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
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McNeil embracing life as a Mountaineer
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
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
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
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