On Monday, January 6th, West Virginia entered the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2022 ranked 21st in the country after 2 back to back Big 12 wins to start conference play.
West Virginia went to Phog Allen Fieldhouse to take on the 7th ranked Kansas Jayhawks on Tuesday, December 31st looking for its first ever win in Lawrence Kansas, entering the game 0-11 all time.
Javon Small who had 13 points, and Eduardo Andre who led the team in scoring with 15 points, were one of the key reasons why West Virginia got the victory against Kansas, which will go down as one of the best in program history.
First Year Head Coach Darian Devries is 3-0 against ranked teams at WVU (Gonzaga, Arizona, and Kansas)
West Virginia faced Arizona in the Battle 4 Atlantis over the Thanksgiving holiday where it got the win 83-76 in overtime.
Arizona is led by Caleb Love who transferred there after 3 seasons at North Carolina. Love entered into the 2024 NBA draft but ultimately decided to return to Arizona to play his 5th and final season.
Love is averaging 16.3 points per game this season.
Arizona comes to Morgantown looking to avenge their loss to WVU that happened earlier this season.
The game is set for tipoff at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday January 6th. U92 will provide full coverage, with Nico Caretto on play-by-play and Gabe Schon as color analyst.
The broadcast can be heard locally on 91.7 FM, u92themoose.com, an Alexa At-Home Device, or the RadioFX and TuneIn apps.