Juwan Staten

Juwan Staten (born May 21, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Jászberényi KSE of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. He played for his hometown school, the University of Dayton, through his freshman year at college. Staten later led West Virginia in points, assists, field goal percentage, and steals during the 2013–14 season.

Juwan Staten
Staten playing for West Virginia
No. 3 – Jászberényi KSE
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNemzeti Bajnokság I/A
Personal information
Born (1992-05-21) May 21, 1992
Dayton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015Santa Cruz Warriors
2015–2016Delaware 87ers
2016Belfius Mons-Hainaut
2016–2017Salon Vilpas Vikings
2017–2018Saint-Chamond
2018–2019Helsinki Seagulls
2019–presentJászberényi KSE
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Staten was known as one of the better athletes coming out of Oak Hill Academy, a school that is famed for producing several excellent basketball players.[1] He helped the Warriors claim the best ranking in the state with a perfect undefeated home record. During his junior year, Staten represented Thurgood Marshall High School, whom he also led to an exceptional record along with tremendous success in the state tournament.[2] At the end of his years in high school, the Ohio native was approached by several different schools around the country including Xavier, Purdue, Dayton, and Cincinnati.[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Juwan Staten
PG		 Dayton Oak Hill Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Feb 27, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

College career

As a freshman at Dayton in 2010–11, Staten led the conference in assists.[4] The Flyers finished the regular season with a winning record and reached the finals through the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

In 2011, Staten transferred to West Virginia and subsequently sat out the 2011–12 season due to the NCAA transfer rules.

"You're talking about a 6-foot point guard and he's one of the top 15 rebounders in the league. What more do you want him to do?"

—Coach Bob Huggins on Juwan Staten[5]

His first season with Bob Huggins and the West Virginia Mountaineers resulted in his least successful year up till then. Staten started 21 of thirty-one season contests. Perhaps his most considerable moment was when the point guard made a game-winning shot against Virginia Tech with about five seconds on the clock.

Staten's junior season drew attention of the media immediately. He led the team under about every "point guard" category and proved to be an excellent rebounder as well. The Ohio native earned prestigious conference honors with West Virginia, such as the Big 12 First Team and the Big 12 All-Defensive Team in 2014. At the conclusion of the year, Staten averaged 18.1 points, 5.9 assists, and 5.6 rebounds, making him one of the nation's top point guards statistically. As a senior in 2014–15, he averaged 14.2 points and 4.6 assists in 30 games.[6]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Staten joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2015 NBA Summer League. He managed just one game for the Kings due to left knee soreness.[7] On September 25, 2015, Staten signed with the Golden State Warriors.[8] However, he was later waived by the Warriors on October 16 after appearing in one preseason game.[9] On November 2, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Golden State.[10] Staten played in 13 games for Santa Cruz, where he averaged 8.9 points and 3.7 assists in 29 minutes per game. On December 31, he was traded to the Delaware 87ers in exchange for a 2016 fifth-round pick.[11] On February 23, he was waived by Delaware.[12] On March 29, he was reacquired by the 87ers,[13] however, he left the team on April 5 and signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the Belgian League.[14]

For the 2016–17 season, he joined Vilpas Vikings of the Finnish Korisliiga. Staten and the Vikings ended the season as runners-up of the Korisliiga, losing to Kataja BC in the Finals. Staten was named the league's Most Valuable Foreign Player, after averaging 13.3 points and 4.3 assists per game over the season.[15]

For the season 2017–2018, he joined Saint-Chamond (France Pro B). He reached the playoffs with the team. During the season he played an average of 27 minutes for 11,2pts 2rbs and 3,6 assists. He played with his slasher and explosive style.

Personal life

Staten was born on May 19, 1992, in Dayton, Ohio to Billy and Cecilia Staten. He was known as a successful academic student in his years at the University of Dayton and West Virginia University, making the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll and the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.[16]

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References
  1. Zierk, Court (December 2, 2009). "The All-Oak Hill Academy Basketball Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. "Juwan Staten Player Profile". WVUSports.com. West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. "Juwan Staten - Yahoo! Sports". Yahoo! Sports. Rivals.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. Gardner, Tim (June 6, 2011). "Dayton transfer Juwan Staten lands at West Virginia". USA Today. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  5. Keegan, Tom (March 8, 2014). "Bob Huggins: Juwan Staten best PG in country". KUSports.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  6. "Juwan Staten Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  7. "Kings rally to finish summer league with overtime victory over Heat". SacBee.com. July 17, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  8. "Warriors Sign Ian Clark, Jarell Eddie, Tony Mitchell & Juwan Staten". NBA.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  9. "Warriors Waive Juwan Staten". NBA.com. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  10. "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2015 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  11. "Delaware 87ers acquire rights to Juwan Staten in trade with Santa Cruz Warriors". NBA.com. December 31, 2015. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  12. "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  13. "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  14. "Belfius Mons-Hainaut inks Juwan Staten to replace Amere May". Sportando.com. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  15. "Rannikko Korisliigan finaalien MVP, Nikkarinen arvokkain pelaaja" (in Finnish). Basket.fi. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  16. Luchok, Joseph. "Juwan Staten: The evolving point guard". KickThemBack.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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