|
Jacket Men Assist Themselves to Victory
The Yellow Jacket guards dished out a whopping 26 assists and five players scored in double-figures in a 107-76 road win over Salem Monday night.
Senior Darren Jones topped his own team season high with 13 assists while Josh Miller added eight and Bo King five.
It was the most assists for the squad since they had 29 in a 111-80 win over West Virginia Wesleyan back on November 24th.
Next up the men host Glenville State Thursday evening at 7:30.
The box is located in .....
|
|
|
|
Jacket Men Rally for Win
The Yellow Jacket men defeated host Seton Hill 88-85 Sunday afternoon behind a balanced attack.
In all five Jackets hit double figures.
Fred Harris had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Josh Miller 21 points, Darren Jones 15, Jason Emerson 12, and Bo King 10.
WVSU trailed 79-70 with 4:37 to play before finishing the game on an 18-6 run.
Miller had four points and three assists during that run with Harris scoring six points including a pair of dunks.
Emerson hit back-to-back 3-pointers with less than two minutes to play with the second proving to be the game winner.
Jones provided an insurance bucket with 23 seconds to play.
Game box and play-by-play in .....
|
|
|
|
Red Hot Falcons Foil Jackets
The Yellow Jacket men's basketball team fell behind by 19 points at halftime and could not recover in falling 100-85 at Fairmont State Thursday night.
Josh Miller scored 38 points and senior Darren Jones added 19.
The Falcons hit a torrid 57 percent from floor and held a 43-32 rebounding advantage in improving to 15-3 overall and 10-3 in the WVIAC.
WVSU is now 15-3 overall and 11-2 in the WVIAC tied for second with Alderson-Broaddus.
|
|
|
|
Jackets Rally to Beat Concord
The Yellow Jackets came back from a 15-point halftime deficit to defeat visiting Concord 75-69 in men's basketball action Monday night in Fleming Hall.
 Jason Emerson (left) had a big night hitting 7-of-15 shots from 3-point range and finishing with a game high 25 points to lead WVSU.
Will Collins (#21 at right) added 15 points and seven rebounds, Darren Jones 15 points, six rebounds, and seven assists and Fred Lyles pulled down nine rebounds to aid in the effort.
West Virginia State stays atop the WVIAC race with an 11-1 conference mark and move to 15-2 overall.
A complete game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
Basketball Games Rescheduled
 The West Virginia State men's and women's basketball games that had been scheduled for Saturday, January 30th, at Salem have been rescheduled for Monday, February 8th.
The women's game will start at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men's game at 7:30.
The Yellow Jacket men host Concord at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 1st, in a make-up of a previously snowed out contest.
Both the men and women then travel to Fairmont State Thursday for games.
|
|
|
|
Jackets Bench Key to 90-77 Win at Bluefield
The Yellow Jacket men showed off their depth Thursday evening in getting 30 points of bench production in rolling to a 90-77 win at Bluefield State.
The backcourt trio of Darren Jones, Bo King, and Josh Miller poured in 55 points while forward Justin Banks barely missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
The Jackets played without the nation's top shot blocker as Fred Harris rested a minor injury.
The Jackets next play at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Salem.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
Jacket Men Rally for Win
Trailing 61-43 at halftime the WVSU men's basketball team turned up the heat in Fleming Hall scoring 66 second half points to take a 109-102 win over visiting Ohio Valley Saturday night.
The Jackets (13-2, 9-1 in WVIAC) outscored the Fighting Scots 27-8 to start the second period and take a 70-69 lead with 13:12 remaining.
Ohio Valley recovered to regain the lead at 77-72 but the Yellow Jackets would not be denied as they took off on a 22-4 run to take a 94-81 lead and control.
Junior Will Collins, a former South Charleston High star, scored 22 of his 25 points in the second half including hitting 5-of-9 from 3-point range to lead the charge.
Senior Darren Jones added 13 of his 17 points after the break while Josh Miller tallied 10 of his 27 in the final 20 minutes.
After hitting just 34% from the floor in the opening period the Yellow Jackets sank a scorching 57% in the second half.
The WVSU men travel to Bluefield State Thursday and Salem Saturday this coming week.
(At right -- #33 Fred Harris blocks a shot as Josh Miller and #21 Will Collins look on. The Ball is in the upper left of picture.)
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
Men's Streak Ends
Host Alderson-Broaddus ended the Yellow Jacket's WVIAC regular season win streak at 25 by beating the Jackets 84-79 Thursday night.
The Battlers jumped out to a 41-22 lead at halftime only to see WVSU fight back and take a brief lead at 61-58 with about seven minutes to play on a Josh Miller layup and two free throws by Will Collins.
