Congratulations to 6' 4"sophomore shooting guard Juwan Starks (West Aurora HS) who has signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and basketball career at NCAA Division II Grand Valley State University.  The Lakers compete in the GLIAC (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) Conference and are located in Allendale, Michigan. 

     Juwan collected many accolades this season for the (29-7) NJCAA "Elite-Eight" National Tournament team including; 1^st Team All-Arrowhead Conference, 1^st Team All-Region IV, 1^st Team All-Region IV Tournament, Region IV Tournament MVP and All-NJCAA National Tournament.  Juwan was the Kougar's leading scorer averaging 18.4ppg while shooting 47.3% from the floor, a team best 51.7% from 3pt range, and 71.1% from the FT line.  Juwan had an unbelievable post-season run that started with him averaging 26.4ppg while shooting 60% (12-20) from 3pt range during the 3-game Region IV Tournament.  This included Juwan's 36-point semi-final game against Morton College where he was (12-16) from the floor, (7-9) from 3pt, and (5-6) from the FT line.  Juwan stayed hot as the Kougar's played in the NJCAA National Tournament and Juwan averaged 27.4ppg while shooting 47%(16-34) from 3pt range during Kishwaukee's three games (30pts vs. Lansing(MI) / 21pts vs. #2 Des Moines(IA) / 31pts vs. #1 Schoolcraft(MI).