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West Virginia celebrates the life of NBA great Jerry West at sellout game with No. 2 Iowa State
Read full article: West Virginia celebrates the life of NBA great Jerry West at sellout game with No. 2 Iowa StateWest Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school’s career leading scorer, at its sellout game against No. 2 Iowa State, and announced at halftime that his No. 44 would be retired across all sports at the university.
West Virginia's Javon Small leads the Big 12 in scoring to fuel West Virginia's return to the Top 25
Read full article: West Virginia's Javon Small leads the Big 12 in scoring to fuel West Virginia's return to the Top 25Javon Small was the best player on mediocre teams during his first three college seasons.
Darian DeVries named men's basketball coach at West Virginia after 6 seasons at Drake
Read full article: Darian DeVries named men's basketball coach at West Virginia after 6 seasons at DrakeWest Virginia has tapped Drake men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries to move the Mountaineers past one of the ugliest years in school history.
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710 days later, NCAA Tournament is back with 'First Four'
Read full article: 710 days later, NCAA Tournament is back with 'First Four'UCLA won 86-80. But because of the pandemic, it’s been 710 days since last we saw the NCAA Tournament — who’s counting? The first four games were grafted onto the 64-team main bracket in 2011, naturally, to pad the NCAA coffers. Michigan State’s brief appearance in the tournament was coach Tom Izzo’s 23rd straight, but it was small consolation. They told me that the flight was leaving tomorrow at 9:30 (am),” Norfolk State coach Robert Jones said.
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Drake tops Wichita State for first NCAA win in 50 years
Read full article: Drake tops Wichita State for first NCAA win in 50 yearsJoseph Yesufu scored 21 points and Drake held on to beat Wichita State 53-52 in a tense First Four matchup between former Missouri Valley Conference rivals. Wichita State left for the American Athletic Conference in 2017. Both mid-major powers were given at-large bids into the NCAA field, and their matchup was dominated by defense — Drake shot 38% while Wichita State shot 34%. We just didn’t get it done tonight.”AdDrake missed 10 straight shots as Wichita State built an early 18-6 lead. Wichita State was scoreless for the last five minutes of the half.
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Valparaiso hands No. 25 Drake its 1st loss of season, 74-57
Read full article: Valparaiso hands No. 25 Drake its 1st loss of season, 74-57Drake head coach Darian DeVries reacts as his team falls behind in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Valparaiso, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Valparaiso, Ind. Ben Krikke scored 15 points and Valparaiso held onto a second-half lead, pulling away to beat the Bulldogs 74-57 Sunday. The loss by Drake (18-1, 9-1 Missouri Valley) left No. “We’re not going to overreact to a loss,” third-year Drake coach Darian DeVries said. Drake had recently come back double-digit deficits against Missouri State and Valparaiso as well as surviving an overtime thriller against Illinois State.