West Virginia
Pair of Illinois Transfers to Visit West Virginia
Things are setting up to be a big weekend of recruiting for Darian DeVries and the WVU men’s basketball coaching staff.
According to Dante J Furco of FOX Illinois, West Virginia will be hosting Illinois transfers Amani Hansberry and Sencire Harris on an official visit over the next couple of days. Obviously, the connection here is the relationship with associate head coach Chester Frazier, who recruited the two out of high school and coached them at Illinois.
Hansberry, a 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward from Baltimore, Maryland, appeared in 19 games as a true freshman this past season and averaged 2.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 7.4 minutes per game. Coming out of Mount Saint Joseph High School, Hansberry was considered a consensus four-star recruit and held offers from Boston College, LSU, Mississippi State, Miami, NC State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Pitt, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, and the past staff at West Virginia. He will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Harris was a part of the 2022 recruiting class and appeared in 33 games (7 starts) as a true freshman. He averaged 3.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game while shooting 43% from the field and 31% from three. This past season, head coach Brad Underwood decided to redshirt the 6-foot-4 guard. Coming out of St. Vincent-St.Mary High School in Akron – yes, LeBron James’ high school – Harris held offers from Illinois, Maryland, Xavier, and several others. He, too, was rated a four-star prospect. Harris will also have three years of eligibility left.
WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling is home to West Virginia’s first recovery program designed specifically for young adults, offering a new track aimed at people ages 18 to 24 who are working to overcome substance use disorders.
Youth Services System announced it will offer the recovery track at the McCrary Center in Wheeling for young adults dealing with opioid or stimulant use disorders. The program is designed to provide recovery-focused housing and support services, giving participants a safe, structured environment as they work toward long-term recovery and stability.
“Our transitional living program has been licensed by the Department of Human Services, as well as the Office of Health Facility Licensure. We also achieved the West Virginia Alliance of Recovery Residence certification so there will be a lot of oversight in this program. And we look forward to our continued work with them,” YSS CEO Jill Eddy said.
Youth Services System received a one-time grant through the West Virginia Bureau of Behavioral Health to help expand services and launch the new track in Wheeling.
“Research shows that the longer a person is provided a safe space while in recovery, the chances of their success in recovery and remaining sober is definitely increased,” Eddy said.
Services will include substance-free and MAT-friendly housing, peer recovery support, therapy, recovery planning, and overdose prevention education. The program also supports individuals with co-occurring mental health conditions and prioritizes high-risk and underserved populations.
More information about Youth Services System is available here.
BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WDTV) – WestCare West Virginia cut the ribbon for its Hope in the Mountains complex on 22 N. Locust Street. The new facility will treat men with substance abuse issues with the hopes of fighting the drug epidemic in West Virginia.
Each room in the complex includes 56 beds, a television set and clean bathroom. Stephen Wright spoke ahead of the ribbon cutting along with Buckhannon officials. He said this facility differs from others on how they approach treatment.
“We really focus on the individual and the individual needs and focus on their progress in the program versus a number of days that a person is in treatment. So it’s really individualized,” said Stephen Wright, chief operating officer of WestCare Appalachia. “So we still need aftercare, outpatient counseling, and those things. But this really gives an opportunity for an intervention to break that cycle for individuals struggling with addiction. Because lots of times they must be separated from the living circumstances that they’re in at that time.”
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A federal appeals court agreed to rehear West Virginia’s request to lift an injunction barring enforcement of state restrictions against drugmakers seeking to limit discounts to pharmacies under a federal program.
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted Thursday West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey’s request to rehear en banc arguments over a preliminary injunction. All active judges in the court will review the case after a three-judge panel in March ruled to keep the state’s SB 325 temporarily blocked while litigation plays out over the law.
The court said the case is scheduled for oral argument …
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