At WVU, Long was a part of the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll and was a member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. Long is a Charleston, West Virginia native who played a season at Wofford before transferring back home to West Virginia. Long walked-on from 2013-15, 2016-17, under legendary coach Bob Huggins. The original home of the Elam Ending, The Basketball Tournament has grown from a unique idea among friends to one of the most exciting and engaging events on the summer sports calendar, with national exposure on ESPN, social media buzz and regional championships across the country – culminating in a winner-take-all $1 million game. Further team announcements will follow through the summer ahead of the Wheeling regional. There is a lot of momentum from last year, and we are hoping to keep moving forward!”īest Virginia is led by General Manager and player John Flowers and represents men’s basketball alumni from West Virginia University. Hopefully we can get some more people over to Wesbanco Arena. This year’s location in Wheeling will be fun to start a different journey. I appreciate everyone in Best Virginia trusting me and giving me the opportunity to coach again. We had a good run and know that more can be done. We left last year with a lot of excitement for what was next. More importantly, we get to all spend time together, put the work in, and compete together. “Selfishly, it has been the highlight of my summers.
“I am beyond excited to be back as coach,” Long said. Fans can sign up to the TBT’s waitlist to get first dibs on their best ticket offer when tickets go on sale soon at. The competition is scheduled for late July, with a date TBD at the Wesbanco Arena. James Long will return as head coach of Best Virginia for The Basketball Tournament’s summer 2023 season in its new host city of Wheeling, West Virginia.
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