Well, actually, WVU’s charges-taken leader isn’t always on the tracks. And that’s an interesting revelation as it relates to the NCAA’s proposed alteration to the current charge rule.

Rather than add an arc under the basket like that found on NBA floors, the committee restricted the area under the basket from the front of the rim to the front of the backboard.

Bryant, the Mountaineer point guard, figures he’s unaffected by the proposal.

“I never tried to take charges under the basket,” Bryant said Thursday. “That’s risky. You might get dunked on. I tried to take charges on the drive or far enough away from the basket where I knew someone wouldn’t dunk on me.”

A one-on-one charge isn’t illegal there so long as the defender establishes proper position, but a second defender is no longer allowed to enter the play to attempt to take a charge. If he does, it’s a foul no matter what.

“It makes sense,” said Bryant, the 6-foot-2 point guard who started the final 27 games and averaged 9.7 points while shooting 37.7-percent from 3-point range as a freshman. “It’s going to help the game because too many people try to take charges.

“If you get by your guy and you’re going to get a layup right at the basket and someone tries to take the charge, I don’t know how to put it in words, but it’s awkward. People want to take charges to make a big play, but sometimes it’s crazy.”