Bo King had 19 points while Miller and Darren Jones added 15 apiece for WVSU.
The Yellow Jackets are now 12-2 overall and 8-1 in conference play while teh Battlers move to 11-2 and 7-1.
The Yellow Jackets next face Ohio Valley at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Fleming Hall.
A game box is located in .....
|
|
|
|
Basketball to Battle Battlers
 The WVSU men's and women's basketball teams travel to Philippi Thursday to face Alderson-Broaddus.
The women's game tips-off at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men at 7:30.
To listen to the radio broadcast of the game click here.
For live video, Live Stats, and more click here.
|
|
|
|
Men Move Up in Rankings
The WVSU men's basketball team has moved up to 21st in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches poll released Today (1/19/10).
The Yellow Jackets (12-1, 8-0 in conference) broke into this season's rankings for the first time last week at No. 25.
To see complete poll go to ....
|
|
|
|
Miller to King at Buzzer Wins It !!!
Josh Miller hit Bo King (right) cutting to the basket with two seconds left and King converted as time expired to give West Virginia State a thrilling 105-104 win at the University of Charleston Monday night.
Senior Darren Jones led the Yellow Jackets with 28 points before fouling out late in the game while Miller added 26 and King 24.
Fred Harris came up big on the defensive end of the floor with eight rebounds, all defensive, and six blocks.
The 25th ranked Jackets remain unbeaten and in first place in the West Virginia Conference at 8-0 and 12-1 overall.
For the second straight game the Yellow Jackets had their best shooting night of the year hitting 59 percent from the floor.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
Click here to see Daily Mail story on game.
Click here to see another Daily Mail game story.
|
|
|
|
Men Stay Unbeaten in WVIAC, Have Best Shooting Night of Season
The Yellow Jacket men traveled to Wheeling Thursday evening and brought home a 99-80 win over host Wheeling Jesuit to remain unbeaten in WVIAC play at 7-0.
WVSU moved to 10-1 overall behind 20 points from senior Darren Jones who led a balanced Yellow Jacket attack.
The Jackets rebounded from Monday evening's worst shooting performance of the season with their best Thursday hitting a torrid 58.1 % from the floor overall and 50% from 3-point range.
Fred Lyles added 16 points and eight rebounds, Justin Banks 14 and seven, and Josh Miller added 10 points while Fred Harris pulled down 10 rebounds.
The Cardinals fall to 7-4 and 4-2 with the loss.
WVSU plays at the University of Charleston on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in its next game.
|
|
|
|
WVSU Men Nationally Ranked
(KANSAS CITY, MO)---WVIAC leader West Virginia State has reentered the Division II men's basketball rankings at No. 25. The Jackets improved to 10-1 and ran their WVIAC regular season win streak to 23 contests on Monday evening with a dramatic 77-75 win over defending conference tournament champion Pitt Johnstown.
Unbeaten Augusta State (GA) is the top-ranked team in the NABC Division II Top 25, followed by Arkansas Tech, Kutztown (PA), Minnesota State, and Southern Indiana. 9-1 West Liberty is among schools receiving votes.
To see complete ranking list go to .....
|
|
|
|
Miller WVIAC Player of Week
Josh "Cookie" Miller has been named the WVIAC men's basketball Player of the  Week for the second time this season.
Miller scored a career-high 42 points in a win over Shepherd last week making 15-22 shots including 7-10 from 3-point range,
To see full story go to .....
|
|
|
|
WVSU Men Rally for Win, Jones Clutch in Stretch
Trailing by four with with just 25 seconds remaining the Yellow Jacket men rallied behind senior Darren Jones to take a 77-75 home WVIAC win over Pitt Johnstown Monday night.
Jones refused to let his team's worst shooting night of the season, 36.4% from the floor, end the Yellow Jackets' regular season conference win streak that now stands at 23 games.
Trailing 75-71 Jones hit a short jumper in the lane with 19 seconds showing to cut the Mountain Cats' lead to two.
After a 30 second timeout Jones stole the inbounds pass and was fouled. The Jackets' best free throw shooter then calmly stepped to the line and made both shots to knot things at 75-75 with 15 seconds to go.
Pitt-Johnstown (5-5, 1-4 in WVIAC) again could not hold off the Jackets (10-1, 6-0) as Justin Banks came up with a steal and dished to Jones who was fouled with only seven seconds showing.
Jones again calmly sank both and Josh Miller picked up one last Yellow Jacket steal as the clock wound down to insure the victory.
Jones finished with a game high 23 points along with nine rebounds and four assists.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
Jacket Men Roll Over Rams, Miller Scores 42
The Yellow Jackets shook off the rust from 27 day layoff and rolled to an 82-64 win over visiting Shepherd Saturday night in Fleming Hall.
