STEVE CARPENTER
HutchCC Sports Information
Shakur Juiston, who in 2017 led the Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team to a national championship, is part of the Orlando Magic’s Summer League Roster.
Juiston is currently working out with the Magic for the NBA Summer League that begins on Monday.
The Magic’s summer roster includes three members from the 2020-21 Orlando team, both of the Magic’s first-round draft picks from the recent NBA Draft and 15 other invitees, which includes Juiston.
After Juiston’s graduation from Hutchinson Community College in 2017, he transferred to UNLV. Injuries slowed his progress there and he finished his collegiate career at Oregon.
According to the Orlando Magic’s web site story on the summer-league player analysis, Juiston “does most of his damage from the dunker spot. He had great hands, polished footwork and can finish from either side of the basket.”
Juiston’s two seasons with the Blue Dragons in 2015-16 and 2016-17 are memorable.
The Blue Dragons made it all the way to the NJCAA championship game in Juiston’s freshman season in 2016.
The 6-foot-7 forward from Newark, New Jersey, put the Blue Dragons on his shoulders in 2017. Hutchinson won its third men’s basketball national championship with an 81-58 win over Eastern Florida State and Juiston was named the 2017 NJCAA Tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
Juiston was also the 2017 Jayhawk Conference, NJCAA and NABC National Player of the Year in 2017.
Juiston, in his sophomore season with the Blue Dragons, averaged a double-double at 17.3 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. He shot 60.9 percent from the field and averaged 3.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.8 blocked shots per game. Juiston had 26 double-doubles and one triple-double.
Juiston broke the Blue Dragons' single-game rebound record of 20 against Dodge City and then went on to break the program's career rebounding record of 741. Juiston ranked sixth in the NJCAA in 2017 in total rebounds and was first in the nation in defensive rebounding average.
Juiston's 446 total rebounds in 2017 were third most in team history. His 12.1 boards per game average tied Ben Davis (1994) for sixth on the season list. His 67 blocks were seventh most in team season history.
As a junior at UNLV, Juiston averaged 14.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game and shot 63.9 percent from the floor. He was named second-team All-Mountain West. He averaged 10.8 points and 8.8 rebounds over the first eight games of his senior season, but suffered a torn meniscus against Illinois on December 8, 2018, forcing him to have season-ending surgery.
After the season he transferred to Oregon as a graduate transfer. Juiston averaged 7.9 points and 6.3 rebounds with the Ducks.
On February 19, 2021, Juiston was acquired by the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played in four games with the Hustle.