Coach Bob Huggins always asks his teams to play tough defense, and West Virginia will try to grind its way to another NCAA Tournament in 2011-12 despite losing three starters.
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Bracket Breakdown: Your Complete Guide to the Final Four
Cinderella waits with bated breath for the tip-off of the first Final Four game, while the two remaining heavyweights prepare for a gritty bout later tonight.
Bracket Breakdown: How the Big East Will Fare
The Big East once again has a bunch of highly seeded teams and a chance to place more than one team in the Final Four. But the match ups look daunting for several heavyweights.
For West Virginia, the Butler Keeps Doing It
West Virginia’s most important player isn’t someone that anyone would have imagined a few years ago. But Da’Sean Butler is closing the book on a fine career that has come a long way from his days growing up in Newark, New Jersey.
Jimmy V Classic Features Solid Performances
The Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden gave us a vintage individual performance. And a team performance that, if not vintage, was certainly eye-opening.
Big East Notebook – Syracuse Back in Action, Panthers Still Undefeated
Forget, for a moment, that Donte Greene stamped his imprint at Syracuse last year, bolting for the L after a one-and-done that few could have envisioned. The quantum leap has certainly proved profitable for Greene. The 6-foot-10 Baltimore product is averaging just four points in fourteen games for the Sacramento Kings. He saw action in the starting lineup in four of those games. Greene, who many feel left prematurely, proved he belongs in the L during a successful summer in Vegas, one underscored by a 40-point outburst.
