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West Virginia Picked To Finish Third in Big 12

by Ethan Bock - October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 083

Irving, Texas - For the first time in Conference history, Baylor has been picked to finish at the top of the standings in the 2020-21 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll, voted on by the league’s head coaches. The Bears were picked second in the preseason poll in 2012-13, and again in

Oscar Tshiebwe, Derek Culver Earn Big 12 Preseason Awards

by Ethan Bock - October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 0142

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - (October 28, 2020) -- Oscar Tshiebwe and Derek Culver were recognized by the Big 12 on Wednesday afternoon for preseason awards. Tshiebwe was voted on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team. The 6'9" sophomore led WVU in points last season with 11.2. Culver was selected as an honorable mention.

Gondrezick and Niblack Earn Preseason Honors

by Shanna Rose - October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 0198

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 21, 2020) – Redshirt senior guard Kysre Gondrezick and junior forward Kari Niblack of the West Virginia University women’s basketball team earned Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors ahead of the 2020-21 season, the league announced Wednesday. The honor is the first preseason award for each student-athlete. Last season,

WVU Finds Out Another Opponent For Hoops

by Ethan Bock - October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 0754

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - (October 21st, 2020) -- The Big 12 and the SEC announced the matchups on Wednesday morning that will take place this season for the Big12/SEC Challenge. The Florida Gators will travel from Gainesville to Morgantown to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers in an elite matchup on

WVU Women’s Basketball Team Looking to Improve Off Last Season

by Shanna Rose - October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 0529

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Basketball season is right around the corner and the West Virginia women's basketball team is looking to build off of last season. During the 2019-20 season, the Mountaineers posted a 17-12 record and were 7-11 in conference play. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was cut short and there

Bob Huggins Talks Upcoming Season

by Shanna Rose - October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 0398

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins met with members of the media on Thursday via zoom to discuss the upcoming season. https://youtu.be/wGFNcKBI2nU Cover Photo Credit: Shanna Rose, BGS

Final Team Announced To Replace Duke in South Dakota

by Ethan Bock - October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 0321

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - (October 3rd, 2020) -- After the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament was moved from the Bahamas to South Dakota, the Duke Blue Devils left the tournament. On Friday night, it was announced that the Dayton Flyers will replace the Blue Devils in Sioux Falls in the Battle 4

WVU Still Set To Play Georgetown

by Ethan Bock - September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 0463

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - (September 29th, 2020) -- The Big 12 and Big East have confirmed that the Big East-Big 12 Battle will still go on this basketball season. The West Virginia Mountaineers will travel to Washington D.C. to take on the Georgetown Hoyas. The date for this is still TBD. As

WVU Learns Big 12 Opponents For December

by Ethan Bock - September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 01674

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - (September 28th, 2020) -- On Monday afternoon the Big 12 conference announced that there will be two conference games in the month of December. This announcement came to be after the NCAA delayed the basketball season until November 25th. The league decided to play two games in

Perry joins women’s basketball staff

by Shanna Rose - August 16, 2020August 15, 2020 0560

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.– West Virginia University women’s basketball coach Mike Carey announced the addition of Nitra Perry as an assistant coach on Saturday. “I am so excited to have the opportunity to join the West Virginia women’s basketball program,” Perry said. “I have watched the program from afar and have always admired