Top College Basketball Transfer Makes Decision After Decommitting From SEC Program
The North Dakota Fighting Hawks didn't exactly fly high this past season. They finished a dismal 12-21, and they obviously have plenty of work to do in order to qualify for the men's NCAA Tournament next spring.
Their road to an NCAA postseason berth just got steeper. Guard Treysen Eaglestaff, their leading scorer this past season, has committed to play for West Virginia next season.
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He will be joining a West Virginia Mountaineers team that went 19-13 and didn't reach the NCAA Tournament last season.
The Mountaineers had trouble putting points up on the board, and Eaglestaff should help rectify that problem.
Before committing to West Virginia, Eaglestaff was a South Carolina pledge. He quickly retracted from that transfer portal decision and ultimately chose to continue his college basketball career with the Mountaineers.
Eaglestaff, who has spent all three of his seasons in the NCAA with North Dakota this far, averaged 18.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals a game during the 2024-25 campaign.
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He exploded for 51 points and hit eight 3-pointers in a win over San Diego State during the semifinal round of the Summit League playoffs last month.
North Dakota Fighting Hawks guard Treysen Eaglestaff (52). Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images
He isn't a consistently deadly 3-point shooter, but overall, he's a potent scorer, and at 6-foot-6, he's a tough cover.
Perhaps playing on a team where he will have more offensive support will help him lift his shooting efficiency. He shot a decent 35.9% from 3-point range but only made 41.6% of his overall shot attempts last season.
West Virginia has Javon Small, a guard who put up 18.6 points and 5.6 assists a game last season. It also obtained guard Chance Moore and forward Brenen Lorient from the transfer portal, and both men should add some punch to its anemic offense.
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