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Xavier Munford named Herd Copy's 2017-18 Herd Player of the Year



Xavier Munford has been named Herd Copy's 2017-18 Wisconsin Herd Player of the Year.

Munford was a playmaker extraordinaire for the Herd this season and stuffed the stat sheet on a nightly basis. He ranked 3rd in the NBA G League in scoring (24.4 PPG) and 4th in 3-point percentage (44.4%) while adding 5.2 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.

The 6'3" point guard was consistent all year, shooting over 50% from the field. Munford scored 20+ points in 22 of the 34 games he played, and closed the season with a flourish, topping 40 points twice in the final fortnight, including a career-high and franchise record 46 points in the Herd's penultimate game.

Xavier Munford - Herd Stats (34 games)


PPG FG% 3P% FT% REB AST STL
24.4 50.8 44.4 74.7 5.0 5.2 1.7


Here are some highlights from Munford's spectacular season:

Munford hits game-winner at the buzzer in Herd's first game

In the Herd's inaugural game, on November 6, 2017, Munford scored 25 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to defeat the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 115-113.



Named to Midseason All-NBA G League Team 

As a reward for his excellent first-half of the season -- which included a 23.2 PPG scoring average, a NBA G League Performer of the Week award, and signing a Two-Way contract with the Bucks -- Munford was named to the Midseason All-NBA G League Team for the Eastern Conference.



A franchise record 46 points!

Just days after scoring 41 points against the Maine Red Claws, Munford erupted for a career-high and franchise-record 46 points against the Westchester Knicks on March 21.

X caught fire in the second half and finished 15-of-28 from the field, hitting 8-of-13 threes, while filling up the box score with 8 REB, 7 AST and 3 STL.



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