A recent online poll shows that WVSU web site readers believe Cal Bailey's baseball team and Bryan Poore's men's basketball squad will bring home conference titles in 2010-11.

      Baseball was chosen to win by 26.6% of those respodning with men's basketball coming in second with 20.3 % of the vote.

      Volleyball and women's basketball were each selected to win titles by 14 % of those who participated.

 Suddenlink announced today that it will broadcast the WV State University coach’s shows starting on September 2^nd and continuing throughout the school year.  The Broadcast will include coaches from the following sports: Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Baseball and Softball.

The football coach’s show will be hosted by Fred Persinger the renowned voice of WV high school athletics.  Air time for the coach’s shows will be at 7:00 pm, Thursday nights on the Suddenlink Information Channel (22 in the Charleston area or 19 in some parts of the state). 

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    A total of 10 WVSU student athletes are on this spring's WVIAC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

   Qualifying student-athletes are classified as a junior or senior and have obtained a 3.3 or higher cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale at the end of the term of attendance in which
the sport was concluded.

      Yellow Jackets honored --
Aisha Alleyne, Women's Basketball, Communications
Emily Bowlin, Women's Tennis, Business Administration
Tiffany Finkton, Women's Basketball, Art & Communications
John Gale, Baseball, Business Administration
Todd Hutchinson, Men's Basketball, Physical Education
Amanda Luedtke, Volleyball, Secondary Education/General Science
David Myers, Baseball, Physical Education
Jennifer Paswaters, Vollelyball, Psychology
Eben Russell, Women's Tennis, Pre-Med Biology
Charli Small, Softball, Recreation

Bryan Poore's Yellow Jacket basketball camp will be held July 19-22 this year.

Click here for a printable sign-up form.

Here are some of the highlights

  · Free camp t-shirt

· Two league games a day

· Individual contests

· Low player to coach ratio

· Emphasis on fundamentals

· Daily “Game of Life” sessions with Coach Poore

WVSU basketball players help Habitat

DUNBAR, W.Va. -- A group of West Virginia State University basketball players skipped sleeping in Saturday to lend a hand for a Habitat for Humanity project.

Six players with WVSU's Yellow Jackets started work at 8 a.m. to paint the interior of a Dunbar house for the nonprofit organization.

     The Yellow Jackets dropped game one of a doubleheader at West Liberty Tuesday by a score of 15-5 but rebounded to win game two 11-9.

     Joe Jobst drove in three runs in the opener with catcher Jeremy Fisher driving in the other two.

      Jobst drove in three more in game two courtesy of a pair of doubles. Cody Dalton contributed three hits with Bo Darby and Ryne Holsetine adding two each.

     Yellow Jacket senior basketball player Darren Jones has been named an honorable mention All-American by DII Bulletin magazine.

        Jones helped WVSU to a 29-4 record and the WVIAC Tournament title.  The senior guard tallied 20.6 points per game to rank second in the WVIAC.  He also stood among the WVIAC's leaders in assists with 5.5 per outing.  State won 53 contests during Jones'
two-year stay in Institute.

      The Cleveland native has previously been named to the Daktronics and NABC All-Atlantic Region teams.

     WVSU senior basketball player Darren Jones scored a team high 17 points and added three assists but his East team fell 131-125 to the West in the National Association of Basketball Coaches' All-Star game played Friday night in Springfield, MA.

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      WVSU senior Darren Jones has been invited to play in the NABC/NCAA Division II Men's Basketball All-Star Game on Friday, March 26 in Springfield, Mass.

     The game will be played at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame at 7 p.m. in Springfield, the host city of the NCAA II Men's Elite Eight and features 20 of the top DII seniors from around the country.

       Jones follows in the footsteps of former Yellow Jacket star Ted Scott who played in last year's contest and will play for the East squad.

        During his two seasons at WVSU Jones scorer 1,170 points and averaged 5.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game.

         Jones has previously been named to the NABC and Daktronics All-Atlantic Region teams this season.

      WVSU basketball players Darren Jones and Josh "Cookie" Miller have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II All-Atlantic Region 1st team.

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       Senior Darren Jones scored a career high 40 points but it was not enough as host Indiana University-Pennsylvania, ranked second in the nation, defeated the 12th ranked Yellow Jackets 91-76 Sunday evening in the second round of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional.

