Jose Perez no longer with WVU men’s team

September 30, 2023

MORGANTOWN -- Point guard Jose Perez is no longer with the WVU men’s basketball team interim head coach Josh Eilert announced Saturday evening.“We wish Jose the best in his future endeavors, Eilert said in a statement. Perez, a fifth-year guard, transferred to West Virginia prior to last season from Manhattan but did not play as his transfer waiver was denied by the NCAA. Perez entered the transfer portal briefly this offseason following the resignation of former WVU coach Bob Huggins but chose to return to the Mountaineers. West Virginia began practice last Monday and will ...

NOTEBOOK: WVU marks a basketball first with two new head coaches at the same time

September 28, 2023

MORGANTOWN — Combined, the WVU men’s and women’s basketball teams have played nearly two centuries worth of hoops. For the first time ever, both programs are embarking on a maiden coaching voyage. The 2023-24 seasons will begin with two new coaches at the helm — Josh Eilert for ...

More than half of WVU’s 2023-24 men’s hoops season can only be seen on ESPN+

September 26, 2023

MORGANTOWN — The run made by the WVU men’s basketball team through the Big 12 this season will basically be a plus. As in you’ll need to subscribe to ESPN+, the online streaming service that comes at a monthly cost, to view most of the Mountaineers’ regular-season games. The ...

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla provided a path, guidance to how Josh Eilert can handle the interim tag at WVU

September 26, 2023

MORGANTOWN — There just may truly be a West Virginia connection in just about any situation, to the point where even Josh Eilert found one in what was the most-unusual way to become a men’s head basketball coach. Eilert handled his first preseason media conference Tuesday, just one day ...

Q&A: Josh Eilert discusses handling life as WVU’s interim head coach, a new offense and getting ready for the season

September 21, 2023

MORGANTOWN -- Save for a few framed pictures and some finger paintings from his young children perched on the mantle of his fireplace, Josh Eilert’s office in the WVU basketball practice facility is still rather bare. A thick binder filled with WVU’s plays sits in a file organizer on ...

COLUMN: Wren Baker unsure if there is an end in sight with Bob Huggins drama

August 26, 2023

MORGANTOWN -- After a summer filled with fireworks, it’s been too quiet lately, maybe eerily so, where it concerns the soap opera between Bob Huggins and WVU. It’s been more than a month now since we’ve seen any correspondence between Huggins’ lawyer, David Campbell, and WVU Vice ...