WVU Basketball
WVU’s Javon Small Enters 2025 NBA Draft
Javon Small has officially declared for the upcoming NBA Draft, he announced on social media Sunday afternoon.
“I was blessed to have the opportunity to play at Eastern Carolina University, Oklahoma State and West Virginia and that is something I’ll cherish forever,” Small said. “We all have dreams and I am ready to pursue mine. Therefore, I will be declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft.”
Javon Small, West Virginia’s point guard this season, led the Mountaineers to a 19-12 record, just missing out on the NCAA Tournament. He finished second in the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 18.6 points per game while earning first-team All-Big 12 honors. He was also third in the league in assists (5.6 per game) and sixth in three-point shooting (35.3%).
Small scored double-digit points in all but two games this season. He reached 20 points 14 times and had a season-high 31 points in the team’s upset win over Gonzaga in The Bahamas.
Small transferred to WVU from Oklahoma State, where he spent one season and averaged 15.1 points for the Cowboys. He began his career at East Carolina, playing 34 games over two seasons.
The 2025 NBA Draft will be held in the Barclays Center in New York on June 25 and 26. If selected, Small would be just the second former Mountaineer to be drafted since Jevon Carter was taken in the second round in 2018. Deuce McBride went No. 36 to the New York Knicks in 2021. WVU has only produced five draft picks since 2000.
