MORGANTOWN -- As Jimmy Bell Jr. made his way through the college basketball ranks, the knock was always on his offense. Beginning at St. Louis and then to Moberly (Mo.) Area Community College, it was his junior-college coach Pat Smith, who once told WVU head coach Bob Huggins that Bell ...
MORGANTOWN -- It was a play late in the first half Saturday. The shot clock was down to its final ticks and Erik Stevenson was in the toughest of spots, some 24-feet away from the rim and with two defenders in his face. As far as tough spots go, this was actually not a bad one compared to ...
MORGANTOWN -- If the computer metrics are right, then the final (for now) Big 12-SEC Challenge pits the top two conferences in the country in battle. The contract between the two leagues is complete after this season, and the SEC will begin a challenge series against the ACC next ...
MORGANTOWN -- Yes, West Virginia, there is still a realistic shot for the Mountaineers to make the men's basketball NCAA tournament. That much became clear following Wednesday’s 76-61 victory against Texas Tech, which ended a 12-game road losing streak in conference play. “We ...
MORGANTOWN -- Seth Wilson was the star of the game, while James Okonkwo had the highlight-reel play. Both came off West Virginia’s bench Wednesday, which is an important part of the tale that was the Mountaineers’ 76-61 victory over Texas Tech in front of 11,802 fans inside the United ...
MORGANTOWN — In what could be a shootout for the Big 12’s cellar, Texas Tech recently found some more ammunition. It comes in the form of 6-foot-11 center Fardaws Aimaq, who will play in just his fourth game of the season when Texas Tech hosts WVU at 7 p.m. Wednesday, but his debut was ...
