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The star player for the Mountaineers was Jerry West, an eventual Basketball Hall of Fame member who posted an average of 26.6 points per game in 1958–59. [2] Bobby Smith , a guard like West, was the team's second-leading scorer, with 12.6 points per game, while guard Marvin Bucky Bolvard also averaged in double figures.
A total of 27 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. California, coached by Pete Newell, won the national title with a 71–70 victory in the final game over West Virginia, coached by Fred Schaus. Jerry West of West Virginia was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
With a final score of 89–68, WVU forced 29 turnovers in the Bears' first-ever game with the #1 ranking. November 27, 2024, West Virginia upset #3 Gonzaga at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Final score 86–78 in overtime the first of 3 straight overtime games in the holiday tournament for WVU. This was the first signature win in the Darian DeVries era.
West Virginia led by as many as 11 with 5:45 left in the game but the Bears came back and made it a game late. A quick 8-0 run over a 2:36 span saw MSU bring it within three with 2:19 left.
West Virginia wasn’t a one-man team, far from it, but guard Jerry West was the star of the show, as he proved after leading the mountaineers to the final four. He scored 38 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a semifinal win over Louisville, then scored 28 points and snared 11 boards against California in the title game. That effort wasn’t ...
No. 4 Texas has won its six games by an average of 42.7 points. But No. 10 West Virginia will be the first ranked opponent that UT has faced.
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The West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball program in various categories, [1] including points, three-pointers, assists, blocks, rebounds, and steals. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders.