Top-25 recruit Xavion Staton, 7-foot C, down to 6 schools

Xavion Staton, an elite center prospect in the 2025 class, has narrowed his list of schools down to six: Arizona, BYU, Michigan, Stanford, UNLV, and USC.

Staton went in-depth on each of his finalists in an exclusive interview with On3 here.

The 7-foot four-star big man out of Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, NV is ranked as the No. 25 overall prospect in the country, according to On3’s Top-150 Player Rankings. He’s also the No. 2 overall center and the No. 1 player in Nevada.

Staton, the 2023-24 Gatorade Player of the Year in Nevada, has only taken one college visits — an unofficial to UNLV. He is planning to schedule more visits in the near future.

In addition to his finalists, he also received offers from Xavier, Illinois, Iowa, Creighton, Auburn, Texas, Kansas, UCLA, Ohio State, and others.

Xavion Staton Scouting Report

“The piece of Xavion Staton’s game that pops is the defensive ability. He is an excellent shot blocker with natural feel. He has very long arms with high-set shoulders and a big standing reach and quick-twitch pop. There is an intimidation factor he brings throughout the course of a game. Offensively, Staton needs reps to continue working on his feel for the game. He is a dunker spot, front of the rim-type big right now. Listed as a true 7-footer, he has natural touch beyond the arc, but he needs the reps to work on balance, feet, and load. There is some unique defensive ability, possibly the best rim protector in the class. That will keep him high in the rankings and bring him a lot of notoriety. He plays with a good motor and generally affects play when he is in the game.” – On3’s Jamie Shaw