Josh "Cookie" Miller (right) led the way with a career high 42 points on 15-of-22 shooting from the floor including 7-of-10 from 3-point range.
Senior Darren Jones added 12 points and nine rebounds as WVSU improved to 9-1 overall and 5-0 in the WVIAC.
The Jackets return to action Monday night at 7:30 when they host Pitt Johnstown.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
Click here to go to Sunday Gazette-Mail game story.
|
|
|
|
Miller Named Player of Week
 West Virginia State continued its domination of the WVIAC Player of the Week awards with junior Josh "Cookie" Miller (left) being honored for his performance last week.
A former West Virginia high school Player of the Year, Miller averaged 27.5 points, 7.0 assists, and 4.0 steals per game in two WVSU victories.
Yellow Jacket senior Darren Jones won the award in weeks one and three giving WVSU three awards in the first four weeks of the season.
To see complete story from the conference go to .....
|
|
|
|
Jackets Win 117-116 in Overtime
West Virginia State may have a dry campus but Saturday night at Fleming Hall it was  definitely Miller time.
Junior Josh "Cookie" Miller (right) hit a college career high 38 points including five game clinching free throws in the closing seconds of overtime to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 117-116 win over visiting No. 24 West Liberty in a battle of WVIAC powerhouses.
The Yellow Jackets overcame a nine-point deficit late in the second half and tied the game at 98-98 in the closing seconds on a bucket by Bo King.
King later came up with a big rebound off of a missed foul shot late in the extra period hitting Darren Jones with a pass for a bucket and a 112-108 lead.
Then Miller hit his free throws in the closing seconds for a 117-113 lead to clinch the win as West Liberty hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Jones, the WVIAC scoring leader, added 24 points, Will Collins 13, and King 11 along with a team high 10 rebounds for WVSU which improves to 8-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play.
The Hilltoppers received 40 points from Corey Pelle and 21 each from Barry Shetzer and Mike Mathey. The Hilltoppers came into the game ranked #24 in the counrty and now fall to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the WVIAC.
Click view full story for the game box and play by play
|
|
|
|
Men at Home Saturday vs. #24 West Liberty
The Yellow Jacket men host West Liberty at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night in a match-up of league scoring leaders.
To see preview go to .....
|
|
|
|
Jacket Men Defeat Bowie State, Poore Wins 200th at WVSU
The Yellow Jackets defeated Bowie State 95-89 in a game played in Fleming Hall on  the WVSU campus Wednesday night.
The win was number 200 for Coach Bryan Poore at West Virginia State and his 212th overall. He is only the second coach in program history to reach that milestone.
State (7-1) was led by a balanced scoring attack with five players hitting double figures.
Will Thomas (right) had big night with 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Josh "Cookie" Miller added 17 points and 7 assists while Darren Jones added 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Justin Banks hit for 14 points and sophomore Dominic "Bo" King contributed 13 points and 7 assists.
The Yellow Jackets did not trail at any point after the opening five minutes and led by as many as 12 points in the second half. The Bulldogs (3-3) refused to go away though and cut the margin to two points twice in the final minute.
But Jones hit three free throws and found Thomas for a layup down the stretch to turn back the visitors' rally.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
Jones Named WVIAC Player of Week Again
 WVSU senior guard Darren Jones has been named the WVIAC Player of the Week for the second time this season.
Jones led WVSU to a pair of league victories by averaging 30.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.5 assists.
He contributed 33 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists as the short-handed Jackets won 77-62 at Glenville State last Tuesday and added 27 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists to help State hold off upstart Davis & Elkins 88-81 at the Chuck Cooper Classic on Saturday in Pittsburgh.
|
|
|
|
Men beat Davis and Elkins 88-81
Senior Darren Jones scored 27 points to lead the Yellow Jackets to an 88-81 win over  West Virginia Conference rival Davis & Elkins Saturday afternoon.
The game was played at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh as part of the Chuck Cooper Classic.
Josh Cookie Miller added 19 points, Fred Harris (right) scored 17 points and blocked 7 shots, and Justin Banks added 9 points and 10 rebounds as WVSU improved to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in conference play.
The squads battled back and forth in the first half and it was not until midway through the second period that the Yellow Jackets took control.
After the Senators tied the contest at 45-45 with 15:10 remaining the Jackets led by Jones and Miller took off on a 21-5 run that settled matters.
Game box and play-by-play in view full story
|
|
|
|
Men Win 77-62 at Glenville
Darren Jones had 33 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds to lead the Yellow Jackets to the road win Tuesday night.
