Xzavier Malone-Key

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
High School:
Plymouth Whitemarsh

SENIOR (2021-22): Played in 12 games and started one … Missed the final 13 games with an injured back … Averaged 3.8 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 10.1 minutes per game … Got first career start against Nicholls (12/21) and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds ... Had season highs with two 3-pointers and three assists against Texas A&M (12/18) ... Had season highs with nine points and four field goals against UC Davis (12/14) ... Scored first career points at Oregon State against Wake Forest (11/26) and finished with six points and two rebounds ... Made his Oregon State debut at Iowa State (11/12).

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON: Attended Farleigh Dickinson the last three years after transferring from Rider University … Opted to sit out the 2020-21 season … Started 26 games in 2019-20 and averaged 12.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists, while shooting 48.1 percent from the field … Scored a career-high 29 points in a win over Quinnipiac during the 2019-20 season … Started 29 games during the 2018-19 season and averaged 11.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists … Graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson with a bachelor’s degree in communications.

RIDER: Played in 23 games in his one season at Rider University in 2016-17 and totaled 21 points and 14 rebounds.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Plymouth Whitemarsh High School in Philadelphia, Pa. in 2018 … Scored 1,173 career points, including 600 during his senior campaign … Named the team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior and earned Second Team All-State, First Team All-Area and First Team All-League honors.

PERSONAL: Born May 3, 1998 in Philadelphia, Pa. … Son of Stanley and Lisa … Father is an entrepreneur and mother is a home health aide … Has two siblings, Kumar Key and Tarron Wilson … Chose Oregon State because of “the peaceful environment and the good people surrounding the university” … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “when I received my first D-I offer” … Favorite athlete is LeBron James … Hobby is making music … Majoring in Digital Communication Arts.

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 29 vs. Quinnipiac (12/3/19)
FG Made: 10 at Wagner (1/12/19)
FG Attempted: 16 at Wagner (1/12/19)
3-PT Made: 5 vs. Lafayette (11/25/18)
3-PT Attempted: 10 vs. Lafayette (11/25/18)
FT Made: 11 vs. Quinnipiac (12/3/19)
FT Attempted: 13 vs. Quinnipiac (12/3/19)
Rebounds: 8 at Bryant (1/26/19)
Assists: 5, two times, last Wagner (1/30/20)
Blocked Shots: 2, three times, last vs. Sacred Heart (2/21/19)
Steals: 4 vs. Saint Peter’s (12/19/18)
Minutes: 40 at Merrimack (1/23/20)