Treysen Eaglestaff
American basketball player
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Treysen Eaglestaff is an American college basketball player for the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference.
| No. 52 – West Virginia Mountaineers | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Big 12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bismarck (Bismarck, North Dakota) |
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| Career highlights | |
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Early life and high school career
Eaglestaff grew up in Mandan, North Dakota and is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.[1] His mother is Erica Sundahl.[2] He is named after his grandfather,[3] Robert Eaglestaff,[1][4] who is a member of the University of North Dakota's Athletics Hall of Fame[5][6] and the Lakota Nation Hall of Fame.[7]
He attended Bismarck High School.[8][9] As a senior he averaged 30.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and earned first team All-State honors for the second year in a row.[10][11] During his senior year he was also named North Dakota Mr. Basketball, the first person from his high school to ever do so.[12] On July 5, 2021, Eaglestaff announced his commitment to play basketball for North Dakota.[13] He also received an offer from Abilene Christian.[14]
College career
North Dakota
As a freshman, Eaglestaff played in 33 games and started in 11 of them. He averaged 8.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. As a sophomore he started in all 32 of North Dakota's games, averaging 14.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. As a junior he appeared in and started in 33 games, averaging 18.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[15]
During the 2024–25 season, Eaglestaff made national headlines after scoring 40 points against No. 6 Alabama, becoming the first mid-major player to score 40 points against an AP-Top 10 opponent since 2012.[16][17][18] He again received national attention after scoring 51 points against South Dakota State during the quarterfinal round of the 2025 Summit League men's basketball tournament.[19]
On March 11, 2025 it was announced that Eaglestaff would be entering the transfer portal.[20]
West Virginia
On March 30, 2025, Eaglestaff announced his commitment to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks in the 2025–26 season over offers from Kansas, Kentucky, and Gonzaga.[21] Eaglestaff decommitted from South Carolina and re-entered the transfer portal on April 16, 2025.[22]
On April 20, 2025, Eaglestaff announced his commitment to play for the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big 12 Conference.[23] He averaged 9.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.[24] Eaglestaff played through injuries and helped West Virginia win the 2026 College Basketball Crown title.[25]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | North Dakota | 33 | 11 | 19.5 | .405 | .375 | .480 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| 2023–24 | North Dakota | 32 | 32 | 28.5 | .434 | .383 | .811 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .7 | .4 | 14.4 |
| 2024–25 | North Dakota | 33 | 33 | 31.8 | .416 | .359 | .794 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 18.9 |
| 2025–26 | West Virginia | 35 | 35 | 28.5 | .387 | .343 | .745 | 4.6 | 1.4 | .9 | .4 | 9.8 |
| Career | 130 | 108 | 27.1 | .413 | .362 | .761 | 3.1 | 1.8 | .9 | .3 | 12.8 | |