West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
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The West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. WVU has won 13 conference tournament championships, and has 31 appearances in the NCAA tournament, including two Final Fours, most recently in 2010. The Mountaineers have also appeared in 16 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), and have won the tournament twice, in 1942 and 2007. The 1942 NIT Championship is claimed by West Virginia as a National Championship.
West Virginia Mountaineers | ||||
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University | West Virginia University | |||
All-time record | 1,792–1,110 (.618) | |||
Head coach | Darian DeVries (1st season) | |||
Conference | Big 12 Conference | |||
Location | Morgantown, West Virginia | |||
Arena | WVU Coliseum (capacity: 14,000) | |||
Nickname | Mountaineers | |||
Student section | Mountaineer Maniacs | |||
Colors | Gold and blue[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
1959 | ||||
NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
1959, 2010 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1959, 2005, 2010 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1959, 1960, 1963, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018 | ||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
1982, 1984, 1989, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
SoCon: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967 A10: 1983, 1984 Big East: 2010 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
EIC: 1935 SoCon: 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967 A10: 1982, 1985, 1989 |
Their head coach is Darian DeVries. WVU plays their home games at the WVU Coliseum, their home venue since 1970.