MORGANTOWN -- There was a sense of calm surrounding Kobe Johnson as he sat in front of the media for the first time, almost a sense of been there, done that. He was as composed as a poker player holding four aces, and maybe that’s to be expected. Johnson, a native of Canton, Ohio, ...
MORGANTOWN -- By most accounts, Albert Einstein never needed a basketball to come up with his theory of relativity and he certainly never suited up for a college basketball game. But, leave it to the it the genius physicist to sum up what the WVU men’s basketball team could use the most ...
MORGANTOWN -- Bob Huggins made good on his promise to give a good look at his younger guards Tuesday night in a 79-63 victory against Iowa State that ended the Mountaineers’ seven-game losing streak. Freshman Kobe Johnson made his second start of the season — in place of point guard ...
MORGANTOWN — If having Taz Sherman, Gabe Osabuohien and Kobe Johnson out for a game last week due to COVID-19 protocols seemed like an obstacle, it could’ve been so much worse. Just ask Kansas State, which travels to the Coliseum on Saturday. The Wildcats (8-5, 0-2 Big 12) played ...
MORGANTOWN — A year ago at this time, the point guard position was hardly a concern for WVU head coach Bob Huggins. For good reason, too. The Mountaineers had a future NBA player in Deuce McBride in the starting lineup and his backup was Jordan McCabe, who had started 44 games at ...
MORGANTOWN -- It begins as a story of a young man with a chip on his shoulder, playing with something to prove. In seasons gone by, that is where both Jevon Carter and Deuce McBride began their WVU basketball careers, as under-recruited guards who barely got any looks at any major Division ...