Matt Thornsbury

Joined: Jan 12, 2021

A professional writer who has published content for the Associated Press in football, basketball and a few other sports. I have been deeply involved with West Virginia and WVU sports for years, and I have been writing for the AP since graduating from high school. My goal is to keep you informed, but entertain you as well.

Basketball

WVU Basketball: A Puzzle That is Almost Complete

WVU Mens Soccer

No. 11 Seed WVU Tops No. 8 Tulsa & Secures Spot in Elite 8

WVU Football

Neal Brown & WVU Finding Success Since Bye Week

College Football

Will Jarrett Doege Rise to the Occasion for West Virginia?

Basketball

Reflecting on West Virginia's 2020-21 Season of Highs, Lows, & a Bright Future

West Virginia ended their season campaign on a heartbreaking 75-72 loss to Syracuse, but what can we take away from such a wild season? Let's dive into my initial thoughts of the Mountaineers 19-10 season.

Baseball

West Virginia Drops Final Game to Coastal Carolina 9-6

Keaton Hopwood improved to 4-0 and pitched Coastal Carolina past the Mountaineers to grab the series win on Sunday 9-6.

Baseball

Mountaineers Rally to Defeat Coastal Carolina 5-4 in Game Two

West Virginia used seven pitchers and three runs in the 7th to rally back and beat Coastal Carolina 5-4 on Saturday.

Basketball

2021 March Madness: Matt Thornsbury's Bracket

Coach Bob Huggins and West Virginia finally landed a heck of a draw in the tournament. Will the Mountaineers take advantage of it for a deep March Madness run? Let's take a look at my predictions, along with how I think the rest of the bracket will play o

Basketball

Mountaineers Fall to Baylor in Big 12 Title Game

Queen Egbo dropped a double-double effort scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead the Bears past West Virginia 76-50 to claim their 11th Big 12 Championship trophy on Sunday.

Basketball

No. 17 Mountaineers Beat Oklahoma St. 59-50 to advance to Big 12 Title Game

Esmery Martinez scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and the No. 17 Mountaineers built a strong enough lead to outlast Oklahoma State 59-50 on Saturday to move on to the Big 12 Tournament championship game against Baylor.

Basketball

No. 18 West Virginia Escapes Close One In Lawrence

West Virginia needed a couple late buckets to hold off the Jayhawks on Saturday to avoid dropping two in a row.

Football

Familiar Face Makes ESPN’s List of Top 60 QB’s of the 2000s

The 21st Century has been packed full of big time quarterbacks, ranging from Kevin Kolb at Houston, to Ohio State’s Troy Smith and to Florida’s Tim Tebow. Guess who’s mentioned among those names?

Basketball

Cyclones Pull Away To Beat No. 18 Mountaineers 85-68

It’s not very often that West Virginia gets outplayed offensively, but the sharpshooting Cyclones managed to do just that.

Basketball

Andy Katz Final February Bracket Prediction: Where is WVU?

Andy Katz released his final bracket predictions for March Madness. Where does he have the Mountaineers?

Basketball

No. 19 Mountaineers Defeat TCU 81-78 To Avoid Upset

West Virginia holds off late surge from Horned Frogs to avoid upset.

Basketball

No. 19 WVU Set to Host Kansas, Looking to Earn 11th Straight Win

West Virginia set to take on the Jayhawks