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The most famous athlete to ever wear the Gold and Blue, Jerry West is universally considered one of basketball’s all-time greats.
West’s inspirational journey from East Bank High to professional sports stardom with the Los Angeles Lakers is a source of great pride to West Virginians everywhere. Owner of 17 WVU records, he led the Mountaineers to three of their greatest seasons on the hardwood, winning 81 of 93 games while he was in the lineup, and coming within two points of winning the national championship in 1959.
During West’s sophomore year in 1958, West Virginia finished No. 1 in the AP and UPI polls with a 26-1 record after winning the KIT and the Southern Conference titles before falling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But West and his teammates made up for it a year later by marching all the way to the finals where they lost to Pete Newell and Cal, 71-70. West tied the NCAA five-game tournament record of 160 points (32.0 points per game), including his 28-point and 11-rebound performance in the championship game. He was named Most Outstanding Player of that year’s Final Four. Later, he was named to the U.S. Pan American Games team which won the gold medal.
West was a second team All-American as a sophomore in 1958, and in ‘59 and ‘60, he earned consensus All-America honors, including a senior campaign in which he averaged 29.3 points and 16.5 rebounds per game. West was co-captain of the 1960 Olympic team along with Oscar Robertson, the duo leading USA to a 5-0 record and a victory over Russia to claim the Gold medal at Rome.
West was drafted No. 2 overall by the Los Angeles Lakers and spent 14 outstanding seasons in the NBA, compiling just about every honor possible. An All-NBA first team selection 10 times, West also made the AllNBA defensive team four straight years from 1970-73.
Nine times, West’s Laker teams made the NBA finals, but LA lost eight of them before finally getting the franchise’s first title in 1972. Despite his team’s lack of success in the finals, West remains one of the game’s greatest postseason players by virtue his 29.1 career postseason scoring average. He was selected to play in the NBA all-star game 14 times, winning MVP honors in 1972; West at one time held the NBA record with 3,708 playoff points.
West became the fifth player in NBA history to surpass 6,000 career assists and when he chose to retire before the start of the 1975 season, he ranked among the NBA’s top 10 in career scoring, minutes, field goals and field goal percentage.
The Cheylan native was elected to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980. In 1997, he was named one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the league and later on the league’s 75th Anniversary team.
In 2007, before WVUs game against Seton Hall, the school officially unveiled a statue of West, created by Morgantown, West Virginia, artist Jamie Lester, outside the WVU Coliseum. On Feb. 16, 2011, a 1,500-pound bronze statue of West dribbling a basketball was dedicated at the Staples Center, the Lakers’ arena.
For years, West was known in NBA circles as “The Logo” for the belief that he was the player depicted on the logo. Graphic designer Alan Siegel confirmed that he did choose a photograph of West dribbling a basketball as his depiction of the NBA’s logo when he created it in 1969.
West served as general manager and president of the Lakers, helping them to five NBA titles in the 1980s and six overall (he was named NBA Executive of the Year in 1995) before retiring after the 2000 season. He came out of retirement to become general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies in 2002, earning NBA executive of the year again in 2004 before retiring a second time in 2007 after guiding the franchise to NBA championship contention and the team’s first-ever playoff appearances.
More recently, West’s expertise came into play when the Golden State Warriors coaxed him out of retirement to be a consultant and executive board member in 2011. In 2015, the Warriors produced the best record in the NBA and won the league championship, West’s seventh as an NBA executive. The following season, the Warriors set the NBA record for regular season wins with 73. He concluded his career in an advisory role with the Los Angeles Clippers.
In October 2024, he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for the third time, as a contributor, making him the first person to be enshrined as a player and a contributor. He also was recognized by the Hall of Fame in 2010 as an Olympian and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019.
An inaugural member of WVU’s Mountaineer Legends Society in 2017, West had his jersey number 44 officially retired prior to the LSU game played on Nov. 26, 2005.
West died on June 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. He was 86.
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CHARACTER
Public, land-grant institution, founded in 1867. Across the three campuses of the WVU System in Morgantown, Keyser and Beckley, West Virginia University is changing lives and helping to create a brighter future. Our purpose remains to bring education, healthcare and prosperity to our state. WVU is one of only five flagship, R1, land-grant, community-engaged universities in the nation.
RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION
R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
ACCREDITATION
WVU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Many programs hold specialized accreditation.
GOVERNANCE
The WVU Board of Governors is the University’s governing body. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities. E. Gordon Gee is WVU’s 24th president.
CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES
The WVU System is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown to the student-centered focus of WVU Potomac State College in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley, we are creating a better future for West Virginia and the world.
The WVU Institute of Technology offers 25+ majors, including undergraduate engineering programs that have consistently ranked among the top in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report.
WVU Potomac State College offers 60+ majors and combines the personal attention of a small college with the affordable benefits of a major university.
The WVU System also includes Health Sciences locations in Charleston and Martinsburg; School of Nursing campuses in Morgantown, Charleston, Keyser, Bridgeport and Beckley; farms and forests throughout the state; and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp.
The WVU Morgantown campus is in a town that was named the “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown was also rated the ninth best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest.
STUDENT PROFILE
Fall 2023 WVU System enrollment was 26,000+
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
WVU recipients of prestigious scholarships include 25 Rhodes Scholars, 106 Gilman Scholars, 81 Fulbright Scholars, 50 Goldwater Scholars, 41 Critical Language Scholars, 29 Boren Scholars, 26 Truman Scholars, 6 Morris K. Udall Scholars, 5 USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 3 Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 4 George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, 34 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar and one Schwarzman Scholar.
