The EYBL circuit is moving fast now that Session IV in Las Vegas has already tipped off, and a few of West Virginia’s top class of 2027 targets are right in the middle of it. With Peach Jam closing in, these are the names WVU fans are tracking - and the numbers are starting to tell the story.
Paul Osaruyi has been doing a little bit of everything for Arizona Unity, even if the efficiency hasn’t fully come around yet. The consensus five-star center is putting up 7.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, while Arizona Unity sits at 7-6 overall.
He’s had to adjust without Miles Sadler setting him up, and that has shown in the shooting numbers: 36.3% from the floor and 0-for-14 from 3-point range. Still, he flashed his impact yesterday against Team United with 9 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 stocks.
Javion Tyndale has been one of the real standouts in the pool. The 5-foot-9 guard and consensus top-100 prospect is averaging 19.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 38% overall and 24.2% from deep.
UPLAY Canada is 9-4 and sitting near the top of the standings, and Tyndale was part of that push again last night in a win over Drive Nation, finishing with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. He’s also set to visit WVU in early September.
Frison has been climbing fast with Team Thad, even as the team has battled through a 5-8 start. What began as a three-star profile entering the grassroots season is now drawing four-star recognition, and the production backs it up: 16.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game on 48.9% shooting from the field and 42.4% from 3.
In Team Thad’s latest outing, an 83-77 loss to reigning champions Bradley Beal Elite, Frison delivered 23 points on 7-for-15 shooting, plus 5 assists and 2 stocks. He also has a visit to Morgantown scheduled for September.
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Larry Fitzgerald Just Took A Brutal Shot At West Virginia
Larry Fitzgerald didnt exactly soften his old rivalry when he revisited West Virginia on a recent appearance on Pardon My Take. The former Pitt star leaned into the long-running Backyard Brawl tension, bringing up the kind of edge that has always made Pitt-West Virginia one of the nastier feuds in the sport and reminding listeners that his biggest moments against the Mountaineers came even when his team didnt walk away with the win.
For West Virginia fans, the comments were another reminder that the Pitt rivalry still has a way of surfacing old wounds, even while the series is on hiatus. The Backyard Brawl is set to return in 2029, and whenever it does, Fitzgeralds remarks will only add a little more fuel to a matchup that has never needed much help getting heated. [Read more 🡒]
Rich Rodriguez May Have Found The Answer To WVUs Run Game
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The fit is about more than one back, though. Rodriguez also brought in Jacksonville State offensive line coach Rick Trickett and added linemen Amare Grayson and Cam Griffin, giving the Mountaineers a familiar framework around Cook as he transitions into a new offense. If the run game is going to look the way Rodriguez envisions it, this is the group that will help determine how quickly it gets there. [Read more 🡒]