Will Collins added 10 points while Fred Harris blocked 5 shots for WVSU (5-1, 2-0 in WVIAC)
Click view full story for statistics and play by play.
|
|
|
|
WVSU at Glenville State Basketball Tuesday
Click here to watch men's and women's games
|
|
|
|
Men's Basketball Suffers First Loss
The Yellow Jacket men fell 90-70 to Barry (FL) Saturday evening in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Josh Cookie Miller paced WVSU (4-1) with 20 points and Darren Jones added 15 while Fred Harris pulled down 10 rebounds.
But the Buccaneers (4-0) hit 53.8% of their shots overall and over half from 3-point range compared to just 38% from the floor and a season low 17.2% (5-of-29) from beyond the arc.
The taller Barry squad also won the rebounding battle 47-to-32.
A game box is in view full story .....
|
|
|
|
Jackets Rally for Road Win
West Virginia State rallied from a nine-point first half deficit to remain undefeated with an 81-78 win at Nova Southeastern in Florida Friday afternoon.
The No. 21 Yellow Jackets (4-0) were playing their first road game of the season and had all they could handle in the Sharks (1-2).
After falling behind 42-33 with three minutes left in the first half the Jackets came on to close the opening period on a 16-6 run to take a 49-49 lead into the break.
The second half was a seesaw affair as the lead changed hands 14 times.
In the end though WVSU guards Darren Jones and Josh Cookie Miller took over scoring the Jackets' final six points as Jones had four and three rebounds and Miller two points and an assist.
Jones wound up with 23 points, eight rebounds, and three assists while Miller finished with 22 points, five assists, and four rebounds. Dominic Bo King was hot off the bench hitting 6-of-8 shots and ending with 16 points.
The Sharks out-rebounded the Yellow Jackets 44-27 but WVSU forced the hosts into 20 turnovers while committing just 13.
Click here to see story on Nova Southeastern web site
For a full game box and play-by-play go to .....
|
|
|
|
Men in Hoops action in Florida
The #21 WVSU men's basketball team enjoyed some turkey and then headed south for Friday 5:30 p.m. game at Nova Southeastern (1-1) followed by a game against Barry (3-0)at 5:30 p.m. Saturday also being played at Nova Southeastern.
Click here for live stats from the Friday game against Nova Southeastern.
Click here to listen to Friday's game.
If there are any problems with either of the above connections click here
Click here for live stats from Saturday's game against Barry.
To listen to Saturday's game click here.
If you have problems with the connections for the Barry game click here.
|
|
|
|
Emerson Hits Career High, Jones Notches Triple-Double
The Yellow Jacket men's basketball team rolled to a 111-80 win over visiting West Virginia Wesleyan Tuesday night in front of 700 boisterous fans.
Senior Jason Emerson dropped in 8-of-15 shots from 3-point range to finish with a career high 24 points to lead the way.
Darren Jones added 20 points and a whopping 12 assists while alos pulling down 10 rebounds to notch a triple-double.
Fred Harris and Josh Cookie Miller each finished with 16 points with Harris adding eight rebounds and Miller six assists as WVSU improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the WVIAC
click view full story for complete box
|
|
|
|
Jones Named WVIAC Player of Week
(PRINCETON, WV) -- West Virginia State's Darren Jones is the first WVIAC men's  Basketball Player of the Week for the 2009-10 season. Jones takes the men's award after leading high-scoring WV State to a pair of victories by averaging 27.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals, and 4.0 rebounds per game.
|
|
|
|
WVSU Rolls Over Salem 114-78
West Virginia State jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in rolling to a  114-78 win over Salem in Fleming Hall Monday to wrap-up the John Dickensheets Classic.
Bellarmine defeated Hillsdale 76-68 in the night's first game.
Senior Darren Jones led the scoring with 35 points as the Yellow Jackets (2-0) once again received offensive contributions from several players.
The guard trio of Jones, junior Cookie Miller, and Dominic Bo King dominated the Tigers from the outset coming up with 18 steals and forcing the visitors into 27 total turnovers.
Jones added eight assists and six steals while Miller scored 13 points and also had eight assists. King picked up three fouls but still managed to hit for 16 points in just 15 minutes of action.
Fred Harris (right) also had a big night for WVSU with 14 points, 15 rebounds, and six blocked shots.
The Jackets play at home again next Tuesday, November 24th, at 7:30 p.m. against West Virginia Wesleyan.
Click here for corrected game box
To see game photos go to .....
|
|
|
|
Jackets Win 103-86
A total of seven Yellow Jackets scored in double-figures as WVSU rolled to a 103-86  win over visiting Hillsdale in the opener for both Sunday night in front of a crowd of 800 in Fleming Hall.
