WVMetroNews · Dec 9, 2015
Column: Carter benched in a flash after failed panache
West Virginia point guard Jevon Carter was benched for the final 13 minutes of Tuesday’s 70-54 loss to Virginia, punishment by coach Bob Huggins after a behind-the-back pass went awry.NEW YORK — His long-sleeved warmup jersey read “United We Stand.”
In the curious case of Jevon Carter’s second half, it should have read “Careless We Sit.”
With 13 minutes left in a game that had long been unraveling, West Virginia still led Virginia 40-39 when Carter made a backcourt steal and dribbled to the basket. What he attempted next, a behind-the-back pass to Jonathan Holton, wound up as the point guard’s worst and final mistake.