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Game 2 - Monmouth 2018-19 Schedule/Results DATE: Thursday, November 15, 2018 Date Opponent Television Time/Results LOCATION: HTC Center (3,370) in Conway, South Carolina N9 Buffalo ESPNU L/94-99 OT TIPOFF: 7:00 p.m. ET N15 vs. Monmouth % ESPNU 7:00 p.m. SERIES: West Virginia leads 1-0 N16 vs. Western Kentucky/Valpo % ESPNU 6:30/9:00 p.m. TV: ESPNU (Rich Hollenberg and Debbie Antonelli) N18 Myrtle Beach Invitational % ESPN2/ESPNU TBD Monmouth RADIO: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG (Tony Caridi & Jay Jacobs) Sirius 98, XM 199 No. RV/13 West Virginia N24 Valparaiso % AT&T SportsNet 2:00 p.m. Hawks (0-3) OFFICIALS: Announced on game day Mountaineers (0-1) N28 Rider AT&T SportsNet 6:30 p.m. D1 Youngstown State AT&T SportsNet 4:00 p.m. WVU Travels to South Carolina for Inaugural Myrtle Beach Invitational D4 vs. Florida & ESPN 9:00 p.m. • Under Bob Huggins in tournament play, WVU won the 2017 AdvoCare Invitational, the 2015 Las Vegas Invitational, the D8 Pitt ESPN2 Noon 2014 Puerto Rico Tip-Off and the 2009 76 Classic. D16 vs. Rhode Island $ CBS Sports Network 1:00 p.m. D22 Jacksonville State AT&T SportsNet Noon • WVU’s AdvoCare Invitational title gave the Mountaineers three in-season tournament titles in the last four years. D30 Lehigh AT&T SportsNet 2:00 p.m. • West Virginia is 113-29 in non-conference regular season games under Bob Huggins, including a 64-6 mark at home. J2 Texas Tech * ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 p.m. • WVU is one of nine schools to win 25 or more games four straight years. WVU is 105-40 since the 2014-15 season. J5 at Texas * ESPN2 9:00 p.m. • The last time West Virginia won 25 or more games in four consecutive years was from 1957-60. J9 at Kansas State * ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 p.m. • For the third year in a row, WVU finished second in the Big 12 regular season and postseason tournament in 2017-18. J12 Oklahoma State * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU Noon • WVU and Kansas are the only two Big 12 teams to win 11 or more conference games in each of the last four seasons. J15 at TCU * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 p.m. • West Virginia received 146 votes (No. 26) in the latest Associated Press poll and is No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches poll. J19 Kansas * ESPN/ESPN2 2/4/6:00 p.m. J21 Baylor * ESPN/ESPNU 9:00 p.m. • WVU’s No. 2 AP ranking on Jan. 8, 2018, was its highest since a No. 2 ranking on Dec. 29, 1959. J26 at Tennessee # ESPN/ESPN2 4:00 p.m. • The Mountaineers have been ranked 99 weeks in the AP poll under Bob Huggins, including 37 weeks in the AP Top J30 at Iowa State * ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 p.m. 10. Huggins has had WVU ranked more weeks than any other coach in school history. F2 Oklahoma * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU Noon • Dating back to 2015, WVU has been ranked for 55 of the last 56 weeks in the AP poll and 72 of the last 76 weeks in F4 at Texas Tech * ESPN/ESPN2 9:00 p.m. the AP rankings. WVU has been ranked for 76 consecutive weeks in the USA Today Coaches poll. F9 Texas * ESPN2/ESPNU 8:00 p.m. • In his 37th season as a head coach, Bob Huggins has 29 20-win seasons and 18 25-win seasons. F16 at Kansas * ESPN/ESPN2 4/6/8:00 p.m. • Last year was WVU’s ninth NCAA appearance in the last 11 years and 11th appearance in the last 14 seasons. F18 Kansas State * ESPN/ESPNU 9:00 p.m. • WVU has reached the Sweet 16 in eight of its last 12 NCAA appearances (2018, 2017, 2015, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 1998). F23 at Baylor * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 2:00 p.m. F26 TCU * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 p.m. • WVU has made 14 postseason appearances in the last 15 years, including the NCAA Final Four in 2010. M2 at Oklahoma * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 2:00 p.m. • With a win at Oklahoma State on Dec. 29, 2017, Bob Huggins moved past Jim Phelan for seventh place all-time on the M6 Iowa State * ESPN2/ESPNU 7:00 p.m. NCAA Division I winningest coaches list. Huggins’ record now stands at 845-342 in his 37th season as a head coach. M9 at Oklahoma State * ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNews 4:00 p.m. • Huggins is the third-winningest active Division I coach behind Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim. M13-16 Phillips 66 Big 12 Champ ! ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU TBD • Sagaba Konate posted 116 blocks last season, second most in a season in school history. He had 53 his entire freshman % Myrtle Beach Invitational, Conway, S.C. season. He needs 19 blocks to break the WVU school record set by D’or Fischer. ^ Non-bracketed game of Myrtle Beach Invitational, Morgantown, W.Va. • Konate had at least five blocks in nine games last season, one of three players nationally to complete that feat. & Jimmy V Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. $ Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase presented by Citi, Uncasville, Conn. • Konate was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team prior to the season. # SEC/Big 12 Challenge • Konate was named to the preseason Naismith Watch List and to the preseason John R. Wooden Watch List. * Big 12 Conference Game • The Mountaineers have won 78 of their last 80 games when holding opponents to 69 points or less. ! Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, Kansas City, Mo. All Times Eastern • WVU has won 88 of its last 91 and 144 of its last 157 games when holding opponents to less than 69 points. • WVU is 199-31 under Huggins when holding opponents to 69 points or less. WVU Athletic Communications • West Virginia has allowed its opponent to shoot 50 percent or better only 65 times under Bob Huggins (386 games). Associate Athletic Director/Communications ..Bryan Messerly • West Virginia is 68-5 under Bob Huggins when shooting 50 percent or better from the field. Email ....................................................bryan.messerly@mail.wvu.edu • West Virginia is 201-39 under Bob Huggins when leading at halftime. Phone .........................................................................................304-293-2821 • West Virginia is 207-25 under Bob Huggins when leading by 10 or more points in a game. Twitter ......................................................@wvusidmess/@wvuhoops • West Virginia is 176-13 under Bob Huggins when posting a higher shooting percentage than its opponent. Web .........................................................................................WVUsports.com • This is the 110th season and 116th year overall for West Virginia basketball, which began in 1903. • The Mountaineers own a 1,756-1,080 all-time record in intercollegiate basketball competition, ranking the Follow the Mountaineers on ... 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 amazing nine straight years from 1955-63. • West Virginia has made at least one 3-point field goal in 634 consecutive games. • The Mountaineers are 191-42 under Bob Huggins when scoring 70 or more points in a game. • West Virginia is 187-46 under Bob Huggins when outrebounding its opponent. • Bob Huggins has wins over 44 ranked teams at WVU, including 16 wins over Top 10 teams and three over No. 1. youtube/wvusports • West Virginia is 180-42 in its last 222 games against unranked teams, including winners of 93 of its last 107 at the WVU Coliseum. • West Virginia is 133-36 at the WVU Coliseum under Bob Huggins, including a 69-30 mark in league games. • WVU is 542-156 (.782) all-time at the WVU Coliseum and 174-42 at the WVU Coliseum in the last 15 seasons. big12sports.com • Under Bob Huggins at the WVU Coliseum, WVU is averaging 82.9 ppg while holding its opponents to 63.4 ppg. • West Virginia is 98-8 at home against non-conference teams in the last 17 years, and has won 79 of its last 85. 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 845 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 255 131 .662 • Huggins ranks third 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 winningest coaches. Scoop, 1992-93 – Playboy, 1997-98 – Basketball Times, 1999-2000 – The Sporting News, 2001-02 – ESPN.com, 2014-15 – Jim Phelan 2014-15 Season • Huggins’ teams have participated in postseason play in 32 Award) Big 12 Coach of the Year of 36 seasons, including 24 NCAA Tournaments. 9 – Number of NCAA appearances at West Virginia (2008, 2009, National Coach of the Year (Jim Phelan Award) • His squads have won 20 or more games in all but seven 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) West Virginia State Sportswriters Coach of the Year NABC District 8 Coach of the Year of his 36 campaigns, including 30 or more twice.