Mountaineers advance to tourney final with win vs. Aggies

Da'Sean Butler scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half to lead No. 8 West Virginia to a 73-66 victory over Texas A&M in the 76 Classic at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Ebanks' return was crucial for Mountaineers

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Devin Ebanks drama is over. He played on Friday and essentially won the semifinal game over Texas A&M with two critical, la...

No. 8 West Virginia rides Mitchell's career high past LBSU; Ebanks out again

Casey Mitchell scored a career-high 18 points and No. 8 West Virginia routed Long Beach State 85-62 on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic.

Ebanks expected to play Thursday

West Virginia sophomore forward Devin Ebanks is expected to make his season debut Thursday against Long Beach State in the opening round of the 76 Classic after sitting out the Mountaineers' first two games while dealing with personal issues.

West Virginia-Long Beach St. Preview

West Virginia-Long Beach St. Preview

...Cincinnati, Ohio. Xavier defeated Sacred Heart 105-65 2- January 03, 2009: West Virginia forward Da'Sean Butler (1) brings the ball down court during the first half of the Mountaineers 92-66 win...

...2009: Rutgers JR Inman (15) makes a move toward the basket against West Virginia's Da'Sean Butler (1) during a Big East Conference men's basketball game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knight and...

Butler one of several ranked teams at 76

Four ranked teams and several more NCAA tourney contenders make this year's 76 Classic field the best of any early-season tournament. Andy Katz offers a breakdown of the teams and explains what's at stake.

Flowers scores 13 off bench as West Virginia never trails

John Flowers came off the bench to score 13 points and No. 8 West Virginia never trailed in a 69-50 win over The Citadel on Tuesday night.

Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors

College seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four years, all the good players have already left school...

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The Citadel-West Virginia Preview

The Citadel-West Virginia Preview

Return of Ebanks is key for Mountaineers

...being picked in the top two in the Big East. (The other was senior forward Da'Sean Butler.) Ebanks is coveted by NBA personnel as a possible first-round pick and would have had...

Butler scores 26 to lead W. Virginia despite three missing players

Da'Sean Butler scored 26 points and West Virginia (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 8 AP) used two second-half runs to pull away to an 83-60 victory over Loyola, Md., on Sunday.

Loyola, Md.-West Virginia Preview

Loyola, Md.-West Virginia Preview

Huggins has Mountaineers primed for big season

...his fall semester suspension. But the Mountaineers return quite a loaded lineup with senior forward Da'Sean Butler (17.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg), Devin Ebanks (10.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg), guards Joe...