MORGANTOWN — Wren Baker is a man in dire need of a vacation, the result of a career’s worth of turmoil in the WVU athletic department all […]
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Huggins’ forced retirement triggers back-up plan in coaching search
WVU’s decision to hire assistant basketball coach Josh Eilert as interim head coach, replacing Bob Huggins, is not an elegant solution, but it is a practical one. […]
Eilert’s 16 years of patience paid off, but now the challenge begins as WVU’s interim head hoops coach
MORGANTOWN — For 16 years Josh Eilert watched, listened, learned and stayed put. In college basketball years, that would normally account for two or three different addresses […]
Tre Mitchell transfers to Kentucky, Wague enters portal
MORGANTOWN — In Wren Baker’s mind, the expectations heaped upon Josh Eilert to build some sort of wall around the WVU men’s basketball roster were unrealistic. “I […]
Key points from Monday’s press conference
** Josh Eilert’s contract is for 10 months, worth $1.5 million. He made $180,000, plus incentives, as an assistant last season. ** WVU men’s basketball staff members […]
WVU AD: Coaching search went down two different roads
MORGANTOWN — There were two trains of thought in the search for the next West Virginia men’s basketball coach, and WVU athletic director Wren Baker was quick […]
Josh Eilert introduced as WVU’s interim head men’s basketball coach
MORGANTOWN — Josh Eilert will have 935 less wins under his belt than Bob Huggins when November rolls around and the 2023-24 men’s basketball season begins. That […]
Point guard Kerr Kriisa exits portal, returns to WVU men’s hoops team
MORGANTOWN — Kerr Kriisa is back with the WVU men’s basketball team again. The senior point guard from Tartu, Estonia put his name in the transfer portal […]
WVU names Josh Eilert interim head basketball coach
MORGANTOWN — After a week’s long search for a men’s basketball coach put WVU officials in touch with some of the biggest names in the game, the […]
Return of Fardaws Aimaq gives Texas Tech a new look against WVU
MORGANTOWN — In what could be a shootout for the Big 12’s cellar, Texas Tech recently found some more ammunition. It comes in the form of 6-foot-11 […]
