In his own words, Emmitt Matthews Jr. is a sort of reluctant scorer. It’s a sense of unselfishness the 6-foot-7 forward plays with, in that he would rather find other ways to contribute other than just scoring the ball. “We won,” Matthews said after WVU held off No. 11 Iowa State ...
It was just a day earlier when Joe Toussaint sat in front of a microphone and said offense is not what would lead the WVU men’s basketball team back to national relevance. This coming from a point guard — a New York-born point guard at that — the one position on a basketball team who ...
MORGANTOWN — If it was a wrestling match, then West Virginia would be in great shape. If it was a track meet, then Iowa State would be looking pretty good. Neither are the case, as WVU will try to fend off No. 11 Iowa State inside the Coliseum on a basketball court at 7 p.m. ...
MORGANTOWN -- It was a moment that called for true celebration, yet Erik Stevenson didn’t step up to the microphone Saturday night wearing any party hats or blowing into a kazoo. It was only a few days earlier when the WVU men’s basketball guard opened up about the lows of his season ...
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament was never designed to be some sort of vacation for the 68 teams fortunate enough to receive an invitation. Rather it is a reward for a regular season well played, but also a step toward a national championship that’s the most difficult of ...
Faced with a shot clock running low on time and maybe even lower odds of a shot going in, Erik Stevenson threw up a prayer Saturday night that was answered with a mighty swish. The rest of the night was just Stevenson at his best, no prayers needed, except maybe for Oklahoma, which found ...
