Xavier Tyler Jerome Munford (born June 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
[1] Following the 2011–12 season, Munford signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Rhode Island.
[3] 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.
On November 1, 2014, Munford was selected by the Maine Red Claws in the third round of the 2014 NBA Development League Draft.
[6] On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 127–125 loss to the Texas Legends, recording seven points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 10 minutes.
On March 16, 2016, Munford signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies to help the team deal with numerous injuries.
[13] The next day, he made his NBA debut in a 96–86 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, recording two points, one rebound and two steals in 11 minutes off the bench.
[23] On February 3, 2017, Munford signed with FC Barcelona Lassa until the end of the season due to the injury problems of the Spanish team.
[27] On October 15, 2017, the Greensboro Swarm traded Munford and a 2018 second-round pick to the Bucks affiliate Wisconsin Herd for their 2017 and 2018 first-round selections.
[40] Munford played with the senior United States national team at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a gold medal.