Louisville Game Notes
March 04, 2011 05:11 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Game notes for West Virginia's contest on Saturday against Louisville at the WVU Coliseum. Tipoff is at noon:
• Today’s game will be televised by ESPN. The MSN radio broadcast can be heard on Sirius 121 and XM 141.
• This Senior Day marks the final home game for Casey Mitchell, John Flowers, Joe Mazzulla, Cam Thoroughman, Jonnie West and Kerwin Selby. Head manager Kurt Couvion and student athletic trainer Drew Moore will also be recognized.
• WVU’s seniors have played in 528 career games.
• WVU’s next win will be the 100th for Bob Huggins at WVU. He would be the fastest WVU coach to 100 wins in WVU history.
• Joe Mazzulla has been a part of 103 victories, second most to Da’Sean Butler, who was a part of 107 WVU wins.
• West Virginia is 47-9 in the WVU Coliseum under Bob Huggins, including a 26-9 mark in league games at home.
• WVU is 456-129 (.778) all-time at the WVU Coliseum and 77-12 at the WVU Coliseum in the last six seasons.
• The Mountaineers have won 41 of their last 52 BIG EAST games at the WVU Coliseum.
• Under Bob Huggins in the WVU Coliseum, WVU is averaging 75.9 ppg, while holding its opponents to 59.8 ppg.
• WVU’s average margin of victory at the WVU Coliseum under Bob Huggins is +16.1.
• WVU has played the fewest home games of any team in the BIG EAST with 13.
• WVU recorded its 1,600th career victory against UConn. The Mountaineers are 22nd in victories among Division I schools.
• WVU has been ranked three times this season. The Mountaineers have been ranked 26 weeks under Bob Huggins, including 18 weeks in the AP Top 10. WVU has been ranked 46 weeks since Jan. 3, 2005.
• The final nine games of the BIG EAST schedule mark the toughest stretch of opponents for WVU in school history with seven of those nine ranked. There has never been a 7-of-9 ranked run for WVU since the AP poll was started in 1948-49.
• In the last 12 games, WVU’s opponents are averaging 59.2 points per game. In two recent home games, Seton Hall scored 44 and USF 46. Seton Hall’s total was the lowest by a WVU opponent all-time in BIG EAST competition.
• Seton Hall’s 44 points and USF’s 46 points are two of the three lowest scoring totals in BIG EAST games this season.
• The Mountaineers have had six different players lead them in scoring in a game this season.
• Kevin Jones became WVU’s 47th 1,000-point scorer against Seton Hall. He is now 37th with 1,100 career points.
• John Flowers is second in the BIG EAST in blocks. He ranks fifth in school history with 150 blocks in his career.
• Flowers leads the team in plus/minus ratio this season with a +222 when he is on the floor.
• WVU ranks third in the country in 3-point field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 28.4 percent from 3.
• Joe Mazzulla is tied for second among all NCAA active players in games played with 141. Mazzulla is tied with Duke’s Kyle Singler, while Ohio State’s David Lighty is the leader with 149 games played.
• In the latest CollegeRPI.com rankings, WVU is ranked No. 2 in strength of schedule and No. 16 in the RPI. West Virginia and St. John’s are the only two teams in the country to win three or more games against the top 10 in the RPI.
• WVU is 10-10 on March 5 and 203-143 all-time in the month of March.
• Dating back to last year, West Virginia has won 10 games in a row in the month of March.
• The Mountaineers have a 126-49 overall record since the start of the 2006-07 season.
• West Virginia has won 42 of its last 45 games when holding the opponents to 69 points or less.
• West Virginia is 27-0 under Bob Huggins when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
• West Virginia is 83-11 under Bob Huggins when leading at halftime.
• West Virginia is 88-5 under Bob Huggins when leading by 10 or more points in a game.
• West Virginia is 80-3 under Bob Huggins when posting a higher shooting percentage than its opponent.
• West Virginia has won 47 of its last 55 games when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
• The Mountaineers are 70-11 under Bob Huggins when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
• West Virginia is 81-12 under Bob Huggins when outrebounding its opponent.
• West Virginia has allowed its opponent to shoot 50 percent or better only 22 times under Bob Huggins (139 games).
• WVU and Pitt are the only two BIG EAST schools with a winning record in league play in each of the past six seasons. If Marquette wins at Seton Hall Saturday, the Golden Eagles would join WVU and Pitt in that group.
• Last year, WVU recorded a school-record 31 victories en route to its first BIG EAST Championship and first NCAA Final Four appearance since 1959.
• West Virginia has made the NCAA tournament all three years under Bob Huggins. Last year was WVU’s fifth NCAA appearance in the last six seasons. In the year the Mountaineers didn’t make the NCAA tournament, they won the NIT.
• Bob Huggins recorded his 689th career victory against UConn. He recently passed Denny Crum for 20th place on the NCAA Division I all-time winningest coaches list. Next on the list is Don Haskins, who had 719 wins during his career. Three active coaches have won more games (Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun).
