Luke Blain is the Sports Managing Editor at the Daily Athenaeum. With a focus on competitive sports, sports marketing, and the dynamics of both individual and team sports, he brings a comprehensive perspective to his reporting. Luke has been featured in The Daily Athenaeum, BLOX Digital, University Daily Kansan, West Virginia Sports Now, and MSN.
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By: Luke Blain
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 […]
By: Luke Blain
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 […]
By: Luke Blain
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) […]
By: Luke Blain
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, […]
By: Luke Blain
WVU basketball point guard Miles Sadler has earned a major opportunity by receiving an invitation to the CP3 Elite Guard Camp in Las Vegas, the team announced Tuesday. 𝙄𝙉𝙑𝙄𝙏𝙀 𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙔 ✉️ This week, Miles participates in the exclusive CP3 Elite Guard Camp in Las Vegas 💪 pic.twitter/b0tORKcx8x — WVU Men's Basketball (@WVUhoops) June 30, 2026 […]
Former WVU basketball guard Treysen Eaglestaff will make his NBA Summer League debut representing the NBA champion New York Knicks, Jon Kepchevich of Draft Express reports. NEWS: West Virginia’s Treysen Eaglestaff will join the New York Knicks for NBA Summer League, sources tell DraftExpress. The 6’6” sharp-shooter drilled 281 threes in his college career, earning […]
By: Luke Blain
After a rocky season from the WVU basketball front court, head coach Ross Hodge was tasked with completely overhauling the position. This included the signing of former Georgia Tech center Mouhamed Sylla. Sylla was a highly-touted recruit, ranked No. 29 in his class going into his freshman year at Georgia Tech. He received high praise […]
Former WVU basketball guard Javon Small powered the Memphis Grizzlies Summer League squad to a 106-85 win over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. Small finished with 26 points, seven assists and four rebounds on an efficient 7-for-12 from the field. He was scorching hot from three-point range, going 5-for-8 from beyond the arc. Small […]
