Jazz Sign Xavier Sneed To Two-Way Deal

The Jazz are signing small forward Xavier Sneed to a two-way contract, agent Gary Durrant told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.

Sneed, 27, went undrafted out of Kansas State in 2020 and most recently has been playing with the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.

He made two appearances with the Grizzlies on a 10-day contract, signed Dec. 27, for his lone NBA experience. He also spent time with the Hornets in training camp.

Here is what the Jazz wrote in the official release, later confirming the report:

Sneed (6-5, 215, Kansas State) appeared in two games with the Memphis Grizzlies this season and also played in 18 games (all starts) with the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League, averaging 11.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.7 steals in 27.2 minutes per contest. 

The St. Louis, Mo., native played in 13 games (10 starts) with the Swarm in 2020-21 and averaged 8.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.9 steals. He has additional professional playing experience in Canada where he played for the Niagara River Lions of the CEBL in 2020-21, averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals. 

Collegiately, Sneed played four seasons at Kansas State (2016-20), where he averaged 10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 137 career games (104 starts).