2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2018-19
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017-18
C-USA Academic Medalist
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22: Team captain ... Played and started in all 34 games ... Totaled 117 points for a scoring average of 3.4 points per game ... Had a 1.78 assist/turnover ratio with 41 assists to only 23 turnovers ... Played 30+ minutes in five games, including a season-high 32 minutes at NC State (11/30) ... Made a season-high three triples, scoring nine points at Santa Clara (12/4) ... Scored a season-high 11 points against No. 19 LSU (12/18), going 3-of-4 from the field, 2-of-3 from behind the arc and 3-of-3 from the foul line ... Dished out a season-high five assists at UTSA (1/8) ... Match his season-high playing time of 32 minutes at Southern Miss (1/16) ... Pulled down a season-high seven boards against Rice (1/27) ... Averaged 18.8 minutes in the Conference USA Tournament, helping the Bulldogs advance to the championship game after victories over Marshall, WKU and North Texas.
2020-21: Team captain ... Came off the bench to see action in all 32 games ... One of five Bulldogs to play every game of the season ... Played 20+ minutes in 17 games ... Totaled 107 points for a scoring average of 3.3 points per game ... Made a season-high three three-pointers, scoring nine points at ULM (12/22) ... Posted a season-high 11 points in league opener versus Marshall (1/1) ... Had a team-best 2.29 assist/turnover ratio, committing only 14 turnovers all season.
2019-20: Team captain ... Came off the bench to see action in 16 games ... Made his return to the hardwood in home opener versus Wiley College (11/12), hit his first three-point attempt in contest ... Appearance came nearly one year after collapsing on the basketball court in practice ... Played a season-high 19 minutes against SUNO (12/21), registering five points and six rebounds ... Played in 10 of the final 12 games, all in conference play.
2018-19: Team captain ... Played and started in the first seven games of the season before missing the last 26 games due to a medical injury ... Was leading the team in scoring average (12.0), three-point field goal percentage (41%) and free throw percentage (81%) at the time of the injury ... Registered five double-digit scoring games ... Played a career-high 31 minutes in the upset win at Wichita State (11/16) in regular season opener, scoring 12 points ... Scored 15 points while making a career-high four triples at No. 22 LSU (11/16) ... Posted a career-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting versus Tougaloo (11/19) ... Also averaged 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
2017-18: One of only three Bulldogs to see action in all 33 games ... Made three starts on the season, including his first career start as a Bulldog versus Alabama State (12/21) in the New Orleans Shootout when he played a season-high 30 minutes ... Totaled 159 points for a scoring average of 4.8 points per game ... Shot 88 percent from the free throw line, second best on the team, while missing only three free throws all season (22-of-25) ... Also registered 2.1 rebounds per game ... Recorded three double-digit scoring games, including a season-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting with three threes against Miles College (12/2) ... Pulled down a career-high six rebounds in the NOLA Shootout championship game against Fort Wayne (12/22) ... Posted 11-point efforts in back-to-back games at UTEP (2/22) and at UTSA (2/24).
PRIOR TO LA TECH: Finished career at Hot Springs High School with 1,562 points ... Rated as the No. 4 best player in the state of Arkansas by Arkansas Hoops ... As a senior, averaged 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists while leading the Trojans to the Arkansas 5A state semifinals for a second straight year ... Named Arkansas 5A South Player of the Year, Garland County Player of the Year, 5A South All-Conference, 5A All-State and 5A State All-Tournament ... Chosen as Arkansas Basketball Coaches Association top five 5A players ... Member of Team Arkansas (top 10 players from the state) that participated in the fourth annual Mike Conley, Jr. All-Star Classic ... Led Trojans to top five rankings in 5A with records of 29-3 and 33-4 ... As a junior, averaged 18 points, six rebounds and four assists per game ... Earned MVP at the Kameron Hale Tournament and Paris Texas Holiday Classic.
PERSONAL: Full name is Exavian Jae'shon Christon ... Nickname is "Xay" ... Son of LaJuan Christon and Shalanya Grigsby ... Four siblings -- KaJuan, LaBraun, Disyah and Gunner ... Father played college basketball at Southern Indiana and Three Rivers Junior College ... Aunt, Shameka Christon, was the SEC Player of the Year at Arkansas and was the fifth overall pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft ... Born Nov. 7, 1998 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017-18Freshman
Guard
6'4"
197 lbs
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2018-19Sophomore
Guard
6'4"
200 lbs
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2019-20Junior
Guard
6'4"
200 lbs
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2020-21Senior
Guard
6'4"
200 lbs
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2021-22Senior
Guard
6'4"
200 lbs