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Men's and Women's MEC Basketball Championship Games

Men’s and Women’s MEC Basketball Championship Games

Cate Calissie, Cate Calissie, and Cate Calissie March 16, 2020

Men’s Basketball Earn MEC Championship Trophy           Due to COVID-19, the men’s basketball season was cut short, but that didn’t stop them from dominating the court at the MEC Championships!...

Crutchfield's impact on Men's Basketball Program

Crutchfield’s impact on Men’s Basketball Program

Thomas Cole and Thomas Cole January 6, 2020

          The men’s basketball team here at West Liberty has become a dominating force both regionally and nationally.  With a 147-7(.953) record at home in the last ten years, they have the highest...

WLU basketball hits the road for tough conference games

February 9, 2019

By Kendrick Jackson, Contributing Writer The Lady Toppers, 13-7, begin a three-game road trip after defeating Fairmont State 75-65. It was another big scoring night for the WLU senior forward Marissa Brown....

WLU basketball takes on FSU in National Game of the Week

February 2, 2019

By Yijing Shen, Distribution Manager West Liberty University Men’s Basketball is looking for a revenge win against the Fairmont State University on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 at the ASRC on the West Liberty...

Men’s basketball anticipates exciting match up against Wheeling Jesuit

January 26, 2019

By Raissa Wagner, Contributing Writer   The West Liberty University men’s basketball team will be taking on rival Wheeling Jesuit University this weekend in a Mountain East Conference match-up in the...

Men’s basketball takes on Notre Dame this Sunday

December 1, 2018

By Cody Shook, Sports Editor After falling in the first game of the season to an out of conference opponent, the Hilltoppers have quickly gotten back to their winning ways. With a 5-1 record, the men’s...

Men’s basketball season ends at NCAA tournament

March 24, 2018

By Chad Richards, Contributing Writer   After the surprise announcement at the end of last season that the legendary head coach Jim Crutchfield would not be returning to West Liberty for the 2017-18...

Hilltoppers advance to Atlantic Region Tournament

March 9, 2018

By Cody Shook, Sports Editor   The men’s basketball team will travel to Petersburg, Va. this weekend for their ninth straight NCAA Division II Tournament. The regional rankings came out this past Sunday...

Howlett’s Hilltoppers gear up for MEC Tournament

March 1, 2018

By Chad Richards, Contributing Writer   After ending an incredible regular season on a low note with a home loss to rival Wheeling Jesuit, the West Liberty men’s basketball team is looking forward...

Toppers gear up for high intensity game against Jesuit

February 23, 2018

By Chad Richards, Contributing Writer   After three months and 25 games, the West Liberty men’s basketball team will end the regular season this week with a game on the road and a regular season finale...

Toppers ready for week of key Mountain East match-ups 

February 15, 2018

By Chad Richards, Contributing Writer With the regular season quickly coming to a close and the Mountain East Conference (MEC) tournament in Charleston awaiting teams at the end of the month, every game...

Toppers looking to build on two big wins last week

February 8, 2018

By Kendrick Jackson, Advertising Manager   The No. 5 West Liberty University men’s basketball team will take on West Virginia State tonight at 7:30 p.m., followed by University of Charleston on Saturday....

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