Juwan Staten of West Virginia and Oklahoma State’s Michael Cobbins are among 30 NCAA men’s basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court and were selected as candidates for the 2014-15 Senior CLASS Award.

Staten has played in 81 games during his time in Morgantown. The senior guard was named to numerous preseason All-America teams and was recently part of the midseason list for the John Wooden Award. He leads the Mountaineers in scoring with 15.0 points per game and has a team-high 68 assists while shooting 40.8 percent from the field.

Cobbins has returned in 2014-15 after missing most of last season due to an injury. The senior ranks second in the Big 12 in blocked shots (2.07 bpg) and has at least one rejection in 13 of 14 contests. He is averaging 6.7 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting 61.5 percent from the floor. OSU is 21-5 in its last 26 games with a healthy Cobbins on the floor.

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four.

The 30-candidate class will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select the winner who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.

For more information on each of the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.