west-virginia-basketball Stories - The Smoking Musket
When Bears And Ducks Chat
It's not normal for bears and ducks to chat. We know this. You know this. But we also know that this being Christmas eve-eve, you slipped out the side door 20 minutes early. You're doing 50 in a 25 so you can meet some guy named Lou in the warehouse district to buy some genuine fake Faberge Eggs...
Big East Basketball: Cincinnati, Syracuse & Villanova Win, Rutgers, West Virginia Lose on Tuesday
The Big East only had a 3-2 day in Tuesday's basketball action. #5 Syracuse, #20 Cincinnati and Villanova continued on unbeaten this season while Rutgers and West Virginia suffered their first setbacks. Syracuse (3-0) beat a scrappy Albany team led by guard Gerardo Suero 98-74. Suero led the Great...
Big East Basketball 28-1 on the Season, West Virginia Loses First
Big East basketball was off to a wonderful start this season. The member teams were undefeated through the first week of play. The streak continued through Sunday and Monday of this week with twelve more wins running the total record to 28-0. Then, West Virginia played their second game of the...
Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll: Six Big East Teams Ranked
The USA Today Coaches preseason top 25 is out now. The Big East is well represented with four teams in the top 11 and six in the top 25. Here is the full poll. Interestingly enough, the coaches poll order of Big East teams: Connecticut, Syracuse, Louisville and Pitt in the top 11 almost matches the...
Ten Big East Players on the Wooden Award Preseason List
Beginning in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award has been given annually to the best men's collegiate basketball player who has maintained at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA (freshmen and transfers are not eligible for the watch list). For the 2011-2012 season, ten Big East men's basketball players made the...
Game 11: St. John's at West Virginia
Listen/ See: Toots & the Maytals, Country Roads (video, opens in a new window) Tip Off: 7:00 PM, Eastern At: West Virginia Mountaineers Location: West Virginia University Coliseum, Morgantown, WV TV: SNY Radio: Bloomberg 1130 Opposition blog/ message board: The Smoking Musket | We Must Ignite...
5 Questions with the Smoking Musket
Now that it's conference season, it's time to fire up the old question exchange with fellow Big East bloggers to get a sense of what they think their team's strengths and weaknesses are. First up for the West Virginia Mountaineers game is Charley West of The Smoking Musket site (thanks for the...
If You Build It, It Will Come
"It's imperative,'' Huggins said Thursday at the WVU Classic at Berry Hills. "If we're going to continue to advance the program, which is what I want to do, we need it.'' This summer, Huggins and his staff have been pounding the pavement and shaking hands in order to raise the necessary...
Happy Birthday Jerry Alan West!
Today is Jerry West's 71st birthday. While we laud more recent players like Joe Alexander and Pat White, it's important to remember that Jerry West is, and may always be, the best and most important player to ever grace WVU. That's a bold statement, but a talent like West, both on and off the...
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