2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

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Raymond Welch
Raymond Welch
Raymond Welch
Raymond Welch

13 Xavier Bledson

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 215
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Gainesville, Ga.
  • High School Gainesville HS

Biography

2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 22 games, while starting two of them ... Totaled 432 minutes, for an average of 19.6 per game ... Scored 232 points on 60.5 percent shooting from the field (72-of-119) and 42.9 percent from three (9-of-21) ... His 10.5 points per game were fourth on the team ... Led the team with an 88.8 free throw percentage (79-of-89) which was also second in the SAC ... Recorded 95 rebounds, 74 coming on the defensive end, to average 4.3 per game ... Tallied 113 assists and 20 steals on the year ... Scored in double figures 12 times ... Posted 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting and grabbed five rebounds against Coker (Nov. 24) ... Recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists in 20 minutes versus Camp. Harrodsburg (Dec. 19) ... Had a good all-around game against Tusculum (Jan. 2) where he scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds and tallied eight assists ... Went 9-of-9 from the free throw line and shot 3-of-5 from the field en route to scoring 16 points versus Lenoir-Rhyne (Jan. 9) ... Posted 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting versus Limestone (Jan. 23) ... Scored a career-high 27 points in 29 minutes against Carson-Newman (Jan. 27) ... Tallied his second double-double of the year against Catawba (Feb. 8) with 11 points and a career-high 11 assists ... Dished out over five assists in 15 games throughout the season.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Utilized his redshirt season. 

2018-19 (Freshman): Played in 22 games, starting three and averaging nine minutes per contest ... Scored 58 points for an average of 2.6 per game ... Grabbed 59 rebounds, 44 of which were on the defensive end for an average of 2.7 per contest ... Scored in double figures twice, including a double-double in his very first collegiate game against Clayton State (Nov. 9) ... Also had a standout game against Christian Brothers (Nov. 17), when he had a career high 13 points and eight rebounds ... Career high four assists came against North Greenville (Jan. 1) ... Notched multiple steals in two games.
 
Prior to LMU: Lettered at Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia ... Hit the game-winning shot as a freshman to secure the No. 1 seed for the Red Elephants in Region 8A-AAAAA ... Led Gainesville to the 2018 Georgia Class 6A state championship game ... Ranked as the 38th-best shooting guard in the state of Georgia ... Rated a two-star shooting guard by Verbal Commits ... Played AAU ball for EOTO. 

Personal: Son of Tiffany Woodford ... Birthday is July 24 ... Has one sister, Destani ... Enjoys playing video games and Air Jordans ... Majoring in sports management.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2018-19Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'5" 220 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'6" 215 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'6" 215 lbs
    13