It may be argued that Devin Ebanks is not the most valuable rookie on an NCAA Tournament team, but certainly not in the Big East.

What Ebanks, the 6-foot-9, 215-pound freshman, pulled off in New York City rarely has been duplicated by any member of any Big East team, much less a first-year player who was starring in high-school all-star games this time a year ago.

Ebanks, who will help lead West Virginia (23-11) against Dayton (26-7) in Round I of the Midwest Regional in Minneapolis on Friday, just returned from his hometown where in the 2-1 Mountaineer BET effort, he averaged 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds.

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