MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Bob Huggins wanted to keep Emmitt Matthews Jr. on Syracuse’s sharp-shooter Buddy Boeheim. Somehow, West Virginia’s players didn’t get that message Sunday. “We […]
Men’s Basketball
COLUMN: Huggins made the right call to keep Derek Culver on the bench for most of the second half against Syracuse
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — When push came to shove and tough decisions had to be made Sunday, Bob Huggins felt the best choice was to keep Gabe […]
Buddy Boeheim gets dad back to Sweet 16 as Syracuse tops WVU 75-72
INDIANAPOLIS — Buddy Boeheim carried his father, Jim, to the Hall of Fame coach’s 20th Sweet 16 appearance, scoring 22 of his 25 points after halftime to […]
West Virginia must prepare for Buddy Boeheim’s shooting, Syracuse’s zone defense in 2nd-round game
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — It’s March 2009, maybe the height of the power that was once held by the old Big East Conference. Somewhere back inside a […]
NOTEBOOK: Jalen Bridges makes impact in his first NCAA tournament game for West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Jalen Bridges continued his rise as a freshman impact player for West Virginia. The Fairmont native scored 15 points and added five rebounds […]
COLUMN: WVU needs Derek Culver to be Derek Culver
Derek Culver ended his first half Friday night on the bench sitting in frustration and jabbing his index finger into his head, his way of telling himself […]
Deuce McBride, West Virginia beat Morehead State 84-67 in first round of NCAA tournament
INDIANAPOLIS — Deuce McBride scored 18 of his 30 points after halftime to help West Virginia pull away and beat Morehead State 84-67 on Friday night in […]
Deuce McBride ready to play on the biggest stage the NCAA tournament provides
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The challenges were great. The obstacles seemed never ending. Yet through it all there stood Deuce McBride, West Virginia’s talented, confident and humble […]
Handling classes, work during the outbreak of March Madness
After an unplanned year off in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament – colloquially known and branded as March Madness […]
NCAA NOTEBOOK: Lucas Oil Stadium to provide different setting for West Virginia, Morehead State
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The seating capacity at Lucas Oil Stadium is 70,000 and the arena takes up an entire city block in downtown Indianapolis. Putting a […]