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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
UD recruiting: Juwan Staten update
I talked on Tuesday with Bill Staten, the father of Oak Hill Academy-bound Juwan Staten. The Dayton recruit has been on the go all summer at a variety of elite camps and is currently attending the LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron.
The 5-foot-11 Staten has vaulted up the Rivals.com ratings after a strong showing at the NBA Players Association Top-100 camp. He’s ranked as the 41st-best player overall and 11th-best point guard in the 2010 class (seniors-to-be).
How’s Juwan holding up?
“I just got off the phone with him. They scrimmaged, and he thought he did pretty good. But he sat out morning drills because of his knees. He’s got little knots on his knees. The doctor said he’ll have that problem until he’s finished growing. Hopefully, that means he’s still growing. The last time we checked his (growth) plates, he still had some room in there.”
Is he homesick?
“He’s doing OK in that department. Things are so new for him, but when you get to go to those camps — the NBA camp, Deron Williams’ (point guard) camp — it’s a great experience. We feel blessed and fortunate that he’s been able to do this.”
Any recruiting update on his AAU teammate, Adreian Payne?
“I’m probably around Adreian more than any other adult, other than his family and maybe his coach, and even I don’t know what he’s going to do (college-wise). We talk to him about Dayton, but we try not to bug him. At least I try. Juwan might bug him.”
Here’s what ESPN.com scouts said about Staten in their June evaluations:
Staten is a competitive lead guard that can score in bunches. In transition he loves to shoot the pull jumper from the free throw line to the arc or attack the basket mostly going right and shooting the running floater off the glass. He is an excellent passer when he draws a second defender and is also good at working the high ball screen. He can turn the corner and get to the rim, hit the pull up and if the defender goes behind the screen he can elevate and knock down the jumper with ease. Staten is sneaky athletic and can finish above the rim on the break with a full head of steam. He has a tendency to look to score more often than involve others but his capable of running a team and providing leadership. He should be an immediate contributor as a freshman at Dayton.