        Bo King added 17 points for WVSU which finishes the season with a 29-4 record and #12 national ranking.

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       Senior Jason Emerson scored a career high 31 points to lead the Yellow Jackets to an 89-79 win in a first round NCAA basketball game Saturday evening in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

       Sophomore Bo King also turned in a big game finishing with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists while Darren Jones added 19 points and eight assists.

       After a see-saw first half that included several lead changes the Jackets took control after the break and never trailed in the second half with the marging growing as large as 16.

        WVSU will now face #1 seed Indiana University of Pennsylvaniahe att 7 p.m. Sunday at Indiana, PA. Indiana University defeated 8th seeded Fairmont State University 71-67

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The #12 Yellow Jackets face East Stroudsburg at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 3/13, in a first round NCAA regional game being played at Indiana University-Pennsylvania.

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The winner of this game plays the winner of Fairmont State University and host Indiana University of PA at 7:00 PM on Sunday.

      The Daktronics All-Atlantic Region team was announced today at West Virginia State players make up two-fifths of the first team.

       The dynamic guard duo of senior Darren Jones and junior Josh Miller have been selected to the first team.

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       Coming on the heels of their exciting win in the WVIAC tournament championship game Saturday night the Yellow Jackets' men's basketball team has moved up to #12 in the nation.

      WVSU was ranked 18th a week ago and #21 the previous week in the National Association of Basketball Coaches poll.

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      The WVIAC tournament champion Yellow Jackets will be traveling to Indiana University-Pa. to play East Stroudsburg in the NCAA Atlantic Regional Saturday.

       WVSU is seeded fourth of the eight teams and is led by senior Darren Jones who scored the game-winning basket (right) against West Liberty on the WVIAC tournament title game.

       The region is divided into two sites this season with WVSU, No. 5 East Stroudsburg, and No. 8 Fairmont State at top-ranked host IUP.

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        West Liberty is hosting the second site which includes Alderson-Broaddus, Kutztown, and St. Augustine's along with the Hilltoppers.

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      Senior Darren Jones hot a driving bucket with 3.6 seconds remaining to give the Yellow Jackets a hard fought 108-107 win over West Liberty in the WVIAC tournament championship game Saturday night.

      It is the third tournament crown in the last five years for WVSU.

       Jones and Josh Miller finished with 29 points each.

       Jones, Miller, and Jason Emerson were named to the All-Tournament team and Miller was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

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       The Yellow Jackets trailed for a total of 65 seconds in the first half Friday night before a 13-0 run midway through period moved them in front for good as WVSU cruised to a 90-65 win over Alderson-Broaddus.

       Darren Jones (right) led the Jackets with 26 points while Jason Emerson added 18, Josh Miller 17 and Will Collins 15.

         WVSU shot a torrid 59 percent from the floor including 52 percent from 3-point range in advancing to the WVIAC tournament championship game Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. at the Charleston Civic Center.

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     Down by 15 points in the second half the Yellow Jackets turned up the defensive pressure and rallied for an 86-74 win in a quarterfinal game in the WVIAC tournament.

     Josh Miller paced the attack with 26 points while Darren Jones added 19.

    "There is never a time when this team thinks they are too far behind," said WVSU Coach Bryan Poore. "To turn it around on a team like this says something about these young men."

     To view part of Coach Poore's postgame press conference click here.

      Bo King added 13 points and Justin Banks 11 while Fred Harris pulled down 10 rebounds.

      The Yellow Jackets now face Alderson-Broaddus at 6:30 p.m. Friday night in a tournament semifinal game at the Charleston Civic Center.

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   The WVSU men's basketball team held its position at fourth in the NCAA Atlantic Region rankings. The top six teams in the final rankings next week qualify for the NCAA Atlantic Regional tournament.

