For some somber news, Willie Akers, a starting forward on West Virginia University’s 1959 NCAA runner-up team, died on Tuesday, August 19, 2026. Akers died in Logan, W.Va. at the age of 89, his son Darren, confirmed to the WVU athletic department. His health had been declining for months leading up to his death, wrote … Continue reading WVU Basketball Legend Willie Akers, Known as Jerry West’s College Co-Star, Dies