PROVO, Utah – The top rim protecting center in the country, Xavion Staton, has signed with BYU, head coach Kevin Young announced on Wednesday afternoon.
"We are thrilled to welcome Xavion and his entire family to BYU," Young said. "They are a great fit into our program and can’t wait to see them all at our games next year. Xavion is a great young man with an incredibly bright future. We love his defensive-minded approach and are excited about him anchoring our defense. Offensively he fits in perfectly to our style of play and gives us an elite athlete with great size."
A consensus four-star recruit, Staton becomes the highest-rated high school recruit to sign with the Cougars with a 247Sports composite score of 0.9883. He is the top-rated recruit in the state of Nevada and rated as the No. 23 player in the country according to 247Sports.
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— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) November 5, 2024
The 7-footer was named the 2023-24 Gatorade Nevada Boys Basketball Player of the Year, marking the first time a player from Sierra Vista High School earned the award. He led the Mountain Lions to a 23-9 record and the Class 4A state championship, averaged 13.8 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. The First Team All-Desert League selection also participated in a U.S. Men’s Basketball Junior National Team minicamp last fall.
Three of the six highest recruits in program history have signed with the Cougars since Young was named the 19th head coach of BYU men’s basketball on April 16, 2024.