MORGANTOWN — The 2-3 zone defense is no less foreign to Kobe Johnson as Nike shoes or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Yet a smile stretches across his face […]
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Mountaineers rebound with clean, 70-57, win over Jacksonville State
MORRGANTOWN — The ball movement was crisp and clean. The chemistry was well mixed and shots went in at a rapid pace. This couldn’t be the WVU men’s basketball team […]
WVU looks to build a better rhythm against Monmouth between Jesse Edwards and outside shooters
MORGANTOWN — It is the one truly amazing thing about sports, in that the names and faces can change, but the keys to scoring more points than the other team […]
COLUMN: Up-and-down 1st game follows offseason trend for Eilert and WVU
The festivities actually began Sunday night for Josh Eilert and his family. “We had a table for 20 at Oliverio’s and every single one of them was an Eilert,” the […]
Mountaineers survive season debut behind Edwards and Slazinski
MORGANTOWN — Ofri Naveh hauled in the ball just past half court, but seeing how he was tightly guarded and in an awkward position to begin with, he had little […]
WVU forward Akok Akok rushed to hospital during WVU exhibition victory against George Mason
MORGANTOWN — There were stats and some moments that even caught the WVU players by surprise Friday night, in what turned out to be an 85-78 charity exhibition inside the […]
Josh Eilert, batch of newcomers will make their WVU debuts in exhibition against George Mason
MORGANTOWN — There were no fans, no public address announcer and no bands playing fight songs. Certainly what Josh Eilert experienced last weekend, as the WVU men’s basketball team went […]
COLUMN: WVU’s men’s hoops team has a path to success, but it’s a narrow one
MORGANTOWN — In terms of expectations, Josh Eilert isn’t ready to place any on his first WVU men’s basketball team, which didn’t change much with Friday’s Mountaineers Madness event. “I […]
Transfer Kerr Kriisa pt on a shooting display during Mountaineer Madness
MORGANTOWN — While WVU point guard Kerr Kriisa came to Morgantown with the idea of passing the ball around, it was his shooting form he put on display during Mountaineer […]
WVU’s men’s hoops roster coming together through an international taste
MORGANTOWN — WVU’s men’s basketball roster will be one great melting pot this season. The Mountaineers enter their first season under head coach Josh Eilert with more internationally-born players than […]