R1 RESEARCH INSTITUTION HIGHLIGHTS
WVU is one of only 146 colleges and universities to attain a ranking of R1, or very high research activity, alongside such institutions as Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Johns Hopkins.
WVU researchers are exploring the frontier in neuroscience research at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, doing groundbreaking work on Alzheimer’s disease and addiction
treatment using focused ultrasound to safely open the blood brain barrier (reported by “60 Minutes,” the New York Times, New England Journal of Medicine, the Washington Post and more).
WVU researchers are exploring the farthest reaches of the universe: dozens helped uncover evidence of ripples in space time.
WVU is one of two or three universities that serve as a majorhub for all branches of science contributing to NANOGrav – a galaxy-sized detector that is beginning to detect the gravitational universe.
Maura McLaughlin, Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, an internationally renowned WVU astrophysicist was selected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in the scientific world.
WVU’S PURPOSE CENTER FIRST ON ANY COLLEGE CAMPUS
The Purpose Center offers self-discovery and connection opportunities, including purpose and strengths workshops and oneon-one coaching sessions. We help students use their strengths to reach their full potential (for free).
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Twelve Morgantown colleges and schools offer 310 majors in agriculture and natural resources; applied and human sciences; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts and media; dentistry; engineering and mineral resources; law; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; and public health. Hundreds of distance education and online classes are available.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Students can choose from among more than 450 student organizations or participate in an active intramural program and a variety of club sports.
SERVICE AND LEARNING
The Center for Service and Learning develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty. WVU is one of only 75 schools recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for Community Engagement (recognized since 2010).
PARENTS CLUB
The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members, connects parents and families with the student experience.
ALUMNI
Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 210,000+ graduates worldwide in some 135 nations.
LIBRARIES
The WVU Libraries encompass seven libraries statewide. Facilities in Morgantown include the Downtown Campus Library, Evansdale Library, Health Sciences Library, Law Library and the West Virginia and Regional History Center. Onsite collections include more than 936,000 books, 1.5+ million e-books and 700+ databases.
ADMISSION AND APPLICATION TIMELINE
It’s painless to apply — no required essays or recommendations, students are automatically considered for scholarships and can be admitted with or without ACT or SAT scores. Test scores may be required for certain majors or scholarships. Apply directly to WVU or use the Common Application. WVU offers a rolling admission (there is no official application deadline). Applicants can self-report courses and grades or submit a transcript to the WVU Office of Admissions. All students are required to submit an official final high school transcript upon enrolling. Applications are processed beginning Aug. 22 for admission the following fall. March 1 is the deadline for West Virginia residents to submit Promise Scholarship applications. Visit admissions.wvu.edu to learn more, including how to submit official transcripts and test scores.
PRESEASON NOTEBOOK
• This is the 116th season and 122nd year overall for WVU basketball, which began in 1903
• Darian DeVries, who led Drake to six consecutive 20-win seasons and has a career .732 winning percentage as a head coach, was named the 23rd head men’s basketball coach at West Virginia University on March 24, 2024.
• To fill his coaching staff, DeVries hired Chester Frazier (Associate Head Coach), Tom Ostrom (Assistant Coach), Kory Barnett (Assistant Coach), Nick Norton (Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development) and Cavel Witter (Assistant Coach).
• WVU’s support staff this season will be Nelson Hernandez as director of player personnel/recruiting, Garrett Sturtz as director of operations, Jalen Cannady as video coordinator and Ryan Horn as strength and conditioning Coach.
• This past August, the men’s basketball team went to Italy for a 10-day tour and won all three of its games against international competition.
• WVU’s nonconference schedule this year will consist of home games against UMass and Georgetown, the Backyard Brawl at Pitt and three games in the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. WVU’s first game in
Atlantis will be against Gonzaga, the second game will be against Indiana or Louisville and the final day the Mountaineers will face Arizona, Oklahoma, Providence or Davidson
• WVU has made 11 NCAA appearances in the last 17 seasons, including the Final Four in 2010. The Mountaineers have made 13 NCAA appearances since 2005.
• Sixty-one of the last 62 seniors on the WVU men’s basketball team have graduated on time or early since 2004.
DARIAN DEVRIES
• Darian DeVries, who led Drake to six consecutive 20-win seasons and has a career .732 winning percentage as a head coach, was named the 23rd head men’s basketball coach at West Virginia University, Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced on March 24, 2024.
• Spent the last six seasons at Drake, leading the Bulldogs to three Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) titles (two tournament and one regular season) and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
• His record is 150-55 (.732) in six seasons as a head coach, including a 55-15 (.786) mark in the last two seasons and a 78-33 (.703) record in the MVC.
• This past season, DeVries led Drake to a 28-7 record, capping the season with a MVC Tournament title and the Bulldogs’ third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four years.
• Drake’s 28 victories this season are its most since recording 28 in 2008.
• DeVries, a two-time MVC Coach of the Year (2019 and 2021), was a finalist for the 2023-24 Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award, given annually to the top mid-major head coach in college basketball.
• DeVries was hired at Drake prior to the 2018-19 season and led the Bulldogs to six of the 11 20-wins seasons in program history.
