WVU Basketball

The WVU basketball team or more popularly known as WVU Mountaineers basketball team is the most beloved sport among all kinds of sports associated with the West Virginia University. West Virginia University basketball initially began in the late 1920s. This is also the time when the roster of the WVU Mountaineer basketball players was introduced.

One interesting fact about the West Virginia University basketball players is how their mountaineer activities started as early as 1927. Clay Crouse was first among the Mountaineers who was designated and served on same year thereinafter followed by Burton Crow and Bill Fahey in 1932. However, in the year 1937, the selection of mountaineers was conducted on an annual basis by an organization called the “Mountain”. The organization used to select mountaineers not only from the WVU mens basketball team but also from other teams of sports associated with the Western Virginia University.

The WVU basketball history is established with several pieces of figurative information. This information includes the title of having the most numbers of victories in the year 1959, NCAA tournament appearances of twenty times, NIT appearances of fifteen times specifically the season when the WVU wins the NIT basketball tournament, twenty eight drafted players, and eleven players in the NBA. However, the WVU basketball game played in every season are played by mostly Americans. Some of the popular American basketball players of the WVU are Kevin Pittsnogle, Rod Hundley, Scotty Hamilton, Leland Byrd, Jimmy Walthall, Eddie Beach, Fred Schaus, Mark Workman, Lloyd Sharrar, Jerry West, Lee Patrone, Rod Thorn, Ron Williams, and Wil Robinson. WVU basketball player Jarrod West is one popular WVU basketball player who made it to the NBA.

WVU has its own official homepage where you can find the WVU basketball schedule for the season and WVU basketball pictures of the Mountaineers, officials and important figures and events. From the website as well, you can buy the WVU basketball tickets in various methods such as buying tickets in person at the WVU Coliseum, ordering online by logging at WVUGame.com site, ordering on the Game Day at least two hours before tip-off, charging by telephone or credit cards, and through Mountaineer ticketing office. Aside from the WVU’s official homepage, the basketball team of the university has its own link in fanhouse.com West Virginia University basketball blog. The WVU mountaineers basketball blog contains live forums and discussion as well as related information about the basketball team athletic.