Former Mountaineer All-American Juwan Staten enters his first season as a graduate assistant manager.
Staten was named to the All-Big 12 Conference First Team in 2014 and 2015, finishing his career with 1,260 points and 432 assists (sixth all-time). In 2015, he led the Mountaineers to the NCAA Sweet 16 and was named to the Lute Olson All-America Team.
A second-team All-America selection by the Senior CLASS Award, Staten played in 94 games at WVU, making 84 starts at point guard. The 2015 Big 12 Conference Preseason Player of the Year was a finalist for numerous college basketball awards as a senior.
Staten had a career-high 35 points against Kansas State on Feb. 1, 2014 and have five double-doubles for his WVU career. He had a career-high 12 assists against TCU on Jan. 24, 2015 and a career-high 11 rebounds against Kansas State on Jan. 18, 2014.
The Dayton, Ohio, native, is one of six players in school history to have 1,000 points, 400 assists, 100 steals and 350 rebounds in a career. Staten was named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team in 2014 and won Big 12 Player of the Week honors four times during his career. He averaged 13.4 points (18.1 in 2013-14), 4.6 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game for his career.
Following his WVU career, Staten played professionally in Belgium, Finland, France, Estonia and Hungary.
Staten is pursuing a master’s degree in sport management. He has two children, a daughter, Jayla, and son, Juwan Jr. “Deuce”.
