Post by elp525 on Jun 5, 2011 9:52:54 GMT -5
06/05/2011
Penn State's loss is West Virginia's gain.
Former four-star recruit Juwan Staten has apparently changed his mind about transferring from Dayton to Penn State and now is coming to the WVU basketball program.
Staten announced his intentions on his Twitter account Saturday.
"After this long wait I have finally decided where I will finish out my collegiate basketball career... West Virginia University!"
Staten apparently had a change of heart about Penn State after the Nittney Lions head coach Ed DeChellis left Happy Valley for Navy.
The six-foot, 180-pound guard averaged nearly nine points and just over five assists while playing in 35 games for the Flyers last season.
Staten will have to sit out the coming year to comply with NCAA transfer rules and will then have three years of eligibility remaining.
At Dayton, Staten led the Atlantic Ten in assists and made the all-rookie team, but he said last March that he did not believe he was getting any better as a player.
"I like coach (Brian) Gregory as a person. I respect him," Staten told the Dayton Daily News last March, "But I just don't feel like I got any better this year. I don't feel like I could reach my full potential if I stayed at Dayton."
The paper suggested that there were deeper issues with Staten at Dayton.
"Although Staten never openly showed up his coaches, the Flyers played like a team with chemistry issues, which may explain their underachieving season," the paper said. "They went 7-9 in the A-Ten after being picked to finish fourth."
Staten, who was listed number 49 among recruits by Rivals.com coming out of Oak Hill Academy, was billed as one of the top recruits in Dayton's history.
Penn State's loss is West Virginia's gain.
Former four-star recruit Juwan Staten has apparently changed his mind about transferring from Dayton to Penn State and now is coming to the WVU basketball program.
Staten announced his intentions on his Twitter account Saturday.
"After this long wait I have finally decided where I will finish out my collegiate basketball career... West Virginia University!"
Staten apparently had a change of heart about Penn State after the Nittney Lions head coach Ed DeChellis left Happy Valley for Navy.
The six-foot, 180-pound guard averaged nearly nine points and just over five assists while playing in 35 games for the Flyers last season.
Staten will have to sit out the coming year to comply with NCAA transfer rules and will then have three years of eligibility remaining.
At Dayton, Staten led the Atlantic Ten in assists and made the all-rookie team, but he said last March that he did not believe he was getting any better as a player.
"I like coach (Brian) Gregory as a person. I respect him," Staten told the Dayton Daily News last March, "But I just don't feel like I got any better this year. I don't feel like I could reach my full potential if I stayed at Dayton."
The paper suggested that there were deeper issues with Staten at Dayton.
"Although Staten never openly showed up his coaches, the Flyers played like a team with chemistry issues, which may explain their underachieving season," the paper said. "They went 7-9 in the A-Ten after being picked to finish fourth."
Staten, who was listed number 49 among recruits by Rivals.com coming out of Oak Hill Academy, was billed as one of the top recruits in Dayton's history.
