WVU 2018-19 basketball schedule analysis and observations

Sat Nov. 3 Alderson Broaddus (exhibition) Morgantown
Fri Nov. 9 Buffalo Morgantown
Thurs Nov. 15 vs. Monmouth % Conway, S.C. ESPNU
7 p.m. Fri Nov. 16 vs. Western Kentucky or Valparaiso % Conway, S.C. ESPNU
6:30/9 p.m. Sun Nov. 18 Myrtle Beach Invitational % Conway, S.C. ESPN2/ESPNU
Sat Nov. 24 Valparaiso ^ Morgantown
Wed Nov. 28 Rider Morgantown
Sat Dec. 1 Youngstown State Morgantown
Tues Dec. 4 vs. Florida & New York, N.Y. ESPN
9 p.m. Sat Dec. 8 Pitt Morgantown
Sun Dec. 16 vs. Rhode Island $ Uncasville, Conn. 1 p.m.
Sat Dec. 22 Jacksonville State Morgantown
Sun Dec. 30 Lehigh Morgantown
Wed Jan. 2 Texas Tech * Morgantown ESPN2/ESPNU
7 p.m. Sat Jan. 5 at Texas * Austin, Texas ESPN2
9 p.m. Wed Jan. 9 at Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. ESPN2/ESPNU
7 p.m. Sat Jan. 12 Oklahoma State * Morgantown ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
Noon Tues Jan. 15 at TCU * Fort Worth, Texas ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
7 p.m. Sat Jan. 19 Kansas * Morgantown ESPN/ESPN2
2/4/6 p.m. Mon Jan. 21 Baylor * Morgantown ESPN/ESPNU
9 p.m. Sat Jan. 26 at Tennessee # Knoxville, Tenn.
Wed Jan. 30 at Iowa State * Ames, Iowa ESPN2/ESPNU
7 p.m. Sat Feb. 2 Oklahoma * Morgantown ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
Noon Mon Feb. 4 at Texas Tech * Lubbock, Texas ESPN/ESPN2
9 p.m. Sat Feb. 9 Texas * Morgantown ESPN2/ESPNU
8 p.m. Sat Feb. 16 at Kansas * Lawrence, Kan. ESPN/ESPN2
4/6/8 p.m. Mon Feb. 18 Kansas State * Morgantown ESPN/ESPNU
9 p.m. Sat Feb. 23 at Baylor * Waco, Texas ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
2 p.m. Tues Feb. 26 TCU * Morgantown ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
7 p.m. Sat Mar. 2 at Oklahoma * Norman, Okla. ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
2 p.m. Wed Mar. 6 Iowa State * Morgantown ESPN2/ESPNU
7 p.m. Sat Mar. 9 at Oklahoma State * Stillwater, Okla. ESPN/ESPN2/
4 p.m. ESPNews Wed- Sat Mar. 13-16 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Kansas City, Mo. ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU

% Myrtle Beach Invitational, Conway, S.C. (West Virginia, Monmouth, Western Kentucky, Valparaiso, Wake Forest, Saint Joseph’s, UCF and Cal State Fullerton)
^ Non-bracketed game of Myrtle Beach Invitational & Jimmy V Classic, Madison Square Garden
$ Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase presented by Citi, Mohegan Sun Arena
# SEC/Big 12 Challenge
* Big 12 Conference Game
-ALL DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOR TELEVISION

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