SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah fired men’s basketball coach Craig Smith on Monday, making assistant coach Josh Eilert an interim head coach for a second consecutive season. […]
Men’s Basketball
WVU in a race down the stretch to strengthen its resumé for the NCAA tournament
MORGANTOWN — Somewhere in the back of his mind, as Darian DeVries prepares the WVU men’s basketball team for its final four games of the regular season, there is a […]
No. 9 Texas Tech shoots the lights out in second half to roll past WVU 73-51
MORGANTOWN — Javon Small just didn’t have it. Amani Hansberry had something cooking for about 21 minutes before No. 9 Texas Tech put the wraps on him, too. When it […]
WVU needs the best version of Amani Hansberry against No. 9 Texas Tech
MORGANTOWN — Amani Hansberry is a young man with options on a basketball court. As the WVU forward began to describe some of them, the reaction from teammate Javon Small […]
WVU holds off Cincinnati, 62-59, after a wild and chaotic finish
MORGANTOWN — In the span of eight minutes Wednesday, West Virginia saved its season and nearly lost it at the same time. If you ever wondered just how chaotic Big […]
COLUMN: Darian DeVries adjusting to hoops life as the smaller fish in a bigger pond
MORGANTOWN — When it comes down to it, there are just three reasons why college basketball coaches strive to earn a shot at taking over a Power Five Conference school. […]
Much has changed since WVU and Cincinnati met the first time
MORGANTOWN — It was just 17 days ago when West Virginia walked out of Fifth Third Arena with an important Big 12 road win against Cincinnati in its pocket. In […]
Baylor scores from the foul line in OT to hold off WVU 74-71
MORGANTOWN — Baylor got a free win Saturday, or rather a victory secured from the free-throw line. In what may be the rarest of stat lines you’ll ever see in […]
Darian DeVries searches for defensive improvement when WVU travels to Baylor
MORGANTOWN — On the surface, it’s almost as if Darian DeVries’ concerns about West Virginia’s defense is focusing on the wrong end of the equation. The stats scream out about […]
BYU pulls off run in second half to down WVU 73-69
MORGANTOWN — Every trick in the book was attempted. Every possibility was exhausted. Yet WVU point guard Javon Small could not shake free Tuesday, as BYU came into the Coliseum […]
