West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

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NCAA Division I men's basketball program college basketball team

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of West Virginia University, known for its passionate fan base, competitive Big 12 Conference play, and a history that includes multiple Final Four appearances.

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West Virginia Mountaineers basketball 1
West Virginia Mountaineers men’s basketball 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA Division I men's basketball program ⓘ
college basketball team ⓘ
associatedWith West Virginia University ⓘ
surface form: WVU Athletics Department
competition Big 12 Conference Tournament ⓘ
non-conference regular season games ⓘ
competitionLevel major college basketball ⓘ
competitionRegion national ⓘ
conference Big 12 Conference ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
fanBaseCharacteristic passionate ⓘ
Final_Four_appearances multiple ⓘ
formerConference Atlantic 10 Conference ⓘ
Big East Conference ⓘ
Southern Conference ⓘ
gender men's ⓘ
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
governingDivision Division I ⓘ
hasBand WVU Pep Band ⓘ
hasCheer "Let's Go Mountaineers" ⓘ
hasMascot The Mountaineer ⓘ
hasPepBand WVU Pep Band ⓘ
homeArena WVU Coliseum ⓘ
homeArenaCapacity over 14,000 ⓘ
homeCity Morgantown, West Virginia, United States ⓘ
surface form: Morgantown
homeState West Virginia ⓘ
league NCAA Division I ⓘ
location Morgantown, West Virginia, United States ⓘ
surface form: Morgantown, West Virginia
NCAA_status active ⓘ
NCAA_tournament_appearances multiple ⓘ
nickname Mountaineers ⓘ
notableRival Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball ⓘ
Pitt Panthers ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
playsHomeGamesAt WVU Coliseum ⓘ
playsIn Big 12 Conference ⓘ
surface form: Big 12 Conference regular season
postseason NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ⓘ
surface form: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
programLevel high-major ⓘ
represents West Virginia University ⓘ
representsRegion West Virginia ⓘ
surface form: State of West Virginia
rivalryName Backyard Brawl ⓘ
shortName West Virginia ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
studentSection The Mountaineer Maniacs ⓘ
teamAbbreviation West Virginia University ⓘ
surface form: WVU
teamColors blue ⓘ
old gold ⓘ
teamType varsity team ⓘ
university West Virginia University ⓘ

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Jerry West → collegeTeam → West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball ⓘ
Joe Mazzulla → collegeTeamPlayedFor → West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball ⓘ
this entity surface form: West Virginia Mountaineers
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States → hasSportsTeam → West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball ⓘ
subject surface form: Morgantown, West Virginia
this entity surface form: West Virginia Mountaineers basketball
Big 12 Conference men’s basketball tournament (recurring event) → includesTeam → West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball ⓘ
subject surface form: Big 12 Conference men’s basketball tournament
this entity surface form: West Virginia Mountaineers men’s basketball
Joe Mazzulla → memberOfSportsTeam → West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball ⓘ
Jerry West → teamJerseyRetiredBy → West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball ⓘ