In spite of the score defense was the difference as WVSU collected 14 steals on the way to forcing 28 turnovers while committing just eight.
Senior Darren Jones (right) led the point parade with 20, sophomore Bo King followed with 19 in his Yellow Jacket debut.
As expected junior Nebraska transfer and former Capital High star Cookie Miller provided pleanty of excitement finishing with 14 points, seven assists, four steals, and only one turnover.
Justin Banks and Fred Harris added 11 points each while senior Will Collins and Will Thomas each had 10 with Thomas adding seven rebounds.
In the first game No. 1 Bellarmine broke open a tight game in the second half for a 92-75 win.
Click here for game box.
Click here to see Daily Mail game story
To see more game pictures go to .....
|
|
|
|
Men's Basketball Opens Tonight
Come support the defending WVIAC champion Yellow Jackets who are ranked #24 in  the country when they open the 2009-20 campaign at 7:30 Sunday night in Fleming Hall.
Welcome former Capital High star and West Virginia High School Player of the Year Josh "Cookie" Miller back after playing the past two seasons for Nebraska.
Come cheer for former Charleston Catholic star and Kanawha Valley Player of Year Bo King in his return from a year at DI Presbyterian.
And catch the first player Bob Huggins recruited when he took over the WVU program, 6-4 Will Thomas who joins the Yellow Jackets after playing for WVU.
They and other talented newcomers join returning starter Darren Jones along with South Charleston's Will Collins and standout 3-point threat Jason Emerson for what should be another exciting season.
|
|
|
|
Jacket's Picked to Repeat in Basketball
(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---Despite a bevy of new faces dotting league rosters in the 2009-10 season, WVIAC men's basketball coaches are calling for more of the same by making defending regular season champion West Virginia State the overwhelming favorite to repeat.
West Liberty, Alderson-Broaddus, and Pitt-Johnstown were picked second through fourth.
To see more go to .....
|
|
|
|
Coach Bryan Poore Pre-Season Interview
|
|
|
|
Midnight Madness 2009
|
|
|
|
Basketball Opens with Midnight Madness
The WVSU men's and women's basketball teams opened practice at 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning with a Midnight Madness session attended by about 500 loyal fans.
To watch video highlights go to view full story or click here
 
|
|
|
|
Men's Basketball Ranked #24 in USA
The WVSU men's basketball team has been voted No. 24 in the country by Division II Bulletin.
To see complete story and rankings go to .....
|
|
|
|
Basketball to Hold Midnight Madness
The WVSU men's and women's basketball teams will open practice for the upcoming season with a special "Midnight Madness" on Wednesday, October 14th beginning at 11 p.m. in Fleming Hall.
Admission is free and there will be pizza, soft drinks, and a live DJ playing music.
Preliminary events include a slam dunk contest, a 3-on-3 tournament, 3-point shooting contest and more.
Then, at 12:01 a.m. meet this year's editions of the Yellwo Jacket basketball teams.
|
|
|
|
Men's Basketball to Play in Cooper Classic
Monday September 14, 2009
State to play in Chuck Cooper Classic
Daily Mail Sports Editor
INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- West Virginia State's connection to the first black player drafted in NBA history has gained the Yellow Jackets a game in a Division I setting.
Coach Bryan Poore's 2009-10 team will play a West Virginia Conference game against Davis & Elkins in the inaugural Chuck Cooper Classic, a doubleheader scheduled Dec. 5 at Duquesne University's A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh.
The host Dukes, coached by Fairmont native Ron Everhart, face Savannah State in the other Cooper Classic game. Times for the Cooper Classic games have not been set.
|
|
|
|
Men's Basketball Adds Pair
Thursday July 2, 2009
WV State men add two juco players
INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- After losing five significant contributors from a 24-6 team that won the West Virginia Conference regular-season men's basketball title, West Virginia State needs to fill some roster holes.
Click view full story for the complete article
|
|
|
|
2008-09 Highlights
|
|
|
|
Poore Named HSRN DII Coach of the Year
The Heritage Sports Radio Network announced the winners of it polls for college basketball Coach of the Year winners Tuesday and West Virginia State Coach Bryan Poore is the NCAA Division II men's basketball recipient.
