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Alumni and fans headed to WVU's Elite Eight game in Syracuse, NY, Saturday are invited to a "Mountaineer Meet and Greet" prior to the game. The event, hosted by the WVU Alumni Association, will take place at Daisy Duke's at Armory Square (414 S. Clinton St.) and will begin at 3 p.m., four hours prior to tipoff.
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Women's Basketball: Pack the House Winners
March 25th, 2010West Virginia University has been named the BIG EAST Conference winner in the NCAA Division I ?Pack the House? Challenge and is one of only 33 schools recognized nationally. -
Getting ready for the Huskies
March 24th, 2010With Truck Bryant out for the remainder of the season with a broken foot, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has a decision to make: use the five-forward lineup he employed briefly this year or start junior Joe Mazzulla at point guard in Bryant's place for Thursday night's game against Washington. -
On the eve of the West Virginia University men's basketball team's appearance Thursday at the Sweet 16 in Syracuse, N.Y., Morgantown and University police are encouraging all fans to display responsible behavior, regardless of the game's outcome.
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Mountaineers headed to Syracuse invited to Sweet Sixteen pep rally and tailgate event
March 23rd, 2010The West Virginia University men's basketball team is headed to the Sweet Sixteen in Syracuse, N.Y., and fans traveling north for the game are invited to a pre-game pep rally and tailgate party on Thursday, March 25, 2010. -
West Virginia Women's Basketball Beats Lamar, San Diego State next
March 22nd, 2010The No. 3 seed West Virginia University women's basketball team defeated the 14th seeded Lamar Lady Cardinals by a score of 58-43 in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Frank Erwin Center on the campus of Texas. -
On to the Sweet 16
March 21st, 2010West Virginia is going back to the Sweet 16. Da'Sean Butler scored 28 points to lead West Virginia to a 68-59 victory over 10th-seeded Missouri Sunday afternoon at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. -
Mountaineers advance; face Missouri Sunday
March 19th, 2010Kevin Jones scored 17 points and Devin Ebanks contributed 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 2-seeded West Virginia to a 77-50 victory over Morgan State Friday afternoon (March 19) in an NCAA tournament first round game at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. -
WVU basketball team embraces hopes and dreams of West Virginia
March 18th, 2010West Virginia University's Da'Sean Butler felt the love long before he became King of the Buzzer Beaters and one of the school's all-time great basketball players. Something about Morgantown resonated with him, starting with his first visit. -
Buffalo-bound Mountaineers invited to NCAA tourney events
March 16th, 2010Mountaineer fans following the men's basketball team to Buffalo for NCAA tournament games will have an opportunity to come together for a Pep Rally and several Meet and Greets hosted by the WVU Alumni Association. -
Shouldering the Burden
March 15th, 2010If Da'Sean Butler is the heart and soul of this year's West Virginia University basketball team then Joe Mazzulla is its spine. Mazzulla is the guy who gives this team its backbone and its toughness. -
From far and near, WVU fans bask in Big East title
March 14th, 2010Hiromi Toothman was born in Japan but has a wide circle of family and friends who are West Virginia University graduates and followers. "In Japan they wear the WVU shirts and call me after every game," she said. "They're so proud of WVU. I only hope the people in the state are as proud." Toothman needn't worry. She was one of several hundred fans who came to the Coliseum to greet the Big East basketball tournament champion Mountaineers as they arrived back in town from New York City. -
WVU captures first-ever Big East men's basketball championship
March 14th, 2010Da'Sean Butler's running jumper with four seconds left lifted sixth-ranked West Virginia to a 60-58 victory over Georgetown to capture the 2010 Big East basketball championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City. -
WVU athletics, academics come together on national stage
March 12th, 2010When West Virginia University's men's and women's basketball teams take their place on the national stage at this month's Big East and NCAA tournaments, thousands of alumni, current and potential students, donors and fans will be watching. -
Butler Among the Best?
March 12th, 2010The way Da'Sean Butler sees it, last year he got caught up in a numbers game. The forward averaged 17.1 points per game, hit 35 percent of his 3-point field goal tries, grabbed more than 200 rebounds and didn't make the all-Big East first team. -
Carey Named Co-Coach of the Year in Big East women's basketball
March 8th, 2010West Virginia University women's basketball coach Mike Carey was named the 2009-10 Big East Conference Co-Coach of the Year on Friday (March 5) -
Final four Mountaineer mascot contestants to compete in cheer-off
February 25th, 2010It's that time of year again. The finalists competing for the coveted position of representing West Virginia University as the Mountaineer have been selected. The final four will compete against each other in a cheer-off at the Feb. 27 WVU-Cincinnati men's basketball game beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday. -
WVU's Repella named First Team Academic All-American
February 23rd, 2010West Virginia University junior guard Liz Repella has been named to the 2009-10 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's Basketball University Division first team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. -
UPDATE: Snow accumulation limits Coliseum, street parking options for Feb. 8 WVU basketball game
February 8th, 2010Parking options for tonight's (Feb. 8) WVU-Villanova men's basketball game will be very limited, the Morgantown Police Department said in advising people to make alternative arrangements. -
WVU President Clements apologizes to Pitt for fan behavior, promises to increase security
February 4th, 2010West Virginia University is appalled and embarrassed by the fan behavior at the Pitt men's basketball game on Wednesday night. On behalf of WVU, President Jim Clements apologizes to the University of Pittsburgh community.