Jeffrey G. Xavier (born 7 September 1985) is a Cape Verdean

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player who plays for UJAP Quimper 29 in

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. He is a 2009 graduate of Providence College. Xavier transferred to Providence after two years at Manhattan College. Xavier is a member of the Cape Verde national basketball team.Jeff Xavier To Play On Cape Verdean National Team
friars.com He is a graduate of St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket.Biography
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, he represents Cape Verde internationally.

Professional career

In 2009-10 season he signed with Leche Río Breogán, team of

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. In the next season, he went to Cáceres 2016 of the same league. In 2011, Xavier signed with his third LEB Oro team in three seasons:

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National team career

Xavier is a member of the Cape Verde national basketball team and played with them at the

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qualifiers.

Trophies

;CB Atapuerca *

: (1) 2012–13. *

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: (1) 2013.

References

External links

LEB Oro profile
1985 births Living people African-American basketball players American people of Cape Verdean descent Basketball players from Rhode Island Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto players Cape Verdean men's basketball players CB Breogán players FC Porto basketball players Manhattan Jaspers basketball players Medi Bayreuth players Sportspeople from Pawtucket, Rhode Island Point guards Providence Friars men's basketball players Shooting guards Palencia Baloncesto players American men's basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people {{CapeVerde-basketball-bio-stub