It’s rolling out the carpet for the Mountaineers, and it’s one of the best traditions in NCAA basketball.
According to a video on NCAA.com, rolling out the carpet for WVU basketball introductions is the No. 4 best pregame tradition in all of NCAA basketball.
“What originally was an idea introduced as a marketing tool to bring in a larger crowd has turned into a pregame staple at the West Virginia Coliseum,” the narrator in the video states.
The idea was first brought up in 1955 by Hall of Fame head basketball coach Fred Schaus.