Bob Huggins has spent the last three years turning West Virginia into Press Virginia. The backbone of this team is their full court trap defense and they’ve learned how to deploy it with devastating effectiveness.
West Virginia’s living up to its ‘Press Virginia’ nickname against Notre Dame
Bob Huggins is executing his vision flawlessly in the NCAA tournament.
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
This season, the Mountaineers finished No. 1 in turnover rate and No. 3 in steal rate.
What does Press Virginia look like in action? This possession against Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA tournament is the perfect example:
Everyone knows how West Virginia is going to play, and it’s still almost impossible to prepare for.
Notre Dame is finding this the hard way.
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