Thursday

Some small tidbits direct from http://msnsportsnet.com/
- An Outside the Lines crew has been following Da’Sean Butler since he injured his knee in the Final Four against Duke. Now, Butler’s feature will finally air on ESPN2 this Sunday at 9 a.m. so be sure to set your DVRs.

Also, read this from NBA.com: A knee injury hobbles Da’Sean Butler, but does not end his NBA dream … http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/scott_howard_cooper/06/11/dasean.butler.feature/?ls=iref:nbahpt1


- Devin Ebanks worked out for the Indiana Pacers earlier this week. Ebanks also has workouts scheduled with Atlanta, Milwaukee, Orlando and Memphis. All of those teams have late picks in the first round with the exception of Milwaukee, which picks 15th.

AP sports writer Cliff Brunt caught up with Ebanks earlier this week … http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2010-06-15-3782139494_x.htm


- The Big East is refuting an Orlando TV station report stating invitations to Central Florida and Memphis are imminent … http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/06/17/big-east-dismisses-ucf-memphis-expansion-report/


- ESPN Blogger Brian Bennett is picking his top 25 players in the Big East this year … http://espn.go.com/blog/bigeast/tag/_/name/top-25-players-2010

So far, Bennett has unveiled three WVU players – Chris Neild at No. 17, J.T. Thomas at No. 15, and today, Jock Sanders at No. 13. I will say this, I know it is tough picking a top 25 for anything, but if there are 16 better players in the Big East than Chris Neild I would love to see them. In fact, if there are 10 better players in this conference than Neild then the Big East is in for one heck of a year.


- The word from some of the players over at the Puskar Center is that freshman quarterback Jeremy Johnson has been the real deal during 7-of-7s. One veteran defensive player even brought up the name Pat White when asked to give a comparison.

Hmm.