Report: Travis Taylor to Xavier

Travis Taylor, the talented post who left Monmouth this offseason, will transfer to Xavier University, according to Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com.

Parrish Tweeted this from his account @GaryParrishCBS about an hour ago:

"SCOOP from a Delta flght: [sic] Monmouth's Travis Taylor transferring to Xavier, source told CBSSports.com. Averaged 17.9 ppg last year."

Taylor was easily the Hawks's best player and is one of a number of players to leave coach Dave Calloway's program this offseason, only one of which was due to graduation.

In the last year of his contract, Calloway will likely need a solid regular season and a deep run in the Northeast Conference tournament to earn a new contract.