Coming off one of the Big 12's best seasons in which seven of the 10 teams made the NCAA Tournament and Oklahoma made it to the Final Four, the conference will turn a new page led by a new crop of stars. Big name athletes like Georges Niang, Perry Ellis,
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WVU’s West ready to make presence felt inside
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Basketball is in West Virginia University's Lamont West's blood and he is ready to make his mark on Mountaineer nation. West came to Morgantown last season but wasn't ready to be thrown into the fire. After redshirting and learning for a year, the freshman is ready to make his mark. He's
WVU’s Adrian ready to lead by example
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--West Virginia University's Nathan Adrian is one player turning heads as the Mountaineers prepare for the upcoming season. Adrian had a breakout freshman campaign where he averaged 5.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. It was his three-point shooting that turned heads. Adrian finished the season with 39 3-point field goals,
Quick Hit: Former Mountaineers’ brother to join Joseph and Irvin in Oakland
Johnny Holton, the older brother of former Mountaineers forward Jonathan Holton, has signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders. He will join former Mountaineers Bruce Irvin and Karl Joseph. Irvin signed with the Raiders in the offseason and Joseph was the Raiders first round selection in this year's NFL
After NCAA Tournament loss Jaysean Paige and Jonathan Holton say goodbye to WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Only one team will be crowned National Champions, leaving 67 other teams heartbroken. That was the case on Friday night when Stephen F. Austin routed West Virginia 70-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. With the Mountaineers loss, the college careers of seniors Jaysean Paige and Jonathan Holton came
What went wrong for WVU against Stephen F. Austin
BROOKLYN, N.Y.--West Virginia University's basketball season came to an end on Friday night after a stunning 70-56 loss to 14th-seeded Stephen F. Austin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. What went wrong for the third-seeded Mountaineers? Everything. First, WVU lost at its own game. The Mountaineers turned the ball over 22 times
WVU wins in dramatic fashion to take on Kansas
WVU wins heart stopper over Oklahoma in Big 12 tournament semifinals
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--Things haven't gone West Virginia's way at times this basketball season, but the second-seeded Mountaineers' luck changed on Friday night. WVU was up by two points with 1.8 seconds to go in the game and Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield launched a half-court shot that bounced off the backboard and went in.
WVU’s Jevon Carter turning it on at the right time
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-- West Virginia University's Jevon Carter scored 15 points in the Mountaineers 86-66 victory over TCU in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Thursday night. He was 5-of-8 from the field and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc. After struggling throughout the year, Carter has been coming on over
WVU looks to avoid third straight loss to Oklahoma
KANSAS CITY, Mo.- WVU recorded a new team-high point total in Big 12 Championship play with 86 in their Thursday night match-up. Following the WVU game, Oklahoma had a slight scare after only beating Iowa State 79-76. But the semifinal pairing was set. The West Virginia Mountaineers will take on the Oklahoma Sooners around 9 p.m. (ET)