MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s initial basketball commitment for the 2014 class is a three-star point guard from one of the powerhouse programs in Illinois.
The 6-foot-2, 170-pound Jevon Carter helped lead Proviso East High to the Class 4A state final in 2012 and a fourth-place finish last spring. During both seasons, Carter’s team was eliminated by the Jabari Parker-led Simeon dynasty.
Carter’s commitment was first reported late Tuesday by Rivals writer Keenan Cummings of WVSports.com.
After averaging 18 points per game last season, Carter held offers from a number of mid-majors including LaSalle, Toledo, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Akron, Valparaiso, Indiana State, Mercer and Loyola Chicago.
Carter visited WVU the weekend of Aug. 30—which coincided with the Mountaineers’ football season opener—and told Rivals he was pleasantly surprised by the facilities, campus and Morgantown. “I thought it was going to be like a country town and nobody supporting it,” he said. “Leaving, it was the total opposite.”
Bob Huggins’ roster currently includes two junior point guards, Juwan Staten and Gary Browne. Sophomore Eron Harris, who led WVU in scoring last season as a shooting guard, devoted the summer league games in Pittsburgh to developing his skills at the point.