|
|
|
|
Daily Mail Article on Men's Basketball
Monday March 30, 2009
Scott scores 15 in All-Star game
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Former West Virginia State standout Ted Scott scored 15 points for East All-Stars on Sunday in the National Association of Basketball Coaches' Division II All-Star game at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
Click view full story for rest of the article
|
|
|
|
Ted Scott Named to Daktronics 2nd Team
The Daktronics second team is dominated by a trio of West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference guards. Leading the way is Ted Scott of West Virginia State, a first team selection in 2007 who missed last season with a serious knee injury. The 6’2” senior returned to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 24-6 record, reaching the Atlantic Region quarterfinals. Scott averaged 23.4 ppg., third in Division II, while making 65 of 188 three-
pointers. He shot 52.8 percent from the floor (251 of 499) and was 135 of 163 from the charity stripe (82.8 pct.). Scott was named the WVIAC Player of the Year after previously earning the honor in 2007. He concluded his career with almost 2,400 points.
|
|
|
|
Jacket's Ted Scott Named All-American, All Star Participant
 (KANSAS CITY, MO)---West Virginia State senior guard Ted Scott is among 20 of the nation’s finest Division II college basketball players in the annual Hall of Fame All-Star Classic on Friday, March 27, at 7 pm. at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts the birthplace of basketball.
Scott, a two-time WVIAC Player of the Year, two time Daktronics Regional Player of the Year, bounced back from a serious knee injury in 2007-08 to enjoy a big senior season. His 23.4 points per game ranked second in the WVIAC and is among the top five nationally in Division II. The Columbus, OH native is the second leading scorer in school history, tallied more than 30 points on six occasions this season as he was named to the NABC All-America squad earlier this week.
Click view full story for the complete release.
|
|
|
|
Jackets Defeated in NCAA Tournament
 Darren Jones poured in 30 points and WVIAC Player of the Year Ted Scott (right) had 29 but it was not enough as sixth-seeded WVSU fell 99-88 to No. 3 Kutztown Saturday afternoon in an NCAA Atlantic Region first round game in Erie, Pa.
The WVIAC champion Yellow Jackets finish the season 24-6.
For a game box go to .....
Photo by Sam Santilli,
http://www.samsantilliphotography.com/mp_includes/index.asp
|
|
|
|
Basketball's Scott Atlantic Region Player of Year
(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---High-scoring senior guards dominate the 2008-09 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Atlantic Region squad. Eleven members of the team are seniors, while nine of the dozen are backcourt aces.
West Virginia State guard Ted Scott is the Daktronics Atlantic Region Player of the Year by virtue of garnering the highest vote total of the 40 nominees. The two-time WVIAC Player of the Year has led the Jackets to a 24-5 mark and the league regular season title by averaging 23.0 points per game. The 2007 East Region Player of the Year ranks second on the WVSU career scoring list with over 2300 points.
Photo gallery
|
|
|
|
Jacket Men Selected for NCAA
The WVSU men's basketball squad was selected to participate in the NCAA  tournament Sunday evening.
The WVIAC champion Jackets (24-5) are the No. 6 seed in the Atlantic Region and will face No. 3 Kutztown (24-4) in the first round at 12:00 PM on Saturday, March 14, 2009.
It marks the fourth appearance in the NCAA tournament since 2004 for the Yellow Jackets who advanced to the regional semifinal in 2004, 2006, and 2007.
Play begins Saturday, March 14 at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania.
If WVSU wins its first round game the Jackets will play the winner between No. 2 Virginia Union (21-6) and No. 7 Indiana-Pa (19-6).
Gannon (26-3), ranked sixth nationally, is the top seed and plays Pitt-Johnstown (22-7) first. Fifth-seeded Alderson-Broaddus (26-5) faces No. 4 Johnson C. Smith (23-7) in the other half of that bracket.
Click here for ticket prices.
To see complete bracket go to .....
|
|
|
|
Cardinals upset WVSU
Wheeling Jesuit pulled off the upset of the tournament Thursday by winning an 84-75 stunner in a WVIAC Men's Basketball Tournament quarterfinal.
The Cardinals used a 31-12 run midway through the second half to take control.
The Jackets (24-5) entered the contest hitting just over 50% of their field goal attempts but saw only 37% of their shots find the mark against the Cardinals.
Wade Pidock, 17 points, RIcky Jackson, 16, and Ted Scott led the WVSU attack.
The Jackets now await news of a likely bid to the NCAA tournament which begins March 14th at as yet to be determined sites.
Click view full story for game box
|
|
|
|
Jackets Set Record, Move on With 126-83 Win
The Yellow Jacket men picked up their 18th straight win with a 126-83 romp over visiting Ohio Valley in a first round WVIAC contest Tuesday night.
The 126 points is the most ever scored in a WVIAC tournament game.
Ricky Jackson with 23 points, Darren Jones with 22, and Ted Scott with 21 led six Jacket double-figure scorers.
Senior Wade Pidock and Jones each recorded a double-double with Pidock winding up with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Jones added a season-high 15 assists to his scoring contribution.
