Three more former Xavier basketball players are headed overseas! Zach Freemantle, Colby Jones and Dante Maddox Jr. all have signed deals within the last week. That makes 4 Musketeers who have signed deals overseas this month!

Zach Freemantle:

The iconic big man who infamously was “loyal to the soil” finished 10th on X’s all time scoring chart and 9th on the all time rebounding list. That puts him in elite company (West, Hill, Sato), and is in a group we likely will never see again. He averaged 13/7/2 over his college career, including an explosive final year where he averaged 17/7/2, helping propel Xavier over Texas and into the official NCAA tournament. Zach spent last year with the Clippers where he couldn’t get into the NBA rotation, but was effective in the G-league, averaging 16/7/2. He now heads to Legia Warszwa, the defending Polish champions! I expect him to immediately come in an be an impact player for his new team.

Colby Jones

Colby Jones heads overseas after 4 years in the NBA. Before the NBA he played 3 years for Xavier, doing of everything, (including getting hit in the head). Colby was the kind of gritty player Xavier fans loved, and his junior year he averaged 15/6/4 helping to lead Xavier to the Sweet 16. Jones played just 1 game last season in the NBA for the Pistons, and over his career, his best season was 2024-25 with the Wizards where he put up 9/4/3 in 25.7 minutes per game over 15 games. However, he was just unable to find a spot where he could thieve. In 2024-25, he averaged 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists with the Stockton Kings. In 2025-26, he appeared in just 1 game in the G-League. He will now head to Manresa (poetic team name for a former X guy), who is based out of Spain. They finished 10th last year in the league and will be in group D of the EuroCup this season.

Dante Maddox Jr.

After shining this season in the Summer League, Dante Maddox Jr. has earned himself an opportunity to continue his career. Dante averaged 7/2/2 in his lone year at Xavier and then played for the Okapi Aalst in Belgium, averaging 24.9 points, winning league MVP, Guard of the year, and Import player of the year. He was recently signed with Olimpia Milano and immediately loaned out to Derthona Basket where he will continue his career. Derthona is in the Italian Serie A and they finished 5th last year in the league. They are in group A of the EuroCup this upcoming year.

Three more Xavier players playing overseas is a great thing for the overall brand of Xavier, and with this continued success, will help pull recruits and transfer portal additions who are looking to take the next step!