MORGANTOWN — Sherlock Holmes was needed in Morgantown on Feb. 3. You see, the 15th-ranked WVU men’s basketball team broke out of a three-game slump with a dominating defensive effort […]
Men’s Basketball
Flu bug takes bite out of WVU men’s hoops lineup
MORGANTOWN — Daxter Miles Jr. leaned back in his seat inside the WVU Coliseum on Feb. 2, looking like a young man aching for rest. James “Beetle” Bolden rested his […]
Mountaineers’ slump exasperates Huggins
MORGANTOWN — If fatigue has hurt the 15th-ranked WVU men’s basketball team, head coach Bob Huggins stressed it hasn’t been from back-breaking practices. Huggins has made sure of that to […]
Cyclones storm past WVU men’s basketball team
AMES, Iowa — Donovan Jackson scored 25 points, Lindell Wigginton added 22 and Iowa State upset 15th-ranked WVU, 93-77, on Jan. 31, sending the short-handed Mountaineers to their fifth loss […]
Mountaineers in a tailspin with Cyclones next
MORGANTOWN — As in any chess game, the most difficult move is generally the next one, and the 15th-ranked WVU men’s basketball team probably feels a little like that today. […]
Shots not falling for WVU men’s basketball team
MORGANTOWN — Before his WVU men’s basketball team even faced Kentucky during an 83-76 loss on Jan. 27, Bob Huggins was discussing the mounting difficulties the Mountaineers faced. It had […]
WVU gives up another double-digit lead, falls to Kentucky
MORGANTOWN — For the third time in five games, the No. 7 WVU men’s basketball team lost a double-digit lead in the second half. This time it cost the Mountaineers […]
WVU basketball has changed a lot since “Gameday’s” last visit
MORGANTOWN — Besides the obvious adoption of the “Press Virginia” moniker and style of play, West Virginia basketball has changed significantly since ESPN’s College Gameday show first visited the WVU […]
Miles Jr. became more than just a quote
MORGANTOWN — Wide-eyed, energetic and confident, Daxter Miles Jr.’s first trip to the NCAA tournament found him playing in the 2016 Sweet 16. He sat at his locker stall, inside […]
Kentucky game a boon to Mountaineers’ RPI
MORGANTOWN — Over the final 11 regular-season games, the WVU men’s basketball team will play four teams ranked in the AP top 25 and five teams ranked in the top […]
