West BY GOD Virginia

Around here, Stiles is our resident basketball expert. On the other hand, we’re still trying to figure out how to run the weave. This is his preview, but because he’s SO focused on college basketball season, we are forced to post it ourselves…
With two games under the belt, it seems like a good time to […]

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Stiles and I attended the game this evening and I can say that I was pleasantly surprised with the team’s performance. This is a result to expect from a decent team playing a cupcake early in the season. Not much can be gleamed from playing a team like the Boll Weevils but at […]

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By all accounts, this is one of the most — if not THE most — talented group of recruits signed by any Mountaineer basketball coach. In fact, Scout.com has this class ranked as the 17th best class in the country, only behind Georgetown and Louisville in the Big EAST and besting schools such as […]

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From ESPN Recruiting blog:

Anyone questioning whether Bob Huggins can take West Virginia to the highest level needs to look at his latest recruiting accomplishment. Just a month ago, the Mountaineers were hardly considered as a possible school for multi-talented 6-7 forward Kevin Jones (Mount Vernon, N.Y.). Today, Jones sent his signed letter of intent to […]

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I can’t decide whether Bob Huggins is a saint or an asshole. Until I touch down in Vegas, dreaming of strippers, craps, and booze, he’s a saint. When I come back broke, married, and with fresh tattoos, he’s an asshole. Either way, we’re all going to Vegas:
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia men’s basketball […]

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To bring this update on the basketball team…Andy Katz touches base with Huggins and the rest of the WVU basketball team in a nice preseason profile. You can find it here.
My favorite quote:
“He’s just on us all the time about crashing the boards,” Alexander said. “They never stop. I could rebound perfect all practice […]

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Well, this team certainly doesn’t lack confidence, does it? Big EAST basketball media day was held yesterday and WVU, rather expectedly, was picked to finish 10th. But you wouldn’t know that from how CBH and the players were talking:
“I think it says that people, just because of our name, don’t really take us […]

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Last night, I attended Midnight Madness. To sum it up in one word, I would say it was kinda dull. OK, that’s two, but you get the idea.
Some highlights:

Huggins getting the microphone and saying, “next year, bring ten of your friends with you. I don’t like playing in front of an empty house. Also, he […]

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…errr wrong sport. Quick shot…
From an ESPN chat:

Ben Lilly(annapolis,md): Can you give me a quick summary of how Bob Huggins is doing on the recruiting trail?
John Carroll: They already have commited Darrell “Truck” Bryant out of NYC, a high level guard. He was able to break into New York area to get him which […]

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For a quick look at the basketball schedule that was just announced. Giddy up. Brian Messerly has a nice recap (and the full slate) of the schedule here.
Some quick tidbits if you’re too lazy to click on the story:
This year, the BIG EAST returns to an 18-game league schedule after playing a 16-game slate […]

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