On April 4, one week ago today, Da’Sean Butler was a crumpled heap on the Lucas Oil Stadium floor.
After leading his West Virginia Mountaineers to an improbable Final 4 berth, the All-American senior had faced an established and well-coached Duke team in the heat of the national spotlight. He was the main offensive option and strongest on-court leader for the Mountaineers.
He had foregone the NBA draft in successive years in order to see how far his team could go, and under the guidance of coach Bob Huggins, the squad looked poised for one last push against the tournament-hardened Blue Devils.
A win against Duke meant a trip to the championship game. But the Mountaineers were down big, and it was up Da’Sean Butler to bring this Cinderella ba ...
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