• Prior to Drake, DeVries was an assistant coach at Creighton for 17 years under Greg McDermott and Dana Altman. He joined Creighton as a graduate manager and spent 20 years at Creighton.
• During his time there, he was part of 19 postseason appearances and 12 NCAA Tournament bids. Creighton was 460-211 overall and 231-129 in conference games during DeVries’ tenure at Creighton.
DARIAN DEVRIES
• DeVries is a 1998 graduate of Northern Iowa, where he played for coach Eldon Miller and ranks 31st all-time in career scoring with 1,084 points. He was a two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection and two-time team captain. DeVries led the Panthers in 3-point shooting for three seasons and converted on 44 percent of his attempts as a senior with 3.1 assists per game.
• A native of Aplington, Iowa, DeVries attended AplingtonParkersburg High (Iowa) and was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Hall of Fame in 2015.
• He is the oldest of five siblings. His brother, Jared, was an All-American on the Iowa football team and played for the Detroit Lions for 12 seasons. Another brother, Dusty, also played football at Iowa, while his youngest brother, Jay, played football at Wartburg College. His sister, Jodi, was an All-MVC SecondTeam selection in volleyball at Northern Iowa.
• DeVries and his wife, Ashley, have a son, Tucker, and a daughter, Tatum. Tucker recently became the ninth-ever player and first since Doug McDermott to win the Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year trophy in back-to-back seasons while playing at Drake. He was also named an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention selection in 2023-24.
WVU BASKETBALL TRADITION
• This is the 116th season and 122nd year overall for West Virginia basketball, which began in 1903.
• The Mountaineers own a 1,855-1,175 all-time record in intercollegiate basketball competition, ranking the Mountaineers 20th in wins among all Division I schools.
• WVU has earned 31 NCAA berths, 16 NIT trips and one CBI bid since 1941, and has finished in the Top 25 24 times, including an amazing nine straight years from 1955-63.
• In 1958, the Mountaineers finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in both polls and in 1959, West Virginia, led by All-America guard Jerry West, lost in the NCAA finals to California.
• West Virginia has had 13 first team All-Americans, headlined by
West, who went on to become one of basketball’s all-time greats with the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers.
• Since 2010, Derek Culver was named to the Lute Olson AllAmerican team in 2021, Jevon Carter was named to the John Wooden, Lute Olson and Senior CLASS AllAmerica teams in 2018, Juwan Staten was named to the Lute Olson All-America team in 2015, Da’Sean Butler earned All-America first team honors in 2010 by John Wooden & Basketball Times and Kevin Jones earned All-America honors in 2012 by John Wooden.
• Besides West, some of basketball’s biggest names have been affiliated with the Old Gold & Blue, including former Lakers coach and general manager Fred Schaus, former NBA President of Basketball Operations and Naismith Hall of Famer Rod Thorn, former Utah Jazz broadcaster and Curt Gowdy Media Award winner “Hot Rod” Hundley and most recent Naismith Hall of Famer, Bob Huggins. Head coach Joe Mazzulla led the Boston Celtics to the 2024 NBA World Championship, while Mike Gansey serves as General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• West Virginia has played in four different home venues: the ROTC Armory (1903-15), The Ark (191627), Stansbury Hall (1928-69) and the WVU Coliseum (1970-present). When the WVU Coliseum was closed due to asbestos removal during the 1999-2000 season, WVU played home games in Charleston, Wheeling and Fairmont.
ROSTER HIGHLIGHTS
Eduardo Andre
• 12 double figure scoring games on the year (23-24)
• Three consecutive double doubles in first three starts (23-24)
• Seven games with at least three blocks
• Last two seasons at Fresno State, then previous two at Nebraska
• Three-star recruit, top 200 seniors in the country in 2020
• 60.2% shooter from field in career
Jake Auer
• Invited walk-on from Rockhurst University
• Played in 28 games last season, averaging 23.1 minutes
• Averaged 9.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game
• Shot 42.0% from the field and 40.3% from 3-point range
• Scored in double figures in 14 games
Tucker DeVries
• Played last three seasons at Drake under his father and coach Darian DeVries
• Back-to-back Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year and MVC Tournament
Most Outstanding Player
• Was MVC Freshman of the Year in his first season at Drake
• Only Division I basketball player to average 20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game
• Was an AP All-America Honorable Mention and NABC All District Team
• Started all 34 games this past season
Haris Elezovic
• Attended Laval University in Laval, Quebec
• Averaged 12.2 points and 10.3 rebounds per game
• Career-high 26 rebounds against UQAM
• Previously attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec
• Has 906 career points, along with 727 rebounds while starting 72 of 77 games
Amani Hansberry
• Played freshman season at Illinois
• Averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game
• Shot 45.2% from the field
• Career high eight points against No. 1 UConn in Elite Eight
• Appeared in 19 games averaging 7.5 minutes
• 2023 Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year
Sencire Harris
• Sat out last season as a redshirt
• Played in all 33 games as a freshman, starting seven
• Averaged 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game
• Will be a redshirt sophomore
• Three years of eligibility remaining
• Attended St. Vincent- St. Mary’s High School and won Ohio Co-Player of the Year
Dylan Jay
• Invited walk-on from Phhoenix (Ariz.) PHH Prep
• Previously attended Chelan High in Washington
• Earned First Team All-League Honors
• Averaged 23 points per game
Ofri Naveh
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Played in 24 games for WVU with seven starts
• Averaged 13.8 minutes per game
• Averaged 2.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game
• Competed with Israel in summer of 2023 in FIBA U18 European Championship
Toby Okani
