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Schedule/Results Game Information Date Opponent TV Time/Results DATE: Saturday, January 17, 2009 N15 Elon MountaineerTV W/92-47 LOCATION: WVU Coliseum (14,000) in Morgantown, W.Va. N20 Longwood # MountaineerTV W/86-54 TIPOFF: Noon N25 vs. Delaware State % MountaineerTV W/76-42 SERIES: West Virginia leads 3-1 N28 vs. Iowa ^ BIG EAST Network W/87-68 N29 vs. Kentucky ^ ESPN2 L/43-54 TV: BIG EAST Network (Mike Gleason and Mike Kelley) USF West Virginia RADIO: MSN (43 affiliates) Tony Caridi, Jay Jacobs and Kyle Wiggs D3 at Ole Miss FSN South W/80-78 Bulls (6-10, 1-3) Mountaineers (12-4, 1-2) D6 Cleveland State MountaineerTV W/53-43 OFFICIALS: Announced on game day D9 vs. Davidson + ESPN L/65-68 D13 at Duquesne MountaineerTV W/68-63 Today’s Game D20 Miami University ESPNU W/82-46 D23 Radford MountaineerTV W/89-54 • Today’s BIG EAST game between West Virginia and USF will be the fifth meeting in the series. D27 at Ohio State CBS W/76-48 • This game is the BIG EAST Game of the Week on the BIG EAST Network. It will air on 31 stations across the country. J3 at Seton Hall BIG EAST Network W/92-66 Locally, the game can be seen on WCHS (Charleston), WOAY (Beckley), WVFX (Clarksburg), WTOV (Wheeling), WTAP J6 Connecticut ESPNU L/55-61 (Parkersburg), WJAL (Chambersburg, Pa.), WTAE (Pittsburgh), MASN (Baltimore) and ESPN Full Court. J10 at Marquette BIG EAST Network L/53-75 • Bob Huggins won his 625th game against Radford, passing Norm Sloan for 28th place on the NCAA Division I all-time J14 vs. Marshall ! Capital Classic Network W/87-76 coaches list. Only three active coaches have won more games (Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun). J17 USF BIG EAST Network Noon • Huggins needs two more wins to tie Cam Henderson for 27th place on the NCAA Division I all-time winningest men’s J22 at Georgetown ESPN 7:00 p.m. basketball coaches list at 630 victories. J25 Pitt BIG EAST Network 4:00 p.m. J28 St. John’s BIG EAST Network 7:00 p.m. • West Virginia is 35-2 under Bob Huggins when leading by 10 or more points in a game. J31 at Louisville BIG EAST Network Noon • West Virginia is 33-0 under Bob Huggins when outshooting the opponent. F4 at Syracuse ESPN 7:00 p.m. • West Virginia is 12-9 in BIG EAST regular season games under Bob Huggins. F7 Providence BIG EAST Network 4:00 p.m. • The Mountaineers are 21-5 in BIG EAST games at the WVU Coliseum in the last four years. F9 at Pitt ESPN 7:00 p.m. • West Virginia has posted an 111-46 (.714) overall record since the start of the 2004-05 season. F13 Villanova ESPN 9:00 p.m. • The Mountaineers have a 65-24 overall record since the start of the 2006-07 season. F18 Notre Dame BIG EAST Network 7:00 p.m. • Overall, West Virginia is 48-6 at the WVU Coliseum in the last four seasons. F22 at Rutgers BIG EAST Network 3:00 p.m. • WVU’s average margin of victory at the WVU Coliseum under Bob Huggins is +22.7. F26 at Cincinnati ESPN/ESPN2 7:00 p.m. • WVU is 427-123 (.776) all-time at the WVU Coliseum. WVU has won 84 percent of its home games in the last six M1 at USF BIG EAST Network 4:00 p.m. M4 DePaul BIG EAST Network 7:00 p.m. years. M7 Louisville ESPN 9:00 p.m. • Under Bob Huggins in the WVU Coliseum, WVU is averaging 78.9 ppg while holding its opponents to 56.2 ppg. M10-14 BIG EAST Championship @ • Alex Ruoff became West Virginia’s 45th 1,000-point scorer against Cleveland State on Dec. 6. Da’Sean Butler became WVU’s 46th 1,000-point scorer against Miami University on Dec. 20. # Las Vegas Invitational, Morgantown, W.Va. • Alex Ruoff scored a career-high 38 points on Dec. 23 against Radford while setting the school record with nine 3s. % Las Vegas Invitational, Charleston, W.Va. • Junior point guard Joe Mazzulla has missed the last eight games with a shoulder injury. Sophomore guard Jonnie ^ Las Vegas Invitational, Las Vegas, Nev. West is sidelined indefinitely with a foot injury. West has not seen action since the Cleveland State game on Dec. 6. + Jimmy V Classic, New York, N.Y. ! Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic, Charleston, W.Va. • West Virginia is forcing 17.8 turnovers per game and holding opponents to 58.9 points per game this season. @ BIG EAST Championship, New York, N.Y. • Alex Ruoff was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 29. All times Eastern and subject to change • Devin Ebanks was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Dec. 15. • WVU was predicted ninth in the BIG EAST preseason poll. The Mountaineers have finished higher than their WVU Quick Facts preseason prediction in each of the last six seasons. WVU reached the BIG EAST semifinals last year. Head Coach ........................................................................Bob Huggins • Alex Ruoff is the only senior on the WVU roster this season. Eight of WVU’s players are freshmen or sophomores. Overall Record..................................................628-226 (27th year) • Twenty of Bob Huggins’ 38 West Virginia victories have been away from the WVU Coliseum. WVU Record ............................................................... 