Semaj Christon to sign with Thunder's D-League affiliate

Former Xavier standout Semaj Christon will start his professional basketball career in the NBA Development League, his agent said Monday.

Doug Neustadt of The Neustadt Group said Christon will sign a D-League contract soon and play point guard for the franchise's affiliate, the newly renamed Oklahoma City Blue. He will not participate in the Thunder's training camp.

Christon scored 1,034 points with 281 assists and 90 steals in his 64-game Xavier career.