Atlantic Region Men:
1. West Liberty (25-1 D-II, 25-1 in-region)
2. Indiana, PA (23-2 D-II, 23-2 in-region)
3. St. Augustine's, NC (25-4 D-II, 25-4 in-region)
4. West Virginia State (24-3 D-II, 22-2 in-region)
5. East Stroudsburg, PA (20-4 D-II, 20-4 in-region)
6. Fairmont State (17-6 D-II, 17-6 in-region)
7. Alderson-Broaddus (22-5 D-II, 22-5 in-region)
8. Cheyney, PA (16-11 D-II, 16-11 in-region)
9. Kutztown, PA (20-6 D-II, 20-6 in-region)
10. Mansfield, PA (17-8 D-II, 16-7 in-region)

      The Yellow Jackets overcame a sluggish start to roll over visiting Bluefield State 109-59 in a first round WVIAC tournament game Tuesday night in Fleming Hall.

       The Big Blues led until the 11:53 mark of the first half when a 3-pointer by senior Martez Scales moved WVSU in front 18-17.

       After that the Yellow Jackets never looked back.

       Will Collins had 25 points and senior Jason Emerson 20 while Darren Jones added 12 assists and nine rebounds. Justin Banks had 12 rebounds and Fred Harris 11 as the Jackets controlled the boards.

        WVSU will now face defending tournament champion Pitt-Johnstown at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Charleston Civic Center.

      The Yellow Jacket men's basketball team edged its way up in the National Association of Basketball Coaches national rankings released Tuesday.

       WVSU is now sitting at 18th after being at 21st last week.

                     The Yellow Jackets host Bluefield State Tuesday, March 2nd at 7:30 p.m. in a first round WVIAC tournament game.

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        West Virginia State women's basketball player Alixandria Barnette and men's team players Darren Jones and Josh "Cookie" Miller have been chosen to the All-WVIAC women's and men's basketball teams respectively.

      Barnette (left), from East Chappel Hill, North Carolina, was fourth in the conference in scoring with a 19.6 average while adding 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest.

      Jones (middle), a Cleveland native, was also fourth in the conference in scoring averaging 20.1 points while pulling down 6.0 rebounds, and dishing out 5.4 assists a game, good for third in the league. Known for his clutch free throw shooting, Jones led the WVIAC hitting 89 percent from the line.

       Charleston native Miller (right) finished his first year at WVSU as the team's leading scorer and second in the conference with a 20.5 average. He also wound up fifth in the WVIAC in assists with a 5.2 average and third in steals at 2.8 a game.

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     Less than three minutes into Saturday's game Josh Miller hit a 3-pointer to give the Yellow Jackets their first lead at 8-6 and the never relinquished it in rolling to a 99-84 win over visiting Charleston.

     An overflow crowd of 1,189 looked on as WVSU took control early behind some outstanding defensive play.

     Offensively senior Darren Jones (left) led the way with 23 points, six assists, nine rebounds.

     Miller added 19 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists while Bo King contributed 19 points and six rebounds.

     Will Collins added 13 points and Fred Harris nine points and 14 rebounds.

     The Yellow Jackets now host Bluefield State at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in a first round WVIAC tournament game.

     The Yellow Jacket men's basketball team is back in the national rankings at #21.

     WVSU is also ranked #4 in the NCAA Atlantic Region ---

  Atlantic Region Men:

1. West Liberty (22-1 D-II, 22-1 in-region)

2. Indiana, PA (20-2 D-II, 20-2 in-region)

3. St. Augustine's, NC (22-4 D-II, 22-4 in-region)

4. West Virginia State (22-3 D-II, 20-2 in-region)

5. East Stroudsburg, PA (18-4 D-II, 18-4 in-region)

6. Fairmont State (16-4 D-II, 16-4 in-region)

7. Alderson-Broaddus (19-5 D-II, 19-5 in-region)

8. Kutztown, PA (19-5 D-II, 19-5 in-region)

9. Mansfield, PA (15-8 D-II, 14-7 in-region)

10. Mercyhurst, PA (15-8 D-II, 15-8 in-region)

     The 22-3 Jackets host Charleston Saturday afternoon.

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   Senior Darren Jones passed the 1,000-point mark in his two-year Yellow Jacket career and WVSU cruised by visiting Bluefield State 124-75 Monday evening in Institute.

   All 12 Jackets who played scored with six hitting double figures.

   Jones and Jason Emerson led the way with 24 points each while Fred Lyles added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

    WVSU closes out the regular season by hosting Charleston Saturday with the women's game tipping off at 2 p.m. followed by the men at 4 p.m.

