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WVU moves up in this week’s AP Top 25 Poll

by Shanna Rose - January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 0382

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— After defeating then-No.22 Texas Tech and Oklahoma State last week, West Virginia moved up five spots to No. 12 in this week’s AP Top 25 on Monday. The Mountaineers moved up to No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Baylor jumped to No. 2 in the AP Poll after

Mountaineers drop one spot in AP Poll following Saturday’s loss

by Ashley O'Brien - January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 0252

Morgantown. W.VA - Hours before the Mountaineers take on their second Big 12 game of the 2019-2020 season, the weekly AP Top 25 Poll was released. Following the loss to Kansas in Lawrence this past Saturday, the Mountaineers dropped just one point from 16 to 17. The Mountaineers join fellow

West Virginia basketball jumps to number 16 in AP Poll

by Matt Holleran - December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 0459

Sunday's win over the formerly number two team in the country, the Ohio State Buckeyes, may be the biggest win for West Virginia basketball in the past five years. The win proved to be extremely impressive to the Associated Press, as West Virginia took a big jump up

Men’s hoops continues to move up in AP Poll

by Ashley O'Brien - December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 01351

Morgantown, W.Va. - Monday afternoon another week's AP Top 25 Poll was released for men's basketball. For the second week in a row. the West Virginia' men's basketball team was ranked, climbing three spots from last week. Going into Christmas, the Mountaineers are now ranked 22nd in the AP Poll.

Following Baylor loss, Brown holds responsibility for blunder on himself

by Ashley O'Brien - November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 0948

Waco, TX. - The Thursday night Halloween massacre in Waco is now several days behind the Mountaineers, but for many the loss still stings. The Mountaineers lost to the undefeated Baylor Bears 17-14 and days later, one play still stings for many. Probably for no one more than head coach

Mountaineers travel to Waco and put up a fight, but ultimately fall to the Bears

by Ashley O'Brien - October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 0426

Waco, TX. - A Halloween night in Waco, Texas complete with spooky Halloween music and Mountaineer Pat McAfee calling the game was the recipe for some hocus pocus at McLane Stadium. The first half was full of the doldrums of too many punts, not much offensive spectacle and a tied

West Virginia-Baylor Pregame Photo Gallery

by Ashley O'Brien - October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 0363

West Virginia looks to hand Baylor their first loss of 2019

by Franklin Markel - October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 0362

The Mountaineers travel to Waco well rested coming off of their bye week. Both teams were off last week and had very different outlooks through seven games. West Virginia is right where they were supposed to be, a quality 3-1 start followed by a brutal October schedule. West Virginia sits

Big 12 2019-20 Preview: Baylor Bears

by Shanna Rose - October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 0387

Baylor Bears 2018-19 Record: 20-14 (10-8) 2018-19 Big 12 Finish: 4th Players to Watch: Tristan Clark: An injury limited Clark's action last season. In 14 games, he averaged 14.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward had 15 steals. During his freshman year, he led team with .608 field goal percentage, the

Podcast: Baylor Preview and Oklahoma Recap

by Layne Sheppard - October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 0338

Oklahoma ran past the Mountaineers in Norman but what positives came from the game and what can we look forward to. Get a preview of what West Virginia's chances are against Baylor next week as the team travels to Waco. iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/country-roads-podcast/id1442154870#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F701778451 Sound Cloud https://soundcloud.com/layne-sheppard/oklahoma-recap-and-baylor-preview