Hey, how about some good news? Experts believe WVU basketball will be very good this season. The news, though, is the experts are the coaches in the best country’s best league.

West Virginia’s expectations of having a special season in men’s basketball received major confirmation today, when the Mountaineers were picked a close second in the annual Big East Conference coaches’ poll.

It was the highest predicted finish for WVU since it entered the conference for basketball in 1995-96.