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MORGANTOWN, WV - DECEMBER 22: Exterior view of Hope Coliseum sign before a college basketball game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils on December 22, 2025 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Shotgun Throwdown is our daily open thread, a place to keep tabs on what’s happening throughout the day. This is your space to talk through the stuff that pops up throughout the day (and night) — news, rumors, random thoughts, questions, complaints, celebrations, anything you think feels worth talking about.
I’ll be dropping in anything newsworthy as the day unfolds. West Virginia news, Big 12 chatter, realignment whispers, recruiting nuggets, coaching rumors, portal watch, TV schedule griping, or just whatever’s bouncing around your head — it’s all fair game here. NCAA Tournament ticket sales at Hope Coliseum have been halted — more availability expected later this week Second-round single-session tickets are still available.
First 1,500 WVU students get in free on gameday. wvusports. com WVU Men’s Basketball heads to Las Vegas for the College Basketball Crown — faces Stanford on April 2 on FS1 The Mountaineers finish 18-14 and make their first postseason appearance since the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
A $500,000 prize pool is on the line. wvmetronews. com WVU’s Maxx Yehl named NCBWA Pitcher of the Week after 12-strikeout shutout at Baylor First Mountaineer to earn the honor since Alek Manoah in 2019.