MORGANTOWN — In 1984, Bob Huggins was a rookie Division I basketball coach at Akron and Nike was just another name in the shoe business. That’s when […]
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Joe Toussaint’s move to West Virginia has provided new role, scoring chances
MORGANTOWN — In sports, it’s called the change-of-scenery theory, in which some athletes suddenly perform better after a trade, or in the case of college athletics, a […]
NOTEBOOK: Bob Huggins still looking for WVU to sharpen its game
MORGANTOWN — In Bob Huggins’ own words, he’s still waiting on WVU to play a “sharp” game. Despite WVU shooting a season-high 55.6% from the floor in […]
Continued hot shooting leads West Virginia past Penn
MORGANTOWN — There is a trend developing within the WVU men’s basketball team. It’s one predicted by head coach Bob Huggins back in September with four simple […]
Mohamed Wague’s progress from soccer to hoops continues to grow at West Virginia
MORGANTOWN — The scouting report from Erik Martin came a year, or so, ago and it really wasn’t unique to any others from Martin when he was […]
NOTEBOOK: Jimmy Bell Jr. not afraid of playing a physical game
At 6-foot-10 and 285 pounds, Jimmy Bell Jr. is not a young man afraid of contact. “I used to be a football player, so I don’t have […]
Tre Mitchell makes up for lost time, WVU rolls past Morehead State 75-57
Emmitt Matthews Jr.’s lay-up attempt rolled off the right side of the rim and Tre Mitchell did what he’s sort of been known for this season. He […]
West Virginia men’s hoops looks to build more momentum against Morehead State
MORGANTOWN — It was just one step in the right direction, that was how WVU men’s basketball guard Erik Stevenson classified West Virginia’s victory against rival Pitt […]
WVU’s versatile bigs giving team some power in the paint
MORGANTOWN — It was a collection of the unknowns and maybe the rarely seen. Just two games into this season, though, WVU’s bigs are becoming, well, a […]
NOTEBOOK: WVU racks up sixth win in a row against Pitt, future of Backyard Brawl uncertain
PITTSBURGH — Different circumstances, including the future of Big 12 men’s basketball scheduling will play a role in whether or not the WVU-Pitt basketball series continues after […]
