After quickly discussing the Javan Buchanan waiver situation, Mike Asti (@MikeAsti11 on X) from WV Sports Now joins the podcast to discuss covering your alma mater, what goes into a good press conference question, and Mike's thoughts on the upcoming season. Go to WVSportsNow.com and listen to The Mountaineer Report with Mike and Luke Blain wherever you listen to podcasts!

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After a quick non-conference schedule update and talking about the moment we're in with the song Country Roads, Mountaineer Paul (@PaulMountaineer on X) from Locked On West Virginia joins the podcast to share his excitement about Year 2 of the Hodge Era, his excitement about Miles Sadler, plus we do a fantasy draft of Mountaineer Point Guards from the 2000's. Check out Locked On West Virginia on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts!

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After a long break...I'm (we're) back! What's happened in the last six weeks (spoiler alert...not much with basketball)? What does recent history say WVU is getting with the 3rd ranked PG in the national recruiting class? How have starting freshman WVU point guards fared in the 2000's?

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How much longer will the 180+ days until the 2026-27 basketball season feel without Best Virginia in this summer's TBT? Is Miles Sadler the most hyped incoming freshman point guard since Jonathan Hargett? Has Ross Hodge's HS and transfer portal recruiting raised the bar in year 2?

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After a quick rundown of what's happened with the transfer portal so far, Justin "Couz" Walker joins the podcast to talk about Ross Hodge's 1st season, how WVU has fared so far in the portal, and how Year 2 of Rich Rodriguez's current football tenure could affect how fan's look at Ross Hodge's Year 2. Check out Couz's Corner on YouTube and check out his website wvsportschat.com!

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Welcome to the Cammie Awards. Celebrating the best in West Virginia University Men’s Basketball for the 2025-26 season.

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Honor Huff finished his college career on a high note. Multiple seniors finished their college careers on a high note. WVU went up 15, went down 13, sent the game to overtime, went down 6 in OT, then scored the final 13 points of the game to defeat Oklahoma 89-82. WVU Men's Basketball is bringing the 2026 College Basketball Crown trophy back to Morgantown!

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Was that WVU's best offensive performance of the season? Who do you want leading the team in scoring for WVU in a College Basketball Crown game and why is it DJ Thomas? How many actual Crowns will we see in the Championship game?

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If WVU was a band playing a concert in Las Vegas, did they play the hits? I think they did. We saw plenty in this game that we have seen all season long (both good and bad), but WVU beats Stanford and will play in the College Basketball Crown semifinals! Let's discuss.

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WVU Men's Basketball got an invitation to the Most Exclusive D1 Basketball Tournament! The WVU Women's Basketball team will be hosting at least one NCAA Tournament game in the Hope Coliseum! The best annual sporting event will start soon! Let's talk about all of the brackets.

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