• Fifth-year senior after two seasons at UIC and two seasons at Duquesne
• Was named to MVC All-Defensive Team leading the league in blocks (2.0) last season
• Started 31 of 33 games, averaging 11.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game
• Was one of two MVC players to rank in the top 10 of the conference in three primary defensive categories (rebounding, steals, blocks)
• Has scored 921 career points, along with 625 rebounds, 131 blocks and 112 steals
Abraham Oyeadier
• Originally from Accra, Ghana
• Graduated from Academy of Sports Science in Corona, California
• Averaged 10.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game
• Started career at Balboa School in Escondido, California
Jonathan Powell
• Attended Centerville High in Centerville, Ohio
• Named Division I Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Player of the Year (23-24)
• Averaged 19.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game for Centerville
• Shot 49% from the field
• Scored 17 points against Cleveland St. Ignatius in Division I State Championship game
Javon Small
• Played at Oklahoma State last season, and the previous two seasons at East Carolina
• Earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Honors
• Averaged team highs of 15.1 points and 4.1 assists per game
• Ranked fourth in Big 12 in freethrow percentage at 86.6%
• Scored in double figures 24 times, and topped 20 points in six games
• Started each of the last 31 games
Jayden Stone
• Played last two seasons at Detroit Mercy and the previous two at Grand Canyon
• Scored 20.8 points per game last season, ranking 22nd in the nation
• Has scored 825 career points, 253 rebounds, 122 assists, and 59 steals
• Scored double figures in 23 games, including at least 30 points three times
• Has made 102 3-point field goals
Aden Tagaloa-Nelson
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Joined the WVU basketball team in January of 2024
• Played in two games
• Is a safety on the Mountaineer Football Team
• Played basketball at Woodford County High
KJ Tenner
• Attended Cordova High in Memphis, Tennessee
• Won Mr. Basketball in Class 4A in state of Tennessee
• Averaged 21 points per game
• Memphis Commercial Appeal 2024 Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• Reached 1,000 points in just 42 games, a school record
Joseph Yesufu
• Played at Washington State in 2023-2024
• Last season, he averaged 6.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals, and 1.8 assists
• Previously attended Kansas for two seasons, and before that at Drake under DeVries
• In his career, he has scored 698 points, grabbed 153 rebounds, 127 assists, and 77 steals
• In 2022-2023, he played in 35 games for Kansas with three starts
THE DEVRIES FAMILY: Tucker, Ashley, Tatum and Darian
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT
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“Darian DeVries is an excellent coach who has been a part of winning his entire career. He has an innovative offensive mind and his teams are hard-nosed. I believe the people of West Virginia will embrace his style, and his personality will fit the state like a glove.” Fran Fraschilla, ESPN College Basketball Analyst
“Darian DeVries and his family were with us for 12 memorable years at Creighton. Darian has an innovative basketball mind and great enthusiasm for the game. He will work with alumni, fans and staff to represent West Virginia University in a first-class manner.” Dana Altman, Oregon Head Coach
“Great hire. He’s a great X and O guy. He’s a great program builder. He’s good without his son. If he comes without his son, he’s going to be great for West Virginia. He’s the kind of guy I could see staying there for a long time. If he brings his son with him, Tucker DeVries is one of those guys that was playing a level below where he could have which is fine, he took their team to the NCAA Tournament. But he can play in the Big 12, and he’s a good enough player to be there.” Jay Wright, CBS Analyst and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member
“I could not be more excited for Darian, Ashley, Tucker and Tatum. He’s worked extremely hard to earn this opportunity. He’s very deserving. The job he did at Drake speaks for itself. None of this surprises me because I fully understand the impact he had on our program, not only for me when he was here but prior to my arrival with coach Altman.” Greg McDermott, Creighton Head Coach
“Darian DeVries is a proven leader and basketball coach, and one of the brightest young coaches in the game. He took his experience working under Dana Altman and Greg McDermott to another level as head coach at Drake, and there is no doubt he will be a success at West Virginia. Darian has put his time in and he is the real thing. West Virginia found the right coach in Darian DeVries.” Jay Bilas, ESPN
DEVRIES
CHESTER FRAZIER
Associate Head Coach
Chester Frazier was named as associate head coach for the Mountaineers on April 17, 2024, and brings more than a decade of coaching experience from the ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten conferences to the Mountaineer basketball program.
A native of Baltimore, Frazier joins the WVU men’s basketball staff after serving as an assistant coach at Illinois for the past three seasons. Prior to Illinois, Frazier was the associate head coach at Virginia Tech from 2019-21 and an assistant coach at Kansas State from 2012-19. Following his playing career at Illinois, he served as a graduate assistant for the Illini from 2010-11.
“Chester is an unbelievable basketball coach,” DeVries said. “He is a relentless worker who is incredibly talented. Chester has been a winner everywhere he has been, and he builds strong relationships with his players. He is an awesome family man, and we certainly welcome him, his wife, Sarah, and children to Morgantown. Chester will be a tremendous fit for our basketball program.”
During his three seasons as an assistant coach at Illinois under Brad Underwood, Frazier helped lead the Illini to the NCAA Elite Eight this past season, an NCAA Second Round appearance in 2022 and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023. He helped guide Illinois to the Big Ten regular season championship in 2022 and Big Ten tournament championship in 2024. Illinois won 72 games in three seasons with Frazier on staff.
