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WVU Women’s Basketball Plays Georgia Tech As They Look For First Sweet 16 Appearance Since 1992

by Wesley Shoemaker - March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 01105

The West Virginia women’s basketball team will look to make its first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1992, when they play Georgia Tech in the second of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 4 seed Mountaineers beat the No. 13 seed Lehigh in the first round 77-53. The Mountaineers overall had a very

Jalen Bridges and Bob Huggins Talk Matchup With Syracuse

by Ethan Bock - March 20, 2021March 20, 2021 0648

During the one-day break before playing the No. 11 seed Syracuse Orange, WVU forward Jalen Bridges and WVU head coach Bob Huggins spoke with the media about the matchup with the old Big East foe. Bridges—a redshirt freshman—was just in elementary school the last time West Virginia and Syracuse have went

ESPN Named Bob Huggins the No. 9 Best Player Out Of Coaches in the NCAA Tournament Field

by Ethan Bock - March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 01557

On Tuesday morning, ESPN's Tony Moss released a personal ranking of his best basketball players out of the head coaches in the NCAA Tournament field. WVU head coach Bob Huggins was ranked at No. 9. Here was the rest of the top ten: Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)Juwan Howard (Michigan)Bryce Drew (Grand Canyon)Mark Pope (BYU)Tony

West Virginia Basketball: Midwest Region Breakdown

by Wesley Shoemaker - March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 0832

If you are a West Virginia basketball fan, recent memory suggests that many times when it comes to NCAA tournament seeding, they are unable to catch a break. Whether it is having to fly from San Diego to Boston only to play No. 1 seed Villanova or being a No.

Bracketology Update Before Date with Oklahoma State

by Ethan Bock - March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 0788

After West Virginia's win over TCU, ESPN's Joe Lunardi is not budging, keeping the Mountaineers at the 3-seed line in his last bracketology update last night. The Problem With The 2 Seed Houston is a very good team, I think they could beat WVU if the Cougars showed up but resume-wise, it

WVU bids farewell to five seniors after Sweet 16 loss

by Shanna Rose - March 25, 2017 0905

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--With West Virginia University's 61-58 loss to Gonzaga on Thursday night comes a final goodbye to five seniors. Nathan Adrian, Teyvon Myers, Brandon Watkins, James Long and Tarik Phillip put on a Mountaineers jersey for the final time. Each gave their all every night and embraced their role, whether it was

WVU is Heartbreak University

by Ashley O'Brien - March 24, 2017 01183

If you woke up this morning in sports agony, don’t worry, you are not alone. One of the most gut punching losses in WVU sports history took place last night in San Jose, California when the Mountaineers suffered a 61-58 loss at the hands of the No.1-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs in the

Jordan Mathews’ late 3 lifts Gonzaga past WVU

by Shanna Rose - March 23, 2017March 24, 2017 0682

SAN JOSE, CALIF.--Jordan Mathews hit the go-ahead 3-pointer as top-seeded Gonzaga defeated No. 4- seeded West Virginia University 61-58 on Thursday night to advance to the West Regional final. With 59 seconds remaining, Mathews drained a 3 from the far right corner. The Mountaineers (28-9) had one final chance to tie the

Carter, Miles lift WVU past Notre Dame and onto the Sweet 16

by Shanna Rose - March 18, 2017March 18, 2017 0728

BUFFALO--Jevon Carter poured in 24 points as fourth-seeded West Virginia University ousts fifth-seeded Notre Dame 83-71 to advance to the Sweet 16 on Saturday afternoon at KeyBank Center. Daxter Miles Jr. scored 18 points. Tarik Phillip added 12 points. Esa Ahmad and Elijah Macon both had 11. Bonzie Colson tallied 28 points and eight

WVU takes on Notre Dame for first time since 2012

by Shanna Rose - March 17, 2017 0583

BUFFALO--The stage is set for a matchup between two former Big East foes on Saturday afternoon. Fourth-seeded West Virginia University and No. 5 Notre Dame will square off at 12:10 p.m. at the KeyBank Center for a chance to advance to the Sweet 16. Both teams have found new homes in different