Majok major for Huggs Jan 22, 2008
West Virginia basketball has one scholarship available for the spring signing period when high school seniors and post-graduates may put their signatures on binding letter of intent. Likely, Mountaineer head coach Bob Huggins and his staff would like to sign a big man. (San Diego State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Flowers, shredders, recruiters, winners Jan 18, 2008
Over and over, West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has said his team must shoot well to win. On Thursday night, it didnt shoot well. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
West Virginia Notebook: Dual duties may secure recruits for WVU Jan 15, 2008
Backup quarterback Jarrett Brown, who joined Bob Huggins' West Virginia basketball team this week to begin vying for a backup role, isn't the only Mountaineers football player welcome to try his hand at another sport. New coach Bill Stewart was just telling his players in a team meeting Sunday that they all had his blessing to dabble -- or dribble -- elsewhere. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Imminent Transfer Jan 6, 2008
West Virginia basketball forward Jacob Green is transferring, and will leave the Mountaineer basketball team before the start of the second semester. Green, a redshirt freshman, has seen little playing time for this year save some stints in early season routs. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Michigan Newsstand - December 20 Dec 21, 2007
Laise, a West Virginia alum, has covered West Virginia basketball and football with the Rivals site for five years. We discussed how Rich Rodriguez stacks up as a recruiter, whether his offense can find success in the Big Ten and if he was surprised that Rodriguez left his alma mater. (Michigan Sports -- Rivals.com)
Source: Rodriguez to contest buyout at WVU Dec 19, 2007
"Kendrick said former West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein had his buyout negotiated down from $2.5 million to $1.5 million after last season, in part, because WVU had failed to deliver on promises.Beilein now coaches Michigan."At the end of the day, the university is governed by its board and its president, and the people they appoint to positions of responsibility," Goodwin said in his statement. "Making donations to a public university does not entitle anyone to dictate policy or... (ESPN -- College Football News)
There's no honor in college coaching Dec 18, 2007
Michigan hired West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein after last season despite Beilein's contract at West Virginia through the 2011-12 season. (Who could have guessed Michigan would have to turn to its West Virginia farm system to find its coaches. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Plans move ahead for a swimming, basketball complex Dec 13, 2007
MORGANTOWNWhen West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins was attending WVU, the area between The Coliseum and the Monongahela River was a field. Soon, it will become a Field of Dreams for Huggins, women's coach Mike Carey and swimming and diving coach Vic Riggs. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Defense pleases Bob Huggins Nov 22, 2007
Thus far, he has received the sixth most minutes on the West Virginia basketball team (17 per game). (To continue reading this article you must be a subscriber. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Fit At Both Ends Nov 15, 2007
By PublisherDate: Nov 14, 2007 The offensive abilities of West Virginia basketball signee Kevin Jones have quite rightly drawn a great deal of attention, but his skills also translate well to the defensive end of the floor. to read the rest of this story. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Huggs talks hats Oct 25, 2007
MORGANTOWNYou will not see a photo of West Virginia basketball players with hammers in hand at a charity deal in your local newspaper. And Bob Huggins likes it that way. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Best recruiting weekend since Jerry West came alone? Oct 20, 2007
MORGANTOWNPerhaps the most gifted group of basketball visitors in Mountaineer history arrives here this weekend as Coach Bob Huggins continues to grow the West Virginia basketball program. 2008 prospects Kevin Jones and Roscoe Davis will join '09 recruits Bobby Capobianco, Brian Oliver and Dalton Pepper on campus for the Homecoming Weekend. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
WVU Football: Healthy Lyons can fill tall order in passing game Oct 18, 2007
Hardly hobbled nowadays -- he considers himself 90 to 95 percent healthy -- Lyons, a sophomore from Woodland Hills, has burst into the passing offense and the consciousness of fans who long salivated over potential fade routes with a receiver as tall as 12 of the 15 players on Bob Huggins' West Virginia basketball roster. Two games ago, at South Florida, Lyons caught three passes for 48 yards as backup quarterback Jarrett Brown, with whom he works most often in practice, tried to rally the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Winds of Change Oct 16, 2007
By PublisherDate: Oct 15, 2007 Jay Jacobs, analyst for the Mountaineer Sports Network, has a good perspective on the changes and challenges facing the 2007-08 edition of the West Virginia basketball team. to read the rest of this story. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Nichols and Ruoff Set to Flex Muscle Oct 11, 2007
