By John Antonik for MSNsportsNET.com December 24, 2005 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – When you’ve had unlikely March postseason runs in both men’s and women’s basketball, a pair of national champions crowned, two jersey numbers retired, a couple of thrilling overtime wins over nationally ranked teams, a former coach inducted into a national hall of fame, and a player whose name was turned into a verb, you know you’ve had a pretty good year. And that’s exactly what happened at West Virginia University in 2005. As we close out another year, let’s take a look back at the 20 biggest Mountaineer sports stories of 2005:
20. Women’s soccer earns sixth straight NCAA bid 19. WVU announces construction of wrestling complex 18. Women’s basketball reaches WNIT finals 17. Men’s basketball earns NCAA tournament bid 16. Pacman Jones sixth overall pick in NFL draft
15. John Beilein signs contract extension 14. Men’s soccer returns to NCAA for first time in 13 years 13. Mike Gansey wins gold medal 12. West Virginia upsets No. 7 Boston College 11. Rich Rodriguez named Big East coach of the year
10. You’ve been Pittsnogled! 9. Jerry West and Sam Huff numbers retired 8. West Virginia stuns No. 21 Villanova to reach Big East finals 7. Don Nehlen elected into the College Football Hall of Fame
6. West Virginia’s 17-point rally defeats No. 19 Louisville 5. West Virginia upsets No. 5 Wake Forest 4. Megan Metcalfe wins NCAA outdoor 5,000 3. Football captures 2005 Big East championship
2. Greg Jones claims third NCAA wrestling title 1. Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Elite Eight run |
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