The West Virginia men's basketball team's home out-of-conference schedule is highlighted by Purdue.
The Boilermakers, that are expected to be one of the top teams in the nation in 2010-11, will travel to Morgantown Jan. 16 for a showdown at the WVU Coliseum.
The Mountaineers will also play Oakland, American, Robert Morris and Cleveland State at home in the team's nonconference part of its schedule.
WVU will play road games at Miami and Duquesne. The Mountaineers will play two games in Charleston, W.Va. – Virginia Military Institute and Marshall.
In addition, the Mountaineers will travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico, in November for three games in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, beginning with Davidson Nov. 18. The Mountaineers will face Vanderbilt or Nebraska on the second day and wrap up the tournament against North Carolina, Minnesota, Hofstra or Western Kentucky.
The Mountaineers will play two home exhibition games that will be announced in September.
Devine named to Doak Walker Award watch list
West Virginia senior running back Noel Devine was named as a candidate for the 2010 Doak Walker Award.
The award is given to the nation's top running back. The field includes last year's top returning rusher Dion Lewis from Pittsburgh and returning Heisman Trophy recipient Mark Ingram from Alabama.
Also from the Big East on the list are: Louisville's Victor Anderson and Bilal Powell and Connecticut's Jordan Todman.
Former Stanford running back Toby Gerhart won the 2009 Doak Walker Award.
Van Zant hires assistant coach
West Virginia head baseball coach Greg Van Zant promoted Jake Weghorst to assistant coach Wednesday.
Weghorst, a former player at Baylor, served as the team's volunteer assistant coach last season with his primary duties including serving as bullpen coach while also assisting both pitchers and outfielders on the team's 27-30 season last year.
"Jake is an outstanding young baseball coach," Van Zant said in a statement. "He did a fantastic job for us last year as our volunteer assistant. He deserves this promotion, and I couldn't have hired a better coach. His previous coaching experience, along with his outstanding collegiate career, should help us progress as a team. Jake is a real positive for our baseball program."
Weghorst earned his bachelor's degree in education from Baylor in 2006 before serving as the pitching coach for the Duncanville Deputies of the Texas Collegiate League in 2007 and serving as a volunteer assistant and the pitching coach at Tennessee-Martin in 2008.
Weghorst played two seasons as a reliever at Baylor where he set a Big 12 Conference record for the lowest ERA (0.00) in league play. He helped lead Baylor to NCAA Regional appearances in both seasons with the Bears.
Be the first to comment on this article!