38-15 (2nd year) • The Mountaineers are one of just five teams to reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in three of the last four seasons. The Assistants ................... Billy Hahn, Larry Harrison, Erik Martin others are Villanova, Memphis, Texas and North Carolina. Basketball Began ...................................................................... 1903-04 • West Virginia is 7-3 away from home, including a 4-1 mark in true road games this season. The Mountaineers have NCAA Tournament Appearances .................................................. 21 played more games away from home than any other BIG EAST team. NIT Appearances ..................................................................................... 15 • West Virginia’s 28-point win at Ohio State marked the largest margin of defeat at home for the Buckeyes in any non- Enrollment ........................................................................................... 28,113 conference game in their history. Colors ....................................................................... Old Gold and Blue • West Virginia’s 26-point win at Seton Hall marked the largest margin of victory for West Virginia in a road BIG EAST Nickname .......................................................................... Mountaineers game since an 82-54 win at Miami on March 1, 1997. 2007-08 Record............................................ 26-11 (NCAA Sweet 16) • WVU has scored 315 bench points, compared to 202 for its opponents. Sports Information Director .............................. Bryan Messerly • WVU has won 36 of its last 41 non-BIG EAST games and 41 of its last 47 non-league contests (includes postseason). Phone....................................................................................304-293-2821 e-mail ............................................ [email protected] Probable Mountaineer Starters Fax ...........................................................................................304-293-4105 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Statistics Notes Athletics Web Page.........................................MSNsportsNET.com 1 Da’Sean Butler F 6-7 225 Jr. 15.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg 59 career double figure scoring games 3 Devin Ebanks F 6-9 205 Fr. 7.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg Leads West Virginia in rebounding 35 Wellington Smith F 6-7 230 Jr. 6.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg Shooting 54.9 percent from 2-point range 22 Alex Ruoff G 6-6 220 Sr. 16.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg 214 career 3-pointers and 343 career assists 25 Darryl Bryant G 6-2 200 Fr. 11.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg Double figures in 13 of first 16 games 2008-09 MOUNTAINEER BASKETBALL • WEST VIRGINIA VS. USF Bob Huggins, a 1977 graduate of ranked among the nation’s Top 10. His 2007 recruiting class at Kansas Bob Huggins West Virginia who has won 628 games State was ranked No. 1 in the country by several outlets, Rivals.com, • Huggins is WVU’s 21st head basketball coach. as a collegiate head coach, was Scout.com and Sports Illustrated. Huggins’ first West Virginia recruiting introduced as West Virginia University’s class has earned a Top 10 ranking by several scouting services. • Huggins is a Morgantown native and a 1977 graduate of 21st men’s basketball coach on Good Huggins earned the Ray Meyer Award as the Conference USA West Virginia University. Friday, April 6, 2007. coach of the year a record three times (1998, 1999 and 2000), and was • Huggins has won 628 games in his 27 seasons as a Huggins, 55, has compiled a 628- a unanimous choice as the Conference USA coach of the decade. He head coach. 226 (.735) record in his 27 seasons as a was selected as national coach of the year by ESPN.com in 2002. He • Huggins ranks fourth in total victories among active head coach, which includes stints at was named co-national coach of the year by The Sporting News in Division I head coaches. Walsh College (1980-83), Akron (1984- 2005 and was Basketball Times’ national coach of the year in 1998. He • Huggins ranks ninth in winning percentage (.735) 1989), Cincinnati (1989-2005), Kansas earned national coach of the year recognition from Hoop Scoop in 1992 among Division I head coaches. State (2006-07) and West Virginia and Playboy in 1993. (2007-present). He ranks fourth in total • Huggins’ teams have participated in postseason play in 23 In 2002, Huggins suffered a major heart attack on the last victories and ninth in winning percentage among active Division I Saturday of September but was present for the team’s first practice two of his 26 seasons, including 16 NCAA tournament head coaches. weeks later and coached the Bearcats with the same intensity that has appearances.