Javon Small

Last updated
Javon Small
No. 7–West Virginia Mountaineers
Position Point guard
League Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-12-19) December 19, 2002 (age 22)
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards

Javon Small (born December 19, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the East Carolina Pirates and for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Contents

Early life and high school

Coming out of high school, Small was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for the East Carolina Pirates over other schools such as Ball State, Akron, Indiana State, IUPUI, Kent State, Southern Illinois and Virginia Tech. [1]

College career

East Carolina

As a freshman in 2021–22, Small appeared in just 16 games, playing 9.2 minutes per game. [2] In 2022–23, he averaged 15.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. [3] After the season, Small entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [4]

Oklahoma State

Small transferred to play for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. [5] On March 9, 2024, he dropped a career-high 34 points versus BYU. [6] During the 2023–24 season, Small appeared in 31 games for the Cowboys, where he averaged 15.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and one steal per game while shooting 44% from the field and 37% from three, earning all-Big 12 Conference honorable mention. [7] After the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Small once again entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [8]

West Virginia

Small transferred to play for the West Virginia Mountaineers. [9] In his first game with the Mountaineers on November 4, 2024, he notched 15 points, five assists, two rebounds, two steals and one block in a win over Robert Morris. [10] On December 31, 2024, Small scored 13 points including the game-winning free throw, while also adding 11 rebounds and six assists, as he helped the Mountaineers upset #7 Kansas. [11] On January 4, 2025, he scored 24 points in a 69–50 win over his former team, Oklahoma State. [12] On February 25, 2025, Small posted 23 points, ten assists, and five rebounds in a win over TCU. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Igoe, Stephen. "Three-star PG Javon Small commits to ECU". 247Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ Ankony, Jack. "Oklahoma State Transfer Javon Small Hears From Indiana". Indiana Hoosiers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ Kosko, Nick. "Oklahoma State transfer Javon Small commits to West Virginia". On3.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ Mason, Patrick. "ECU men's basketball: Small, Sunderland enter transfer portal". The Daily Reflector. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ Wright, Scott. "How Indiana roots turned Oklahoma State's Javon Small into a 'very cerebral' point guard". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ White, Ivan. "Oklahoma State Guard Javon Small Earns All-Big 12 Honorable Mention". Oklahoma State Cowboys on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ Callihan, Schuyler. "BREAKING: Oklahoma State Transfer Javon Small Chooses WVU". West Virginia Mountaineers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ "OSU men's basketball's Javon Small enters NCAA transfer portal". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  9. ↑ Unruh, Jacob. "Big 12 basketball power rankings: West Virginia's Javon Small has Mountaineers climbing". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  10. ↑ Castrilli, Nick. "Small to lead Men's Basketball backcourt". The Daily Athenaum. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ Skretta, Dave. "Javon Small hits go-ahead FT with 1.8 seconds left, sending West Virginia to 62–61 win over No. 7 KU". The Intelligencer. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ Unruh, Jacob. "Oklahoma State basketball overpowered by Javon Small, West Virginia in loss". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ Callihan, Schuyler. "Javon Small Proves Once Again Why He Should Be the Big 12 Player of the Year". West Virginia Mountaineers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.