West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
| West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball | |||||||||||
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| University | West Virginia University | ||||||||||
| Head coach | Ross Hodge (1st season) | ||||||||||
| Location | Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||||||
| Arena | Hope Coliseum (capacity: 14,000) | ||||||||||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Mountaineers | ||||||||||
| Colors | Gold and blue | ||||||||||
| Student section | Mountaineer Maniacs | ||||||||||
| All-time record | 1,792–1,110 (.618) | ||||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament runner-up | |||||||||||
| 1959 | |||||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||||
| SoCon: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967 A10: 1983, 1984 Big East: 2010 | |||||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||||
| EIC: 1935 SoCon: 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967 A10: 1982, 1985, 1989 | |||||||||||
| NIT champions | |||||||||||
| 1942, 2007 | |||||||||||
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The West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. WVU has won 13 conference tournament championships, and has 31 appearances in the NCAA tournament, including two Final Fours, most recently in 2010. The Mountaineers have also appeared in 16 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), and have won the tournament twice, in 1942 and 2007. The 1942 NIT Championship is claimed by West Virginia as a National Championship.
WVU plays their home games at the Hope Coliseum, their home venue since 1970.