MORGANTOWN — For those who have never attended an AAU basketball game, it’s really not much different than your average pickup game at your local rec center […]
Men’s Basketball
The 2-3 zone becoming a ‘staple’ in Josh Eilert’s approach to defense at WVU
MORGANTOWN — The 2-3 zone defense is no less foreign to Kobe Johnson as Nike shoes or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Yet a smile stretches […]
Mountaineers rebound with clean, 70-57, win over Jacksonville State
MORRGANTOWN — The ball movement was crisp and clean. The chemistry was well mixed and shots went in at a rapid pace. This couldn’t be the WVU […]
COLUMN: Kobe Johnson’s time as WVU’s starting point guard is limited, so he’s making the most of it
No one needs to tell Kobe Johnson the situation he’s in or why he’s in it to begin with. He is the starting point guard for the […]
WVU will take a hard look to find solutions in turning its basketball fortunes around
MORGANTOWN — The problems were detected early and then piled one on top of the other until they could no longer be supported. In a nutshell, that […]
Xander Rice scores 30 points as WVU falls to Monmouth
West Virginia’s feel-good story took a wrong turn Friday night. Xander Rice and Monmouth made sure of it. Rice scored a career-high 30 points — 20 coming […]
COLUMN: Quinn Slazinski keeps things in perspective, tells some hard truths after a rough loss
West Virginia dropped a game it should have never lost Friday night, a 73-65 stinker against Monmouth that was a result of a lack of shooters, lack […]
WVU looks to build a better rhythm against Monmouth between Jesse Edwards and outside shooters
MORGANTOWN — It is the one truly amazing thing about sports, in that the names and faces can change, but the keys to scoring more points than […]
Seth Wilson is on a mission to go from streaky shooter to finding consistency
MORGANTOWN — As far as can be told from a Google search, the actress Drew Barrymore never played basketball. She did, however, come up with this gem […]
COLUMN: Up-and-down 1st game follows offseason trend for Eilert and WVU
The festivities actually began Sunday night for Josh Eilert and his family. “We had a table for 20 at Oliverio’s and every single one of them was […]
