West Virginia Men's Basketball

Saturday’s Big 12/SEC matchup in Morgantown a sell-out

by Ashley O'Brien - January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 0643

Morgantown, W.V.a - After Monday night's Texas blowout in Morgantown, the men's basketball team plays host for one of the weekend's Big 12/SEC matchup games. The Mountaineers will host the Missouri Tigers on Saturday for a prime noon tip off on ESPN. Mountaineer fans across the country will be looking

Macke quickly becoming a fan and teammate favorite

by Ashley O'Brien - January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 01209

Morgantown, W. Va. - Monday night's home throttling of the Texas Longhorns led to chants of "Macke! Macke!" from the student section. With time winding down, head coach Bob Huggins granted the request of his fans and put the walk-on in the game. On a move that later made the

Big 12 hits Huggins with sanctions following Kansas game loss

by Ashley O'Brien - January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 01139

Morgantown, W. Va. - Several days after Huggins and the Mountaineers took their first conference loss of the season, and subsequently the day after their first conference win; the head coach was hit was a public reprimand from the Big 12. Following Saturday's loss at Kansas, Huggins made several statements

Mountaineers drop one spot in AP Poll following Saturday’s loss

by Ashley O'Brien - January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 0273

Morgantown. W.VA - Hours before the Mountaineers take on their second Big 12 game of the 2019-2020 season, the weekly AP Top 25 Poll was released. Following the loss to Kansas in Lawrence this past Saturday, the Mountaineers dropped just one point from 16 to 17. The Mountaineers join fellow

McBride named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week

by Ashley O'Brien - December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 0254

Morgantown, W.Va. - On the heels of an Ohio State upset, freshman guard Miles McBride has been named the Big 12 conference's Newcomer of the Week. McBride was an integral part in West Virginia's 67-59 upset over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cleveland Classic Sunday afternoon. The Ohio native

Men’s hoops continues to move up in AP Poll

by Ashley O'Brien - December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 01370

Morgantown, W.Va. - Monday afternoon another week's AP Top 25 Poll was released for men's basketball. For the second week in a row. the West Virginia' men's basketball team was ranked, climbing three spots from last week. Going into Christmas, the Mountaineers are now ranked 22nd in the AP Poll.

Men’s hoops takes one of two trips to Ohio prior to Big 12 play

by Ashley O'Brien - December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 0470

Youngstown, OH. - For head coach Bob Huggins and the Mountaineer men's basketball team the last two weeks of 2019 will be completed with good old fashioned bus travel. The men's basketball team takes on Youngstown State Saturday December 21, 2019 in one of the few games of the season

Mountaineers crack AP Top 25 Poll

by Ashley O'Brien - December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 0677

Morgantown, W. Va. - The Monday before Christmas brought an early Christmas gift for the West Virginia men's basketball team. The Mountaineers have finally made their presence back into the AP Top 25 Poll, at spot 25. The Mountaineers are currently 9-1 with two more games left in 2019 before

WVU downs Wichita State, wins Cancun Challenge

by Ashley O'Brien - November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 0985

CANCUN, Mexico—On the Eve of Thanksgiving and Oscar Tsheibwe's 20th birthday, the Mountaineers shocked the Wichita State Shockers and will leave Cancun as the Cancun Challenge Champions. The men's hoops team topped the Shockers in a 75-63 win Wednesday night. For a team that won just 15 games last season, going

Daxter Miles Jr. has career high game

by Ashley O'Brien - November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 01045

Phoenix, AZ. - Mountaineer Daxter Miles, Jr. is showcasing his skills in the NBA G League. Over the weekend, Miles put up a career high performance in the Northern Arizona Suns-Lakeland Magic game. The Suns fell 121-102 in Saturday's game, but the loss did not shy away from the production