How clutch is Da'Sean Butler? Well, take a look

I think that it is safe to say that Da'Sean Butler is the best clutch player in college basketball.

Or at least he's playing like it.

Georgetown knew what was coming tonight. They knew Da'Sean Butler was getting the ball. Hell, they knew the play that was coming.

"We ran the same play that we set up for the Cincinnati game," Butler said after the game.

I'll let him describe the final play.

"They kind of overplayed one side and went the other way. I came up to the top of the key, and I had to come get the ball and they kind of switched. I think Monroe was on me. And I think he had a feeling I was going to shoot a three. I had a little hesitation, went around him and Freeman stepped up, and had a little hop step and scooped the lay-up off the glass, and it fell."

John Thompson didn't call a time out, allowing Chris Wright to try and go coast-to-coast for a game-tying bucket. It almost worked, as Wright got all the way to the rim, but his lay-up attempt fell short of the rim as West Virginia won their first ever Big East tournament.

You can give the credit, or place the blame, for this result wherever you like, but for this writer it all comes back to Butler. He was the best player in the tournament, and has been West Virginia's best player all season long.

And when it comes to hitting big shots, Butler is the best in the business.

I've mentioned that he has hit six game-winners this season. Well, here's the proof:

3/13 vs. Georgetown in the Big East finals:




3/11 vs. Cincinnati in the Big East quarters:




3/6 vs. Villanova:




1/30 vs. Louisville:




12/29 vs. Marquette:




12/19 vs. Cleveland State: