Posts Tagged ‘West Virginia Basketball’
Devin Ebanks Hires Agent
Sophomore Devin Ebanks announced on May 4 that he will indeed sign with an agent, ending his college career. He declared for the NBA Draft nearly a month ago but decided now not to return to the Mountaineers.
The Long Island City, N.Y. native played in 34 this past season for the Mountaineers, starting in 31 of them. He missed 4 games earlier this season with a hand injury and didn’t start his first few games back. He averaged 34.1 minutes a game, the second highest on the team, while averaging 12 points a game.
The Mountaineers take the #2 seed for the East Region
The Road to the Final Four will begin in Buffalo, New York on March 19 for West Virginia as they are set to take on the No. 15 seed Bears of Morgan State. The No. 2 Mountaineers were in the mix of being a potential one-seed but, with Duke wining their Conference Championship, the Selection Committee thought that Duke should overtake that spot.
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WVU Tops #25 Ohio State
Da’Sean Butler and the Mountaineers roadblocked revenge for the Ohio State Buckeyes in a much closer game than last years 76-48 contest. West Virginia was able to overcome a 12-point halftime deficit to rally back and win with a final score of 71-65. The Mountaineers trailed by as many as 14 in the game in yet another slow start.
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WVU Rolls By USF Despite Slow Start
The Mountaineers were able to overcome a 11 point deficit early in the first half to continue their domination against USF. West Virginia was led by sophomore Devin Ebanks contributed 17 points to go along with his 11 rebounds in their 69-50 win.
West Virginia (13-2, 4-1 Big East) was able to maintain the Bulls (10-6, 0-4 Big East) from exceeding the 50 point mark, but couldn’t quite keep their star, Dominique Jones, in check. Jones led all scorers with 28 points, as he was key in the Bulls’ 23-12 surprising start. Darryl Bryant answered Jones’ run by knocking down a pair of 3-pointers which sparked the Mountaineers’ to a 32-30 halftime lead. Bryant finished with 15 points followed by Da’Sean Butler with 12 and Kevin Jones pouring in 9.
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