At Virginia Tech, Frazier served as associate head coach under Mike Young, helping guide the Hokies to a third-place finish and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021. The Hokies ended the season ranked No. 25 in the final Associated Press poll.
Prior to Virginia Tech, Frazier served seven seasons as an assistant coach at Kansas State under Bruce Weber. During his time at K-State, the Wildcats captured Big 12 championships in 2013 and 2019. K-State won 150 games during his time in Manhattan and made five NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Elite Eight in 2018. Frazier was a four-year letterwinner for Illinois from 2006-09, playing for Weber. He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors and was voted team MVP as a senior. Frazier led Illinois to a
No. 18 ranking in the polls, a second-place finish in the Big Ten and NCAA Tournament. He led the Big Ten with an average of 5.3 assists per game and owned a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. Frazier was one of the best rebounding guards in the country, averaging 4.8 per game.
Frazier played in 125 career games, starting 88. The two-time team captain and two-time Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection finished his career with 484 assists. He helped Illinois to 89 victories (22.3 per season), three 20-plus win seasons, three NCAA Tournaments and a pair of runner-up Big Ten finishes.
Following his time at Illinois, Frazier played professionally in Germany, helping Goettingen to the 2010 EuroChallenge title. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant/video coordinator at Illinois in 2011 before returning to Germany for one last season as a player in 2012.
Frazier earned his bachelor’s degree in recreation management in 2009 from Illinois.
He and his wife, Sarah, have two children, daughter, Chandler and son, Cameron.
TOM OSTROM
Assistant Coach
Tom Ostrom was hired as an assistant coach for the Mountaineers in June 2024.
Ostrom, who has more than 25 years of collegiate coaching experience, spent the last two seasons at Drake, where he helped the Bulldogs to 55 victories, two Missouri Valley Conference championships and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances under DeVries.
“We’re excited to have Tom join our coaching staff,” coach Darian DeVries said. “He’s a highlevel coach and recruiter who brings a great deal of experience with him. Tom was with us the last two years at Drake and is very familiar with our system and program.”
Prior to Drake, Ostrom spent four years as the associate head coach at Indiana (2017-21), helping the Hoosiers gather the No. 7-ranked recruiting class nationally in 2018 and the No. 13 class in 2020.
Ostrom spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Dayton from 2011-17 under Archie Miller, helping the Flyers to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including an NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2014.
Ostrom spent four seasons at Arkansas under John Pelphrey, helping the Razorbacks to the 2008 NCAA Tour nament after starting his coaching career with seven years under Billy Donovan. At Florida, Ostrom was part of six NCAA Tournament appearances, including two NCAA Sweet 16s and the 2000 Florida team which made the national championship game.
Between Florida and Arkansas, Ostrom helped guide South Alabama to 24 wins and the Sun Belt title in 2005-06.
Ostrom earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management and human development from Minnesota.
KORY BARNETT
Assistant Coach
Kory Barnett was hired as an assistant coach for the Mountaineers on April 19, 2024.
Barnett joins the Mountaineer basketball staff after spending the last five seasons at Nevada and six seasons at UCLA, working for coach Steve Alford at both places.
During his basketball career, Barnett has been with eight NCAA Tournament teams, including five in the Sweet 16, two conference championship teams, seven 20-win seasons, 259 victories and 19 NBA players (9 1st round draft picks, 2 NBA champions, 1 NBA All-Star and 1 Gold medalist).
“We are thrilled to have Kory join our basketball staff as he is one of the great, bright young coaches in college basketball,” DeVries said. “He has worked his way up during his career and really did a great job at Nevada, especially working with their defense and having them ranked at the top nationally. Kory is an incredible person and family man.”
At Nevada, Barnett served as an assistant coach, helping the Wolf Pack to 96 victories, including 26 victories and NCAA Tournament appearances the last two seasons. Primarily focusing on Nevada’s defense the last two seasons, the Wolf Pack consistently ranked within the top of the Mountain West in numerous defensive statistical categories and ranking 71st in 2022-23 and 42nd in 2023-24 in KenPom as the team went a combined 48-19.
Barnett engineered the Wolf Pack’s schedule for the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Barnett served as Nevada’s head coach in 2021 for a game against Pepperdine during COVID, leading the Wolf Pack to a 79-66 victory. In recent years, Barnett was named to the Silver Waves Media’s list of “75 Rising Stars: Impactful Men’s Mid Major Assistants” last season and was an honored guest in April 2024 for the Elite 50 Power Lunch Invitation.
Barnett was at UCLA from 2013-19, serving as an assistant coach, director of operations, director of scouting & player development and video coordinator. In December 2018, he was promoted to assistant coach before heading to Nevada with Alford. Over Barnett’s six seasons at UCLA, the Bruins reached the NCAA Tournament four times (2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018), including NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in 2014, 2015 and 2017.
The native of Rochester, Indiana, Barnett, played at Indiana from 2009-12, helping the Hoosiers to the postseason for the first time since 2008, helping Indiana reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in his senior season. He earned three Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors and received the team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship nomination after his junior season. Barnett was a graduate assistant at Indiana in 2012-13, helping the Hoosiers to the Big Ten regular season championship and NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.
