Big East Report: Laise Talks West Virginia Hoops

In the latest edition of The Big East Report, Jim Laise of WVSports.com talks about the state of the West Virginia Mountaineers.

With guard Casey Mitchell on indefinite suspension and Staten Island big man Danny Jennings having been booted from the team, Bob Huggins is down to eight scholarship players.

The Mounties (13-6, 4-3 Big East) fell in Louisville, 55-54, Wednesday night on a layup by Peyton Siva with 4.5 seconds left.

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