7-footer, BYU basketball transfer has found a new home in the Pac-12

Xavion Staton, a former four-star recruit out of high school and AJ Dybantsa's teammate on both Team USA and Utah Prep, transferred from BYU basketball after an injury-shortened season in Provo. After a very short recruiting period, Staton announced he'd be attending Oregon State University, a member of the Pac-12 Conference (yes, they're still alive, and definitely not just the Mountain West Conference+).

Staton entered BYU basketball with plenty of hype as his recruiting class's best shot-blocking big. Injuries and a lack of physicality kept him off the floor for much of his freshman season, though he may still be eligible for a medical redshirt as he never played during the in-conference slate.

BYU desperately missed him, though, as injuries began to pile up and Kevin Young's depth chart lacked in one critical area: depth. The team brought on G-League dropout Abdullah Ahmed to bridge the gap left in Staton's absence, though his season didn't relieve the sting of Xavion glued to the end of the bench.

Staton is the first player to transfer from Provo to Corvallis, Oregon since Payton Dastrup in 2018. Didn't expect me to make the Staton-Dastrup connection, now did you?

Staton will have the chance to incubate, fill out his frame, and develop into a D1 starter with the Beavers as the newly-revamped Pac-12 adjusts to life with programs like Gonzaga, Utah State, and other fascinating college basketball pieces.

BYU basketball now shifts its focus to the positions and skills it severely lacked during the AJ Dybantsa season -- shooting, auxiliary scoring, defense, and rebounding -- though they would certainly prefer to keep Staton on board to help develop him to assist with at least three of those four points.

Best of luck at your next station, Xavion. Hopefully your high school dominance at the rim translates to the collegiate level during your time with the Beavers!