MORGANTOWN — A moment of clarity hit Bob Huggins in the second half of West Virginia’s 69-61 loss against No. 7 Texas on Saturday. Where he had believed some things […]
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COLUMN: Mountaineers’ mistakes pile up in very bad ways
They are but a tick of the clock, mere small moments that you miss with a blink of an eye or by looking the other way in a 40-minute basketball […]
NOTEBOOK: WVU lacked defense on Texas’ top shooter
Marcus Carr had seemingly spent the first 26 minutes in no-man’s land Saturday night. What he did over the final 14 minutes handed No. 7 Texas a 69-61 victory over […]
Texas brings offensive-minded team to face WVU
MORGANTOWN — The transformation from defense to offense has been quite noticeable with seventh-ranked Texas. Sort of like that kid who was 5-foot-9 and 120 pounds one summer, then 6-2, […]
How text messages and salmon led to an interesting game for WVU forward Jimmy Bell Jr.
MORGANTOWN — It was a rather interesting night for WVU men’s basketball forward Jimmy Bell Jr., both for what he did on the court during the Mountaineers’ 74-65 victory Wednesday […]
WVU must find a way to slow down Mike Miles, fast-paced TCU
MORGANTOWN — Forget what you remember about Jamie Dixon’s coaching philosophy when he was Pitt. Forget about the big physical battles in the paint and the hounding defenses that seemingly […]
Larry Harrison makes first public statement since being fired from WVU’s men’s hoops program
MORGANTOWN — Former WVU men’s basketball associate head coach Larry Harrison made his first public statement Tuesday morning about his firing last week from the program. In it, he calls […]
Basketball is Jimmy Bell Jr.’s focus, but the thought of playing football never goes away
MORGANTOWN — It is the evening of January 9, and in two more days, Jimmy Bell Jr. would be lining up against the Baylor men’s basketball team in a critical […]
ANALYSIS: A new era forced Bob Huggins’ hand in building his roster, which created obstacles rather than adjustments
MORGANTOWN — Bob Huggins addressed the makeup of his WVU men’s basketball roster Saturday using a pronoun that really needed no indication of who he meant. “I think what people […]
Oklahoma makes free throws down the stretch to send West Virginia to another Big 12 road defeat
NORMAN, Okla. — Grant Sherfield scored 22 points, Jalen Hill made four clutch free throws in the final minute, and Oklahoma defeated West Virginia 77-76 on Saturday. Hill added 14 […]
