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Carter, Phillip and Adrian receive Big 12 postseason awards

by Shanna Rose - March 5, 2017March 5, 2017 097

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

2017 WVU Basketball: Do Not Attempt To Predict What Will Happen Next

by Ashley O'Brien - February 19, 2017 0330

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--If there is one thing we have learned about the West Virginia Mountaineers 2017 hoops squad it's this--we have learned absolutely nothing about them. It is a very weird situation that it is mid-February and WVU (21-6, 9-5 Big 12) has four games remaining in the regular season and not any

WVU advances to No. 7 in this weeks AP Poll

by Shanna Rose - January 16, 2017January 16, 2017 087

Morgantown -- Top 25 rankings were released earlier today and the Mountaineers men's basketball team saw a jump up in both polls. West Virginia moved up three spots in this weeks Associated Press Top 25 poll to No. 7 and two spots in the USA Today Coaches' Poll at No. 8. WVU (15-2,

WVU picked second in Big 12 preseason poll

by Shanna Rose - October 13, 2016 085

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

Everything falling in place for WVU baseball

by Shanna Rose - May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 0126

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Baseball is a long season and back in April it looked like it might be a long season for the West Virginia University baseball team. The Mountaineers began the season 10-4 with a series sweep against UNLV but things quickly turned sour. TCU annihilated WVU in a three-game series on the

WVU baseball wins series over Baylor after doubleheader

by Shanna Rose - April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 083

MORGANTOWN- After the Mountaineer baseball, 10-0, game one victory Friday evening, WVU takes the series 2-1 over the Baylor Bears Saturday afternoon. Due to inclement weather in the forecast for most of the weekend, games two and three of the series were played as a doubleheader that began at noon. In the days

Mountaineers looking to make history with tournament win

by Shanna Rose - March 10, 2016 088

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

WVU football leaders believe there is no “I” in team

by Shanna Rose - November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 084

Morgantown, W.Va.- A four game losing streak could really tear apart a team, but not the Mountaineers. It seems that it has brought them closer together with the determination to get back on track. Head Coach Dana Holgorsen met with the seniors a couple weeks ago and set up some goals

OT: Longhorns Again Eye Luck

by Jeremy Simon - September 16, 2015September 16, 2015 079

Those connected to the University of Texas were not surprised to learn that Longhorns athletic director Steve Patterson had been relieved of his duties after just 22 months on the job. Patterson was hired to replace long time UT AD Deloss Dodds in December of 2013 and was selected over then

BGS Big 12 Hoops Report

by Jeremy Simon - March 10, 2015 0103

The 2014-15 Big 12 men’s basketball regular season is now in the history books. As such, it’s time to look backward just a bit as we also look forward to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship that starts on Wednesday. Let’s compare how the Big 12 teams ended up