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Game 22 - Oklahoma 2018-19 Schedule/Results DATE: Saturday, February 2, 2019 Date Opponent Television Time/Results LOCATION: WVU Coliseum (14,000) in Morgantown, W.Va. N9 Buffalo ESPNU L/94-99 OT TIPOFF: Noon ET N15 vs. Monmouth % ESPNU W/71-53 SERIES: Oklahoma leads 9-7 N16 vs. Western Kentucky % ESPNU L/57-63 TV: ESPN2 (Mark Neely, Fran Fraschilla and Kris Budden) N18 vs. Saint Joseph’s % ESPNU W/97-90 Oklahoma RADIO: MSN from Learfield IMG College (Tony Caridi & Jay Jacobs) Sirius 135, XM 199 West Virginia N24 Valparaiso ^ AT&T SportsNet W/88-76 Sooners (15-6, 3-5) OFFICIALS: Announced on game day Mountaineers (9-12, 1-7) N28 Rider AT&T SportsNet W/92-78 D1 Youngstown State AT&T SportsNet W/106-72 West Virginia Returns Home to Face Oklahoma D4 vs. Florida & ESPN L/56-66 • On Saturday, the 1958-59 NCAA runner-up team will be honored at halftime, marking the 60-year anniversary of the D8 Pitt ESPN2 W/69-59 team that went 29-5 and lost to California, 71-70, in the national championship at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. D16 vs. Rhode Island $ CBS Sports Network L/70-83 • At Iowa State on Wednesday, Esa Ahmad became West Virginia’s 53rd 1,000-point scorer. D22 Jacksonville State AT&T SportsNet W/74-72 D30 Lehigh AT&T SportsNet W/78-68 • West Virginia has played the 13th toughest schedule in the country according to the NCAA NET rankings. J2 Texas Tech * ESPNU L/59-62 • On Dec. 21, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Bob Huggins is eligible for the Class of 2019. J5 at Texas * ESPN2 L/54-61 • With a win at Oklahoma State on Dec. 29, 2017, Bob Huggins moved past Jim Phelan on the NCAA Division I winningest J9 at Kansas State * ESPNU L/69-71 coaches list. Huggins’ record now stands at 854-353 in his 37th season as a head coach. He needs 22 more victories to J12 Oklahoma State * ESPNU L/77-85 tie Adolph Rupp for seventh place all-time. J15 at TCU * ESPNU L/67-98 • Huggins is the fourth-winningest active Division I coach behind Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim and Roy Williams. J19 Kansas * ESPN W/65-64 • Bob Huggins has wins over 45 ranked teams at WVU, including 17 wins over Top 10 teams and three over No. 1. J21 Baylor * ESPNU L/73-85 J26 at Tennessee # ESPN L/66-83 • West Virginia has used 13 different starting lineup combinations this season with 12 different players starting a game. J30 at Iowa State * ESPNU L/68-93 • West Virginia is 140-39 at the WVU Coliseum under Bob Huggins, including a 70-33 mark in league games. F2 Oklahoma * ESPN2 Noon • WVU is 549-159 (.782) all-time at the WVU Coliseum and 190-45 at the WVU Coliseum in the last 15 seasons. F4 at Texas Tech * ESPN 9:00 p.m. • Bob Huggins has posted 47 conference road victories in 12 seasons at WVU, including four last season, five Big 12 F9 Texas * ESPN2 8:00 p.m. road wins in 2016-17, six Big 12 road wins in 2015-16 and four Big 12 road wins in 2014-15. F16 at Kansas * ESPN/ESPN2 4/6/8:00 p.m. • WVU is one of nine schools to win 25 or more games four straight years. WVU is 114-51 since the 2014-15 season. F18 Kansas State * ESPN/ESPNU 9:00 p.m. • For the third year in a row, WVU finished second in the Big 12 regular season and postseason tournament in 2017-18. F23 at Baylor * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 2:00 p.m. • WVU and Kansas are the only two Big 12 teams to win 11 or more conference games in each of the last four seasons. F26 TCU * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 p.m. M2 at Oklahoma * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 2:00 p.m. • WVU is 48-32 in the Big 12 regular season in the last five seasons, including a 37-25 mark in the last three-plus seasons. M6 Iowa State * ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 p.m. • West Virginia is 117-89 under Bob Huggins in conference regular season games (Big 12 and Big East). M9 at Oklahoma State * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNews 4:00 p.m. • Bob Huggins is 73-59 in Big 12 Conference games. He is 63-53 at WVU, and was 10-6 at Kansas State in 2006-07. M13-16 Phillips 66 Big 12 Champ ! ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU TBD • The Mountaineers have won 84 of their last 121 conference games at the WVU Coliseum. • In his 37th season as a head coach, Bob Huggins has 29 20-win seasons and 18 25-win seasons. % Myrtle Beach Invitational, Conway, S.C. ^ Non-bracketed game of Myrtle Beach Invitational, Morgantown, W.Va. • Last year was WVU’s ninth NCAA appearance in the last 11 years and 11th appearance in the last 14 seasons. & Jimmy V Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. • WVU has reached the Sweet 16 in eight of its last 12 NCAA appearances (2018, 2017, 2015, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 1998). $ Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase presented by Citi, Uncasville, Conn. # SEC/Big 12 Challenge • WVU has made 14 postseason appearances in the last 15 years, including the NCAA Final Four in 2010. * Big 12 Conference Game • In Big 12 Conference games only, Derek Culver is fourth in the league in offensive rebounds (2.9), fifth in rebounding ! Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, Mo. All Times Eastern (8.4), 20th in scoring (11.4), eighth in field goal percentage (50.7) and sixth in defensive rebounds (5.5). • Culver has the highest scoring average (11.4) among freshmen in Big 12 Conference games only. WVU Athletics Communications • Sagaba Konate set the WVU school record for career blocks against Pitt on Dec. 8, 2018, when he blocked seven shots Associate Athletics Director .......................................Bryan Messerly to break the previous record of 190 set by D’or Fischer. Konate now shows 191 blocks for his career. Email ....................................................bryan.messerly@mail.wvu.edu • Konate was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team prior to the season. Office Phone ..........................................................................304-293-2821 • The Mountaineers have been ranked 99 weeks in the AP poll under Bob Huggins, including 37 weeks in the AP Top Twitter ......................................................@wvusidmess/@wvuhoops 10. Huggins has had WVU ranked more weeks than any other coach in school history. Web .........................................................................................WVUsports.com • The Mountaineers have won 82 of their last 88 games when holding opponents to 69 points or less. • WVU has won 92 of its last 99 and 148 of its last 165 games when holding opponents to less than 69 points. • WVU is 203-35 under Huggins when holding opponents to 69 points or less. Follow the Mountaineers on ... • West Virginia has allowed its opponent to shoot 50 percent or better 71 times under Bob Huggins (406 games). • West Virginia is 70-5 under Bob Huggins when shooting 50 percent or better from the field. • West Virginia is 209-42 under Bob Huggins when leading at halftime. • West Virginia is 214-27 under Bob Huggins when leading by 10 or more points in a game. youtube/wvusports • West Virginia is 180-15 under Bob Huggins when posting a higher shooting percentage than its opponent. • This is the 110th season and 116th year overall for West Virginia basketball, which began in 1903. • The Mountaineers own a 1,765-1,091 all-time record in intercollegiate basketball competition, ranking the Mountaineers 22nd in wins among all Division I schools. • WVU has earned 29 NCAA berths and 16 NIT trips since 1941, and has finished in the Top 25 21 times, including an big12sports.com amazing nine straight years from 1955-63. • West Virginia has made at least one 3-point field goal in 654 consecutive games. • The Mountaineers are 198-45 under Bob Huggins when scoring 70 or more points in a game. • West Virginia is 194-54 under Bob Huggins when outrebounding its opponent. • West Virginia is 17-10 all-time on February 2. Bob Huggins By The Numbers By School • Huggins is WVU’s 21st head basketball coach. 2 – Appearances in the NCAA Final Four (1992, 2010) School Tenure Won Lost Pct. Walsh 3 years 71 26 .732 • Huggins is a Morgantown native and a 1977 graduate of 3 – Times earning the Ray Meyer Award as the Conference USA West Virginia University. Coach of the Year (1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00); also named the Akron 5 years 97 46 .678 • Huggins has won 854 games in his 37th season as a Conference USA Coach of the Decade Cincinnati 16 years 399 127 .759 head coach. 4 – Appearances in the NCAA Elite Eight (1992, 1993, 1996, 2010) Kansas State 1 year 23 12 .657 West Virginia 12 years 264 142 .661 • Huggins ranks fourth in total victories among active 5 – Conference Players of the Year (Danny Fortson – 1996 and Division I head coaches. 1997; Kenyon Martin – 2000; Steve Logan 2001 and 2002) • Huggins ranks seventh among the NCAA’s all-time 6 – Times named National Coach of the Year (1991-92 – Hoop Coaching Honors Scoop, 1992-93 – Playboy, 1997-98 – Basketball Times, 1999-2000 2018-19 Season winningest coaches. – The Sporting News, 2001-02 – ESPN.com, 2014-15 – Jim Phelan Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Ballot • Huggins’ teams have participated in postseason play in 32 Award) 2017-18 Season of 36 seasons, including 24 NCAA Tournaments.