University of Nevada Las Vegas

2018-19 Media Guide Bio (PDF)

UNLV CAREER
Juiston is in his second season in the Runnin' Rebel program in 2018-19.

JUNIOR (2017-18)
Earned second-team NABC All-District 17 honors ... Also was named second-team All-Mountain West ... Was named to the Academic All-MW team and was selected to the NABC Honors Court, which recognizes juniors and seniors with a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher ... Earned MW Player of the Week honors twice (Dec. 26, Feb. 12) ... Started all of UNLV's 33 games ... Averaged a double-double with 14.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, ranking second on the team in both categories ... Led the team in shooting percentage at 63.9, which is fifth on the all-time UNLV seasonal chart ... Was third on the team in assists with 1.9 per game ... Led the MW in field-goal percentage, was third in rebounding and 12th in scoring ... Ranked seventh nationally in field-goal percentage, 20th in double-doubles with 15 and 23rd in rebounding ... Scored in double figures on 27 occasions and grabbed 10 or more rebounds 17 times ... Scored 20 or more seven times with a career-high 30 points vs. Northern Colorado ... Had a career-high 19 rebounds vs. Rice and a career-high four blocks vs. Arizona ... Led the team in scoring six times and in rebounding 14 times.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Attended Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, from 2015-17 ... Earned NABC Junior College Player of the Year honors in 2017 ... Led the school to the junior college national championship (NJCAA Division I) ... The NJCAA All-American averaged a double-double, scoring 17.3 points and grabbing 12.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 60.9 percent from the field as a sophomore ... He also averaged 3.9 assists, 15 steals and 1.8 blocked shots per game ... He had 24 double-doubles on the year and one triple-double ... He was named MVP of the NJCAA Tournament, recording highs of 88 points and 56 rebounds during tournament play ... Ranked as the No. 1 junior college prospect in the country ... He is the school's record holder in career rebounds ... He also ranks fifth on the school chart in blocks with 117 and 14th in points with 1,042 ... Was named MVP of the Kansas Jayhawks Community College Conference ... Coached by Steve Eck.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2015 graduate of Eastside High School in Patterson, New Jersey ... Named the North Jersey Player of the Year ... Earned three varsity letters ... Coached by Juan Groiles ... Team won the state championship his senior year, while it won the county and sectional championships the other years.

PERSONAL
Shakur Asiatic Juison was born March 31, 1996, in Newark, New Jersey ... Majoring in sociology ... Son of Therithea Juiston ... Has two brothers (Shadir Juiston, Haleem Works) and one sister (Shawanna Juiston) ... Enjoys playing video games and pool ... Lists his career ambition as to coach basketball ... Credits his family as his biggest influence because they always push him to work harder.