Mountaineers Welcome Niagara to Start Hodge's Second Season as Head Coach

West Virginia Opens the Season Against Niagara

The Mountaineers take on the Purple Eagles Monday night

WVU men’s hoops begins ‘journey’ against Niagara

MORGANTOWN – If nothing else, the WVU men’s basketball team enters the 2026-27 season with its players and head coach Ross Hodge on the same thought process as far as the team’s trajectory goes. Take the conversation with WVU guard Finley Bizjack. It had only been a few minutes since the Mountaineers finished off Wheeling […]

Mountaineers welcome Niagara to start Hodge's second season as head coach

With 12 new additions to roster, WVU hopes to come together quickly.

Taylor Kennedy: What lies ahead for Mountaineer men's hoops this season?

Not too many men's college basketball teams can say they won their final game of the season.

West Virginia Basketball Tip-Off Preview: Mountaineers Open 2026

The West Virginia Mountaineers tip off their 2026 campaign at Hope Coliseum against the Niagara Purple Eagles out of the Metro Conference. Underneath the fresh records, West Virginia intends to re-establish the suffocating defensive identity that defined last year’s 21-14 squad. A telling indicator for this matchup is points allowed: a year ago, the Mountaineers […]

WVU opens basketball season against rebuilt Niagara team

WVU opens the 2026-27 basketball season against Niagara. A look at the Purple Eagles' rebuilt roster, key players, recent game, series history