Bryan Messerly

Biography

As West Virginia University's Associate Athletics Director for Communications, Bryan Messerly manages the day-to-day responsibilities of the WVU Athletics Communications Office. Messerly directs, plans and implements WVU's media relations and publicity through social media and news media for WVU's intercollegiate athletic program. He is the primary communications contact for the Mountaineer men's basketball and golf teams. Messerly is in his 32nd year with WVU's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. He is in his 26th season serving as the men's basketball publicist and 19th year of directing the WVU Athletics Communications Office. In his 25 years with the men's basketball team, the Mountaineers have made 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, including two NCAA Elite Eight appearances, seven NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, the 2010 NCAA Final Four and captured the 2010 Big East Championship title. During that time, WVU has appeared in four National Invitation Tournaments, including an NIT title in 2007. WVU has had 36 basketball players earn all-conference honors during Messerly's tenure, including 12 first-team selections (Big East and Big 12). Messerly has coordinated the promotion of six basketball All-Americans: In 2006, Kevin Pittsnogle became WVU's first men's basketball All-American since 1972. Da'Sean Butler earned All-America honors in 2010, Kevin Jones did so in 2012, Juwan Staten in 2015, Jevon Carter in 2018 and Derek Culver in 2021. Messerly has also promoted four first