MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (October 15, 2020) – The men’s basketball game between West Virginia University and the University of Pittsburgh that was scheduled to take place this season in Morgantown has been rescheduled to the 2023-24 season. This year’s Backyard Brawl, presented by EQT, was scheduled to take place in Morgantown on Nov.
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Hoops Alum Alex Ruoff starts 12th pro season
Mountaineer hoops alum Alex Ruoff announced on Twitter Thursday morning that he was finally starting his twelfth season in Japan's professional basketball league. Ruoff played at West Virginia from 2005 to 2009 before taking his career to the professional level. https://twitter.com/ARuoff/status/1314147016134537216
Big 12 Institutions are ALL IN for Voting with the #Big12Votes Initiative
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is pleased to announce the Big 12 Votes Initiative, a collaboration with the 10 member institutions of the Big 12 Conference – Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, and West Virginia. The Big 12 Votes Initiative seeks to fulfill a
NCAA announces start date for College Basketball 2020-2021 season
Wednesday afternoon brought news that many college basketball fans were elated to hear: the 2020-2021 college basketball season has been given its start date of Wednesday, November 25. https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/1306361323035545602 https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1306343180632195072 Teams can begin their official season practices on October 14, with Division I schools having three options on how to proceed with
Mountaineer football and basketball players March for Unity
Morgantown, W.VA. - On Sunday afternoon in Morgantown, student athletes from various sports came together for a peaceful March for Unity. The March occurred the day after football's TJ Simmons addressed the West Virginia media regarding Jacob Blake and the need for change in the world. "We want change in this
WVU Hoops remembers Kobe Bryant on Kobe Day
Sagaba Konate signs Pro Deal in Spain
Spain - Former Mountaineer men's hoops star Sagaba Konate has signed a professional basketball contract for the upcoming season in Spain. Konate signed with Basket Zaragoza. Basket Zaragoza competes in the top professional league in Spain, Lima ACB. https://twitter.com/BasketZaragoza/status/1296470797926555648
West Virginia Athletics COVID-19 Testing Update
Morgantown, W.VA. - Students are officially back on campus in Morgantown and while that brings hopes and excitement for a school year ahead, it also brings about a fresh set of germs on campus. Over the weekend, the West Virginia University Department of Athletics gave its weekly COVID-19 testing update. The
Dick Vitale Tweets Praise of Huggins and WVU Hoops
Dick Vitale has long been one to make his opinions known; good, bad or otherwise. Sunday afternoon on Twitter was no difference as the longtime basketball commentator took a moment to sing the praises of the boys in the Old Gold and Blue https://twitter.com/DickieV/status/1287451421940514818 Huggins's guys are coming back strong after
