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Hornets select Semaj Christon with No. 55 pick

The former Musketeers guard will go to the Hornets.

Jim O’Connor-USA TODAY Sports
Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

Xavier point guard Semaj Christon was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the No. 55 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. The pick comes via a trade from the Miami Heat.

Christon averaged The 6’3 Christon averaged 17 points per game on 47.9 percent shooting for Xavier last season as a sophomore. Though Christon isn’t known as a great shooter, he did make 38.8 percent of his 1.4 attempts per game from three-point range. He’s an athletic lead guard who likes to attack the basket.

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