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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

5 Xavier Thomas

  • Class Junior
  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 230
  • Hometown Detroit, MI
  • High School Brother Rice HS
  • Last School Toledo / Saginaw Valley State
  • Major Business

Biography

AT SAGINAW VALLEY STATE
Redshirt Sophomore (2025-26)
  • Appeared in 27 games and made 19 starts for the Cardinals
  • Led the Cardinals in scoring, averaging 16.3 points per game, which ranked eighth in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
  • Finished the year averaging 4.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and one steal per game
  • Debuted for SVSU with a career-high 32-point performance in the season opener against Hillsdale (11/14)
  • Scored double-digit points in all but five of his 27 appearances this season
  • Scored 20+ points eight times and 30+ twice
  • Earned Second-Team All-GLIAC honors

AT TOLEDO
Redshirt Freshman (2024-25)
  • Did not appear in any games
  • Redshirted

Freshman (2023-24)
  • Played in nine games for the Rockets, averaging 2.8 minutes per game
  • Tallied season-high seven points at Miami (3/5) and was perfect from the field (3-for-3) and 3-point range (1-for-1)
  • Scored five points vs. Detroit Mercy (11/6) in the season opener

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, MI
  • Earned First-Team All-Catholic League honors as junior and senior
  • Helped Warriors to No. 1 Associated Press Division I state ranking, 22-2 overall record and Catholic League and City of Detroit Championships
  • McDonald All-American Midwest Nominee
  • Averaged 13.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as a junior

PERSONAL
  • Son of Sonya and Randolph Thomas
  • Has four siblings: Randolph, Amauri, Solei and Tyler
  • His mother played basketball at Illinois and his sister, Solei, played volleyball at Clemson and Iowa State
  • He chose Saint Peter’s because “The coaching staff truly wants to see everyone succeed, both on and off the court. They invest in every player and create an environment where everyone is encouraged to grow. Having one of my childhood best friends on the team also made the decision even more meaningful. On top of that, the energy and passion that the coaches and players bring every single day are contagious. It's the kind of culture that pushes everyone to be their best, and I knew it was a place where I could develop as both a player and a person.”
  • Born on November 4, 2004

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