MORGANTOWN — The afternoon gathering came at Suburban Lanes in Morgantown, and what was a day of giving thanks also turned into a much needed day of […]
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No. 24 Virginia makes clutch plays down the stretch to knock off WVU 56-54
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia walked out of the Suncoast Credit Union Arena on Wednesday night with an 0-2 record in the Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off and one […]
Shorthanded WVU faces another tough obstacle in Virginia’s pack-line defense
MORGANTOWN — Imagine for a moment a pile of 1,000 cement bricks that need to be moved to another area just 25 feet away. The first 50 […]
SMU runs past WVU in second half for 70-58 win in Fort Myers Tip-Off
MORGANTOWN — Ricardo Wright didn’t bother taking a shot over the first 20 minutes, but the senior guard was absolute money in the second half Monday. Right […]
Josh Eilert is a believer in what analytics say and how he’s used them this season at WVU
MORGANTOWN — In the most simplistic terms, analytics are tons of stats from things that have already happened that coaches use with the hope of predicting the […]
Jordan McCabe made a fast transition from college player to assistant coach at WVU
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 […]
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 […]