NIU he averaged 22.3 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game finishing 6th in the nation in scoring. He went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, but was immediately invited to attend the Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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training camp shortly following the final pick of the draft. However, with the 2011 NBA lockout still unresolved Xavier decided to play in France for the 2011-2012 season.