Barnett received his bachelor’s degree in sports communications at Indiana. He and his wife, Sarah, have two sons, Brooks (6) and Blake (3).
NICK NORTON
Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development
Nick Norton was named assistant coach/director of player development for the Mountaineers on April 3, 2024.
A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Norton spent the last three seasons on DeVries’ staff at Drake, helping the Bulldogs to an 80-26 (.755) record with two NCAA Tournament appearances and two Missouri Valley Conference titles.
“Nick is a hard worker who brings great enthusiasm and tremendous energy to our basketball program,” DeVries said. “He always has a great rapport with our players and has a strong basketball IQ. Nick fits our basketball staff and our program extremely well.”
Norton joined the Drake staff during the 2021-22 season as assistant director of operations and was elevated to director of operations prior to the 2022-23 season. Last season, he was promoted to assistant coach/director of player development.
Norton began his collegiate career at UAB (2014-18), making 97 starts for the Blazers. He was named AllConference USA Third Team as a sophomore, averaging 8.9 points per game and leading the league in assistto-turnover ratio. Norton was named the Conference USA Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. As a freshman, he was one of 21 Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year Award finalists and named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
He transferred to Drake in 2018 and averaged 14.0 points, 5.9 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game before an injury ended his collegiate career. Norton set Drake’s single-game assists record (17) against North Dakota State, a record that stood until the 2022-23 season. He scored a career-high 31 points against San Diego and recorded the second triple-double in team history with 18 points, 17 assists and 13 rebounds against North Dakota State. Norton was named MVC Newcomer of the Week three times and Player of the Week once.
In 2019, Norton signed with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League, appearing in two games before stepping away due to injuries.
His father, Randy, is the head women’s basketball coach at UAB.
Nick and his wife, Caraline, have one son, Campton.
CAVEL WITTER
Assistant Coach
Cavel Witter was hired as assistant coach for the Mountaineers in June 2024.
Last season, Witter served as an assistant coach and chief of operations at Drake. He helped the Bulldogs to 28 victories and a berth to the NCAA Tournament following Drake winning the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
“We are excited to have Cavel join our staff,” coach Darian DeVries said. “As a former player of mine at Creighton and as an assistant coach while at Drake, he brings a great understanding of how we do things on a daily basis. He’s got a really good feel for the game and is able to communicate that knowledge with the players.”
Witter joined the Drake staff following two seasons at Georgia Southern, where he served as a graduate manager.
Before Georgia Southern, he spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Lincoln University of Missouri, helping the program to 41 victories, including 18 in his first season, leading the team to a fourth-straight postseason appearance and a trip to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament.
A three-year letterwinner at Creighton from 2007-10 when DeVries was an assistant coach for the Bluejays, Witter holds the program record for consecutive free throws made with 32. He was named to the MVC AllBench team in 2008 and in the 2008 regular-season finale, Witter scored 42 points in a double-overtime win over Bradley, setting a Quest Center Omaha arena record and ranking eighth in Creighton’s all-time record book. Witter played in 101 career games and helped the Bluejays to 67 victories and three consecutive postseason trips.
After graduating from Creighton in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in public relations, Witter played professionally in Portugal and Germany before competing in the G League for the Iowa Energy. He was named AllBundesliga in 2013, a First Team All-Import selection in 2014 and Eurobasket.com All-German Team in 2015-16.
NELSON HERNANDEZ
Director of Player Personnel/ Recruiting
Nelson Hernandez was hired as director of player personnel/recruiting for the Mountaineers on April 19, 2024.
Hernandez, who has more than a decade of Division I experience, comes to Morgantown from Oklahoma State, where he spent last season as director of player development for the Cowboys.
Hernandez was an assistant coach at Fresno State during the 2022-23 season. He served as director of basketball operations at LSU from 2017-22 and at VCU in 2016-17. Hernandez was director of player development at Wright State in 2015-16 and was video coordinator at Clemson in 2014-15 and at Utah State from 2010-14.
“We are excited to add Nelson to our basketball staff,” DeVries said. “He has a ton of experience and has made a lot of connections with his different roles at his previous stops. Nelson will be involved in many different areas that will aid in the success of our program.”
The Brooklyn native received his bachelor’s degree at Utah State in 2013 and his master’s degree in education in 2018.
Throughout his professional career, Hernandez has mentored youth and built relationships to help communities and raise the profiles of organizations.
In 2011, Hernandez created and produced an awardwinning basketball documentary about Louisville women’s basketball guards Shoni and Jude Schimmell called “Off The Rez,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City and later aired on cable network TLC, in various wellknown festivals and during the 2013 NCAA Women’s Final Four on ESPN.
GARRETT
STURTZ
Director of Operations
Garrett Sturtz was hired on the Mountaineer staff in August 2024 as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations.
Sturtz comes to WVU from Drake, where he served as a graduate assistant last season on DeVries’ staff. As a graduate assistant, Sturtz helped in video operations, offseason player development, team operations and camp operations.
“We are excited to have Garrett joining our staff here at West Virginia,” DeVries said. “As a former player and graduate assistant for me at Drake, he has a tremendous understanding of how we do things and will fit in great with our staff.”
The former walk-on at Drake played in more career basketball games than any player in Missouri Valley Conference history at 167 (starting 73). At 6-foot-3, Sturtz became Drake’s career rebounding leader at 917, while joining Oscar Robertson as the only guards in MVC history to lead their teams in career rebounding. Sturtz also ranked sixth in career steals at Drake with 178. He is Drake’s all-time winningest player with 120 victories.