MORGANTOWN-- When he was hired as head coach of the West Virginia basketball program in April, Bob Huggins talked about taking the reins off his players and coaching to their natural talent. No two Mountaineers are more excited about the possibilities that lie ahead in the fast approaching season than Darris Nichols and Alex Ruoff. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
GSR numbers up for most schools Oct 4, 2007
The Pitt basketball team has a graduation success rate of 56 percent; the West Virginia basketball team 33 percent. "If I see something under 60 percent, I'm going to ask questions," said Walter Harrison, the president of the University of Hartford and the chair of the NCAA committee on academic performance. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Meyer\'s Mailbag: Method to visit madness? Sep 8, 2007
-- Sane from Ann Arbor ----- I'm not exactly sure what Beilein said about his recruiting approach when he took the Michigan job, but I do expect Michigan basketball to look a lot more like West Virginia basketball under Beilein than anything else. Beilein was offered the Michigan job because of his success as a coach, and he was successful because of his unique and complex system and his ability to recruit the right type of players for that system. (Duke Sports -- Rivals.com)
Go to WVU sports >> Aug 14, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007 West Virginia basketball player Devan Bawinkle has decided to transfer, according to published reports. Monday, August 6, 2007 MORGANTOWN Rich Rodriguez fairly bristles at the notion that anyone would read anything into his teams depth chart after just two days of practice. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
WVU guard Bawinkle plans to transfer Aug 7, 2007
West Virginia basketball player Devan Bawinkle has decided to transfer, according to published reports. A 6-foot-5 guard from Illinois, Bawinkle played in 20 games as a freshman last season and averaged 1. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Cottrill puts on love fest at Jam Fest Jul 18, 2007
Playing against a 16-and-under opponent Saturday in the first round of the Summer Jam Fest at Trinity High School, the 6-foot-1 2010 West Virginia basketball commit scored seven points. (To continue reading this article you must be a subscriber. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Roundup: WVU, MU hoopsters make international debut Jul 3, 2007
West Virginia basketball stars Darris Nichols and Alex Ruoff, along with Marshalls Tyler Wilkerson, debuted for the United States Jones Cup team in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday. Their Athletes in Action team fell to the Philippine National Team 72-67, as Wilkerson scored 10 points and Ruoff and Nichols chipped in with five each. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Small hint may unlock West Virginia hoops mystery Jun 29, 2007
What is more of a mystery is that West Virginia basketball team. Trying to figure out that animal is like trying to figure out our nations obsession with Paris Hilton. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
WVU signee 'Willing' and able Jun 27, 2007
West Virginia basketball recruit Will Thomas, who broke his right leg last year, is back on the court playing. Which is a very good sign for Mountaineer coach Bob Huggins. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Huggins on his travels, roster and coming home May 31, 2007
MORGANTOWN New West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins leaned back in the restaurant booth for a breather. Hed driven from Cleveland, where he was scheduled to huddle with LeBron James people. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Early Ability Apr 27, 2007
By PublisherDate: Apr 27, 2007 Tom Coleman, assistant basketball coach at Shaw High School in Cleveland, first saw the potential of West Virginia basketball signee Will Thomas when he was just an eighth grader. to read the rest of this story. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Beilein settles WVU buyout Apr 27, 2007
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West Virginia, Beilein Agree on Contract Buyout Apr 27, 2007
(AP) -Former West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein will pay the university $1. 5 million - $1 million less than called for in his contract - for taking the job at Michigan with five years remaining on his deal. (Mac-Sports.com)
Fans show their support for Huggins Apr 7, 2007
MORGANTOWN--Proving that the sports world is indeed a microcosm of society, as new West Virginia basketball coach Bobby Huggins remarked on Friday at his introductory press conference at the Coliseum, the whirlwind turn of events that led the Morgantown native to return to his alma mater contained all the elements of a compelling soap opera love triangle. (To continue reading this article you must be a subscriber. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Players and former teammates discuss Huggins Apr 7, 2007
MORGANTOWN After one of the most difficult weeks in their lives, the West Virginia basketball players were ready to just move on following the introduction of Bob Huggins as the new head coach of the Mountaineers. (To continue reading this article you must be a subscriber. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Feeling jilted in Manhattan Apr 7, 2007
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Huggins comes home Apr 6, 2007
West Virginia basketball legend Jerry West apparently played an instrumental role in guiding Huggins back to West Virginia, reportedly writing a glowing letter of recommendation that helped influence WVU to seek out Huggins as its top candidate. I am absolutely thrilled with the announcement of Bob Huggins as WVUs next basketball coach, West was quoted in the universitys official release. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Michigan newsstand -- April 4 Apr 5, 2007
