WVU, Oklahoma Meet in 1st Round Of Big 12 Tourney

March 13, 2019

MORGANTOWN – Life after the upcoming Big 12 Conference men’s basketball tournament in Kansas City (Mo.) still exists for veteran West Virginia University coach Bob Huggins and his Mountaineers. “Our kids are ecstatic to have a chance to keep playing,” Huggins said during his weekly radio show held this past Sunday. But, before any attention can be placed on the College Basketball Invitational, Huggins and his staff are preparing the Mountaineers for one more run at that elusive Big 12 tournament crown. For the last three seasons the Mountaineers have found themselves ...

TCU Edges WVU For Rifle Title

March 10, 2019

MORGANTOWN — For Georgia native and former West Virginia University All-American Bruce Meredith, seeing the NCAA National Rifle Championships in Morgantown for the first time was a dream come true for the four-time Olympian. “This is as exciting as when I competed,” Meredith, a former ...

Cowboys Take Down Mountaineers, 85-77

March 10, 2019

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — In their final game of what has been an obstacle-filled season, Oklahoma State pulled out an 85-77 victory over West Virginia Saturday. When the game was over, OSU coach Mike Boynton addressed the fans at Gallagher-Iba Arena and told them, despite not having the ...

TCU Wins Tie-Breaker Over WVU for Smallbore Title

March 9, 2019

MORGANTOWN — The NCAA Rifle Championships have been competed since 1980, but never at West Virginia University, which has won 19 national titles, and never in a venue like the WVU Coliseum. “The whole buildup has been really exciting,” WVU coach Jon Hammond said. “I’m really proud of my team and the way they fought out there (Friday).” After more than six hours of competition, however, the Mountaineers found themselves in a tie for first place overall with Big 12 Conference rival Texas Christian University as both teams finished with 2,331 points. “Not that I can ...

West Virginia Moutaineers Upset Iowa State, 90-75

March 7, 2019

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jermaine Haley scored a career-high 28 points and West Virginia upset Iowa State 90-75 on Wednesday night. Derek Culver picked up his eighth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Lamont West added his second career double-double with 12 points ...

Haley’s Career-High 28 Points Leads WVU

March 7, 2019

MORGANTOWN – In their first meeting the guards from Iowa State made those playing the same position at West Virginia look like high school players. Junior Jermaine Haley especially had a bad contest against the Cyclones, missing all three shots he took while dishing out three assists and committing two turnovers in 19 minutes of action in WVU’s 93-68 loss. That would not be the case Wednesday night in the Coliseum as the junior transfer would turn the tables on the guards from ISU, scoring 20 first half points as the Mountaineers took a 54-33 lead into the locker room at the ...