Most opposing coaches don’t spend the final moments before tip-off inside the Coliseum glancing around the arena to soak in the moment. Then again, no opposing coach […]
Men’s Basketball
Mountaineers overcome 2nd-half struggles in 66-60 win over Drexel
MORGANTOWN — It started with Josiah Harris finding himself all alone with nothing but a runway to the rim. There was a lob dunk from Kobe Johnson […]
WVU shooting woes come from a lack of confidence, as players continue to pass up open looks
MORGANTOWN — If confidence was sold in a bottle, Josh Eilert would have already bought every single one and stuffed his players’ lockers with them. That’s what […]
Josh Eilert: Pro agents coming after RaeQuan Battle forcing player to choose between basketball and education
Josh Eilert’s concerns with the status of guard RaeQuan Battle, as the WVU men’s basketball coach discussed Wednesday night, go much farther than the NCAA. In the […]
Blake Hinson made 9 of Pitt’s 16 threes as Panthers notch first Brawl win since 2012
MORGANTOWN — It rained inside the Coliseum Wednesday. No precipitation, just 3-pointers from Pitt forward Blake Hinson and his Panthers teammates. “I think we all know the […]
COLUMN: Akok Akok’s WVU debut was something to cheer about
The first sort of hint came Tuesday afternoon, as WVU men’s hoops coach Josh Eilert was giving an update on his team. “I haven’t given up on […]
Ofri Naveh will play in his first Backyard Brawl, but has lived through The Derby
MORGANTOWN — At first glance, it would seem like WVU forward Ofri Naveh is the least-likely candidate to speak on the WVU-Pitt men’s basketball rivalry that resumes […]
COLUMN: Mountaineers continue fighting, but is any help going to enough?
To his credit, Josh Eilert is not changing his message, not even after watching West Virginia fall to St. John’s 79-73 on Friday night in the annual […]
Mountaineers fall to St John’s 79-73 in contact-heavy bout
There was enough contact Friday night inside the Coliseum that it seemed like the clock had been turned back some 15 years to an era now long […]
Battle of the bigs: Jesse Edwards, Joel Soriano a major focus in WVU-St. John’s game
MORGANTOWN — If the game plays out like Josh Eilert expects, there will be some good and bad news today for WVU center Jesse Edwards when the […]