After announcing he was transferring out of West Virginia, former Mountaineers’ cornerback Tykee Smith has joined the Georgia Bulldogs. Smith was a third team All-American in 2020 and still has two years left of eligibility remaining. Last season for WVU, Smith accumulated 61 tackles, ...
Martha Thorn, who coached tennis at West Virginia from 1973-2000 died on Sunday following months of declining health. She was 83 years old. Thorn began the women’s tennis program at WVU in 1973, just one year after the Title IX legislation was enacted. Thorn won 315 matches during her ...
Doug Nester is no stranger to the Mountain State, but he is a stranger to West Virginia. Luckily for him, his reputation as one of the state’s best high school football players in the class of 2019 follows him to Morgantown, and his prior experience makes him a key addition to the WVU ...
From STAFF REPORTS West Virginia standout Miles McBride took to Twitter on Friday to announce that he is declaring for the 2021 NBA Draft, with an option to return to school next year as reported by ESPN. In the statement he wrote, “First off I would like to thank God because without him ...
The results of spring football are far from permanent, but they help develop a structure heading into the fall — something the West Virginia football team may need in the secondary. Tykee Smith, the Mountaineers’ starting spear for most of the last two seasons announced his intentions to ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia guard Taz Sherman plans to enter the NBA draft process. Sherman announced his intentions Sunday on Twitter, saying he will leave open the option of returning to school for a final season. Sherman joins fellow guard Sean McNeil in declaring for the ...
From STAFF REPORTS West Virginia fans have been through a lot this week. On Sunday, the Mountaineers were upset by Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament, on Wednesday Sean McNeil declared for the NBA Draft and Jordan McCabe entered the transfer portal. McCabe is not alone now as teammate ...
West Virginia safety Tykee Smith announced on Wednesday that he will be entering the NCAA transfer portal. Smith took the announcement to Twitter where it said, “Dear Mountaineer Family, I would like to thank the University of West Virginia for giving me the opportunity to play the sport that ...
Eighty-three days after its Liberty Bowl win, the West Virginia football team returned to the field. The Mountaineers opened spring practice on Wednesday morning, and following tradition, day one resulted in more questions than answers. Head coach Neal Brown met with the media to answer ...
MORGANTOWN (AP) — West Virginia guard Sean McNeil is entering his name in this year’s NBA Draft but leaving open the possibility to return to the Mountaineers, while teammate Jordan McCabe has announced his plans to transfer. Both players announced their decisions Tuesday on ...
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Buddy Boeheim kept shooting, carrying his Hall of Fame father and 11th-seeded Syracuse back into the Sweet 16. The Orange, a top program for four decades under Jim Boeheim, once again showed they’re just as dangerous as an NCAA ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Miles McBride scored 18 of his 30 points after halftime to help West Virginia pull away and beat Morehead State 84-67 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, giving coach Bob Huggins his 900th career victory. McBride was terrific from the start and provided ...
The only certainty heading into this year’s NCAA tournament is that it is unlike any other. Over this past week, college teams from across the country settled into the Indianapolis bubble — their home for the next few weeks, if they’re lucky. They’ve undergone COVID-19 testing and ...
In college basketball, participating in March Madness isn’t everything — it’s the only thing. So when West Virginia was named the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region of this season’s NCAA tournament, it was easy to point to the Mountaineer’s primary reason for success: sophomore guard ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Miles McBride and Derek Culver stepped up time after time this year for West Virginia. They were honored on Tuesday with All-American honorable mention accolades. McBride led the Mountaineers with 15.5 points per game and Culver followed with ...
The West Virginia women’s basketall team earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers will take on 13-seeded Lehigh University on Sunday at 8 p.m. In the Hemisfair Region, West Virginia sits with a record of 21-6. The Mountaineers’ most recent outing was a 76-50 setback to ...
It’s time to start filling out NCAA tournament brackets — and West Virginia men’s basketball team is among the field. The 68-team pool for this season’s men’s tournament was announced on Sunday afternoon, and WVU, which lost three of its last four games, was named the No. 3 seed in ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Queen Egbo scored 18 points and 11 rebounds and No. 6 Baylor beat West Virginia 76-50 to win the Big 12 Tournament on Sunday. It is the ninth Big 12 Championship in the last 10 tournaments for top-seeded Baylor (25-2). Dijonai Carrington added 14 and Moon Ursin ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oklahoma State managed to squeak by West Virginia without its two biggest stars last weekend. It wasn’t any easier with Big 12 player of the year Cade Cunningham and veteran guard Isaac Likekele back from injuries. In a back-and-forth Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal ...
For the first time since 2019, the West Virginia men’s basketball team is back in the Big 12 Championship tournament — and the Mountaineers are opening against a familiar foe. After last season’s tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, No. 4 seed WVU begins its tournament ...
