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WVU basketball placed third out of the public schools in the Big 12 in ticket sales for the 2025-26 season, per Extra Points Library. Men's Basketball Ticket SalesBig 12 (Public)

WVU football received a commitment from three-star 2027 quarterback Andre Philip on Friday night, he announced in a post to X. Phillip’s commitment comes on the heels of a home visit and ahead of his official visit for a full weekend in Morgantown. #AGTG I’m extremely blessed and excited to announce my commitment to @WVUfootball […]

Former WVU basketball guard Jordan Harrison has been waived by the Portland Fire of the WNBA, the team announced on Monday. OFFICIAL: We have waived guard Jordan Harrison. In a related move, Portland has activated guard Kamiah Smalls, who previously had her contract suspended due to injury. pic.twitter/kFcBE9NOMJ — Portland Fire (@theportlandfire) May 11, 2026 […]

With 10 total commits, WVU basketball is ranked No. 10 in 247 Sports’ overall recruiting class rankings. The rankings include all committed players, both transfers and freshman. WVU is also ranked No. 16 among transfer classes and No. 13 in high school recruiting. Out of Big 12 teams, WVU is ranked second in overall recruiting, […]

The NCAA has officially expanded its premiere college basketball tournament from 64 to 76 teams, and WVU director of Athletics Wren Baker offered his thoughts on the news during a press conference on Tuesday. One of Baker’s primary concerns is mid-major programs keeping their automatic qualifications for winning their respective conference tournaments. “As somebody who’s […]

During his annual spring press conference, WVU director of athletics Wren Baker offered words of reassurance concerning the financial stability of WVU’s Olympic sports teams amid attempts to rebuild the two top revenue generating programs. Under the current revenue-sharing model, the four teams who primarily receive the most money are football, men’s and women’s basketball […]

The New York Knicks completed a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night in the Eastern Conference Finals, meaning former WVU basketball guard Miles McBride will play for an NBA championship. McBride played 17 minutes off the bench in the series-clincher Monday, finishing with 11 points on 4-6 shooting while going 3-5 from three-point […]

The conference matchups for the upcoming 2026-27 WVU basketball season were announced on Thursday by the Big 12. '26-'27 Men's Basketball Schedule Matrix 🗓️ pic.twitter/4nGfnZ76gM — Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) June 11, 2026 WVU will play three Big 12 teams twice, trading home games with Cincinnati, Iowa State and UCF. The Mountaineers will host Arizona, […]

WVU basketball has extended an offer to 6-foot-10 center from the other side of the country. Mahamadou Diop, a 2027 four-star prospect from San Gabriel Academy in San Gabriel, California, revealed his West Virginia offer on social media June 14. Blessed to receive an offer from West Virginia University !#agtg pic.twitter/5utpIAtEEo — mahamadou Diop (@Mahamadoudiop34) […]

ESPN college basketball analyst Joe Lunardi marked WVU basketball as the first team out in his latest bracketology report Tuesday. WVU has had a major roster overhaul this offseason, garnering attention from ESPN as well. However, Lunardi has the Mountaineers just missing the tournament in his projected nine-bid Big 12 conference next season. In contrast, […]