Da'Sean Butler

In the 85–73 victory over DePaul to gain the 20th win of the season, Butler scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.

In the 79–71 loss to the Connecticut Huskies, Butler scored 9 points and added 7 rebounds.

In the home finale victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers, 76–62, Butler scored 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.

In the regular season finale, an 83–74 overtime victory over Providence, Butler scored 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished 5 assists to finish the regular season.

Da'Sean Butler (born January 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team.

He played college basketball for West Virginia University.

After the 2007 NIT Championship win, Mountaineers head coach John Beilein announced he would be leaving West Virginia University to take the head coaching position at the University of Michigan.

Soon after, former head coach of Kansas State's basketball team and West Virginia alumnus Bob Huggins announced he accepted an offer to coach at West Virginia.

In the season-opening exhibition game against Mountain State, Butler earned his first career start as the Mountaineers won 88–65.

Butler scored 16 points and added 8 rebounds and three assists as he and fellow guard Darris Nichols both went into double-digits in points.

In the season-opener against Arkansas-Monticello, Butler scored 14 points while also grabbing a season-high 9 rebounds.

In the 72–74 loss to Tennessee, Butler happened to score 16 points and grab 7 rebounds, while he scored 13 in the victories over New Mexico State and Auburn.

Butler scored a season-high 18 points against Duquesne, while also grabbing 8 rebounds.

He then scored 14 points against Maryland County, grabbing 9 rebounds, and Radford University, and then scored 10 against Canisius.

In the 88–82 loss to Oklahoma, Butler scored 15 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.

In the loss to Notre Dame, Butler only scored 8 points but did grab 5 rebounds.

Then in the victory over Marquette, Butler scored 13 points with 5 rebounds, but in the loss to Louisville he only scored 8 again.

In the victory over Syracuse, Butler grabbed 6 rebounds to go along with his 13 points.

Butler was key in the St. John's victory with 19 points and 9 rebounds.

Butler recorded his first double-double of the season in the loss to USF, with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

In the 66–64 victory over Marshall, Butler scored 18 points – including the game-winning shot in the lane with 6 seconds left.

Then in the 58–57 loss to #9 Georgetown, Butler attempted to score the game-winning points again.

However, his layup attempt was blocked by Patrick Ewing Jr.. The call was questionable however, as many believe it was actually a goaltending which would result in the points being rewarded and the Mountaineer-victory.

However, Butler finished with 12 points and 4 rebounds.

In an 81–63 victory over Rutgers, Butler scored 12 points.

He then followed that game with 15 points and 8 rebounds against Seton Hall.

In the 78–56 loss to Villanova, Butler scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.

In the 80–53 victory over Providence, Butler scored 13 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.

Butler was drafted 42nd overall by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA draft.

Butler scored a career high 21 points in a game against Seton Hall.

Against Slippery Rock, Butler had 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench, then had eight points against Arkansas.

He had 9 points against North Carolina State, then 10 points and six rebounds against Duquesne.

Butler scored 14 points against The Citadel, 16 points against UConn, 7 points against Villanova, and then six points against St. John's.

He then scored 9 points and a season-high 10 rebounds against Notre Dame, followed by 12 points and six rebounds against South Florida.

Butler then had 14 points and 8 rebounds against Cincinnati, 17 points against Rutgers, and a team-high 14 points against Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl.

In the huge upset win over UCLA, Butler had 13 points, while scoring 17 points against Louisville in the Big East tournament.

The Mountaineers eventually made it in the NIT Tournament, and all the way to the finals.

In the finals win against Clemson, Butler had 20 points, as the Mountaineers were named NIT champions.

Butler was named to the Big East all-freshman team, while leading the Mountaineers to an NIT Championship.

Butler averaged 10.1 points per game, averaging 23.3 minutes per game off the bench, while also averaging 3.5 rebounds per game.