West Virginia announced some positive news on Tuesday as freshman big man Derek Culver has been reinstated to the team.
Previously suspended earlier this season on Nov. 15 for a violation of team rules, the 6-foot-10 Culver is the highest-rated freshman in the Mountaineers’ freshman class as he’s got a chance to become a rotation player.
Rated as a four-star prospect coming out of high school, Culver did a postgrad year at Brewster Academy last season as he’s been someone West Virginia has been looking forward to adding for the past two classes. If Culver comes along and is able to contribute then he’ll alleviate some pressure from Sagaba Konate and potentially adding some life into a 6-4 West Virginia team.
West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has announced that freshman forward Derek Culver has been reinstated to the Mountaineer basketball team. pic.twitter.com/Qd4nmeEhaa
— WVU Men's Basketball (@WVUhoops) December 18, 2018