MORGANTOWN — WVU senior guard Jevon Carter was named to the Associated Press all-America basketball second team March 27.
Carter, from Maywood, Ill., led the Mountaineers to their fourth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and third NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in the last four years by averaging 17.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 3.0 steals.
Carter was a unanimous selection to the all-Big 12 first team and all-Big 12 defensive team. He was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row.
Carter has also named to the Sporting News (second team), USA Today (third team), NBC Sports (third team) and NABC (third team) all-America teams this season.
The first team includes Jalen Brunson (Villanova), Devonte’ Graham (Kansas), Deandre Ayton (Arizona), Trae Young (Oklahoma) and Marvin Bagley III (Duke).
BASEBALL
Tuesday’s Backyard Brawl match-up between WVU and Pitt was postponed, due to wet weather in Morgantown.
Information about a make-up date will be announced at a later time. Fans with tickets to Tuesday’s game may exchange them for tickets to another game at Monongalia County Ballpark this season.
WVU heads to Texas Tech for a big 12 Conference series from Thursday-Saturday.
MEN’S SOCCER
WVU will play five spring exhibition matches, with four at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
The schedule:
THURSDAY: Charleston, 7 p.m.
APRIL 7: West Virginia Wesleyan, 7 p.m.
APRIL 14: at Marshall, 5 p.m.
APRIL 21: VCU, 3 p.m.
APRIL 27: Alumni game 7 p.m.
FAIRMONT STATE FOOTBALL
BROOKFIELD, Ill. — Three Falcons defensive standouts were named to the 2017 Don Hansen NCAA Division II all-America team: Senior linebacker Marcus Porter, sophomore cornerback Michael Porter and junior safety Stephen Turner.
