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After the disappointing loss to Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, I told you not to get too down and said better days were ahead of WVU basketball… I still stand by that. I went on to break down the returning players and some of the new players that we have joining the program next season. Last week we posted some interviews of Aaric Murray and Juwan Staten. They spoke to WV Illustrated about how difficult it was to sit out this...
The Men’s Big East Basketball Tournament begins on Tuesday, and WVU is slated to play the winner of Depaul and Uconn on Wednesday at noon. On top of the Big East tournament, Bob Huggins is still eying prospects to help the team in the future. Mark Mclaughlin is the newest target, and he has been garnering interest from programs throughout the country. He is currently playing at Tacoma Washington at a Junior College, and will have 2 years remaining at a D-1 school after this...
The 2012 basketball recruiting class has a new #1 ranked player. Nerlens Noel recently made his intention of graduating in 2012 public, which means he will be on a college campus next season. WVU fans hope to see him in the gold and blue next year, but face stiff recruiting battles against the top programs in the country such as Kentucky, Syracuse and UCONN. Noel said he enjoyed his visit for the Mountaineer Showcase high school tournament a few short weeks ago, and hopefully...
Nerlens Noel (6’10″, 210) is the top rated center in the class of 2013. Both Rivals.com and Scout.com rate him as a 5-star and one of the top five overall players in the country. In a recent interview with wvillustrated.com, Noel made it clear that he was definitely interested in West Virginia. The Massachusetts native was in Morgantown last weekend for the Prime Time Shootout at University High School. While in town, he was able to meet with the coaches, watch a practice, and take a tour of the...
Bob Huggins added the third member of his 2012 recruiting class when 3-star shooting guard Terry Henderson announced his decision to play basketball at WVU. Henderson is a 6′,5, 180 pound 2-guard from Neuse Baptist Christian School in Raleigh, NC. He chose West Virginia over offers from Maryland, Boston College, Miami, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Richmond, George Mason, and several others. Henderson is considered one of the best pure scorers in the 2012 class. He has a sweet stroke and seemingly unlimited range on his jumper. He’s more...
As usual, Bob Huggins and crew have been putting in work on the recruiting trail. On Sunday, it was announced that West Virginia picked up a commitment from 3-star shooting guard Eron Harris. Harris is a 6’3, 170 pound two-guard from Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. Lawrence North is famous for producing current NBA playrs Mike Conley Jr. and Greg Oden. Harris’ decision to come to West Virginia was a quick and easy one. He had his first real conversation with Bob...
