Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 17. Fans will then be able to vote for their male and female choices from July 17-22. Fan voting will be considered in the final tally for selecting this prestigious award. Today's featured candidates are West Virginia's Kadeisha Buchanan and Juwan Staten.
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Kadeisha Buchanan
Soccer
Sophomore; Brampton, Ontario, Canada
♦ One of 16 semifinalists for the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy
♦ NSCAA All-America First Team; only sophomore named to the first team and first sophomore in WVU history to earn a first-team honor
♦ Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year for second-straight year
♦ All-Big 12 First Team
♦ Big 12 Championship Defensive MVP
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Juwan Staten
Men's Basketball
Senior; Dayton, Ohio
♦ Lute Olson All-America Team.
♦ Senior CLASS Second Team All-America
♦ Two-time All-Big 12 First Team
♦ One of six players in school history to have 1,000 points, 400 assists, 100 steals and 350 rebounds in a career
♦ Finalist for the John Wooden, Lute Olson, Senior CLASS, Oscar Robertson, Bob Cousy and Naismith awards
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