To paraphrase Mark Twayne, the reports of the death of Wheeling University basketball have been greatly exagerated. Less than two years after the firing of Danny Sancombe for alledged NCAA violations and the resulting prediction by experts that Wheeling would NEVER again be competitive, the whole sale departure of the players Sancombe had recruited, the late hiring of one HC, that coaches departure, the even later hiring of a SECOND HC in two years, a first year roster filled with players no one had heard of followed by a second year roster filled with players people had heard even less about, a lack of posting a new roster which some implied indicated that Wheeling wasn't going to field a team this year...after ALL that, Wheeling seems to be well on the road to recovery and back to the upper echelon of the MEC.
Oh so quitely, Wheeling has put together a VERY respectable 500+ year in just the second year after the departure of Sancombe. This beats the expectations of MANY, MANY self styled experts and alums who thought that the departure of Sancombe would be a death blow to the program and perhaps, the college as a whole.
WIth four games remaining on the season and currently sitting at 13-9, Wheeling is assured of finishing no worse than 13-13 but will probably finish 15-11. That's a far cry from before the season when some were speculating that Wheeling wouldn't even be able to field a team this year!!
Oh so quitely, Wheeling has put together a VERY respectable 500+ year in just the second year after the departure of Sancombe. This beats the expectations of MANY, MANY self styled experts and alums who thought that the departure of Sancombe would be a death blow to the program and perhaps, the college as a whole.
WIth four games remaining on the season and currently sitting at 13-9, Wheeling is assured of finishing no worse than 13-13 but will probably finish 15-11. That's a far cry from before the season when some were speculating that Wheeling wouldn't even be able to field a team this year!!
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