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Mountaineers drop two spots in AP Top 25 as challenging week looms ahead

by Ashley O'Brien - February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 0292

Morgantown, W.Va. - The men's basketball team dropped two spots in week 15's AP Top 25 poll Monday afternoon. After the Mountaineers split their games last week with a home win against Iowa State and a road loss to Oklahoma, the Mountaineers fell from 13th to 15th. The Mountaineers were

For the men’s basketball team, travel seems to be troubling

by Ashley O'Brien - February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 0503

Norman, OK. - Saturday afternoon's men's basketball game was nothing short of tough to watch at times. And that's just from the television sets and couches of Mountaineers fans across the country. The Mountaineers traveled to Norman and tipped off just a few short hours after being named an early

Fall Big 12 Honor Roll stacked with Mountaineer student-athletes

by Ashley O'Brien - February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 0257

Morgantown, W.Va. - The Big 12 conference announced its fall 2019 academic honor roll earlier this week. The all-conference honor roll shines a light on the student-athletes at West Virginia University, and across the conference, who worked hard off the field to achieve at least a 3.0 GPA. Out of

WVU hoops drop one spot in AP Poll

by Ashley O'Brien - February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 0512

Morgantown, W. Va. - Monday afternoon another weekly Top 25 AP Poll for men's basketball. Last week, the Mountaineers came in at the 13th spot on the poll. This week's rankings see the Mountaineers dropping one spot in the polls, from 12th to 13th following a loss at Texas Tech

Saturday’s Big 12/SEC matchup in Morgantown a sell-out

by Ashley O'Brien - January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 0834

Morgantown, W.V.a - After Monday night's Texas blowout in Morgantown, the men's basketball team plays host for one of the weekend's Big 12/SEC matchup games. The Mountaineers will host the Missouri Tigers on Saturday for a prime noon tip off on ESPN. Mountaineer fans across the country will be looking

McBride earns Co- Newcomer of the Week title after strong performances against Ok. State, Texas Tech

by Will Aldrich - January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 0294

After averaging 16 points off the bench this past week, Mountaineer guard Miles McBride has been named the Co- Big 12 Newcomer of the week. McBride is sharing the honor with Baylor Bear MaCio Teague. Teague cashed in for 16 points and 7 rebounds in the Bears win on the

Game Fourteen: No. 22 Texas Tech at No. 17 West Virginia

by Matt Holleran - January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 0563

Where and when: 6:00 pm E.T. WVU Coliseum Streaming ESPN2 Matchup to watch: The matchup to watch in this game between two top 25 opponents is can the Mountaineers' solid defense slow down the high-scoring Red Raiders' offense? Texas Tech currently is

Game 13: No. 17 West Virginia at Oklahoma State

by Matt Holleran - January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 0773

Where and when: 9:00 pm E.T. Gallagher-Iba Arena Streaming on ESPN2 Matchup to watch: The big matchup to watch in this Monday night affair is the battle of two of the top defensive teams in the Big 12. West Virginia and Oklahoma State have both been two of

Game Thirteen: No. 16 West Virginia at No. 4 Kansas

by Matt Holleran - January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 0865

When and where: 4:00 pm E.T. Allen Fieldhouse (ESPN) Matchup to watch: The matchup to watch in this big-time game is the battle of the frontcourts. The Kansas’ frontcourt is led by senior Udoka Azubuike. The 7’0 big-man from Nigeria is averaging 13.0 points per game to go with 8.8 rebounds

Former Mountaineer OL Josh Sills to transfer to Oklahoma State

by Will Aldrich - December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 02100

MORGANTOWN W.Va. - After entering the NCAA transfer portal earlier this month, redshirt Junior offensive lineman Josh Sills announced his decision to stay in the Big 12 and join the Oklahoma State football program with this Twitter post, Tuesday morning. https://twitter.com/josh_sills73/status/1212017325987258368 The 6-6 redshirt junior played in just two games for the