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 lead 11th-seeded Syracuse […]
Men’s Basketball
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 Madison Square Garden […]
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 Friday night, as […]
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 he needed to […]
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 the first round […]
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 point guard. The […]
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 – is back […]
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 94-foot basketball court […]
BATTLE OF THE BIGS: Derek Culver, Johni Broome on collision course in the NCAA tournament
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — The ills and chills that hit Derek Culver during the Big 12 tournament have run their course. “He’s doing good,” WVU head coach Bob Huggins said. […]
Leap of faith, patience paid off for Preston Spradlin in rebuilding Morehead State
MORGANTOWN — Before this season started, Morehead State was predicted to finish eighth — out of 12 teams — in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Eagles proved the OVC coaches […]
