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Stevenson Heartbroken in Final Postgame Press Conference: 'It's Over'

Erik Stevenson's collegiate career has come to an end.

It was a wild year for Erik Stevenson in his lone season at West Virginia. He got out to a hot start, had the incident at the end of the game against Oklahoma State, then went through a cold shooting stretch before heating up in the final five games of the regular season.

Getting to the NCAA Tournament is something that Stevenson has chased his entire career. He bounced around from school to school, coach to coach, and finally got that opportunity to live out his dream of playing in March Madness in his final year of eligibility at West Virginia. 

"Personally, I didn't finish it off how I wanted to, but as a team, we got to where I wanted to be," said Stevenson. "I'm just happy I got to end my career in the tournament, I guess."

When asked about his collegiate career coming to an end, Stevenson couldn't hold his emotions back. You could hear the heartbreak in his voice as he shed tears in what would be his final postgame press conference as a Mountaineer. 

"It's over," Stevenson said. "You know what I mean? It's over. I don't know what else to say, man. It's a different feeling. I can't thank this program enough. I can't thank Coach Huggins enough. I don't know what's next. But I'm just happy I got to finish it out here at West Virginia."

It's a crushing feeling when you lose in the NCAA Tournament, but even more so when it's your final season. There are a million emotions and thoughts that run through your head from it being the last time that you play for that school, the last time you play with the guys on that team, the last time you play for that coach, and maybe the most painful thing to comprehend - knowing that you aren't winning a national championship. 

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