Three takeaways from West Virginia’s 99-94 upset loss in overtime to Buffalo on Friday night: 1. You can never leave too early: Turns out those second-half collapses against Kansas and […]
Men’s Basketball
West Virginia men’s basketball team blows second half lead, falls to Buffalo in opener
MORGANTOWN — The 13th-ranked West Virginia men’s basketball team made the wrong kind of history at the worst possible time Friday night. In front of a season-opening crowd of 12,657 […]
Beetle Bolden’s status uncertain for home opener
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The 13th-ranked West Virginia men’s basketball team is expected to have its full allotment of forwards in Friday’s 9 p.m. home opener against Buffalo. Whether or […]
Naomi Davenport scores triple-double in West Virginia season opener
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Naomi Davenport and Tynice Martin got the rare cinco-double Tuesday night. Davenport the senior forward from Cincinnati became the first West Virginia women’s basketball player since […]
Esa Ahmad trying to make an impact his last season at West Virginia
MORGANTOWN — If Bob Huggins had the opportunity to take any of his West Virginia players back in time to play some hoops, say three decades ago, it would be […]
Kansas, for good and bad, are in spotlight as Big 12 hoops season begins
MORGANTOWN — The men’s basketball coaches of the Big 12 Conference understand the doubt from those on the outside looking in. They, too, marvel at the national record Kansas set […]
West Virginia men’s basketball team has plenty of potential, but new faces need to learn system
MORGANTOWN — Whether it comes from recruiting rankings, the eye test or simply from our own expectations, there is a certain level of potential surrounding West Virginia’s cast of first-year basketball players. […]
Penn State knocks off West Virginia in charity exhibition
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — In the end, Bob Huggins said he coached Saturday’s 84-82 exhibition loss against Penn State, at the WVU Coliseum, just like a game that meant absolutely […]
Injured hand will keep West Virginia guard James Bolden out of exhibition game
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — You could almost break down the success rate of West Virginia’s men’s basketball guard rotation in two ways: Either with “Beetle” Bolden in the lineup or […]
Sagaba Konate’s size makes him optical illusion for Big 12 teams
MORGANTOWN — There is an optical illusion that stands in the middle of the West Virginia basketball defense. That is according to Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber, who likens […]