WVSU now plays Wheeling Jesuit at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Charleston Civic Center in a WVIAC quarterfinal contest.
Click view full story for gamebox and play by play
|
|
|
|
Scott, Poore, Jackson, and Jones Capture WVIAC Honors
Senior Ted Scott was named the WVIAC Player of the year and men's basketball coach Bryan Poore the conference Coach of the Year by his peers.
Yellow Jacket's junior Ricky Jackson was named to the All-WVIAC first team and junior Darren Jones to the second team.
Scott previously won the award for the 2006-07 season and then missed virtually all of last season due to an ACL tear.
Poore was also named the league's Coach of the Year in 2004.
For more go to .....
|
|
|
|
Men's Basketball Wins
The WVIAC champion men's basketball squad wrapped up its season Saturday with an 84-66 win at rival Charleston.
The men next host a first round conference tournament game Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. at Fleming Hall.
Click view full story for box score and play by play
|
|
|
|
WVSU Men 27th Nationally, 4th in Region
The Yellow Jacket men's basketball team narrowly missed making the Top 25 in the NABC national poll this week.
In the NCAA DII Atlantic Region rankings WVSU continued its move up the rankings landing at No. 4 this week, one spot ahead of Alderson-Broaddus.
Click here for regional poll
To see entire national poll go to .....
|
|
|
|
Jackets Roll 104-84, Clinch Title
The Yellow Jackets rolled over visiting Bluefield State 104-84 Monday on Senior Night.
With the win WVSU moved to 22-4 overall and 18-1 in conference play clinching the WVIAC crown.
Senior Hensley Charles dominated play inside with triple-double composed of 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 blocked shots.
The rest of the seniors also pitched in as Wade Pidock had 18 point sand seven rebounds, Ted Scott had 17 points and five assists, and Kenny Carter scored six points, had six rebounds, and eight assists.
Junior point guard Darren Jones did what he could to help his graduating teammates as he passed out a game-high 12 assists.
The Jackets play at Charleston Saturday at 4 p.m.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
Men's Basketball Runs Away from Concord
The conference leading Yellow Jacket men's basketball team rolled over host Concord 104-87 Saturday night in Athens.
Defending WVIAC and National Player of the Week Ricky Jackson had another huge night with 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead the way and Ted Scott aded 20 points.
Jason Emerson finished with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting from 3-point range and Darren Jones picked up a double-double with 12 points and 11 assists.
Emerson hit a 3-pointer to start a 10 point run midway through the first half that pushed the Yellow Jackets (21-4, 17-1) ahead 37-27 and they stretched the lead to 13 by halftime and never looked back.
The men host Bluefield State at 7:30 Monday evening for Senior Night.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
WVSU Beats Visiting Senators 90-81
A mere 19 seconds into Thursday night's game against Davis and Elkins Yellow Jacket point guard Darren Jones hit a 3-pointer from the left corner.
And while the visiting Senators put up a hard fight they never could quite catch up to Jackets after that.
Twice in the game, once in the first half and once with 5:45 to play D-E pulled to within a single point.
Each time the WVIAC leading Yellow Jackets responded. First with a Ted Scott jumper and the final time with a Wade Pidock 3-pointer.
Jones went on to lead the Jacket's scoring with 26 points while also handing out eight assists.
Last week's WVIAC and HSRN National Player of the Week Ricky Jackson had a big night with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Scott pitched in with 14 points and Kenny Carter hit double figures in rebounds with 10.
The Jackets (20-4, 16-1 in WVIAC) remained undefeated on teh season at 14-0 when scoring 88 or more points. They also ran their current winning streak to 14.
Click view full story for box score and play by play
|
|
|
|
Basketball's Jackson National Player of Week
The Yellow Jackets' Ricky Jackson was named NCAA Division II National Player of the Week by Heritage Sports Radio Network Thursday.
To read the full release click on this link -- Heritage Sports Radio Network
Jackson, a 6-foot-6 junior, was previously named WVIAC Player of the Week for his efforts in three WVSU victories between February 9-14.
|
|
|
|
Yellow Jackets Move to #6 in Poll
The WVSU men's basketball team moved up from #8 to #6 in the NCAA DII Atlantic Region poll.
To see the complete poll click here
|
|
|
|
Jackson Men's Basketball WVIAC Player of Week
 Yellow Jacket junior forward Ricky Jackson has been named WVIAC Player of the Week for the period of February 9-15.
