Two games into his college career, and Miles Sadler already has the Big 12 talking.
The WVU freshman guard was named the Big 12 Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week on Monday in the conference's first weekly awards of the 2026-27 season. He was also named to the league's weekly Starting Five, the five players the conference recognized for the best performances of the opening week.
Sadler earned it. He averaged 20.5 points and 7.5 assists as the Mountaineers went 2-0 to start the season, shooting 56.7 percent from the field with a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
His college debut against Niagara was a statement: 16 points, nine assists and three steals in a 91-46 win. According to WVU, only two other Division I players in the last 15 seasons have reached those marks in their debut. He followed that up by pouring in 25 points with six assists in a 91-53 win over Stetson.
Sadler hails from Brampton, Ontario, and he has wasted no time making himself at home in Morgantown. He shared the Starting Five with BYU's Robert Wright III, who was named Big 12 Player of the Week, along with Arizona's Ivan Kharchenkov, Arizona State's Paulius Murauskas and UCF's Dior Johnson.
For Mountaineer fans, it is an exciting early look at what the season could hold. A young point guard who can score and set up his teammates is the kind of piece a team can build around, and Sadler has put up big numbers in both of his first two outings.
Next up, the Mountaineers host Mercer at 7 p.m. Thursday at Hope Coliseum. The game will stream on ESPN+.
Let's go, Mountaineers.