Xavier Castaneda

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South Florida Bulls during the 2020 Men’s Basketball headshots photoshoot in Tampa, Fl., on Wednesday September 02, 2020.

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Whitney Young HS

CASTANEDA'S CAREER HIGHS
Points	18 (2X)	last at Temple	2/21/21
Rebounds	7	at Houston	2/28/21
Field Goals	6 (2X)	last at Cincinnati	12/16/20
Free Throws	8	vs. Memphis	3/2/21
Three-Pointers	4	vs. Furman	12/2/19
Assists	6 (3X)	last at Wichita State	3/6/21
Steals	3	at UCF	1/18/20
Blocks	1 (5X)	last vs. Temple	3/11/21
Minutes	37	vs. Florida Atlantic	12/29/19

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Started in 15 of the 31 games he appeared in and logged 25.5 points per game…Started the final 11 games of the season…Averaged 5.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game…Scored a career-high 18 points and made a career-best four three-pointers in a victory against Furman (Dec. 2)…Finished with 12 points and three rebounds against Utah State (Dec. 18)…Logged a career-high 37 minutes in a win over Florida Atlantic (Dec. 29)…Had 10 points, five rebounds and two steals in the conference opener at SMU (Jan. 1)…Scored 10 points and added two steals at East Carolina (Jan. 7)…Finished with a career-high six rebounds in a victory over East Carolina (Feb. 26)…Had eight points and three assists against Cincinnati (Feb. 3).

AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19): American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Played in all 38 games and logged 18.7 minutes per game…Averaged 4.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game…Finished third on the team with 65 assists…Scored nine points and had two assists in his USF debut in a victory over Alabama A&M (Nov. 6)…Turned in a career-high 12 points to go along with three rebounds in a victory over Appalachian State (Dec. 15)…Had nine points and made a career-best six free throws in a win against UConn (Jan. 2)…Finished with 11 points and three rebounds against Temple (Feb. 16)…Recorded career-highs in points (12), rebounds (4) and assists (6) in a victory over Florida College (Feb. 19)…Had eight points and made a career-best two 3-pointers against SMU (March 10).

PRIOR TO USF: Played at Whitney Young High School in Chicago and helped the Dolphins to a Class 4A state title as a junior…Scored eight points and delivered nine assists in the state championship game against Simeon High School…Selected as team captain as a senior...Ranked as the sixth-best prospect from the state of Illinois by 247 Sports…Averaged 8.5 points and 4.9 assists per game as a junior while playing for the Mean Streets AAU team.

PERSONAL: Born March 26, 2000 in Chicago, Ill....Son of Misael Castaneda and Renee Jones...Was an honor roll student in all four years of high school...Enjoys boxing and playing ping pong...Majoring in marketing.