West Virginia Men's Basketball

Around the Big 12: Week of January 12th

by Thomas Berdel - January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 0282

Currently, the stakes in Big 12 could never be higher, especially with the number of games recently that have been played within the conference. The month of March is approaching fast and it seems like most of these Big 12 teams are ready for the call on Selection Sunday. Last week,

Breaking: Two Additional West Virginia Men’s Basketball Games Postponed

by Ashley O'Brien - January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 0366

Irving, Texas - In accordance with Big 12 Conference men’s basketball interruption guidelines, West Virginia’s games against TCU (Jan. 16) and Oklahoma State (Jan. 19) have been postponed. It was announced earlier that WVU’s game at Baylor (Jan. 12) would be postponed. The Conference will work with the institutions to reschedule. Press

This Week in Big 12 Hoops

by Thomas Berdel - January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 0231

This week was a showdown in the Big 12. As these conference games are some of the most important games that will be played this year. Especially this week when there were some serious upsets, and some serious losses. However this week is done and gone. So what can we

BREAKING: Cottrell Sidelined for Season

by Ashley O'Brien - December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 0644

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (December 30, 2020) – West Virginia University men’s basketball freshman Isaiah Cottrell will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 season after sustaining a torn Achilles tendon in his left leg. The injury occurred during the first half of the WVU-Northeastern game on Dec. 29. “Everyone associated with Mountaineer Basketball is

Twelve Days of Mountaineers Day Five: Basketball starts season as Bad Boy Mower Champs

by Ashley O'Brien - December 29, 2020December 28, 2020 0267

It's day five of the Twelve Days of Mountaineers and today we take a brief look back at November's Bad Boy Mower Crossover Classic. (Anyone else call it "Bad Boys" like the movies instead?) The men's basketball team was originally supposed to participate in the Battle for Atlantis in the

Twelve Days of Mountaineers Day Three: Mountaineers Upset Baylor in Hoops to end Regular Season

by Ashley O'Brien - December 27, 2020December 26, 2020 0296

Day three of the Twelve Days of Mountaineers looks back at the last basketball season for the Mountaineers' 2019-2020 season. The Mountaineers upset then-number 4 Baylor at home to finish the regular season with a 21-10 overall record. West Virginia's Senior Day started off eventful with senior Chase Harler proposing

Blue Gold Sports Celebrates the Twelve Days of Mountaineers

by Ashley O'Brien - December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 0267

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Mountaineer Nation! What a year 2020 has been for everyone. As the holiday season is fully upon us, a few of your Blue Gold Sports writers have put together a little look back on the year 2020 for the West Virginia Mountaineers that encompasses the

Mountaineers continue to climb in Rothstein 45

by Ashley O'Brien - December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 0414

Morgantown, W.VA. - The West Virginia men's basketball team continues to climb basketball reporter/analyst's top chart after two more wins this past week. The Mountaineers had a slight schedule hiccup last week when it was announced that Robert Morris had too many COVID-19 cases and contact tracing quarantines to play

Big 12 Hoops: Conference Games Around the Corner

by Ashley O'Brien - December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 0269

Big 12 conference basketball has been one of the more exciting conferences to keep track of over the past few years. With so many top teams in the Big 12, we'll be bringing you a weekly recap of what's going on in the Big 12. December 6 - December 13

Mountaineers stay put in this week’s AP Poll

by Ashley O'Brien - December 8, 2020December 7, 2020 0304

Morgantown, W.VA. - The West Virginia men's basketball team maintained their position in this week's AP Top 25 Poll. The Mountaineers lost a closely fought game versus number 1 Gonzaga and beat Georgetown late Sunday afternoon to give the Mountaineers a 4-1 record. GonzagaBaylorIowaMichigan StateKansasIllinoisHoustonCreightonVillanovaDukeWest VirginiaTennesseeWisconsinTexasVirginia TechNorth CarolinaTexas TechVirginiaRichmondFlorida StateRutgersOhio