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Hodge to lead WVU men's basketball program

Ross Hodge will be the 24th head men's basketball coach at WVU.

SI, Mountaineers

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/basketball/west-virginia-is-set-to-hire-ross-hodge-as-next-basketball-coach

Blue Gold Sports

https://www.bluegoldsports.com/2025/03/26/sources-wvu-to-hire-north-texas-coach/

On3.com

https://www.on3.com/college/west-virginia-mountaineers/news/west-virginia-set-to-hire-north-texas-head-coach-ross-hodge/

theScore.com

https://www.thescore.com/ncaab/news/3250970/amp

WVSports

https://westvirginia.rivals.com/news/hodge-expected-to-be-named-west-virginia-head-basketball-coach

MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2025/03/26/report-ross-hodges-set-to-become-next-mens-basketball-coach-at-wvu/

CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/west-virginia-hires-ross-hodge-north-texas-coach-to-depart-following-mean-greens-nit-run/

The Smoking Musket

https://www.smokingmusket.com/2025/3/26/24393673/breaking-west-virginia-wvu-mountaineers-hire-north-texas-ross-hodge-head-coach

The Intelligencer.|Wheeling News-Register

https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2025/03/reports-wvu-to-hire-north-texas-ross-hodge-as-next-mens-basketball-coach/

247 Sports

https://247sports.com/college/west-virginia/article/breaking-wvu-set-to-hire-their-next-mens-basketball-coach-247517834/

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44416479/sources-west-virginia-targets-unt-ross-hodge-hc-job

The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/wvu/wvu-mens-basketball-hodge-named-mountaineers-coach-reports-cbs-sports/article_8dc3d9c1-4cc4-4de3-b471-c9cc6ece4033.html

Field Level Media

https://fieldlevelmedia.com/ncaab/report-west-virginia-hiring-ross-hodge-as-new-coach/

WDTV-TV

https://www.wdtv.com/2025/03/26/west-virginia-targeting-ross-hodge-next-mens-basketball-coach/

North Texas Daily

https://www.ntdaily.com/sports/north-texas-men-s-basketball-head-coach-ross-hodge-departs-for-west-virginia-opening/article_1f477406-9225-44b9-be1c-07483f251414.html

WCHS-TV

https://wchstv.com/sports/wvu/wvu-set-to-hire-north-texas-ross-hodge-as-new-mens-basketball-coach

College Sports Wire

https://collegesportswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/college-basketball/2025/03/26/college-basketball-west-virginia-head-coach-ross-hodge/82672240007/

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/sports/north-texas-coach-named-wvu-mens-basketball-head-coach-reports/

Denton Record-Chronicle

​​https://dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/mean_green/ross-hodge-leaving-unt-for-west-virginia/article_47f49812-b494-4967-b573-e9e18437ce87.html

WTAP-TV

https://www.wtap.com/2025/03/26/wvu-reportedly-set-hire-hodge/

Dallas News

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/unt-mean-green/2025/03/26/ross-hodge-set-to-leave-unt-for-mens-basketball-hc-gig-at-west-virginia/

The Dominion Post, Opinion

https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/03/26/column-wren-baker-paid-a-dear-price-by-choosing-ross-hodge-over-jerrod-calhoun-as-wvu-mens-hoops-coach/

SI, Opinion

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/basketball/grading-west-virginia-s-hire-of-new-head-coach-ross-hodge

The New York Times, The Athletic

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6232768/2025/03/26/west-virginia-ross-hodge-mens-basketball-hire/

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvuhoops/ross-hodge-named-next-wvu-mens-basketball-head-coach/

Times West Virginian

https://www.timeswv.com/sports/wvu_mountaineers/ross-hodge-named-west-virginia-head-men-s-basketball-coach/article_18a83f30-9858-4420-a99d-6d5d42db151f.html

Busting Brackets

https://bustingbrackets.com/west-virginia-plucks-darian-devries-replacement-right-out-of-nit-semifinals

Connect-Bridgeport

https://www.connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view&section=Sports&item=Its-Official-West-Virginia-Universitys-Next-Basketball-Coach-Ross-Hodge-Talks-on-Taking-Over-Program58848

theScore.com

https://www.thescore.com/ncaab/news/3250970

SI, Mountaineers

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/basketball/wren-baker-announces-ross-hodge-as-the-men-s-basketball-coach

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/wvu-ad-wren-baker-on-bringing-ross-hodge-to-west-virginia/

Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-coach-ross-hodge-ffbb5f237ca007606a5fab52fe8a220c

WFAA-TV

https://www.wfaa.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaab/unt-head-basketball-coach-west-virginia/287-5ccaa262-7e38-492d-84de-75f004006f6b

