Luke Blain, Author at WV Sports Now

WVU Basketball HC Ross Hodge at practice

Ross Hodge Details How Closed Scrimmage Against Maryland Will Benefit WVU Basketball

The WVU basketball season tips off in less than one month, but the team will soon be in action behind closed doors in a scrimmage against...

Mountaineers in the Pros11 months ago

Javon Small Starts, Leads Grizzlies in Minutes in Preseason Loss

Former WVU guard Javon Small got his first taste of preseason action for the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday in a 121-103 loss to the Boston Celtics. Small...

WVU Coliseum after WVU basketball win stock

WVU Basketball Recruiting11 months ago

WVU Basketball on Rise in Recruiting Ranks for 2026 Class

The WVU basketball 2026 recruiting class is on the rise, steadily climbing the national ranks to No. 25 via 247 Sports. The change in ranking occurred...

WVU Basketball HC Ross Hodge at intro press conference

Opinion11 months ago

Blain: WVU Basketball Has Higher Ceiling in 2025-26 Than Last Season

Last season’s WVU basketball team started off with low expectations entering the year – the West Virginia program was experiencing its third head coach in three...

WVU Basketball recruit Miles Sadler competes in the Chipotle Nationals.

WVU Basketball Recruiting11 months ago

WVU Basketball to Host 2026 Top-25 Recruit Miles Sadler

Another four-star recruit is set to make an official visit to WVU, as Miles Sadler will come to Morgantown on Oct. 24, per Sam Kayser of...

WVU Basketball guard Honor Huff speaks at a WVU press conference

WVU Basketball12 months ago

Honor Huff to Looks to Bring ‘Grit’ to WVU After Being Overlooked

Honor Huff was a splash addition for the WVU men’s basketball team when he signed this offseason, but he wasn’t always viewed as a game-changing sharpshooter...

WVU Football12 months ago

WVU LB Chase Wilson Cites Lack of Defensive Discipline in Utah Loss

A bright spot for this season’s WVU football team has been the defense, but that was not the case on Saturday in a 48-14 blowout loss...

WVU Football12 months ago

Postgame Reaction After WVU Football Endures Loss to Utah

MORGANTOWN, W.Va – WVU Football head coach Rich Rodriguez, redshirt senior linebacker Chase Wilson and redshirt senior offensive lineman Carson Lee all spoke to the media,...

WVU Football fan hands on head during Utah game

WVU Football12 months ago

WVU Football Fans React to Throwback Beatdown Against Utah

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – WVU Football was on the receiving end of a blowout at home while wearing the 1965 throwback uniforms, falling 48-14 to the Utah...

WVU Basketball12 months ago

Report: WVU Basketball Hires New Assistant Away from Big 12 School

Ross Hodge and the WVU basketball program has hired assistant coach Yusuf Ali, Per Joe Tipton of On3 on Friday. West Virginia is hiring Yusuf Ali...

WVU Basketball HC Ross Hodge Speaks at a press conference on Sept. 25

WVU Basketball12 months ago

Ross Hodge Details Expectations, Goals for First WVU Campaign

Basketball season is closing in. And in just over one month, the newly-named Hope Coliseum will feature the Ross Hodge-led WVU men’s basketball team for the...

WVU Basketball12 months ago

Ross Hodge Instilling Playing Smart: ‘It’s Not Good Enough Just to Play Hard’

WVU head coach Ross Hodge was mic’d up during a recent practice, offering fans a peak of the new-look Mountaineers at work. The video below shows...

WVU Basketball Recruiting12 months ago

2026 4-Star Center Aliou Dioum Commits to WVU Basketball

Aliou Dioum, a four-star center in the class of 2026, has committed to WVU Basketball, per Joe Tipton of Rivals. NEWS: 4⭐️ Aliou Dioum has committed...