MORGANTOWN -- They rode off in the sunset together Saturday, an unlikely trio as there may have ever been in a WVU men’s basketball uniform. Neither Emmitt Matthews Jr., Kedrian Johnson nor Erik Stevenson grew up anywhere close to Morgantown, yet they all took a moment over the last ...
MORGANTOWN -- It began as a friendship and part friendly rivalry on the courts in and around Tacoma, Wash. Emmitt Matthews Jr. and Erik Stevenson weren’t always on the same team as they will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, when they play their final regular season game in college when WVU hosts ...
MORGANTOWN -- In what may have been one of the most intriguing, inspiring and chaotic games of the season for West Virginia, Emmitt Matthews Jr. simply wouldn’t let the Mountaineers lose. Playing as the center down the stretch — WVU was forced to play with a smaller lineup for much of ...
MORGANTOWN -- The No. 24 WVU men’s basketball team will be back to full strength when it opens Big 12 play on the road Saturday against Kansas State. WVU forward Emmitt Matthews Jr. returned to practice this week and is expected to play against the Wildcats (11-1). “He’s going to ...
MORGANTOWN -- Tre Mitchell’s power move through the paint was cut off Friday night, and so the WVU forward went strictly to his instincts. Or, in this case, Mitchell simply flipped the ball up over his head from just a couple of feet in front of the rim and it went in. As the ...
Emmitt Matthews Jr.’s lay-up attempt rolled off the right side of the rim and Tre Mitchell did what he’s sort of been known for this season. He came out of nowhere. Mitchell came flying off the right side, grabbed the ball in midair and slammed it home. It was just one of ...