Top 2025 center Xavion Staton has USC in top 6 schools

Eric Musselman is making a run at a 7-footer from Vegas.

Xavion Staton has narrowed his list of school down to six which includes USC basketball, Arizona, Michigan, BYU, UNLV and Stanford.

The 7-foot four-star center out of Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas 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.

The 6-11, 210-pound four-star player is one of the top shot blockers in the nation. He quickly saw his recruitment rise after starting basketball his freshman year.

“I want to be committed sometime in October,” Staton said. “I want to be able to go into my senior season and not worry about my recruitment. I just want to focus on getting better and developing.”

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

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