MORGANTOWN — It could be chalked up as another lesson in being careful what you wish for, not that Josh Eilert sees it that way. He was […]
Men’s Basketball
With a broken record and one final call, Jay Jacobs’ life-long basketball journey reached its conclusion
MORGANTOWN — It’s no exaggeration to say that Jay Jacobs has lived his life through the game of basketball. “I started out in grade school just playing […]
BYU tops WVU in first trip to the Coliseum, 86-73
There is a scene from the 1980s movie Three Amigos where Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Martin Short dress up everyone in a Mexican village in the […]
COLUMN: Fousseyni Traore wasn’t the ideal center, but WVU still had a hard time guarding him
With a heavy African accent, it was difficult to understand what exactly Fousseyni Traore was saying in BYU’s postgame press conference. It was even harder for West […]
WVU needs RaeQuan Battle to shake off slump against high-scoring BYU
MORGANTOWN — Josh Eilert wasn’t about to divulge the nature of the conversations he had with WVU guard RaeQuan Battle, but one could guess. “He’s had his […]
WVU turned a page by overcoming the usual ingredients for a loss in beating Cincinnati
MORGANTOWN — In terms of facing another setback, all the usual signs were right there Wednesday for the WVU men’s basketball team. Getting beat on the boards […]
COLUMN: WVU officials had no right to cut players short in press conference following an emotional victory
MORGANTOWN — The words that were meant to fill up this space today were supposed to tell a story of how a bunch of young men came […]
Jesse Edwards gets back to his old self, leads WVU past Cincinnati
MORGANTOWN — By the end, Jesse Edwards was, well, Jesse Edwards again. It couldn’t have come at a better time, as West Virginia fought back from a […]
With the band back together, WVU’s hope is to suddenly start playing some sweet music
MORGANTOWN — There are precedents in college basketball for the rallying cry Josh Eilert rang out Tuesday, ones that led to some amazing stories and ones he’s […]
Oklahoma State keeps WVU winless on the road with a 70-66 victory
MORGANTOWN — Life on the road went from difficult to just plain dumbfounding Saturday for West Virginia. In what was a must-win situation for the Mountaineers against […]
