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Carter, Phillip and Adrian receive Big 12 postseason awards

by Shanna Rose - March 5, 2017March 5, 2017 0137

Irving, Texas — For the first time in Big 12 history, three schools have captured all of the major men’s basketball postseason awards. Frank Mason III (Player of the Year), Bill Self (Coach) and Josh Jackson (Freshman) of Kansas have been recognized, with West Virginia’s Jevon Carter (Defensive Player) and

WVU picked second in Big 12 preseason poll

by Shanna Rose - October 13, 2016 0106

Article Credit: Rob Carolla Irving, Texas - For the fifth consecutive year, Kansas is the preseason choice to win the Big 12 men’s basketball regular season championship. The Jayhawks were a unanimous selection and are the favorite for the 15th time in conference history overall. KU will have four of its top

Mountaineers looking to make history with tournament win

by Shanna Rose - March 10, 2016 0104

KANSAS CITY, Mo.–Unlike last year, the Mountaineers enter the second round of the Big 12 tournament with a fully healthy team. Fans watched Jonathan Holton get injured in the regular season finale at Baylor. The sprained ankle kept Holton out of practice on Monday. However, Holton was able to practice on Wednesday, and Bob Huggins

Mountaineers fail to make preseason AP Top 25

by Jeremy Simon - November 2, 2015 099

The associated press released their preseason college basketball top 25 today and the West Virginia Mountaineers failed to make the poll. Receiving 84 votes the Mountaineers came in at number 28. Four Big 12 teams did, however, make the top 25, those teams being #4 Kansas, #7 Iowa State, #8 Oklahoma,

Huggins Talks Iowa State Loss

by jerry McGhee - February 14, 2015 084

No. 21 West Virginia continues to slide as the seasons winds down, and that slide continued on Saturday afternoon when the Mountaineer fell 79-59 to No. 14 Iowa State. The Mountaineers continue to struggle from the field shooting 38%, and they also turned it over 19 times. “We haven’t made shots all

Huggs Talks Oklahoma Win

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by jerry McGhee - January 13, 2015 085

No. 16 West Virginia rolled on Tuesday evening at the WVU Coliseum over No. 18 Oklahoma 86-65. The Mountaineers were led by freshmen guard Jevon Carter with 18-points and 7 rebounds. Coach Huggs was much happier with his teams effort following a loss to Iowa State on Saturday night. "This is a

WVU Ranked #16 In AP Poll

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by jerry McGhee - January 12, 2015 091

West Virginia enters this week ranked #16 in the latest edition of the AP Poll. The Mountaineers drop 2 spots following a loss to No. 11 Iowa State on Saturday night at the WVU Coliseum. Next up for No. 16 West Virginia is No. 18 Oklahoma, and the two will play

Bob Huggins: Iowa State Postgame

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by jerry McGhee - January 11, 2015January 12, 2015 098

Bob Huggins was disappointed following his teams 74-72 loss to No. 17 Iowa State Saturday evening at the WVU Coliseum. Coach Huggins theme of the postgame was the Mountaineers lack of passing the basketball. Cold shooting hurt West Virginia during the contest. WVU shot 32% from the field and left points

#14 WVU takes on #17 Iowa State

BGS WVU Scouting Report

by Shanna Rose - January 10, 2015January 15, 2015 0205

Morgantown, W.Va. - Tonight, (8 p.m. on ESPN 2) #14 West Virginia will open their home Big 12 season against #17 Iowa State (11-2). This match-up will mark the 8th time that a game will be played in the Coliseum with both teams ranked in the AP Top 20. Fans

Bob Huggins Talks Iowa State

WVU Basketball

by jerry McGhee - January 9, 2015 0108

West Virginia University men's basketball coach Bob Huggins met with the media on Friday to preview Saturday evenings game against No. 17 Iowa State at the WVU Coliseum. No. 14 West Virginia enters the contest at 14-1 with both teams averaging around 80 points per contest. Iowa State leads the overall