CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In the spring of 1942, shortly after Pearl Harbor, the West Virginia University (WVU) basketball team was invited to play in the National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The team, though seeded eighth, stunned everyone when it won the tournament.
Patricia Richards McClure of Charleston will present a talk about that championship team at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center. The p
