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Big 12 Places 70% of Teams in NCAA Championship

by Ashley O'Brien - March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 0313

The Big 12 has placed a nation-high 70 percent of its teams in the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. The Conference has seven selections for the sixth time in the last 11 tournaments, including five seasons in the past seven years the event was conducted. No. 3 seed Texas

Big 12 Conference Tournament Basketball Final: Prediction

by Ashley O'Brien - March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 0287

Shortly after Friday's semifinals predictions were posted, it was announced that Kansas was backing out of the conference tournament due to COVID-19 protocol, automatically putting Texas in the conference tournament championship. Game 9: No. 5 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 Texas | 6 p.m. on ESPN Oklahoma State vs. Texas: Ethan Bock: There

Big 12 Tournament Predictions: Semifinals Friday

by Ashley O'Brien - March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 0343

Mountaineer fans, time to wake up and make your coffee extra strong this Friday. The Mountaineers are back in Morgantown hopefully getting some much-needed rest and relaxation. While West Virginia may be out of the conference tournament, the show goes on. Game 7: No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 5 Oklahoma

West Virginia Opens Big 12 Tournament on Friday

by Ashley O'Brien - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 0390

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 11, 2021) – The No. 17/20-ranked West Virginia University women’s basketball team opens postseason play on Friday, March 12, as the Mountaineers begin tournament action at the 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship in Kansas City. The No. 2-seed Mountaineers’ quarterfinals matchup will pit them against

Mountaineers Open Big 12 Play in Texas

by Ashley O'Brien - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 0245

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (March 11, 2021) – The West Virginia University tennis team (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) opens Big 12 Conference play from March 12-14, as the Mountaineers travel to Texas for a pair of matches against No. 2 Texas and No. 12 Baylor. The Mountaineers begin their two-match road trip on Friday,

Big 12 Tournament Predictions: Quarterfinals

by Ashley O'Brien - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 0427

It is day two of the Big 12 men's basketball conference tournament and we're back with more predictions. Today has a matchup that is very clearly near and dear to the hearts of the Mountaineers; West Virginia faces off against Oklahoma State for the third time this season. The Mountaineers

Big 12 Tournament Predictions

by Ashley O'Brien - March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 0504

The 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament officially gets underway Wednesday evening in Kansas City, Missouri. This year's conference tournament brings about a great sense of unfinished business for every team in the tournament given how the season was abruptly ended last March as COVID-19 took over the

NACDA Names Lyons Athletics Director of the Year

by Ashley O'Brien - March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 0293

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (March 10, 2020) – The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) has named West Virginia’s Shane Lyons one of four winners of the 2021 Athletics Director of the Year Award. The Athletics Director of the Year (ADOY) Award highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for

Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship: What a Difference a Year Makes

by Ashley O'Brien - March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 0453

Today, it's Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Truly what a difference a year makes. A year ago, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 I boarded my flight to the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri for what was supposed to be a week of Big 12 basketball and all that goals along

Bracket Determined for 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship

by Ashley O'Brien - March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 0576

IRVING, Texas – The bracket is established for the 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship held at Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium from March 11-14. Baylor is the top-seed after securing its 11th consecutive and 12th overall Big 12 regular-season title. The Lady Bears (22-2, 17-1) are No. 6 nationally and