Blogger Major Kelchner Predicts a WVU Sweet 16 Victory

Written by Major Kelchner | 25 March 2010

The notion that the Big East has taken a beating is undeniable. After getting eight teams into the tournament, only Syracuse and West Virginia remain. While the number of teams left does not dictate the hit on the conference reputation, the teams and the way they lost definitely does.

First round exits by Marquette, Louisville, Notre Dame and Georgetown, along with second round exits to smaller conference teams by Pitt (Xavier/ A10) and Villanova (St. Mary’s/ WCC), have made this a rough year for the Big East.

WVU Point Guard Bryant Out for Season

Written by Mike Casazza, The Charleston Daily Mail | 24 March 2010

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - West Virginia flew here by plane Tuesday and took a bus to the team's hotel, but the sixth-ranked Mountaineers will be without their Truck for the remainder of the season.

Starting point guard Darryl "Truck" Bryant suffered a serious injury to his right foot in practice Tuesday just before the team left campus, sources told the Daily Mail, which was first to report the story.

WVU Players Become Web Stars

Written by Mike Casazza, The Charleston Daily Mail | 22 March 2010

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A series of videos taken by West Virginia forward John Flowers on Saturday night and posted on his Twitter page spread across the Internet on Sunday and soared in popularity hours before the Mountaineers defeated Missouri to advance to the Sweet 16.

Mock music videos of teammates Da'Sean Butler, Joe Mazzulla and Jonnie West were linked and shared across the Internet. The four were surprised by the attention generated by their shenanigans, but unable to explain the criticism they'd drawn.

Butler leads West Virginia past Mizzou, 68-59

Written by The Associated Press | 21 March 2010

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Turns out Da'Sean Butler's familiarity with pressure trumped whatever defense Missouri could muster against West Virginia and their star player.

Butler, who has six game-winning baskets already this season, played his best during the first 20 minutes for the second-seeded Mountaineers on Sunday.

On to the Sweet 16: WVU Shows Missouri Tough Defense in NCAA Tournament Win

Written by John Antonik for MSNsportsNET.com | 21 March 2010

BUFFALO, N.Y. – West 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.

The sixth-rated Mountaineers are making their fourth trip to the Sweet 16 in the last six years and the second under WVU graduate Bob Huggins, who led West Virginia to the regional semifinals during his first season in 2008.

Mountaineers Romp to First-round Win After a Slow Start

Written by The Associated Press | 19 March 2010

BUFFALO, N.Y. - West Virginia overcame a miserable shooting start to avoid another Big East flameout in the NCAA tournament.

Kevin Jones scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half to spark the second-seeded Mountaineers to a 77-50 win over No. 15 seed Morgan State in Friday's first round. Despite the margin of victory, it wasn't an easy start for the Big East champs after West Virginia missed its first 11 shots and trailed 10-0 before the game was 5 minutes old.

Photo Gallery of WVU's Thursday Practice

Written by Kevin Kinder, BlueGoldNews.com | 18 March 2010

Photos of WVU's practice session Thursday for its Friday opening round NCAA tournament game against Morgan State. Courtesy of BlueGoldNews.com's Kevin Kinder. See inside.

Huggins Making Hay While the Media Lights Shine

Written by Mitch Vingle, The Charleston Gazette | 17 March 2010

WEST VIRGINIA coach Bob Huggins has been around long enough to know it's time for him and his coaches to make hay.

The Mountaineers are ranked No. 5 in the coaches' poll, No. 6 in the writers' poll. They just won a Big East tournament crown. Da'Sean Butler is one of college basketball's brightest stars.

Luck or Destiny, WVU's on a Great Run

Written by Dave Hickman, The Charleston Gazette | 15 March 2010

MORGANTOWN - The margin for error in Big East basketball - or the sport in general, for that matter - is razor thin. A shot lips out or banks in, a tipped pass is caught or goes astray, a rebound bounces right to one team or left to the other.

Just one of those can make the difference between a win and a loss. No one understands those principles better than West Virginia. Or at least one would assume so.