By Andy Brown on Jul 19, 2008 in Basketball, Featured, News, Recruiting | 3 Comments
Coach Huggs continues his recruiting brilliance as he’s able to land a couple solid players who will reside in Motown in the near future.
Last night, shooting guard Dalton Pepper notified Coach Huggs that he became a Mountaineer (according to the Bucks County (PA) Courier Times). The soon-to-be senior from Pennsbury High School, in suburban [...]
By Andy Brown on Jul 9, 2008 in Basketball, Featured | 0 Comments
Pardon that lame pun but that’s the best I can come up with in welcoming our latest Coach Huggs recruit 6-10 210 center (yes, center) Storm Stanley.
Stanley hails from Saint Francis de Sales High School located in Toledo, Ohio. He will be a junior next season. Along with Poca native Noah Cottrill he’s [...]
By MountaineerBob on Jun 26, 2008 in Basketball, Featured | 1 Comment
Joe Alexander might be the best thing to ever happen to Milwaukee since Faga Beefe and Midnight Madness. If you haven’t seen this movie, you’re a Faga Beefe.
Congrats Joe for being the first Mountaineer to go in the first round in forty some years. I’m sure you’ll make us proud!
By Andy Brown on Jun 15, 2008 in Basketball, Featured, News | 1 Comment
The way Alexander was kicking butt in those NBA workouts we diehard Mountaineer fans knew the writing was on the wall. We’ve all been hoping and praying, for the past two months, that he would stay for his senior season to try and make a huge run for that elusive NCAA Championship. However, on Sunday evening, [...]
By Jeremy Curtis on Jun 2, 2008 in Basketball, Featured, News | 0 Comments
For better or for worse, West Virginia’ s standout power forward Joe Alexander appears to be NBA bound.
“I think Joe’s gone,” was the statement WVU head coach Bob Huggins told legendary West Virginia sports writer Mickey Furfari Wednesday.
Some fans may think Alexander would be better off playing under Huggins for his senior year and potentially [...]
By MountaineerBob on May 27, 2008 in Basketball, Featured, News | 1 Comment
There is a lot of news out there right now about Joe Alexander’s NBA mock draft rankings.
The latest reports and mock drafts have him going to the Bucks at #8! Damn!$!
One mock draft have him going #13 to the Trailblazers and another has him going #12 to Kings.
I have a hard time believing these high [...]
By MountaineerBob on May 19, 2008 in Basketball, Featured, News | 1 Comment
Our bball team just got a lot better! Huggins continues to impress.
read here.
By MountaineerBob on May 6, 2008 in Basketball, Featured | 0 Comments
The WVU Coliseum is getting a scoreboard and lighting upgrade for the 2008 - 2009 season! FINALLY.
By MountaineerBob on May 5, 2008 in Basketball, Featured, News | 1 Comment
Bob Huggins wants to end his career and retire at his Alma Mater WVU.
Huggins just signed an 11- year extension and will be pulling in major buckets…. 1.5 Million a year! And he even signed it with that dreaded $4 million buyout.
“It’s a great day for myself and for my family. To be able to [...]
By Jeremy Curtis on Apr 11, 2008 in Basketball, Coaching, Featured, Preview | 0 Comments
It is well-known the coaches’ pre-season poll picked West Virginia to finish tenth in the Big East Conference standings.
It is also well-known what the Mountaineers often do when they are overlooked, underrated and not given deserving credit— they play with a chip on their shoulder.
Former West Virginia head coach John Beilein left the Mountaineers to [...]