In the whirlwind of a Final Four weekend, still recharging from West Virginia's NIT championship in New York two days earlier, Beilein was set to make a presentation titled "West Virginia Basketball" on the second floor of the Atlanta Hilton on Saturday morning ... By Ray Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Former West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein bid his players farewell yesterday, one day after accepting an offer to become the new head coach at the University of Michigan. (Michigan Sports -- Rivals.com)
Heartfelt so long to Beilein Apr 5, 2007
Placed there by West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein. - advertisement. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Mountaineers hunt for coach as Beilein accepts job at Michigan Apr 4, 2007
Former West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein bid his players farewell yesterday, one day after accepting an offer to become the new head coach at the University of Michigan ... A look at John Beilein's career as West Virginia basketball coach. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Beilein reportedly leaving WVU for Michigan Apr 3, 2007
- Michigan will hire West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein to replace Tommy Amaker, according to multiple online reports Monday. A person close to the Wolverines program had told the Associated Press earlier in the day that Beilein was negotiating with the Wolverines on a deal. (MSNBC -- Sports)
WVU's Beilein appears to be leaving Apr 3, 2007
West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein has received an offer to become the new coach at the University of Michigan, and according to three published reports last night, he has accepted. The Detroit Free Press, and reported that Beilein will become the new coach of the Wolverines and that a news conference was expected tomorrow. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Coach Altman Leaves Creighton for Arkansas Apr 3, 2007
- Michigan was negotiating with West Virginia basketball coach John Beilein to replace Tommy Amaker, a person close to the Wolverines' program told The Associated Press on Monday night. The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for the school, said Michigan's search committee had Beilein at the top of a list of coaches who might be interested in coming to Ann Arbor. (The Ledger)
Young passes the torch, Butler grabs it Mar 30, 2007
NEW YORK The present and the future of West Virginia basketball came up huge Thursday night, which is the reason the Mountaineers won the National Invitation Tournament. Well, that and a little bit of help from the coaching genius of John Beilein, whom if West Virginia administrators and boosters are smart and able they will lavish with whatever it takes to keep this guy from the dreaded clutches of Michigan or anyone else. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
NIT Championship: Sleep deprivation just part of the excitement Mar 29, 2007
NEW YORK -- The West Virginia basketball team is learning why they call New York the city that never sleeps. Today. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
WVU denied NCAA tourney bid Mar 14, 2007
MORGANTOWN It didnt take John Beilein and his West Virginia basketball team long to find and embrace the silver lining surrounding the dark cloud of NCAA tournament exclusion Sunday night. Perhaps it was because being left out of the big dance wasnt particularly surprising. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Patterson thinking LOI 'get-out' clause Mar 12, 2007
Spring letter signing day begins April 4 for high school seniors, but the most important senior in the minds of state of West Virginia basketball fans, Patrick Patterson, said Thursday that he likely will delay his decision later in what T.S. Eliot called "the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of dead ground.". (To continue reading this article you must be a subscriber. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Friars home is a tough place to win Feb 20, 2007
His West Virginia basketball teams have played there just twice, and one of those was a nasty 21-point loss to Providence. Yet when Beilein returns there tonight, that blowout wont be the game he recalls. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Crunch time closeout Feb 18, 2007
MORGANTOWN John Beilein is certainly not unrealistic in his expectations for how his West Virginia basketball team plays defense. He knows its tough in fact, impossible to play as intense as he would like for 40 minutes. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Seton Hall - West Virginia Preview Feb 3, 2007
Coach John Beilein has orchestrated a great renaissance in West Virginia basketball lore over the past few seasons. Under Beilein, the team has gone from Big East cellar-dweller to participants in the Elite Eight and the Sweet Sixteen rounds of the NCAA Tournament in the past two years, respectively. (Seton Hall Sports -- Rivals.com)
Is USF the cure for WVU? Jan 17, 2007
MORGANTOWN John Beilein isnt the screaming type, which is a good thing for his West Virginia basketball team. If he were, there might be a lot more screaming than teaching right now as the Mountaineers try to end their first funk of the season. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
