PITTSBURGH — There was a TBT-style Backyard Brawl on Monday night, but Best Virginia was not up to the challenge. Pitt’s alumni team, Zoo Crew, outscored WVU’s alumni team in […]
Men’s Basketball
Q&A with Darian DeVries: WVU was the right fit at the right time
The numbers game does not favor the recent history of the WVU men’s basketball team, and therefore Darian DeVries’ present. The Mountaineers have not had a 20-win season since 2020. […]
As Big 12 announces hoops’ opponents, WVU’s DeVries details less wiggle room in scheduling
MORGANTOWN — It was the part of Darian DeVries’ welcoming gift basket that was tucked down underneath all the good stuff, so to speak. On top was the fan base, […]
Early impressions: Darian DeVries impressed with the amount of passion state holds for WVU hoops
MORGANTOWN — Curvy roads and Tombstone frozen pizzas may not be exactly what Darian DeVries had in mind when he first took over as the WVU men’s basketball coach back […]
Witter hired as WVU assistant
WVU men’s basketball coach Daran DeVries has named Cavel Witter as assistant coach/video and scouting coordinator for the Mountaineers, according to a press release. Witter served as an assistant and […]
COLUMN: Joe Mazzulla is making a strong case to become West Virginia’s next favorite son
MORGANTOWN — Maybe there is a part of all of us in West Virginia who want to believe no matter how much Jerry West hated the Boston Celtics, he still […]
COLUMN: Jerry West spent a lifetime tormented by failure and never recognized his own greatness
MORGANTOWN — It was the 1956 state boys’ basketball championship game when Jay Jacobs got his first introduction to Jerry West. As the story goes, then-Morgantown High coach Jack Roberts […]
WVU and NBA legend Jerry West dies at 86
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia legend and NBA all-time great Jerry West died Wednesday at the age of 86. He had been working as an advisor in the front office of […]
Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the inspiration for the NBA logo, dies at 86
By TIM REYNOLDS, Associated Press Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette […]
Josh Eilert hired as an assistant coach at Utah
MORGANTOWN — Former WVU men’s basketball interim head coach Josh Eilert has been hired as an assistant coach at the University of Utah, the university announced Thursday. Eilert spent a […]
