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 […]
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Josh Eilert: RaeQuan Battle’s eligibility situation with WVU is not dead
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 […]
COLUMN: The wrong call was made on RaeQuan Battle’s eligibility, but here’s a guess as to why the NCAA made it
MORGANTOWN — By now you’ve already formed an opinion about the inner workings of the NCAA, and that opinion was likely made long before the news broke […]
WVU forward RaeQuan Battle loses appeal process, will have to sit out entire 2023-24 season
MORGANTOWN — The NCAA Committee for Legislative Relief handed the WVU men’s basketball team a devastating blow Tuesday. The committee denied the school’s appeal for immediate eligibility […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]