Dante Maddox Jr.

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Chicago Heights, Ill.
High School:
Bloom Township

2024-25: A big key to keeping XU close in the first half vs. Texas in the NCAA victory with his 10 points on 3-4 shooting (2-3 3-pointers) before halftime ... Shot .411 (46-112) from 3-point range, including .451 (32-71) during BIG EAST regular season play ... 16 points (3-4 on 3-pointers) in the Creighton win on March 1 ... 12 points in the win at Seton Hall on Feb. 23 ... Grabbed a Xavier career-high eight rebounds in the Butler win on Feb. 18 ... 20-point efforts in BIG EAST road games at UConn, at Villanova and at Providence ... Led Xavier at Providence on Feb. 12 with his second-straight 20-point game, tying his collegiate career highs for points (game-high 26) and 3-point field goals (six); hit 7-11 from the field, including 6-9 from deep ... Scored a team-high 24 points at Villanova on Feb. 9, while hitting 7-10 from the field, including 4-6 from 3-point range ... Was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Feb. 10 after averaging 15.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in two games the previous week (Georgetown on Feb. 4 and at Villanova on Feb. 9); shot 75 percent (9-12) overall for the week, including 75 percent (6-8) from 3-point territory ... Hit 5-6 from the field, including 3-4 3-pointers, on his way to 14 points to go with three assists in the UConn win on Jan. 25; that was his second impressive game this season against the Huskies for Maddox, who averaged 18.0 points per game in two games vs. UConn this season ... 22 points (18 in the second half and overtime) and five 3-pointers at UConn on Dec. 18; hit a pair of free throws with nine seconds left to force overtime ... 14 points and a collegiate career-high tying six assists vs. Seton Hall on Dec. 31.

2023-24 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT TOLEDO): 2023-24 Second Team All-Mid-American Conference and Academic All-MAC honoree who led the Rockets in scoring last season at 15.6 ppg., which ranked eighth in the MAC ... Led UT and was second in the MAC in free-throw percentage at 86.2 percent ... In addition, he hit 42.4 percent (136-321) from 3-point range for his two-year Toledo career, including 40.2 percent as a senior ... Hit 8-9 from the field, including 6-7 from 3-point range, en route to a career-high 26 points in a win over Bowling Green on Jan. 27 ... Scored 25 points. vs. George Mason on Dec. 2 and Appalachian State on Feb. 10 ... Poured in 23 points and grabbed five rebounds vs. New Mexico on Nov. 21 ...Hit 4-5 3-point shots en route to 21 points vs. Buffalo on Jan. 16; reached 1,000 points for his collegiate career in that game against the Bulls ... 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists vs. Ball State on Jan. 13 ... Team-high 20 points at Oakland on Dec. 6 and a team-high 20 points and with four assists in one-point win at Wright State on Nov. 14 ... Scored in double figures in 27 games, including 10 games of 20 points or more ... Had a streak of 12-straight games scoring in double figures ... Team finished 20-12 overall as UT won its fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference regular season title with a 14-4 mark ... Basketball coach: Tod Kowalczyk during his two years at Toledo.

2022-23 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT TOLEDO): Played in all 35 games, starting 29 times ... Fourth-leading scorer at 11.3 ppg. on a team that finished 27-8 overall and won the Mid-American Conference regular season title with a 16-2 mark ... Had a 17-game winning streak at one point in the season ... Earned a postseason NIT berth, playing a first round game at Michigan ... Had 21 games in double figures in scoring ... Led the MAC in 3-point shooting percentage at 45.1 percent as a redshirt sophomore.

2021-22 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT CAL STATE FULLERTON): Played in 23 games, starting 11 times ... Averaged 6.8 ppg. and 2.6 rpg. ... Fullerton won the 2022 Big West Tournament and earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament ... Scored a season-high 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting in at Santa Clara on Nov. 9 … Tallied 14 points at San Diego on Nov. 19 … Averaged 10.0 ppg and scored in double digits eight times in the first 13 contests ... Basketball coach: Dedrique Taylor for his two years at CSF.

2020-21 (FRESHMAN AT CAL STATE FULLERTON): Played in 16 games, starting nine times, in his first collegiate season ... Averaged 11.9 ppg. and 2.1 rpg.

AT BLOOM TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL: Earned First Team All-State honors as senior and finished third in balloting for Illinois Mr. Basketball honors … First Team All-Area and First Team All-Pontiac honors as well ... Basketball coach: Dante Maddox Sr.

PERSONAL: Full name is Dante Maddox Jr. ... Nicknamed Tay ... Has an undergraduate degree from Toledo in Media Communications; working on his master’s degree in Sport Administration ... Parents are Devin and Dante Maddox Sr. ... Has two siblings, Tamia and Tashé ... Born Jan. 15, 2002 in Chicago Heights, Ill.

XAVIER CAREER HIGHS
Points	26	at Providence (February 12, 2025)
Field Goals Made	7	at Providence (February 12, 2025) and at Villanova (February 9, 2025)
Field Goals Attempted	14	at UConn (December 18, 2024)
3-Pt Field Goals Made	6	at Providence (February 12, 2025)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted	9	at Providence (February 12, 2025) and at UConn (December 18, 2024)
Free Throws Made	7	at Seton Hall (February 23, 2025)
Free Throws Attempted	8	at Seton Hall (February 23, 2025)
Rebounds	8	vs. Bulter (February 18, 2025)
Assists	7	vs. Providence (March 8, 2025)
Blocks	1	at Villanova (February 9, 2025), vs. Seton Hall (December 31, 2024), vs. Marquette (December 21, 2024), at UConn (December 18, 2024), vs. Siena (November 20, 2024), and vs. IU Indy (November 8, 2024)
Steals	3	vs. Creighton (March 1, 2025) and at Seton Hall (February 23, 2025)