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      As songwriter Jim Croce said way back in the 1970's -- "You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off an 'ole Lone Ranger and you don't get in a shootout with the Yellow Jackets"

     Okay, so that last line was not part of Croce's classic song "Don't Mess Around with Jim" but that is probably only because he never saw West Virginia State's basketball team play.

     Saturday evening in Athens Concord tried to run-and-gun with the Yellow Jackets and paid the price in spite of the Mountain Lions having their best offensive night of the season.

   Concord posted season highs in points, field-goal shooting (.700), three-point shooting (.684), and assists (21), but WVSU still prevailed 119-113. 

      Josh Miller hit 12-of-18 shots and led all scorers with 34 points as the Jackets shot a red-hot 59 percent themselves.

       Jason Emerson was on fire sinking 8-of-10 3-pointers on his way to 26 points while Darren Jones added 20 and Bo King 19.

       Emerson finished the two-game regular season series against Concord averaging 25.5 points and hitting 60 percent from beyond the arc against the Mountain Lions.

       The men's team hosts Bluefield State Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in their next contest.

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      The Yellow Jackets traveled to Davis and Elkins Thursday night and picked up a pair of wins.

      The WVSU women won 78-73 with senior Alixandia Barnette leading the way with 36 points.

       Senior Darren Jones had 26 points to pace a balanced attack as the men won 84-71.

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       The WVSU men's basketball team is 5th in this week's NCAA DII Atlantic Region rankings released Wednesday.

        West Liberty, which the Yellow Jackets defeated 117-116 earlier this season, is currently ranekd first.

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       The Yellow Jacket men defeated visiting Alderson-Broaddus 81-77 Monday night in a key WVIAC contest.

         Senior Darren Jones hit a 3-pointer with 1:37 to play to put WVSU ahead 79-77 and a pair of free throws with 1.1 second showing to clinch the victory.

         On the evening Jones poured in a game-high 27 points and pulled down 10 rebounds while Will Collins and Josh Miller added 15 points apiece to lead the offense.

         Fred Harris blocked eight shots, pulled down nine rebounds, and scored 10 points to play  a major role in the outcome.  

         WVSU trailed by 11 at 51-40 with 14:45 remaining but outscored the Battlers (17-5, 13-4 in WVIAC) 20-8 over the next five minutes to take a lead and the game remained tight down the stretch.

           The Jackets play at Davis & Elkins Thursday and Concord Saturday.

           Their next home game is Monday against Bluefield State before they finish the season at home against Charleston on Saturday, February 27th.

       The West Virginia State men's basketball team rolled into Buckhannon Saturday afternoon and picked up an 89-70 win at West Virginia Wesleyan.

        Sophomore Bo King had a big night with 17 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds to lead a balanced Yellow Jacket attack. 

        Will Collins added 19 points and six rebounds, Darren Jones 14 points and four assists, Jason Emerson 12 points, Fred Harris 11, and Josh Miller nine.

          The Jackets are now 18-3 overall and 14-2 in WVIAC action.

           They next face Alderson-Broaddus at home in Institute Monday night at 7:30 p.m.

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    The Yellow Jacket men's basketball team closed out the first half on a 17-4 run and never looked back in beating visiting Glenville State 112-98 Thursday night in front of 600+ fans in Fleming Hall.

        Jason Emerson (left being congratulated by #31 Bo King and Josh Miller) and Josh Miller finished with 26 points each and were joined in double-figures by four other Jackets.

        Fred Harris came close to a triple-double with 11 points, eight rebounds, and eight blocks. Darren Jones added 12 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, Will Collins 13 points, and Bo King 15 points and five assists.

         WVSU improves to 18-3 overall and 14-2 in the WVIAC.

     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.

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      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.

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       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.

        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.

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     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.

        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.

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       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.)

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      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.

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        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.

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       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.

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      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.

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      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.

        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,

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      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.

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      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.

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       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.

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       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.

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      The Yellow Jacket men host West Liberty at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night in a match-up of league scoring leaders.

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       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.

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      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.

    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.

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       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)

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      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.

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       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.

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     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.

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      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

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        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.

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    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.

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     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.

      (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.

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         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.

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      The WVSU men's basketball team has been voted No. 24 in the country by Division II Bulletin.

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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.

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  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.

(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.

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              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.

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(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.

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         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.

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     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.

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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.

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