Hustle Plays Lead West Virginia To CBI Win Over GCU

March 21, 2019

MORGANTOWN – Hustle plays. You can’t win without them and that was the case Wednesday night at the Coliseum as West Virginia (15-20) played host to a Grand Canyon University (20-14) squad that reached the championship game of the Western Athletic Conference tournament. For the first 19 minutes of the opening half the Antelopes were looking like they may make West Virginia coach Bob Huggins wish he hadn’t listened to his players when they convinced him to place his Mountaineers into the Roman College Basketball Invitational. Holding a slim, 34-32, advantage with the clock ...

West Virginia, Grand Canyon Set To Meet for First Time

March 20, 2019

MORGANTOWN — Every head coach of every basketball program in America has their reasons for continuing their team’s season for as long as they can. West Virginia’s Bob Huggins is no different. “I think it’s more important to play the games,” Huggins explained during Monday’s final Big 12 Teleconference of the season. “The more we get, the better they will get.” For that reason, the soon-to-be Hall of Fame leader of the Mountaineers (14-20) elected to accept an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational. WVU’s first-round opponent will be WAC member Grand ...

WVU Linebacker Coach Blake Sieler A Big Fan Of St. Clairsville Native Brendan Ferns

March 18, 2019

MORGANTOWN — It didn’t take newly hired inside linebacker coach Blake Seiler long to learn the name of Brendan Ferns. “Yes, I’ve only been here for about 10 days and the thing that is most impressive to me about Brenden is that coach gives a Warrior of the Week award and he was the ...

Kansas Powers Past West Virginia in Big 12 Semifinals

March 16, 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dedric Lawson poured in 24 points, Quentin Grimes added 18 before leaving late with cramps and No. 17 Kansas roared away from West Virginia for an 88-74 victory Friday night in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. Devon Dotson added 13 points and Marcus Garrett had 11 ...

West Virginia Tops Texas Tech, Keeps on Rolling in Big 12 Tourney

March 15, 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two down, two to go. That’s the mindset of West Virginia coach Bob Huggins after his Mountaineers upset No. 7 Texas Tech 79-74 on Thursday night. The Mountaineers are 80 minutes away from making the NCAA Tournament as the 10th seed in the Big 12 ...

West Virginia Knocks Off Oklahoma in Big 12 Tournament, 72-71

March 14, 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — West Virginia held on to beat Oklahoma 72-71 in the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night when the Sooners’ Christian James, who appeared to knock down a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to force overtime, was determined to have had his foot on the line. The officials ...