WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
WVU's 3-game slide is longest under Huggins
West Virginia's freshman-dominated roster is showing its age.
For the first time at his alma mater, Bob Huggins has lost three straight games. A combination of mishandled passes, poor shot selections and a lack of hustle and ball movement has led to the losing streak.
The Mountaineers (15-8, 5-5 Big East) are headed south in the conference standings but have a six-day stretch...
Via AP on Fox
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14 days ago
Discuss
Noreen breaks ankle
West Virginia forward Kevin Noreen suffered a broken ankle Monday night against Pitt, Mountaineer head coach Bob Huggins revealed in his post-game press conference.
The injury happened around the 12 minute mark of the first half. While making an attempt to block a Panther shot, Noreen came down awkwardly on the ankle. He immediately left with the trainers to the locker room.
At...
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14 days ago
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14 days ago
GOALTENDING?
Video: Syracuse wins on controversial no-call
Weird things have been happening in the Carrier Dome this year. In football, Toledo was screwed over by a blown extra point call. On Saturday, West Virginia had their chance to tie the game erased by a goaltend that wasn’t called.
That is clearly a goaltend. The ball was bouncing off the glass and the defender pinned the ball on the backboard. Bob Huggins has to...
Via Rant Sports
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17 days ago
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17 days ago
Cincinnati edged by West Virginia in OT
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Kevin Jones scored 26 points for West Virginia, and Gary Browne hit a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime and a layup to help clinch a 77-74 victory over Cincinnati Saturday.
Trailing 69-66 with 24 seconds left in regulation, West Virginia (15-5, 5-2 Big East) came out of a timeout and Deniz Kilicli got the ball in the hands of Browne, who sank the shot...
Via Fox Sports Ohio
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24 days ago
West Virginia 84, Texas A&M-CC 64
Kevin Jones led scored 22 points and West Virginia routed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 84-64 Saturday.
Darryl ''Truck'' Bryant added 14 points and Deniz Kilicli scored 13 for the Mountaineers (7-2).
Jones and Kilicli were particularly impressive in the second half when Jones scored 18 and Kilicli 11. Jones was held out with two fouls for most of the first half,...
Via Fox Sports
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December 17, 2011
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Huggins against 24-team Big East
Reacting to the idea floated by Big East commissioner John Marinatto that the now-16-team league could grow to 24 teams, the West Virginia basketball coach expressed his dissatisfaction with the idea.
Via Lost Lettermen
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October 20, 2011
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October 20, 2011
Danny Jennings Leaves Bench During West Virginia Game, Likely Done
There was a quite bizarre occurrence during the West Virginia-South Florida game Sunday. The Mountaineers won 56-46 to improve to 13-5 and did so a man down. Sophomore Danny Jennings did not play in the game, and actually left the team about two minutes into the second half. Coach Bob Huggins didn’t know what to [...]
Via Larry Brown Sports
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January 24, 2011
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January 24, 2011
Jackson, Carr, Grieves All Headed to Mid-Majors; Boatright Decommits
Alex Carr/parsingthewac.comBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) Louisiana Tech, Air Force, and Murray State all have added to their 2011 recruiting class.Murray State who advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season has picked up a verbal commitment from Zay Jackson. Jackson, a 5-foot-10 native of Louisiana currently attends Saint Thomas Aquinas H.S. (LA). With Jackson...
Via The Arena Pulse
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October 23, 2010
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October 23, 2010
Huggins Stays Hot, Keaton Miles on Board for 2011
Keaton Miles/rivals.comBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins kept his hot streak going on Wednesday with the addition of his sixth commitment for 2011, four of which have popped in the last three days.The additions of both Ryan Boatright and Jabarie Hinds, alongside Pat Forsythe since Monday have vaulted the Mountaineers up the class rankings. They will...
Via The Arena Pulse
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October 20, 2010
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October 20, 2010
WVU Basketball Double-opponents announced
With all the hoopla surrounding the NBA Draft pertaining to Devin Ebanks and Da’Sean Butler, I forgot to mention that the Big East Basketball schedules were released yesterday.
The 18-game format allows teams to play each opponent once and three teams twice. The Mountaineers’ repeat opponents for this season are Pitt (they’d be stupid to not schedule the Backyard Brawl...
Via Hail WV
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June 25, 2010
HUGGIN IT OUT
Huggins Added To WVU AD List
Bob Huggins' role at his alma mater may go even beyond the coaching realm as he's also now on the short list of candidates for atheltic director.
Via Charleston Daily Mail
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June 03, 2010
Devin Ebanks to declare for NBA draft
According to the FoxSports Community, West Virginia University sophomore forward Devin Ebanks will declare himself for the NBA draft.
This past season, he averaged 12 points/game, 2.1 assists/game, and struggled dearly at the 3 point line (.100). His overall shooting percentage was .457, with his free throw percentage at .770.
He hasn’t decided whether or not to hire an agent...
Via Hail WV
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April 12, 2010
Bob Huggins Makes Crash Landing - Falls & Hits His Head At Airport
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was the victim of a crash landing at the Charlotte airport on Thursday. While checking his cell phone, he tripped over a cone & hit his head on the tarmac.
Via SPORTS by BROOKS
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May 09, 2008
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May 09, 2008
Joe Alexander to Dukies: Aint so bad. Aint so bad. Aint Nuthin.
After WVU embarrassed the higher seeded Blue Devils, Mountaineer forward couldn't help but take a shot at the Dukies, and the entire ACC.
Via Hugging Harold Reynolds
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March 23, 2008
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March 23, 2008
Kansas State Imprisioning Players In Manhattan
Here's some more fallout from the Bob Huggins-to-West Virginia story. According to the Kansas State Athletic Department, incoming signed basketball recruits will not be released from their National Letter(s) of Intent.
Via Select Site
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April 06, 2007
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