FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fairmont Senior guard Taevon Horton was a guest this week on the MetroNews ‘Statewide Sportsline’ to discuss walking-on at WVU.
“Since I was little, I always wanted to play at West Virginia,” he said. “It doesn’t get any bigger than West Virginia if you’re from around here. They gave me the offer and I just ran with it.”
Horton averaged 19.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game while shooting better than 50 percent from the floor this past season for the Polar Bears, helping lead his team to a 25-1 record and state runner-up finish.
“I like defense better than I like offense,” Horton said. “I take a lot of pride in my defense, I always have, just watching my older brothers play — they taught me a lot. I know it’s going to be much harder at the next level, but that means I have to work harder and just keep working on my game.”
The complete interview is posted at the top of the page.