A graduate of Chicago’s storied Whitney Young High School, the 6’8 dual-forward Xavier Amos was named to the Chicago Sun-Times All-State First Team in his Senior season, leading the team to the 2021-22 Chicago Public League title behind his 18 points, nine rebounds and four block per game average. He made his collegiate debut with the Northern Illinois Huskies, notching season highs of 26 points at Northwestern, 12 rebounds at Miami (OH), and 5 blocks at Georgia State. After the 2023-24 season, Xaver made his debut for Wisconsin where he played in all games for the Badgers which culminated in an NCAA tournament first-round victory over Montana. Following the season, Amos transferred to Loyola University in Chicago.