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Fall Big 12 Honor Roll stacked with Mountaineer student-athletes

by Ashley O'Brien - February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 0228

Morgantown, W.Va. - The Big 12 conference announced its fall 2019 academic honor roll earlier this week. The all-conference honor roll shines a light on the student-athletes at West Virginia University, and across the conference, who worked hard off the field to achieve at least a 3.0 GPA. Out of

West Virginia University asks fans to vote for ‘Mount Rushmore’ of WVU hoops

by Ashley O'Brien - February 4, 2020February 3, 2020 0769

Morgantown, W.Va. - The topic of the greatest of all time (GOAT) when speaking about one's favorite teams, both collegiate and professional, has become much more of a trend in recent history. Many Mountaineers fans have long discussed who is the greatest of greats? What players are long-known as having

WVU hoops drop one spot in AP Poll

by Ashley O'Brien - February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 0502

Morgantown, W. Va. - Monday afternoon another weekly Top 25 AP Poll for men's basketball. Last week, the Mountaineers came in at the 13th spot on the poll. This week's rankings see the Mountaineers dropping one spot in the polls, from 12th to 13th following a loss at Texas Tech

Game Nine: West Virginia Mountaineers vs Austin Peay Governors Preview

by Matt Holleran - December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 0737

The 7-1 West Virginia Mountaineers return to action Wednesday night after suffering their first loss of the 2019 season on Saturday. The Mountaineers fought hard in a back and forth affair with the St. John's Red Raiders, but ultimately lost the game by two points. When and where: 7:00 pm E.T.

Daxter Miles Jr. has career high game

by Ashley O'Brien - November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 01082

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

Big 12 Newcomers of the Week: Football and Basketball

by Ashley O'Brien - November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 0439

The Big 12 conference doles out weekly accolades in football, and now basketball since the season has started. Last week, football's Sam James was the Newcomer of the Week last week and this week West Virginia boasts not one, but two Newcomers of the Week. The Mountaineers men's basketball team took

McNeil embracing life as a Mountaineer

by Shanna Rose - November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 02498

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 01530

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

Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Centers to Watch List for 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award

by Shanna Rose - October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 0613

Springfield, Mass. (Oct. 18, 2019) — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 20 watch list members for the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. Named after Class of 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor in its sixth year recognizes the top

Men’s Basketball to host Charity Exhibition Game

by Ashley O'Brien - September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 0905

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (September 13, 2019) – The West Virginia University men’s basketball team will host a charity exhibition game against Duquesne inside the WVU Coliseum on Friday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. This will be the third year in a row that WVU