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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Semaj Christon led Xavier with 17.2 ppg this season. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Xavier University guard Semaj Christon is leaving for the NBA after two seasons at the school, according to Jeff Goodman of ESPN.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The sophomore logged 17.2 points and 4.2 assists per game for the Musketeers this season, which saw the team lose to N.C. State in the tournament's opening round.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Christon told ESPN that he was grateful to Xavier for all they had done, but felt he had to pursue his dreams at the pro level.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"It's been my lifelong dream of playing in the NBA. Xavier has been a great experience, but now it's time for me to move onto a different chapter in my life for me and my family.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DOLLINGER: UCLA's Zach LaVine to enter NBA draft&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cincinnati native was Xavier's leading scorer in both of his season's with the team. He is expected to be drafted in the late-first or early second-round.\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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