Men's Basketball: Butler, Ebanks Earn AP Votes
November 02, 2009 04:22 PM | General
By MSNsportsNET.com
November 2, 2009
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| Da'Sean Butler | Devin Ebanks |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia men's basketball players Da'Sean Butler and Devin Ebanks each received votes in the Associated Press' 2009-10 Preseason All-America team, announced today by the AP.
Both players have earned preseason accolades heading into the 2009-10 season. Butler, a 2009 all-Big East second team player, and Ebanks, a member of last year's conference rookie team, were already named to the watch list for the Naismath Trophy and the John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy.
Butler, a Newark, N.J., native, led the Mountaineers with 17.1 points and averaged 5.9 rebounds during his junior campaign. Ebanks, a Long Island City, N.Y., native, averaged 10.5 points and led the team in rebounding with 7.8 boards per game.
WVU begins its season with an exhibition contest against Mountain State on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum. Its first regular season game is Nov. 15 against Loyola University at 4 p.m. in Morgantown.
