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No. 20 Mountaineers drop second straight to Texas

by Shanna Rose - February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 0604

AUSTIN, Texas--Andrew Jones scored 22 points as Texas down No. 20 West Virginia 67-57 on Monday night Courtney Ramey added 21 points as the Longhorns (17-11, 7-8 Big 12) won their third straight. The Mountaineers (19-9, 7-8) continued their downward spiral, dropping two in a row and sixth consecutive road games. Oscar Tshiebwe

Mountaineers defeat Austin Peay behind double-doubles by Matthews, Tshiebwe

by Will Aldrich - December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 0396

MORGANTOWN W.VA- The Mountaineers took care of the Austin Peay Governors comfortably Thursday night by the score of 84-53, behind a 16 point, 10 rebound performance from Emmitt Matthews Jr. The Mountaineers broke the game open late in the first half, after shooting 51% from the field while holding the Governers

WVU suffers heartbreaking first loss to St. John’s

by Shanna Rose - December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 0653

NEW YORK--West Virginia suffered its first loss of the season to the hands of St. John's, 70-68, on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in the inaugural Big East/ Big 12 Challenge. The Mountaineers (7-1) shot themselves in the foot, turning the ball over an abysmal 22 times and shooting just

Game Seven: Rhode Island vs West Virginia Preview

by Matt Holleran - November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 01721

West Virginia (6-0) returns to action Sunday afternoon as they take on the Rhode Island Rams. The Rams come into the matchup with a 6-2 record, losing to only LSU and Maryland on the season. West Virginia comes into this game riding high off their win over Wichita State to

McNeil embracing life as a Mountaineer

by Shanna Rose - November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 02872

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.–Sean McNeil made his West Virginia debut in Friday’s charity exhibition against Duquesne, where he scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds. During the second half, McNeil seemed to settle in with the Mountaineers and found his stride. “It took a little bit to get comfortable for things to start to

Men’s basketball season tips off Friday with charity exhibition game

by Ashley O'Brien - October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 01687

Morgantown, W. Va. - The 2019-2020 men's basketball season tips off in a mere number of days with a Friday night charity exhibition game against Duquesne. West Virginia's regular season starts Friday, November 8 with a home opener against Akron. The 2019-2020 includes non-conference matchups such as the Backyard Brawl

Breaking down the newcomers to the 2019 West Virginia University basketball roster

by Matt Holleran - October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 04214

This year is an extremely important one for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Coming off one of their worst seasons in school history, finishing with a 15-21 record and winning just four of their 18 Big 12 games, the team underperformed greatly last year. Things just never seemed right for from

Big 12 2019-20 season preview: WVU

by Jharad K. McClung Lester - August 20, 2019August 19, 2019 02077

The West Virginia Mountaineers 2018-19 Record: 15-21 (4-14) 2018-19 Big 12 Conference Finish: 10th The West Virginia Mountaineers ended the 2018-19 basketball season as one of college basketball's biggest disappointments. The Mountaineers ranked No. 13 in the nation at the beginning of the 2018-19 season. In addition to their high preseason

Huggins Announces First Spring Signing

by Shanna Rose - April 17, 2019 0267

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 17, 2019) – West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has announced that Sean McNeil has signed a grant-in-aid for the 2019-20 academic year. McNeil, a 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard, from Union, Kentucky, is wrapping up his freshman year at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, playing for