MORGANTOWN — t one time in his life, Malik Newman was on every coach’s wish list in college basketball. He helped lead Kansas to the Final Four by averaging 21.6 points […]
Men’s Basketball
Ex-Mountaineer Kevin Jones to play for Team USA
MORGANTOWN — Kevin Jones’ next stop in basketball will be with Team USA. The former WVU standout made the final roster for the USA World Cup qualifying team, which will play […]
Campers enjoy chance to hang out with Mountaineers
MORGANTOWN — The kids toured WVU’s basketball locker room, watched big-screen video of last season’s Sweet 16 run and shot baskets inside the practice facility. Sagaba Konate even led a game […]
Former WVU star Gansey not a big fan of players transferring
MORGANTOWN — In 2003, all Mike Gansey was looking for in a basketball future was the opportunity for some playing time and maybe having a crack at playing in the postseason. […]
Matthews enrolls, last of 6 Mountaineers signees
MORGANTOWN — Fresh off a cross-country flight from the West Coast, Emmitt Matthews scribbled his first autographs as a Mountaineer on Saturday afternoon, volunteering alongside other WVU basketball players at a […]
Grizzlies G.M. happy to land Mountaineers’ Carter in draft
MORGANTOWN — Calling Jevon Carter “one of the finest defensive guards I’ve seen in over 30 years in the NBA,” Memphis Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace didn’t downplay the down-home giddiness […]
Memphis Grizzlies take WVU’s Carter in NBA draft
MORGANTOWN — Jevon Carter ended an eight-year drought June 21. The former WVU standout point guard was chosen No. 32 overall by the Memphis Grizzlies — the second pick of the […]
How ex-Mountaineer Gansey geared up for NBA draft
MORGANTOWN — It is after the glitz and glamour that come with the NBA finals have worn off when times really get hectic for Mike Gansey. Two months of playoff basketball […]
Former Mountaineers offer insight on Carter’s draft day
MORGANTOWN — Da’Sean Butler has already been where Jevon Carter will find himself June 21. The former WVU standout said his NBA draft day, in 2010, was filled with different emotions […]
WVU point guard awaits medical clearance to play
MORGANTOWN — WVU point guard Brandon Knapper has been sidelined from basketball competition this summer by a pulmonary episode that led to a blood clot, sources told MetroNews. The prognosis remains […]