The 6-foot-6 Canton, Ohio native averaged 22.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, while shooting nearly 75% from the field as the Jackets took victories against the #2, #3, and #5 teams in the WVIAC standings...He led State in rebounding during all three victories and connected on 23 of 31 field goals (.742)...Jackson also made 19 of 24 free throws (.792)...The Ohio native tallied 21 points and 6 rebounds in Monday's win over Pitt Johnstown, added 25 points and 9 rebounds on Thursday versus West Virginia Wesleyan, and ended the week with 21 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday's showdown win against Alderson-Broaddus.
|
|
|
|
Poore Wins 200th Game
 West Virginia State University men's basketball coach Bryan Poore picked up his 200th career head coaching win Saturday night when the Jackets defeated Alderson-Broaddus.
He has a 200-118 overall career record during one year at the University of Charleston and almost 10 at WVSU.
Along the way Poore's squad's have earned one WVIAC championship and two WVIAC Tournament titles and are currently in first place again in the WVIAC.
To read Daily Mail story about Poore and this year's team click here. 
|
|
|
|
Men Upset No.9 A-B 104-91, Take First
 Ted Scott led a trio of Jackets over the 20-point mark with 27 while Darren Jones added 24 and Ricky Jackson (left) 21 along with 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season.
In his second game back and first significant action since being injured over the holiday break senior Wade Pidock put up 19 points to go over the 1,000 mark for his career after starting the game with 998.
The Jackets shot a scorching 63% in the second half and 52.4% from the floor for the game.
The win moves WVSU (19-4, 15-1) into sole possession of first place in the WVIAC.
Alderson-Broaddus drops to 20-3 and 14-2.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
Men Win 12th Straight 94-82
The WVSU men's basketball squad shot a strong 55% from the floor in picking up its 12th win in a row with a 94-82 victory at West Virginia Wesleyan Thursday night.
The Bobcats (9-13, 9-6 WVIAC) led early but Darren Jones scored scored five straight points to key a 12-1 Jacket spurt that gave them the lead midway through the first half and they never trailed again though the hosts made a couple of strong second half runs.
Ted Scott led all scorers with 28 points with RIcky Jackson falling one board short of a double-double with 25 points and nine rebounds. Jones also flirted with a double-double before finishing with 16 points and nine assists.
WVSU is now 18-4 overall and remains tied with Alderson-Broaddus for first in the WVIAC with a 14-1 league mark.
The Battlers are currently ranked No.3 in the NCAA DII Atlantic Region with the Yellow Jackets moving up from No.9 to No.8 this week.
The leaders square off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at West Virginia State's Fleming Hall.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
Jackets Rally, Scott Moves to Second in Points
The Yellow Jacket's ran their winning streak to 11 with an 81-77 road victory at Pitt-Johnstown Monday night.
Along the way WVSU snapped the Mountain Cats own streak at seven and maintained pace with Alderson-Broaduss in first place in the WVIAC.
The win did not come easy as UPJ ended the first half on a 21-8 run to take a six-point advantage into the locker room.
After the Mountain Cats (16-5, 11-3 in WVIAC) scored first to go up by eight to open the second half the Jackets caught fire.
A 13-2 run capped by a Ted Scott 3-pointer put WVSU ahead 50-47 and UPJ never caught up again.
Scott finished with a game high 28 points to move into second place among the West Virginia State all-time scoring leaders with 2,173 career points.
. Ricky Jackson added 21 points and six rebounds, and Darren Jones 15 points, five rebounds and six assists for the Yellow Jackets (17-4, 13-1).
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
Jackets Roll Over Charleston 105-70
 Darren Jones (left)scored a game high 24 points in just 28 minutes of action as the Yellow  Jackets steadily pulled away from the visiting Golden Eagles Monday night in front of a near capacity crowd of over 900.
All five WVSU starters hit double-figures in scoring along with Jason Emerson off of the bench.
Ricky Jackson (right) picked up a double-double as he finished with 17 points and dominated the boards to the tune of 16 rebounds.
Senior ted Scott tallied 19 points to move into sole possession of 4th place on the WVSU All-Time scoring list with 2,113 points.
WVSU improved to 15-4 overall and 11-1 in WVIAC as the Jackets picked up their ninth win in a row.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|
|
Scott Passes 2,000 points, Jackets Roll Over OVU 103-72
 Senior Ted Scott became only the fifth player in West Virginia State basketball history to reach the 2,000 career point milestone Thursday night.
Scott hit a jumper with 8:50 to play in a 103-72 win at Ohio Valley to reach 2,000 and then made the ensuing free throw to give him 2,001.
That places him behind Dave Hamilton (2,698), Mike Taylor (2,171), Wayne Casey (2,153), and James Washington (2,111).
With 20 points and 12 rebounds Ricky Jackson picked up his fourth straight double-double in the win.
A game box and play by play are located in view full story
|
|
|