COMMENTARY
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s highest finish in four years of Big 12 action, a glimmering No. 2 seed in America’s top-rated conference, wasn’t exactly celebrated at the team’s practice facility Monday.
“We turned some heads this year but we fell short of our goal,” said Devin Williams, fresh off a second-team All-Big 12 selection that accentuated the runner-up vibe.
Low-key even by Williams’ soft-spoken standards, he echoed Bob Huggins’ comment about riding a four-game win streak into the Big 12 tournament: “We wanted to go as No. 1. That was the whole idea.