MORGANTOWN — If confidence was sold in a bottle, Josh Eilert would have already bought every single one and stuffed his players’ lockers with them. That’s what […]
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Josh Eilert: Pro agents coming after RaeQuan Battle forcing player to choose between basketball and education
Josh Eilert’s concerns with the status of guard RaeQuan Battle, as the WVU men’s basketball coach discussed Wednesday night, go much farther than the NCAA. In the […]
Blake Hinson made 9 of Pitt’s 16 threes as Panthers notch first Brawl win since 2012
MORGANTOWN — It rained inside the Coliseum Wednesday. No precipitation, just 3-pointers from Pitt forward Blake Hinson and his Panthers teammates. “I think we all know the […]
COLUMN: Akok Akok’s WVU debut was something to cheer about
The first sort of hint came Tuesday afternoon, as WVU men’s hoops coach Josh Eilert was giving an update on his team. “I haven’t given up on […]
Ofri Naveh will play in his first Backyard Brawl, but has lived through The Derby
MORGANTOWN — At first glance, it would seem like WVU forward Ofri Naveh is the least-likely candidate to speak on the WVU-Pitt men’s basketball rivalry that resumes […]
COLUMN: Mountaineers continue fighting, but is any help going to enough?
To his credit, Josh Eilert is not changing his message, not even after watching West Virginia fall to St. John’s 79-73 on Friday night in the annual […]
Battle of the bigs: Jesse Edwards, Joel Soriano a major focus in WVU-St. John’s game
MORGANTOWN — If the game plays out like Josh Eilert expects, there will be some good and bad news today for WVU center Jesse Edwards when the […]
Quinn Slazinski will have an additional ‘fire’ within himself in facing Pitino, St. John’s
MORGANTOWN — It would be easy to say Quinn Slazinski is playing with a chip on his shoulder, yet that doesn’t quite cover it all. The way […]
West Virginia holds off Bellarmine behind Jesse Edwards’ third double-double of the season
MORGANTOWN — The good news: West Virginia ended a two-game skid Sunday night with a 62-58 win against Bellarmine inside the Coliseum. The not so good news: […]
Bellarmine’s visit to WVU just another stop on the Knight’s gauntlet in nonconference play
MORGANTOWN — Before the headlines rolled this college football season about the possible injustice done to James Madison, there was Bellarmine University. The Knights — a little […]