• West Virginia has made at least one 3-point field goal in 386 consecutive games. The last time WVU did not make a 3-point field goal was against Robert Morris on Nov. 27, 1999.
• Today’s game will be televised by ESPN. The MSN radio broadcast can be heard on Sirius 121 and XM 141.
• This Senior Day marks the final home game for Casey Mitchell, John Flowers, Joe Mazzulla, Cam Thoroughman, Jonnie West and Kerwin Selby. Head manager Kurt Couvion and student athletic trainer Drew Moore will also be recognized.
• WVU’s seniors have played in 528 career games.
• WVU’s next win will be the 100th for Bob Huggins at WVU. He would be the fastest WVU coach to 100 wins in WVU history.
• Joe Mazzulla has been a part of 103 victories, second most to Da’Sean Butler, who was a part of 107 WVU wins.
• West Virginia is 47-9 in the WVU Coliseum under Bob Huggins, including a 26-9 mark in league games at home.
• WVU is 456-129 (.778) all-time at the WVU Coliseum and 77-12 at the WVU Coliseum in the last six seasons.
• The Mountaineers have won 41 of their last 52 BIG EAST games at the WVU Coliseum.
• Under Bob Huggins in the WVU Coliseum, WVU is averaging 75.9 ppg, while holding its opponents to 59.8 ppg.
• WVU’s average margin of victory at the WVU Coliseum under Bob Huggins is +16.1.
• WVU has played the fewest home games of any team in the BIG EAST with 13.
• WVU recorded its 1,600th career victory against UConn. The Mountaineers are 22nd in victories among Division I schools.
• WVU has been ranked three times this season. The Mountaineers have been ranked 26 weeks under Bob Huggins, including 18 weeks in the AP Top 10. WVU has been ranked 46 weeks since Jan. 3, 2005.
• The final nine games of the BIG EAST schedule mark the toughest stretch of opponents for WVU in school history with seven of those nine ranked. There has never been a 7-of-9 ranked run for WVU since the AP poll was started in 1948-49.
• In the last 12 games, WVU’s opponents are averaging 59.2 points per game. In two recent home games, Seton Hall scored 44 and USF 46. Seton Hall’s total was the lowest by a WVU opponent all-time in BIG EAST competition.
• Seton Hall’s 44 points and USF’s 46 points are two of the three lowest scoring totals in BIG EAST games this season.
• The Mountaineers have had six different players lead them in scoring in a game this season.
• Kevin Jones became WVU’s 47th 1,000-point scorer against Seton Hall. He is now 37th with 1,100 career points.
• John Flowers is second in the BIG EAST in blocks. He ranks fifth in school history with 150 blocks in his career.
• Flowers leads the team in plus/minus ratio this season with a +222 when he is on the floor.
• WVU ranks third in the country in 3-point field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 28.4 percent from 3.
• Joe Mazzulla is tied for second among all NCAA active players in games played with 141. Mazzulla is tied with Duke’s Kyle Singler, while Ohio State’s David Lighty is the leader with 149 games played.
• In the latest CollegeRPI.com rankings, WVU is ranked No. 2 in strength of schedule and No. 16 in the RPI. West Virginia and St. John’s are the only two teams in the country to win three or more games against the top 10 in the RPI.
• WVU is 10-10 on March 5 and 203-143 all-time in the month of March.
• Dating back to last year, West Virginia has won 10 games in a row in the month of March.
• The Mountaineers have a 126-49 overall record since the start of the 2006-07 season.
• West Virginia has won 42 of its last 45 games when holding the opponents to 69 points or less.
• West Virginia is 27-0 under Bob Huggins when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
• West Virginia is 83-11 under Bob Huggins when leading at halftime.
• West Virginia is 88-5 under Bob Huggins when leading by 10 or more points in a game.
• West Virginia is 80-3 under Bob Huggins when posting a higher shooting percentage than its opponent.
• West Virginia has won 47 of its last 55 games when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
• The Mountaineers are 70-11 under Bob Huggins when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
• West Virginia is 81-12 under Bob Huggins when outrebounding its opponent.
• West Virginia has allowed its opponent to shoot 50 percent or better only 22 times under Bob Huggins (139 games).
• WVU and Pitt are the only two BIG EAST schools with a winning record in league play in each of the past six seasons. If Marquette wins at Seton Hall Saturday, the Golden Eagles would join WVU and Pitt in that group.
• Last year, WVU recorded a school-record 31 victories en route to its first BIG EAST Championship and first NCAA Final Four appearance since 1959.
• West Virginia has made the NCAA tournament all three years under Bob Huggins. Last year was WVU’s fifth NCAA appearance in the last six seasons. In the year the Mountaineers didn’t make the NCAA tournament, they won the NIT.
• Bob Huggins recorded his 689th career victory against UConn. He recently passed Denny Crum for 20th place on the NCAA Division I all-time winningest coaches list. Next on the list is Don Haskins, who had 719 wins during his career. Three active coaches have won more games (Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun).
• West Virginia has made at least one 3-point field goal in 386 consecutive games. The last time WVU did not make a 3-point field goal was against Robert Morris on Nov. 27, 1999.
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