Xavier University Athletics
Men's Basketball Signs Talented Guard Transfer From UAB
04.15.26 | Men's Basketball
Chance Westry led the American in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio.
CINCINNATI --- Xavier University head coach Richard Pitino announced the signing of Chance Westry to an athletics aid agreement. Westry, a 6-6 and 205-pound guard from Harrisburg, Pa., played this past season for the UAB Blazers. He was a Second Team All-American Conference selection and a unanimous selection to the league's All-Newcomer Team. He was named as a USBWA National Player of the Week twice, an American Conference Player of the Week twice and four times as an American honorable mention selection.
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"We are excited about the addition of Chance to our family," said Pitino. "He had a terrific year at UAB. Chance is a versatile guard with positional size. He is an elite passer. We expect him to make an immediate impact."
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Westry played in 32 games, starting 27 times, for a UAB team that finished 20-12 overall. Westry led his team in scoring at 15.5 ppg., which ranked 13th in the American Conference, and led the entire league in assists at 5.5 apg. and assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.90. In addition he recorded 1.3 steals per game, which ranked 12th in the league. He scored 31 points in a December win over Cleveland State and set school and American Conference records with his 15 assists vs. Charlotte in the conference tournament.
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Westry started his career at Auburn in the 2022-23 season and spent two years, 2023-25, at Syracuse, including a redshirt year in 2023-24.
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"We are excited about the addition of Chance to our family," said Pitino. "He had a terrific year at UAB. Chance is a versatile guard with positional size. He is an elite passer. We expect him to make an immediate impact."
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Westry played in 32 games, starting 27 times, for a UAB team that finished 20-12 overall. Westry led his team in scoring at 15.5 ppg., which ranked 13th in the American Conference, and led the entire league in assists at 5.5 apg. and assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.90. In addition he recorded 1.3 steals per game, which ranked 12th in the league. He scored 31 points in a December win over Cleveland State and set school and American Conference records with his 15 assists vs. Charlotte in the conference tournament.
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Westry started his career at Auburn in the 2022-23 season and spent two years, 2023-25, at Syracuse, including a redshirt year in 2023-24.
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