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WV Illustrated sat down with Aaric Murray during last week’s edition of the Bob Huggins Show. Murray is an extremely talented big man who was forced to sit out this past season after transferring from La Salle. Murray will be a key factor in making WVU a much better team in 2012-2013. See what he had to say about this past season, and how much he is looking forward to getting back on the court next year. Check out wvillustrated.com for more WVU...
As we head into the Sweet 16 tonight, it’s time to update our ESPN Bracket Challenge standing after the first two rounds. I know for everyone, like myself, the two 15-seeds upsetting 2-seeds messed up everybody’s bracket. But in this challenge, just like in the tournament itself, you survive and advance to the next round. After the first two rounds of the tournament, our admin All Eers is in the lead and looks to be in good shape, having correctly predicted 12 of the 16...
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their 2012 All-America team, and WVU’s Kevin Jones was included. The players are selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, and they are considered the elite college basketball players in the country. This is another well-deserved individual award for KJ. He was already named first team All-Big East and was named to the USBWA All-America second team as well. 2012 NABC COACHES’ DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM Anthony Davis, Kentucky, 6-10, 220, Freshman, Forward, Chicago, Ill....
Let’s get one thing straight, what we witnessed tonight was absolutely brutal. A 23 point blowout loss to finish off a painful 19-14 season is not the way you want to send out an all-time WVU great like Kevin Jones. It hurts, and it’s going to take some time to get over, but it is what it is. The popular thing to do right now is bash our coaches and players, but you’ve come to the wrong site if that’s what you’re looking for. Any realistic West Virginia fan...
Mountaineer fans, welcome to March Madness! The madness begins Thursday afternoon with 11-seed Colorado State taking on 6-seed Murray State. But, WVU fans will have to wait just a little bit longer until Thursday night, when the 10-seed Mountaineers (19-13, 9-9 Big East) will take on the 7-seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (25-6, 13-3 West Coast Conference) in Pittsburgh. The Zags enter the NCAA Tournament after losing in their conference’s championship game against St. Mary’s 78-74 in overtime back on March 5, and they finished second...
The Mountaineers have made the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight year! West Virginia, despite a rocky finish to the season, earned an at-large bid to the tournament as a 10-seed and got lucky enough to be playing their opening round games in nearby Pittsburgh. But, before playing the games, it’s time to get to know our opponents! Listed below is a quick overview of WVU’s first round opponent, Gonzaga, and the two other teams playing in West Virginia’s portion of the bracket in Pittsburgh....
