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TBT, The Basketball Tournament, to proceed without fans

by Ashley O'Brien - May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 0297

The Basketball Tournament, "TBT," has made a name for its summer tournament over the last several years, especially with West Virginia basketball fans nationwide. Former Mountaineers have made a team for the tournament, Team Best Virginia, and were excited to play in front of local West Virginia fans in Charleston,

First step to football: NCAA okays three sports to return in-person June 1

by Ashley O'Brien - May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 0472

Late afternoon Wednesday, the NCAA reportedly gave college sports fans one of the best pieces of news since ESPN released The Last Dance early. According to a report by Pete Thamel and Yahoo Sports, the NCAA has approved the return of in-person sports activities for three college sports starting June

Coach Carey and women’s hoops team adjusting to new days

by Ashley O'Brien - April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 0211

Morgantown, W.VA. - West Virginia women's head basketball Coach Mike Carey met members of the media Monday morning via Zoom from his house, much like many of the West Virginia coaches have been doing the past several weeks. Coach Carey and his team were in Kansas City, Missouri over a

Twenty Named Academic All-Big 12 At-Large

by Ashley O'Brien - April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 0394

LINK: https://wvusports.co/2wLIytu MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 17, 2020) – Twenty West Virginia University student-athletes have been named to the 2020 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Teams, the conference office announced on Friday. The team recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at institutions who participate in sports outside of Big 12 competition, including rifle and men's soccer. A

Tsheibwe named in ESPN’s Top 25 college basketball players for 2020-2021

by Ashley O'Brien - April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 0556

Morgantown, W.VA. - ESPN has been getting a head start on their pre-season basketball content for the 2020-2021 season, providing a much-needed distraction in light of current affairs. One of West Virginia's own big guys, Oscar Tshiebwe, was included in the sports behemoth's top 25 list of college basketball players

ESPN teases basketball fans with updated Bracketology

by Ashley O'Brien - April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 0550

The week of the 2020 NCAA men's basketball National Championship is here and many were lusting after the what if's by Monday evening. On Monday, ESPN aimed to take some of that pain away from avid college basketball fans and put out their truly way too early 2021 Bracketology. Where

Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule Announced

by Ashley O'Brien - March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 0454

Morgantown, W.Va. - The 2020-2021 men's basketball season will hopefully be here before we know it (and hopefully landing right in the midst of a successful Mountaineers football season). West Virginia University released the team's non-conference schedule this week: Tuesday Nov. 10 Fairleigh Dickinson Morgantown, W.Va.Friday Nov. 13 Pitt

Source: Tshiebwe and Culver to return for 2020-2021 season

by Ashley O'Brien - March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 0370

Morgantown, W.Va. - Twitter on Tuesday was lit up with good news for the West Virginia men's basketball team and its fans. Per basketball guru Jon Rothstein's Twitter account, two of the big guys are officially coming back for the 2020-2021 basketball season. https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1242452163122606081 Rothstein made the announcement on his feed

Tshiebwe Named to NABC All-District First Team

by Ashley O'Brien - March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 0457

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rick Leddy, NABC 203-815-2437 (Ricknabc@gmail.com) National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2019-20 Division I All-District Teams and Coaches KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 23, 2020) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced today the 2019-20 NABC Division I All-District teams and coaches, as selected and voted on by

Sights and Sounds: 48 hours in Kansas City

by Ashley O'Brien - March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 0835

Kansas City, MO. - Well, it happened. The 2020 Phillip's 66 Men's Big 12 Conference Tournament has officially been canceled. Over the course of the last 48 hours, the coronavirus has induced enough concern and fear that the Big 12, as well as 12 other conferences, canceled the tournament Thursday