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Mountaineers get squashed by Frogs in OT

by Ashley O'Brien - February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 0195

Fort Worth, TX. - The Mountaineers made another trip to Texas to take on the Horned Frogs of TCU Saturday and quite frankly, lost. The Mountaineers defeated the Horned Frogs in January at home by 32 points and today fell short in a truly heartbreaking loss. The Mountaineers started off

TBT summer basketball tournament has regional location in West Virginia

by Ashley O'Brien - February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 0340

Charleston, W.Va. - Last summer's basketball highlight was definitely the Best Virginia superstar team playing in and participating in "The Basketball Tournament," TBT. The TBT tournament is a 5-on-5, winner take all tournament with a winner prize of $2 million. It was announced on Tuesday that Charleston, West Virginia will

Mountaineers drop two spots in AP Top 25 as challenging week looms ahead

by Ashley O'Brien - February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 0288

Morgantown, W.Va. - The men's basketball team dropped two spots in week 15's AP Top 25 poll Monday afternoon. After the Mountaineers split their games last week with a home win against Iowa State and a road loss to Oklahoma, the Mountaineers fell from 13th to 15th. The Mountaineers were

For the men’s basketball team, travel seems to be troubling

by Ashley O'Brien - February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 0501

Norman, OK. - Saturday afternoon's men's basketball game was nothing short of tough to watch at times. And that's just from the television sets and couches of Mountaineers fans across the country. The Mountaineers traveled to Norman and tipped off just a few short hours after being named an early

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

by Ashley O'Brien - February 4, 2020February 3, 2020 0800

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 0511

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

Women’s Hoops continues to move up in AP Poll

by Ashley O'Brien - January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 0548

Morgantown, W.Va. - The men's basketball team is not the only team making a name for themselves this season in Morgantown. This week, the women's basketball team also made strides in their move up the AP Top 25. The women's team jumped up two spots this week in the poll

Men’s hoops continues to move up in AP Poll

by Ashley O'Brien - December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 01417

Morgantown, W.Va. - Monday afternoon another week's AP Top 25 Poll was released for men's basketball. For the second week in a row. the West Virginia' men's basketball team was ranked, climbing three spots from last week. Going into Christmas, the Mountaineers are now ranked 22nd in the AP Poll.

Men’s hoops takes one of two trips to Ohio prior to Big 12 play

by Ashley O'Brien - December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 0518

Youngstown, OH. - For head coach Bob Huggins and the Mountaineer men's basketball team the last two weeks of 2019 will be completed with good old fashioned bus travel. The men's basketball team takes on Youngstown State Saturday December 21, 2019 in one of the few games of the season

Daxter Miles Jr. has career high game

by Ashley O'Brien - November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 01090

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