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Javon Small And Tucker DeVries Win Big 12 Weekly Awards for WVU

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WVU basketball seniors Javon Small and Tucker DeVries both won Big 12 weekly awards for their play in the Bahamas last week.

Small was named the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week alongside Iowa State’s Keshon Gilbert. DeVries was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.

DeVries and Small both had star performances as the Mountaineers picked up a pair of impressive ranked wins this week overย No. 3 Gonzagaย andย No. 24 Arizona. WVU also took tournament runner-up Louisville down to the wire as the Mountaineers went into overtime in all three tournament games.

Javon Small carried the load for the Mountaineers, playing 43 minutes in all three overtime games in the Bahamas. He averaged 23.7 points per game with 17 rebounds, 17 assists and six steals. He scored 31 points in the teamโ€™s upset win over Gonzaga on Wednesday.

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DeVries averaged 16.7 points per game with 12 total three-pointers in the tournament. He also had 13 rebounds, 11 assists and seven blocks. The senior had a steal and the game-tying free throws in the win over Gonzaga and scored a team-high 26 points in the win over Arizona.

WVU basketball has the week off before returning home to host Georgetown in the WVU Coliseum on Friday.

For a related story, WVU basketball received votes in this week’s AP Top 25 poll.

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