Athletics

The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced that senior Jevon Carter is the first recipient of the newly-created Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award presented by Bona.

The stars of the season, including Jevon Carter, were honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches at its annual NABC Guardians of the Game awards show Sunday evening at the Lila Cockrell Theater in San Antonio.

Jevon Carter has been named to the 2018 John R. Wooden Award Presented By Wendy's All American Team. The Wooden Award All American Team is made up of ten student athletes who were the top vote-getters in the quest to earn college basketball's most prestigious honor.

After an 11-year hiatus in the Black Diamond Rivalry ended in November, the women's basketball team is set to face rival Virginia Tech for the second time this season today (March 28) when the two meet in the 2018 Postseason WNIT Semifinals. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum.

With the win, the Mountaineers advance on to Wednesday's (March 28) Postseason WNIT Semifinals. West Virginia is set to host Virginia Tech in a 7 p.m. tipoff at the WVU Coliseum.

The women's basketball team took down the Dukes, 67-55, in the third round of the Postseason WNIT on Friday night at the WVU Coliseum. With the win, the Mountaineers are set to host St. John's on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum in the Postseason WNIT Quarterfinals.

Due to a delay in James Madison's travel schedule, the West Virginia women's basketball WNIT game set for Thursday (March 22) has been moved to Friday (March 23) with a tipoff set for 5:30 p.m.

The National Association of Basketball Coaches has announced the 2018 NABC Coaches' Division I All-America teams. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these 15 student-athletes (including WVU’s Jevon Carter) represent the finest basketball players across America.

All fans, friends and alumni of West Virginia University are welcome to join the WVU Alumni Association for its Mountaineer Meet-Up prior to the Sweet 16 match-up against Villanova, this Friday (March 23) in Boston at The Greatest Bar (262 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114) from 4: p.m.to 7 p.m.

The Mountaineer Ticket Office will have a limited number of tickets available for West Virginia's appearance in the East Regional of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. West Virginia will face Villanova on Friday, March 23. The game against Villanova will be the first game of the session with a 7:27 p.m. start time on TBS.