Xavier Moon

BIOGRAPHY

Xavier Moon was born January 2, 1995 in Goodwater, Alabama. He is a shooting guard in the NBA.

Moon grew up in Goodwater, Alabama and began playing organized basketball in seventh grade. He attended Central Coosa High School where he played on the junior varsity team as a freshman before playing three years on varsity. As a senior, he led Alabama in scoring with 35 points per game. In the tournament semifinal, he scored 48 points, followed by 50 points in the championship game. Moon earned Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State team honors and went to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game. Moon also played on the football team as a senior as a quarterback. He was lightly recruited, as Itawamba Community College was the first school to offer him a scholarship during his senior season, and Moon ended up signing with Northwest Florida State College.

Moon attended Northwest Florida State College for two years. As a freshman, he averaged 4.5 points per game. He averaged 7.7 points per game as a sophomore. Moon was named Sixth Man of the Year as the Raiders finished 33-2 and won the National Junior College Championship. Moon transferred to Morehead State before his junior season, choosing the Eagles because it felt like home.

He finished second on the team in scoring as a junior at 10.2 points per game and shot 48 percent from the field. Moon recorded the first triple-double in Morehead State history on December 19, 2016, notching 25 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against Central Arkansas. He scored a career-high 26 points against Austin Peay on January 19, 2017. As a senior, Moon led Morehead State in scoring with 16.0 points per game and also averaged 4.6 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game. He was named to the First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference. Moon graduated from Morehead State in May 2017 with a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science.

On October 27, 2021, Moon signed with the Agua Caliente Clippers. He averaged 12.4 points, 7.3 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in 14 games in the G league. On December 26, 2021, Moon signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. Moon scored his first NBA points, and had his NBA debut on December 27, 2021 versus the Brooklyn Nets at Crypto.com Arena. On January 4, 2022, Moon signed a second 10-day contract with the Clippers.