The offseason acquisition train has finally made a stop at Xavier.
It's been a month since the Musketeers ended last season by winning the National Invitation Tournament championship, and many have wondered when new head coach Sean Miller would dip into the transfer portal waters to help bolster next season's roster.
UTEP guard Souley Boum announced Monday that he's joining the Musketeers as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility remaining.
With the loss of Paul Scruggs and Nate Johnson, and Dwon Odom transferring to Georgia State, Xavier was in need of some help at the guard position and it appears they've found it in the 6-foot-3 Boum.
Boum, who started in 28 games and averaged nearly 37 minutes per game last season, led UTEP in scoring with 19.9 points per game, which ranked 23rd nationally in Division I. Boum shot 41% from the field, 37% from beyond the arc (64-174) and 85% from the foul line.
Boum was also one of the best players in the country last season at getting to the free-throw line and converting once he got there.
Boum's 172 made free throws ranked eighth nationally and his 203 free-throw attempts ranked 22nd in the country.
Xavier's backcourt now consists of Boum, Adam Kunkel, KyKy Tandy, incoming freshmen point guard Desmond Claude, and while he's more of a wing, Colby Jones showed the ability to play some point guard last season in addition to the forward spot.
As it stands now, Xavier has 12 scholarship players on next season's roster. The Musketeers are allowed 13, so they could still add one more player.
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