Tag Archives: West Virginia Basketball

Teams do not stumble into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Sure, some teams may have an easier path to the third round of the tournament, but there are no slouches. A quarter of the teams in the Sweet 16 are double digit seeds, but look at the teams …

Big 12 giant, No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks are coming to the Rupp Arena on Saturday to face-off against SEC giants, No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats for a battle of the colossuses. Build-Up To Game Wildcats vs Jayhawks… who will come out on top? @KentuckyMBB face @KUHoops 🏀 #DreamBIG #KUbball pic.twitter.com/9GLMNka0Vm — ESPN …

The top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers will host the West Virginia Mountaineers this Saturday as a part of the annual SEC-Big 12 Challenge. The SEC-Big 12 Challenge is a series that features ten match-ups between SEC and Big 12 schools. This is the first time that Tennessee and West Virginia will face off in …

For the past decade, West Virginia has consistently produced one of the premier defensive units in all of college basketball. However, it was the Gators who showcased their defensive versatility on Tuesday night in a 66-56 victory over the Mountaineers. #Gators get the W in @TheGarden. See all the highlights… …

With the season opener against Florida State less than two weeks away, the Florida Gators are preparing to endure the ups and downs of a grueling four-month, 31-game regular season. No Days Off The Gators will be competing in numerous high-profile games and tournaments against top-tier competition. Let’s take a …

West Virginia and Bucknell get their big dance started today in Buffalo in a West Region match-up. The game will tip around 2:45 on CBS. Season in Review West Virginia (26-8) West Virginia comes into the NCAA Tournament battle-tested after finishing third overall in the Big 12.  The Mountaineers won some major …

Tuesday night’s match-up between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Texas A&M Aggies features two teams trying to claw their way out of the bottom half of the SEC standings. Both teams own a 3-5 conference record. Vanderbilt has won two of their past three games, while Texas A&M has dropped three of …

The fourth edition of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge will see No. 18 West Virginia host Texas A&M. Gator fans will remember last year’s challenge in which Florida upset the, at the time, No. 10 Mountaineers 88-71 in Mike White’s first marquee win. Texas A&M, meanwhile, knocked off Iowa State in …

While the loss will more than likely cause a bit of a fall in the next AP Poll, the Gators now focus on the Vanderbilt Commodores, their opponent this Saturday at Exactech Arena at the O'Connell Center. The 'Dores are 8-10 overall and 2-4 in SEC play, but cannot be discounted.

The Kentucky Wildcat (16-6) men’s basketball team has lost two straight games and don’t look at all similar to the team that beat the Gators three times last season, and that advanced all the way to the Elite Eight. Coach John Calipari has tried to change up his look, only …