Never too early to talk lottery scenarios

There may be 168 days until the NBA draft lottery but, given how poorly a handful of teams are playing this season, we already have a pretty good idea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

ESPNews Highlight Of The Night

Da'Sean Butler scores 26 as West Virginia hands Portland its first loss of the season, 84-66

Butler scores 26 to lead undefeated West Virgina to first title since 2001

Da'Sean Butler tied his season high of 26 points to lead No. 8 West Virginia to the 76 Classic championship with a 84-65 victory over Portland on Sunday night.

Mountaineers prove contender status

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins can downplay it all he wants, but his Mountaineers are good. Real good. A tournament title at college basketball's deepest early-season event proved it.

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

...73-66 victory in the 76 Classic. If you had any doubt as to Ebanks' importance to WVU's Big East title chances -- or for that matter reaching the Final Four in Indianapolis come April...

West Virginia Powers Past Texas A&M

Butler powers West Virginia past Texas A&M

West Virginia Routs Long Beach State

Casey Mitchell scored a career-high 18 points in No. 8 West Virginia's 85-62 win in the first round of the 76 Classic

No timetable for Ebanks' return

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins remained non-committal when sophomore Devin Ebanks will play for the first time this season after sitting out his third-straight game.

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.

...1) during a Big East Conference men's basketball game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knight and the West Virginia Mountaineers at the Louis Brown Athletic Center (The RAC) in Piscataway, New Jersey. West Virginia defeated...

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...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009