Sturtz ranks second all-time in NCAA Division I consecutive games played (167) and is the only player in Drake history with at least 1,300 points and 900 rebounds. He ranks 11th in school history with 1,394 points for his career.
The native of Newton, Iowa, had career highs of 16 points at Belmont, 13 rebounds against UNI and four steals at Indiana State.
Sturtz received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Drake in 2022 and currently working on a master’s degree in business administration from Drake.
JALEN CANNADY
Video Coordinator
Jalen Cannady was hired as the video coordinator for men’s basketball in July 2024.
Cannady served as player development coach/video coordinator for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G-League last season.
“We are excited to have Jalen join our staff as our video coordinator,” coach Darian DeVries said. “He will help immensely in our self analysis film study and in our game preparation. He’s also someone who has played basketball at a high level which adds even more to his ability to pick things up quickly when analyzing film.”
Prior to his position in the NBA G-League, Cannady was a graduate assistant and assistant director of scouting at UNC Charlotte from 2021-23. He has also served as a player development coach for Keep Stacking Days Basketball, head coach for Team History Basketball Club, youth basketball coach for Five-Star Sports China and as an assistant coach for Catawba Valley Community College.
The native of Concord, North Carolina, received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from North Carolina Wesleyan College in 2016.
RYAN
HORN
Strength and Conditioning Coach for Men’s Basketball
West Virginia native Ryan Horn, who has nearly 20 years of professional experience in sports performance, was named assistant director of strength and conditioning for men’s basketball in August 2024.
Horn, a native of Inwood, West Virginia, previously worked with men’s basketball programs at Drake, Wichita State, Wake Forest, Tulsa and VCU.
Last season, Horn served as Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Performance at Drake, overseeing all aspects of sport performance programs, sport science and departmental initiatives for 16 sports and more than 400 student-athletes. He worked directly with coach Darian Devries and men’s basketball with the Bulldogs winning the Missouri Valley Conference and advancing to the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to Drake, Horn returned to collegiate athletics in 2022 as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Wichita State, where he worked directly with the men’s basketball team. Before Wichita State, Horn spent two years in the private sector, where he served as a Special Operations Strength and Conditioning Specialist at KBR, where he designed, implemented and evaluated training programs.
Horn spent eight years working alongside Danny Manning at Tulsa from 2012-14 and at Wake Forest from 2014-20. The Demon Deacons reached the NCAA Tournament in 2017 and had a pair of NBA players in Jaylen Hoard and John Collins as well as All-ACC selection Olivier Sarr.
At Wake Forest under Horn’s watch, the Demon Deacons were on the forefront of some of the newest technology and training techniques. His expertise in gathering and quantifying data helped the Wake Forest student-athletes maximize their on-court performance while minimizing injury risks. Horn also played a role in fundraising efforts for a new basketball performance facility and revamped sport science and analytics department.
At Tulsa, Horn served as the Director of Athletics Performance, overseeing men’s basketball and softball while assisting with football. Tulsa won the Conference USA regular season title and earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2014. With football, Horn oversaw the Hurricane’s NFL Combine and Pro Day preparatory programs as well as designing and implementing programs for injured football student-athletes.
Horn served as a graduate assistant in 2007-08 and then in a full-time capacity from 2008-11 at VCU. After completing his master’s degree in sport administration in 2008, Horn was promoted to Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, working with VCU’s men’s soccer, women’s soccer, field hockey and golf teams. He was elevated in 2011 to Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, assisting with men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball.
His professional career began with internships at Robert Morris and Liberty before heading to VCU.
Horn played college football at East Stroudsburg for one season and at James Madison for two seasons before injuries ended his playing career. He earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Shepherd in 2007 before earning his master’s degree at VCU in 2008.
Horn holds the dual titles of Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) and Master Strength and Conditioning Coach (MSCC) from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association. The MSCC distinction, which he completed in 2021, is considered the industry’s highest honor and represents a balance of professionalism, knowledge, experience, expertise and longevity in the field.
Horn and his wife, Ashley, have two children, a son, Landon, and a daughter, Addison.
RANDY MEADOR
Assistant Athletics Director/ Head Basketball Trainer
Randy Meador is a member of the athletic training staff, working primarily with the Mountaineer men’s basketball team. In his role as assistant athletics director/head athletic trainer for basketball, he oversees the athletic training services for those two sports
while also coordinating various administrative tasks in the athletic training area.
Meador has served 39 seasons as West Virginia’s head basketball athletic trainer. He formerly served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the West Virginia football and basketball teams. He was appointed to his present position in July 1985.
A respected member of the athletic training community, Meador was named West Virginia Athletic Trainers Association Athletic Trainer of the Year in 2003, was the recipient of the Mountaineer Touchdown Club Curbstone Coach award in 2003, was named the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer in 2011 and most received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s 2014 Athletic Trainer Service Award.
In May 2019, Meador, MS, ATC, was inducted into the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers’ Association (MAATA) Hall of Fame. In 2021, he was inducted into the West Virginia Athletic Trainers’ Association (WVATA) Hall of Fame.
A native of Oxford, Ohio, Meador earned a bachelor’s degree from Miami (Ohio), in 1984, where he served as an athletic training student for four years.
