On road with eyes fwd & our future is so bright, I have to wear shades! Proud of team and staff for the season we had. 3 All-Conf. guys back, couple others got valuable exp, 3 guys sitting out & recruiting class shaping up nicely with some immediate high impact guys! WE ARE BACK!
This guy reminds me of myself, didn’t have a college playing career on his resume but proved his worth as a volunteer assistant and earned this promotion!!
@WVSU_GoJackets
mens hoops coach
@CoachPoore
is one victory away from reaching 400 career wins. Yellow Jackets are 11-1 and ranked No. 16 in the nation. 🐝
Special Thanks to
@coachpoore
for sharing the amazing story of Earl Lloyd
@wvsumensbasketball
with our Team today, and for his outstanding hospitality!!!
What an awesome quick trip to NYC to see my guy, Glen Abram, play in the HBCU All Star Dream Classic organized by Darryl Roberts!! A chance to watch a game in the famed Rucker Park was nothing short of amazing!! Great to see former player Chris Dunn and other WVSU alums!!
#wvsu
Hey State family come out early tomorrow for our 4pm tip vs Wheeling as we honor our own Capital High product , Anthony Pittman, on scoring his 1000th point on the road at Frostburg two games ago!!
I really like this team!! A lot of versatile players and have found different combinations to contribute. We are still a work in progress... the best is yet to come!!
WVSU holds off Concord, 98-94. Treohn Watkins led the way with 20 points. Glen Abram (19), Jeremiah Moore (14), and Anthony Pittman (12) also had double figures in the home win.
Dang Chris that got me!! He was a special guy! Players loved him! My road dawg! I’ve had so many former players reach out, he was a big part of our program, not just my Dad! ❤️💯
My MEC
#DatDude
of the night is my easiest one and most important one. It’s
@CoachPoore
’s Pops! First home game for WV State since his passing, and the Yellow Jackets went over 100 points and got the big win for Bryan. And for Pops!
UC men is the number 2 ranked team in the preseason poll. WV State is number 4. Yellow Jacket coach Bryan Poore somewhat jokingly referred to the Golden Eagles as the UC All Stars. He isn’t wrong. Golden Eagles are absolutely loaded. State lost 4 starters to the transfer portal
Had a great visit this weekend from a big time player and an even better person whose character, leadership and play can get our program over the hump!! Hoping he decides to join our WVSU family!!
Our Mr. Do It All!! This guy plays every position and stuffs the stat sheet nightly but his passion and will is what sets him apart!! Congrats
@Mr_pittman16
!! Pittman Named MEC Player Of The Week
Congratulations to Anthony Pittman for being named
@TheMountainEast
Player of the Week! He recorded 58 PTS, 13 REB & 5 BLK last week as the Yellow Jackets extended their win streak to 6 games.
📰:
#JacketsAthletics
#WVSUHoops
Greatest part of that is the players designed that on their own!! Some may say we give too much freedom but we think the buy in from the empowerment is worth it!!
MBB | Final: WVSU 93, NDC 85.
Glen Abram (31 pts) had his second consecutive game with 30+ points. Jeremiah Moore added 17 points & 9 rebounds and Anthony Pittman had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Congrats to these 3 on an outstanding season!! They are hard working good players but even better people!! It is a joy to coach them and they will all be back next year!!
#wvsufamily
MBB | Congratulations to Glen Abram (First Team), Anthony Pittman (Second Team), and Jeremiah Moore (Honorable Mention) for earning honors from the Mountain East Conference!
My man!!! The most humble, positive, caring person I have ever met!! He was also one of the first African-Americans to win a NBA championship, the first to become an assistant coach and the first to become a full time head coach in the NBA!!
#wvsufamily
Earl Lloyd was the first African-American to play in an NBA game. He forever changed how African-Americans integrated into professional basketball. His ability to conduct himself with grace & professionalism during an era of segregation was the model for others to follow.
#BHM
Talk about a swing of momentum in
@WVSU_GoJackets
’s win over Wesleyan last night.
Pittman with the rejection ✋🛑
Abram with the hoop and harm
Maybe the best part, though, is the leg kick
@CoachPoore
gives after the whistle!