The Daily Athenaeum

https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/mens_basketball/ross-hodge-named-24th-wvu-men-s-basketball-head-coach/article_482b401c-a9e7-4800-8c0e-f0b4d75fb013.html

The Dominion Post

https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/04/04/ross-hodges-deal-worth-15-million-over-five-years-with-a-potential-sixth-year-for-an-additional-3-3-million/

247sports.com

https://247sports.com/college/west-virginia/article/wvu-basketball-coach-ross-hodge-contract-buyout-wren-baker-248245286/

WV Sports, Rivals

https://westvirginia.rivals.com/news/ross-hodge-contract-details-revealed

Sports Illustrated, Mountaineers

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/basketball/five-thoughts-on-ross-hodge-after-being-introduced-as-wvu-s-new-head-coach

WV News

​​https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/hodge-to-average-3-million-per-year-as-wvu-coach/article_4fff7c7b-599e-49aa-a27a-dacf23b42e80.html

WV News, Blue Gold News, Opinion

https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/historical-moment-for-wvu-with-the-hiring-of-its-24th-men-s-basketball-coach/article_5d8ec9fd-a2a4-406b-aaeb-4cb70b6e5d42.html

The (Charleston) Gazette-Mail

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/hodge-to-average-3-million-per-year-as-wvu-coach/article_10d9496a-643a-53b6-8007-9809d46b96d0.html

WV News, Blue Gold News

https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/behind-the-numbers-of-hodges-contract/article_f6ad3c2c-c3f6-475a-9522-36be7eb51fae.html

MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2025/04/04/hodge-working-under-five-year-deal-with-average-salary-of-3-million-buyout-tied-to-bakers-status/

Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-coach-ross-hodge-contract-971fe0bbc7fba4dcd26c03d05d8c542b

Times West Virginian, Opinion

https://www.timeswv.com/sports/wvu_mountaineers/column-ross-hodge-may-have-found-a-place-he-can-call-home/article_061819a6-938d-4abb-9efa-14c6df0cfc59.html

Sports Illustrated, Mountaineers

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/basketball/ross-hodge-not-interested-in-bigger-brands-or-more-money-voices-commitment-to-wvu

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvuhoops/quick-hits-biggest-takeaways-from-ross-hodge-introductory-press-conference/

MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2025/04/03/photo-gallery-and-video-ross-hodge-welcomed-as-wvus-24th-mens-basketball-head-coach/

WCHS-TV

https://wchstv.com/sports/top-sports/hodge-introduced-as-24th-head-coach-of-wvu-mens-basketball

SI, Mountaineers

https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/basketball/after-getting-burned-by-devries-wren-baker-lands-a-coach-who-will-embrace-west-virginia

The Dominion Post, Opinion

https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/04/03/column-there-are-signs-that-point-to-ross-hodge-not-being-a-gamble-of-a-hire-for-wvus-wren-baker/

WOAY-TV

https://woay.com/wvu-formally-introduces-ross-hodge-as-head-mens-basketball-coach/

Blue Gold Sports

https://www.bluegoldsports.com/2025/04/03/grit-and-toughness-key-takeaways-from-ross-hodges-wvu-introductory-press-conference/

The Dominion Post

https://www.dominionpost.com/2025/04/03/ross-hodge-wants-to-put-wvu-mens-hoops-among-the-defensive-elite/

MetroNews

https://wvmetronews.com/2025/04/03/hodge-embracing-opportunity-at-highest-level-as-he-tries-his-hand-at-west-virginia/

MetroNews, “3 Guys Before the Game”

https://wvmetronews.com/2025/04/03/3-guys-before-the-game-ross-hodge-arrives-new-era-begins-episode-629/

WV News, Blue Gold News

https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/tv/wvu-mens-basketball-ross-hodge-introduction-4-3-25/video_76e5c3bd-4aa0-4f98-bb2a-c75678cf2851.html

WV News, Blue Gold News

https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/when-the-sudden-opening-came-wvu-s-wren-baker-quickly-prepared-for-another-coaching-search/article_fa5384aa-2642-40bf-8816-13b62b0ed82a.html

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/ross-hodge-confident-defensive-prowess-is-key-for-wvu-to-win-big-12-titles/

WV Sports Now

https://wvsportsnow.com/in-the-holler-wvu-football-2026-rb-commit-jett-walker-on-why-west-virginia/

WV Sports

https://westvirginia.rivals.com/news/building-a-roster-is-business-as-usual-for-hodge

Associated Press

https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-ross-hodge-b30c9beb629cc743dcb195a8a977a567

ESPN

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44523180/hodge-introduced-west-virginia-north-texas-nit-run