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West Virginia gives 5-year-old Nicholas Wince a day he will never forget

It was a big day Tuesday for the West Virginia basketball program hosting Texas and beating the Longhorns, but it was a day Nicholas Wince will never forget.

The 5-year-old from Middlebourne, W.Va., spent the day with the Mountaineers and signed a letter of intent at an afternoon press conference. He arrived in a limousine, was greeted by cheering fans, shot around with the players, talked hoops with coach Bob Huggins and led the team on to the court before the game.

The entire day was arranged for Nicholas and his family by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Nicholas has a potentially life-threatening condition known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Now West Virginia has a fan for life. Wince's mother, Kristen, told WDTV.com her son was overwhelmed by the experience.

"He wants to have a Mountaineer birthday party," she said. "So he's taking all of the stuff that he's gathered here – and they've been so good about gifts, and they've given him all kinds of things – that we're going to take back and try to incorporate into his birthday party, but I'm pretty sure I'm never going to be able to touch this."

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[Kyle Ringo is the assistant editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at kyle.ringo@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!