In the first week of the NBA season, West Virginia basketball alums have made Mountaineer Nation proud, specifically Javon Small and Miles McBride, who are each off to strong starts to their 2025-26 campaign.
Basketball is just around the corner in Morgantown as West Virginia will host Wheeling in an exhibition game this Sunday evening at 4 p.m. ET. A few former Mountaineers, however, have already begun their 2025-26 seasons in the NBA, so let's take a look around the league to see how each WVU alum did in their first game of the year.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The New York Knicks’ roster crunch is about to come. With the deadline to finalize their 2025–26 roster fast approaching and just a few days to make a final call, the Knicks face hard choices after loading up on veteran free agents late in the summer without room to carry them all into the regular-season squad.
New York Knicks guard Miles McBride is expected to be a large part of the team's rotation this season, but other teams are trying to poach him in an attempt to make a trade.
New York Knicks guard Miles McBride is going into his fifth season with the team, where he hopes to get to new heights. With new head coach Mike Brown at the helm, McBride has a chance to be seen in a different light.
The New York Knicks are being asked to make one young star available for a trade, as several teams have interest in him. The New York Knicks are looking to make a trade before the start of the NBA season to open up another roster spot.
As the New York Knicks consider their options to clear a roster spot, one young star declares his desire to stay with them. The New York Knicks have a big decision coming up, as they look to finalize their roster for the 2025-26 NBA season.
The New York Knicks aren't leaving reserve guard Miles McBride at the trade altar, according to one prominent insider. Some expect the Knicks to make a trade before the 2025-26 season tips off, one enacted in the name of keeping backcourt depth stars Malcolm Brogdon and Landry Shamet on the roster.
New York Knicks backup guard Miles McBride has been at the center of trade conversations as the team plans to make its final roster crunches. For them to keep more than one of the veterans they signed to non-guaranteed deals, they will have to trade someone to open up cap space.
Miles McBride got off to a strong start in the New York Knicks' 2025 preseason debut, and few Knicks needed such a boost quite like he did in entering a season of relative uncertainty.
The New York Knicks opened the Mike Brown era with a dominant victory to begin the preseason. They defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, 99-84.
New York Knicks guard Miles McBride is entering his fifth season with the team, but there's a chance it could be his last. The Athletic insider James Edwards III explains why the Knicks could shock fans and trade McBride before the start of the season.
The New York Knicks have made multiple additions to their roster this offseason as they try to build off their trip to the Eastern Conference Finals last season.
Miles “Deuce” McBride, a fan favorite and homegrown second-round pick, is the kind of player NBA fans love to root for. Championship-caliber teams usually have one role player who can do a bit of everything.
There will be a lot of questions that need answers as to why the New York Knicks came up short in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers.
The New York Knicks’ Miles McBride has, at times, looked like he was on the brink of breaking out. He had a great 2024 playoff run. And that run continued into the 2024-25 season, at which point McBride even made a case to join the starters.
Entering into Wednesday night's matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, the New York Knicks' sixth man Miles McBride was questionable due to a rib contusion.
When Miles McBride is at his best, the Knicks usually win. That exact scenario materialized on Wednesday night as McBride had his best offensive game in about a month and the Knicks beat the 76ers in overtime.
For anyone wondering why Miles McBride did not play for the Knicks on Wednesday after his recent hot streak, he suffered a hamstring injury (according to reports) and was pulled from the lineup just before tip-off.
As the New York Knicks continue to what they hope will be a deep run in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, it is becoming clear that Miles McBride is their X-Factor.
Game 1 of the New York Knicks’ first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA Playoffs did not get off to a hot start. New York found themselves in a deep early hole, going down by as many as 13 points.