Da'Sean Butler News

West Virginia guard and Newark native Da'Sean Butler, helped guide the Mountaineers to the 76 Classic title this weekend in Anaheim.

Forget the palm trees and sights of Southern California. West Virginia coach Bob Huggins saw what he wanted from his team in the 76 Classic.

Two undefeated teams clash in the championship game of the 76 Classic tonight, as the eighth-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers take on the University of Portland Pilots at the Anaheim Convention Center.

The Devin Ebanks drama is over. He played on Friday and essentially won the semifinal game over Texas A&M with two critical, late-game steals on Aggies' point guard Donald Sloan near halfcourt in the No.

Da'Sean Butler stopped rushing his shot, stepped up his intensity and helped No.

Da'Sean Butler posted 17 points, five rebounds and five assists, leading No. 8 West Virginia to a 73-66 victory over Texas A&M in the semifinals of the 76 Classic at the Anaheim Convention Center.

West Virginia University looked like one of the top ten teams in the country in an opening round 85-62 win at the 76 Classic.

The 76 Classic gets underway on Thanksgiving Day, with the eighth-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers taking on the Long Beach State 49ers at Anaheim Convention Center.

The eighth-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers are set to play just their second game of the season, as they take on The Citadel Bulldogs in non-conference play at the Charleston Civic Center.

West Virginia begins a busy stretch of four games in six days when it takes on The Citadel in Charleston on Tuesday night.

After a strong freshman year, Devin Ebanks is not practicing with the WVU basketball team.

The final available scholarship for the 2010-11 West Virginia recruiting class will be claimed today, when David Nyarsuk's signed National Letter of Intent arrives at the Mountaineer men's basketball office.

GAME NOTES: The 2009-10 season gets underway for the eighth-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers as they entertain the Greyhounds of Loyola University Maryland on Sunday afternoon at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.

Dan Jennings, a true freshman forward, pulled down 12 rebounds, scored nine points, and blocked three shots in 16 minutes played in his first collegiate game Sunday, an 83-60 West Virginia victory against Loyola University The 12 rebounds were more than any other true freshman in a season opener in the history of WVU men's basketball.

The fourth-winningest active college basketball coach in America was here Thursday to address the local civic clubs.

Sporting News college basketball expert Mike DeCourcy makes his predictions on how everything will unfold in the six major conferences.

There are a whole bunch of people who should be angry as all get out about Deniz Kilicli being forced by the NCAA to sit out the first 20 games of West Virginia 's basketball season.

There are those who would have you believe that it starts today, with a 1 p.m. exhibition game at the Coliseum against a Mountain State team that features the world's tallest basketball player at 7 feet, 8 inches.

When Bob Huggins trots out his eighth-ranked West Virginia basketball team at 1 p.m. today for its first real public appearance at the Coliseum, the Mountaineers will be facing the same team they've beaten by a combined 43 points in exhibition games the past two years.

West Virginia University senior Da'Sean Butler was among 60 men's and women's basketball players who were selected Wednesday as candidates for the Lowe's Senior Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School Award .