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Xavier Tyler Jerome Munford (born June 1, 1992) is an American professional
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player for
Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball i ...
of the Italian
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(LBA). He played two seasons of
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for the
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.


High school career

Munford attended
Saint Benedict's Preparatory School St. Benedict's Preparatory School is a Catholic college preparatory school in Newark, New Jersey run by the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey. The school serves boys and girls in kindergarten through twelfth grade on a urban campus. The s ...
in
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. As a senior in 2009–10, he helped the Grey Bees to a 26–1 record and the No. 2 national ranking, while averaging 12 points per game.


College career

As a freshman at
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in 2010–11, Munford averaged 17.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals in 32 games. He was subsequently named the FCSAA's Newcomer of the Year and was a First Team All-NJCAA Region 8 selection. In 2011, Munford transferred to
Iowa Western Community College Iowa Western Community College is a public community college in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was founded in 1966 and offers 84 programs in both vocational and technical areas as well as in liberal arts. It is also home to a flight school. Campus A ...
, where as a sophomore in 2011–12, he averaged 16.6 points per game for the Reivers, leading the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC). He helped guide Iowa Western to a 24–9 record en route to the NJCAA Region 11 finals, and was a 2011–12 NJCAA Division I All-American selection. Following the 2011–12 season, Munford signed a
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to play
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for the
University of Rhode Island The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of Rhode Island. The univer ...
. As a junior playing for the Rhode Island Rams in 2012–13, Munford was named to the USBWA All-District I team. In 29 games, he averaged 17.4 points (ranked third in the
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), 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 35.4 minutes per game. As a senior in 2013–14, Munford became the fastest player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau, getting there in his final home game for the Rams against Fordham. In 32 games, he averaged 16.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 35.6 minutes per game.


Professional career


Bakersfield Jam (2014–2016)

Munford went undrafted in the
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. On November 1, 2014, Munford was selected by the
Maine Red Claws The Maine Celtics are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Portland, Maine, and are affiliated with the Boston Celtics. The Maine Celtics play their home games at the Portland Expo Building. The Boston Celtics pu ...
in the third round of the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. He was later traded to the
Bakersfield Jam Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of the ...
on draft night. On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 127–125 loss to the
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, recording seven points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 10 minutes. He appeared in 51 games for Bakersfield in 2014–15, averaging 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game.


Los Angeles Lakers (2015)

In July 2015, Munford joined the
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for the
2015 NBA Summer League The 2015 NBA Summer League consisted of three professional sports, pro basketball sports league, leagues organized by the National Basketball Association, NBA: the Orlando Magic, Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas S ...
. On November 2, he returned to the Jam. On January 29, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016
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. In 42 games for the Jam in 2015–16, he averaged 20.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game.


Memphis Grizzlies (2016)

On March 16, 2016, Munford signed a 10-day contract with the
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to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Memphis had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 18, three over the allowed limited of 15. The next day, he made his NBA debut in a 96–86 loss to the
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, recording two points, one rebound and two steals in 11 minutes off the bench. On March 27, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies. On April 1, he had a 12-point game against the
Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), E ...
. On April 7, he signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies. On June 25, 2016, the Grizzlies parted ways with Munford after they declined to exercise their team option on his contract for the 2016–17 season.


Greensboro Swarm (2016–2017)

In July 2016, Munford re-joined the
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for the
2016 NBA Summer League The 2016 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. Ten teams participated in the week ...
. On September 26, 2016, he signed with the
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, but was later waived on October 12 after appearing in two preseason games. On November 12, he was acquired by the
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of the
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.


Barcelona Lassa (2017)

On February 3, 2017, Munford signed with
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until the end of the season due to the injury problems of the Spanish team. On June 8, 2017, Barcelona announced the end of their contract with Munford.


Wisconsin Herd (2017–2018)

Munford appeared in two games during the
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for the
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. On October 5, 2017, Munford signed with the
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. Seven days later, he was waived by the Bucks. On October 15, 2017, the
Greensboro Swarm The Greensboro Swarm are an American basketball team of the NBA G League based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and are affiliated with the Charlotte Hornets. The Swarm play their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The team became the ...
traded Munford and a 2018 second-round pick to the Bucks affiliate
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for their 2017 and 2018 first-round selections.


Milwaukee Bucks (2018)

On January 7, 2018, Munford signed a
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with the Milwaukee Bucks, meaning throughout the rest of the season that year, he'd split his playing time between the Bucks and the affiliate Herd. The move also resulted in the Bucks converting
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to a regular season contract, as well as waiving
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from the Bucks after previously promoting him to a regular season contract as well.


Fujian Sturgeons (2018)

On December 23, 2018, Munford was reported to have signed with
Fujian Sturgeons Fujian SBS Xunxing Sturgeons (Simplified Chinese: 福建SBS浔兴鲟) or Fujian Xunxing or Fujian SBS are a Chinese professional men's basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian. The "SBS" reflects c ...
, and made his debut on the same day with a double-double, scoring 28 points, ten rebounds, five assists and a block in a 106–95 win over the
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, but was later reported to be replaced by Eugene Jeter after five days.


Return to Wisconsin Herd (2019)

On January 28, 2019, the Wisconsin Herd announced that they had signed Munford.


Delaware Blue Coats (2019–2020)

On October 26, 2019, Munford was named to the training camp roster of the
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of the
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. Munford scored 34 points and had seven rebounds, four assists and one steal in a win against the Erie BayHawks on January 25, 2020. On March 4, Munford posted 36 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 124–108 loss to the
Long Island Nets The Long Island Nets are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Uniondale, New York, and are affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets. The team plays its home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County ...
. During the 2019–20 season, Munford averaged 17.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.0 steal per game.


Bursaspor (2020–2021)

On August 2, 2020, Munford signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the
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(BSL).


S.E. Melbourne Phoenix (2021–2022)

On September 1, 2021, Munford signed with the
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in Australia for the
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.


Hapoel Tel Aviv (2022–2023)

On July 18, 2022, Munford signed with
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of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...
.


Umana Rayer Venezia (2024–present)

On July 26, 2024, Munford signed with
Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball i ...
of the
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.


National team career

Munford played with the senior
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at the
2017 FIBA AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA AmeriCup was the 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Medellín, Colombia, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Bahía Blanca a ...
, where he won a gold medal.


NBA career statistics


Regular season

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Playoffs

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Career statistics


Domestic leagues


Personal life

Munford is the son of Zamora and Darren Munford, and has a younger brother, Elijah.


References


External links


NBA.com profile

NBA D-League profileRhode Island Rams bio
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