So proud to be invited to the inaugural CP3 HBCU Tip Off tournament!!
@CP3
continues to promote HBCUs like no other!! We owe this opportunity to the guys who came before us and in particular the NBA pioneer & dear friend Earl Lloyd!! RIP
M-🏀 | The Basketball Hall of Fame will host the newly-launched Chris Paul HBCU Tip-Off at the Mohegan Sun on Nov. 22 & 23. The 2-day event will feature 4 HBCUs including West Virginia State, Morehouse, Virginia Union, & Winston-Salem State.
📰:
#GoSTATE
The Yellow Jackets are the 2019 MEC Softball South Division Regular Season Champions! With a split at Shepherd today, they set the program record for most regular season conference wins with 24. Go State!
Excited to announce a new partnership between WVSU Athletics and Stewart Bell, PLLC. This basketball season, Stewart Bell will be the 3-Point Sponsor for WVSU Men’s and Women’s Basketball.
#GoState
Make plans to join us for a very special Wally’s & Wimpy’s Night at Buffalo Wild Wings (Cross Lanes, WV) as we celebrate our friend, WVSU basketball coach Bryan Poore’s 400th career victory!
See you Thursday Feb. 16, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. !
@WVSU_GoJackets
NCAA Division II released the first Regional Rankings of the season and WVSU Men's Basketball is currently in 7th place in the Atlantic Region. The top-8 teams from each region earn a bid to the NCAA DII Tournament.
I know it’s cold outside but it’s going to get HOT in Walker tonight!! Come on out and support these guys in a big conference game tonight!! Wheeling comes to town for a 7:30 tip!!!
I really miss
@RobinMeade
& the HLN morning show!!
@donlemon
just said he would never tell of family issues like Prince Harry did of his brother’s physical attack on him & then said airing dirty laundry about House Speaker candidates is what we should do!! 🤦♂️
@cnnbrk
Great trip 2 The Little General Shootout today at WV State University. After a win over Frankfort, we had a lesson on some of the history of WVSU & Mr. Earl Lloyd. The late Mr. Lloyd was a basketball great for the Yellowjackets & then became the NBA’s 1st African-American.
Everybody had doubts, but Nate continues to work his magic and pushed it through!! What a great weekend!! And what’s even better, he was back on campus this morning working and meeting people!! Appreciate you my man!!
M-🏀 | FINAL
✅ No. 2 Seed Secured
✅ Swept UC This Season
✅ 23 Wins This Season
A. Pittman: 29 PTS, 10 REB
G. Abram: 21 PTS
J. Moore: 10 PTS, 11 REB
📝 Abram scored his 2,000th career point in the game.
#GoSTATE
🐝
A real life success story right here!! Joe B had a lot of things against him but he persevered & not only had a good college career and a good pro career as well!! Oh yea, he also graduated from WVSU and has a master’s degree from Denmark! Love this guy!!
#wvsufamily
#jacket4life
🗺 Where Are They Now?
👤 Joe Benjamin
🏀 Men's Basketball
🎓 Class of '07
📚 Communications
🏠 Copenhagen, Denmark
🏢 Growth Hacker @ Coherra Financial Tech
📰
congrats on another signature victory
@CoachPoore
! Amazing job handling the ball
@sealsNL12
!
@21_ballout
with a career high 38.
@TUSS_31TB
with a huge game. & Coach told me in December Carmearl Thomas was 1 of the hardest workers on team. Got his chance tonight & stepped up huge
Leading in steals and also 14th in scoring (15.9), 4th in rebounding (8.1), 7th in FG% (56%), 10th FT% (74.4), and 2nd in blocks (1.79) all in 27.7 minutes per game!! And he is a FRESHMAN!! To top it off he is a better kid than he is a player!!
West Virginia State head men's basketball coach Bryan Poore got his 400th victory on Monday in
#USVI
and talks with
@dware1
on BOXTOROW this weekend on a radio station near you and Saturday 9a ET/8a CT/6a PT on
@SIRIUSXM
Channel 142
@HBCUSiriusXM142