Myles Davis Leaves Xavier Basketball Program: Latest Details and Reaction

Xavier Musketeers guard Myles Davis announced via his Twitter on Friday that he will leave the basketball program:

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— Myles Davis (@_mdavis15) January 20, 2017"

"Myles and I met earlier this morning," Xavier head coach Chris Mack said, per Jeff Goodman of ESPN. "As Myles has stated, he has left our basketball program. He and his family have asked for privacy and can share more information if they see fit."

Davis was recently reinstated to the program on Jan. 8 after he was suspended for the first 15 games of the season. 

While Xavier head coach Chris Mack did not specify why Davis was suspended, Patrick Brennan of the Cincinnati Enquirer noted that the guard was "facing two misdemeanor criminal damaging charges related to incidents with a former girlfriend," in July of 2016. Those legal issues have been resolved, though.

Davis suited up for just four games this season for Xavier and averaged 8.5 minutes per game while scoring just two points in total. In his previous three seasons, he played in 34 or more games each year. 

He was a big part of the Xavier team that went 28-6 last season and was ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation. 

Davis averaged 10.8 points and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 38.1 percent from three-point range as a leader in the backcourt. 

He helped the school make the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Wisconsin. 

The program hasn't necessarily struggled without Davis this year, though. The Musketeers started the year ranked No. 7 and went 13-2 through their first 15 games. 

His return coincided with a tough stretch of Xavier's schedule, which included Big East games against No. 3 Villanova, No. 12 Butler and No. 7 Creighton. It lost each of those games and is now ranked No. 22 in the AP Poll. 

Xavier will now have to contend with a backcourt that is just a bit thinner but will rely on the likes of Trevon Bluiett, J.P. Macura and Edmond Sumner to navigate through this rough patch. 

Stats courtesy of Sports-Reference.com.