Fans interested in purchasing men's basketball season tickets can now place a deposit for the 2022-23 campaign for just $99 through the Mountaineer Ticket Office at WVUGAME.com and 1-800-WVU GAME. Deposits are for new season ticket orders only as renewing season ticket holders will receive renewal information later this summer.
Athletics
One of the most heavily recruited high school football players in state history has died. According to West Virginia Metro News, Robert Alexander passed away Tuesday night at his residence in St. Albans.
Redshirt freshman Ceili McCabe of the WVU track and field team advanced to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, from June 8-11.
WVU men's soccer coach Dan Stratford has announced the addition of five student-athletes to complete the 2022 signing class. Joining the Mountaineers this fall are Malo Blondeau (Lézardrieux, France), Marcus Caldeira (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada), Noah Gold (Germantown, Maryland), Barrett Saul (Leesburg, Virginia) and Yutaro Tsukada (Tokyo, Japan).
Senior Verena Zaisberger of the WVU rifle team and redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Noah Short of the Mountaineer baseball team have been selected to receive the 2021-22 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship, the Big 12 Conference announced. The WVU duo is part of 20 student-athletes to be selected for the grant.
Shane Lyons, WVU athletics director, has announced the 2022 women's soccer schedule. The Mountaineers' 2022 slate is highlighted by five home, nonconference matchups, as well as an exhibition against rival Pitt to open home action.