MORGANTOWN -- It’s a story that maybe could have been dreamt up in some creative think tank, but very few would have ever imagined Josh Eilert’s story would play out the way it has in real life. In the span of two years, Eilert has been named an interim head coach twice. It happened at ...
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia traveled 1,928 miles to Provo, Utah for an old-fashioned butt kicking Saturday night. By the time No. 25 BYU put the finishing touches on its 77-56 victory inside the Marriott Center, the Mountaineers’ jet lag had turned into full-blown disorientation. “I ...
MORGANTOWN -- Don’t look now, but Sencire Harris is taking on the added role as a shooter. “Don’t tell him that,” jokes WVU men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries. “I don’t want him thinking he’s an offensive guy.” OK, it will be our little secret. The numbers are ...
MORGANTOWN -- Eliot Ness and his “Untouchables” were replaced Tuesday night by WVU’s “Unpredictables.” As in the Mountaineers kept their NCAA tournament hopes alive following a 73-55 victory against TCU inside the Coliseum, but the key to their critical win was not exactly the ...
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. Smith’s firing came a day after a 76-72 loss at Central Florida that dropped the Utes to 15-12 this ...
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 magic number of victories the Mountaineers need to reach in order to be selected for the NCAA tournament. “Deep down, I ...
