Juwan Staten

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Juwan Staten

| image =File:Juwan Staten.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Staten playing for West Virginia

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 190

| league =

| team = Free agent

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|21|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio

| nationality = American

| high_school =

Thurgood Marshall
(Dayton, Ohio)
Oak Hill Academy
(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)

| college =

Dayton (2010–2011)
West Virginia (2012–2015)

| draft_year = 2015

| career_start = 2015

| years1 = 2015

| team1 = Santa Cruz Warriors

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Delaware 87ers

| years3 = 2016

| team3 = Belfius Mons-Hainaut

| years4 = 2016–2017

| team4 = Salon Vilpas Vikings

| years5 = 2017–2018

| team5 = Saint-Chamond

| years6 = 2018–2019

| team6 = Helsinki Seagulls

| years7 = 2019–2021

| team7 = Jászberényi KSE

| years8 = 2022

| team8 = Maine Celtics

| highlights =

Finnish League Foreign MVP (2017)
2× First-team All-Big 12 (2014, 2015)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2014)
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team (2011)

}}

Juwan Marquez Staten (born May 21, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. 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.

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.{{cite web|last1=Zierk|first1=Court|title=The All-Oak Hill Academy Basketball Team|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/301563-the-all-oak-hill-academy-basketball-team|website=Bleacher Report|date=December 2, 2009|accessdate=7 June 2014}} 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.{{cite web|title=Juwan Staten Player Profile|url=http://www.wvusports.com/profile.cfm?sport=mbball&id=102352|website=WVUSports.com|publisher=West Virginia Mountaineers|accessdate=7 June 2014}} 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.{{cite web|title=Juwan Staten - Yahoo! Sports|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Juwan-Staten-68812|website=Yahoo! Sports|publisher=Rivals.com|accessdate=7 June 2014}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Juwan Staten

| position = PG

| hometown = Dayton

| highschool = Oak Hill Academy

| feet = 5

| inches = 11

| weight = 170

| 40 =

| commitdate = February 27, 2008

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = 4

}}

College career

As a freshman at Dayton in 2010–11, Staten led the conference in assists.{{cite web|last1=Gardner|first1=Tim|title=Dayton transfer Juwan Staten lands at West Virginia|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2011/06/dayton-transfer-juwan-staten-lands-at-west-virginia/1#.U5DTayhHY1k|website=USA Today|date=June 6, 2011|accessdate=June 7, 2014}} 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.

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|quote="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?"

|source=—Coach Bob Huggins on Juwan Staten{{cite web|last1=Keegan|first1=Tom|title=Bob Huggins: Juwan Staten best PG in country|url=http://m.kusports.com/news/2014/mar/08/bob-huggins-juwan-staten-best-pg-country/|website=KUSports.com|date=March 8, 2014|accessdate=June 7, 2014}}

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/juwan-staten-1.html|title=Juwan Staten Stats|work=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=September 25, 2015}}

Professional career

=Santa Cruz Warriors (2015)=

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-blog/article27551287.html|title=Kings rally to finish summer league with overtime victory over Heat|date=July 17, 2015|work=SacBee.com|accessdate=September 25, 2015}} On September 25, 2015, Staten signed with the Golden State Warriors.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-sign-ian-clark-jarell-eddie-tony-mitchell-juwan-staten|title=Warriors Sign Ian Clark, Jarell Eddie, Tony Mitchell & Juwan Staten|date=September 25, 2015|work=NBA.com|accessdate=September 25, 2015}} However, he was later waived by the Warriors on October 16 after appearing in one preseason game.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/juwan-staten-waived-20151015|title=Warriors Waive Juwan Staten|date=October 15, 2015|work=NBA.com|accessdate=October 15, 2015}} On November 2, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Golden State.{{cite web|url=http://santacruz.dleague.nba.com/news/santa-cruz-warriors-announce-2015-training-camp-roster/|title=Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2015 Training Camp Roster|work=NBA.com|date=November 2, 2015|accessdate=November 3, 2015|archive-date=November 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114061414/http://santacruz.dleague.nba.com/news/santa-cruz-warriors-announce-2015-training-camp-roster/|url-status=dead}} Staten played in 13 games for Santa Cruz, where he averaged 8.9 points and 3.7 assists in 29 minutes per game.

=Delaware 87ers (2015–2016)=

On December 31, he was traded to the Delaware 87ers in exchange for a 2016 fifth-round pick.{{cite web|url=http://delaware.dleague.nba.com/news/delaware-87ers-acquire-rights-to-juwan-staten-in-trade-with-santa-cruz-warriors/|title=Delaware 87ers acquire rights to Juwan Staten in trade with Santa Cruz Warriors|work=NBA.com|date=December 31, 2015|accessdate=December 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103044108/http://delaware.dleague.nba.com/news/delaware-87ers-acquire-rights-to-juwan-staten-in-trade-with-santa-cruz-warriors/|archive-date=January 3, 2016|url-status=dead}} On February 23, he was waived by Delaware.{{cite web|title=NBA D-League Transactions |url=http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ |work=NBA.com |accessdate=February 25, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225202023/http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ |archivedate=February 25, 2016 }}

=Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2016)=

On March 29, he was reacquired by the 87ers,{{cite web|title=NBA D-League Transactions |url=http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ |work=NBA.com |accessdate=March 31, 2016 |url-status=unfit|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401043327/http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ |archivedate=April 1, 2016 }} however, he left the team on April 5 and signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the Belgian League.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/196155/belfius-mons-hainaut-inks-juwan-staten-to-replace-amere-may.html#refresh_ce|title=Belfius Mons-Hainaut inks Juwan Staten to replace Amere May|work=Sportando.com|date=April 5, 2016|accessdate=April 5, 2016}}

=Vilpas Vikings (2016–2017)=

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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.basket.fi/uutiset/?x125758=48119181|title=Rannikko Korisliigan finaalien MVP, Nikkarinen arvokkain pelaaja|date=2017-05-17|access-date=2017-10-24|publisher=Basket.fi|language=Finnish}}

=Saint-Chamond (2017–2018)=

For the 2017–2018 season, he joined Saint-Chamond of the French LNB Pro B.{{cite news |last1=Archdeacon |first1=Tom |title=Archdeacon: Former UD darling Staten talks about his complicated relationship with his hometown |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/archdeacon-former-darling-staten-talks-about-his-complicated-relationship-with-his-hometown/ssjz4V6KMXUVImmeTegz1J/ |access-date=January 16, 2022 |work=Dayton Daily News |date=July 28, 2018}} He reached the playoffs with the team. During the season he played an average of 27 minutes for 11.2 points, 2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

=Maine Celtics (2022)=

On January 14, 2022, Staten was acquired via available player pool by the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He was then later waived on January 21, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/transactions/|website=gleague.nba.com|title=2021-22 NBA G League transactions|date=January 14, 2022|access-date=January 14, 2022}}

Personal life

Staten was born on May 21, 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.{{cite web|last1=Luchok|first1=Joseph|title=Juwan Staten: The evolving point guard|url=http://kickthemback.com/2014/02/07/juwan-staten-the-evolving-point-guard/|website=KickThemBack.com|accessdate=7 June 2014}}

References

External links

[http://stats.nbadleague.com/player/#!/1626219/ NBA D-League profile]
[http://www.wvusports.com/profile.cfm?sport=mbball&id=102352 West Virginia Mountaineers bio]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Finland

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Category:Basketball players from Dayton, Ohio

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Category:Delaware 87ers players

Category:Helsinki Seagulls players