{"id":702732,"date":"2026-04-07T05:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/702732\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T05:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:53:18","slug":"xavion-staton-enters-transfer-portal-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/702732\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavion Staton enters transfer portal \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Just minutes after the conclusion of Monday\u2019s national championship game, BYU suffered its first transfer portal departure of the offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Cougars center Xavion Staton will exit the program and enter the portal, he announced Monday night via social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful for my time at this University and for everything it has poured into me, on and off the court,\u201d Staton wrote. \u201cThis past season has been a year of growth, discipline, and development beyond just basketball. I believe everything happens for a reason, and every step is part of the path I\u2019m meant to walk. I want to sincerely thank my coaches, teammates, and the entire program for pushing me, believing in me, and helping me grow every day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201c&#8230; With that being said, I will be entering the transfer portal as I take the next step in my career. I\u2019m excited for what\u2019s ahead and fully trusting God in this next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TravisBranham_\/status\/2041358269034193255?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TravisBranham_\/status\/2041358269034193255?s=20\">Travis Branham of 247 Sports<\/a>, Staton entered the portal with a \u201cdo not contact\u201d tag, meaning he likely already has a preferred destination in mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The highest-rated recruit in BYU program history at the time of his commitment, injuries limited Staton to just nine games as a freshman for the Cougars this past season, posting averages of 0.6 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.6 blocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Las Vegas native was 247 Sports\u2019 No. 37 overall recruit in the class of 2025, having chosen BYU over the likes of Michigan, UNLV, Stanford and a number of other notable programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With Keba Keita\u2019s graduation and Staton\u2019s departure, the only big man currently on BYU\u2019s roster is Abdullah Ahmed, making the position a portal priority for Kevin Young and his staff this offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just minutes after the conclusion of Monday\u2019s national championship game, BYU suffered its first transfer portal departure of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":702733,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3724],"tags":[7,1111],"class_list":{"0":"post-702732","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-basketball","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-news-feed-local"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116361874892726038","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/702733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}