He earned a master’s degree in athletic training from West Virginia in 1985. In addition to his athletic duties, Meador serves as a lecturer in the highly acclaimed athletic training curriculum of the WVU School of Physical Education. He was president (1990-93) of the West Virginia Athletic Trainers Association.
Meador and his wife, the former Bev Day of Cincinnati, have two sons, Luke, a WVU graduate, and Eli
DR. A.J.
MONSEAU
Medical Director/Head Team Physician
A.J. Monseau, M.D., WVU Medicine
Emergency Medicine and Sports Medicine physician, has been the head team physician and medical director for WVU Athletics since 2017.
In 2016, Dr. Monseau served as the team physician for WVU Men’s Basketball, and as team physician for USA Wrestling at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
As head team physician and medical director for WVU Athletics, Monseau leads the University’s staff of team physicians and works in conjunction with the athletic training staff to provide healthcare to all student-athletes. This includes injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, education, and counseling.
Originally from the Northern Panhandle, Monseau received his medical degree from and completed his residency training at the WVU School of Medicine. He then completed fellowship training in primary care sports medicine at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. He returned to his alma mater upon completion of his fellowship in 2011.
Currently, Monseau is an associate professor in the WVU Department of Emergency Medicine. In addition to working as an attending physician in the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital Emergency Department, he also sees sports medicine patients through WVU Medicine Orthopaedics. He is board certified in emergency medicine and primary care sports medicine.
Athletics have always been a part of Monseau’s life. After completing a three-sport career at Wheeling Park High School,
Monseau carried his love of sports through his undergraduate education, during which he competed on the West Liberty University (then West Liberty State College) wrestling team for his father, who is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame coach. Though he gave up competing when he began medical school, he made sure to choose a specialty that would allow him to remain connected to competitive sports.
DR. B.J. BALCIK Team Physician
Dr. B.J. Balcik has served as a team physician for WVU men’s basketball since 2017.
Originally from Ohio, Balcik received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Wright State University in 2011 and completed his residency training in emergency medicine at the WVU School of Medicine in 2014. He then completed fellowship training in primary care sports medicine at the University of Arizona.
He returned to WVU to start his career as a member of the faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at WVU. Balcik ear ned the Resident Research Award in 2014, the WVU Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty of the Year in 2018 and Outstanding Research Mentor from the WVU Department of Emergency Medicine in 2018-19.
Lucy Mariani joined the Mountaineer student-athlete development staff as a football academic counselor in 2021, and currently works in the WVU Coliseum advising men’s basketball, gymnastics and men’s soccer athletes.
In her current role, she advises student-athletes with their schedules and majors, monitors and tracks academics.
Mariani came to West Virginia after serving as the associate director of student-athlete services at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan (2020-21). She was responsible for and tracked the academic progress of more than 150 student-athletes and navigated their individual academic relationships with their coaches and professors. Prior to that, she worked as a graduate assistant student-athlete support specialist at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
Mariani graduated cum laude from TCU in 2019, earning her bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in creative writing. While a student, she was a manager for the men’s basketball team for two years. She completed the requirements for her master’s degree in higher education leadership from Mercer in 2020.
KYLE KEESLER
Director of Basketball and Olympic Sports Equipment Operations
Kyle Keesler is the Director of Basketball and Olympic Sports Equipment Operations for WVU Athletics.
Keesler joined the WVU Athletics staff in 2015 as assistant equipment manager and was elevated to equipment manager in June 2019. He assumed his current position in July 2023.
Prior to his full-time stint at WVU, Keesler served as the head clubhouse manager for the West Virginia Black Bears, the short-season A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. While in that capacity, he handled day-to-day operations including daily transportation for players and staff, ordering team meals and issuing officially licensed game day and workout gear. Additionally, he handled laundry for the visiting and home teams.
Keesler served as the head women’s basketball manager for WVU women’s basketball for five seasons. He handled daily practice and game operations and assisted with office duties. He traveled with the team and helped organize equipment, uniforms and other needs for road contests. He assisted the graduate assistant with mail outs, data entry and recruiting visits. Keesler served as the Mountaineers’ equipment room liaison helping issue gear, laundry and other needs.
A native of Grantsville, West Virginia, Keesler resides in Morgantown with his wife, Judy, and daughter, Myla, and son, Kolson.
BRYAN MESSERLY
Associate Athletics Director/ Communications
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 31st year with WVU’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. He is in his 25th season serving as the men’s basketball publicist and 18th year of directing the WVU Athletics Communications Office.
In his 24 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 35 basketball players earn all-conference honors during Messerly’s tenure, including 11 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 team Academic AllAmericans, including two Academic All-Americans of the Year for men’s basketball (Johannes Herber, 2006 and Jevon Carter, 2018). He oversaw the publicity efforts for Butler winning the 2010 Senior CLASS Award, and Jevon Carter winning the NABC Defensive Player of the Year (twice), Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year (twice), Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and the men’s basketball Senior CLASS Award.
Prior to his current role, Messerly spent seven years (200007) as WVU’s associate sports information director following a three-year stint as assistant sports information director at Virginia Tech (1997-2000).
At Virginia Tech, he was the primary contact for the men’s basketball, volleyball, wrestling, swimming and diving and softball teams, and was the secondary contact for the football team that played in the 2000 BCS National Championship. Messerly coordinated the publicity for the Michael Vick Heisman campaign and accompanied Vick to the 1999 Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York. Also at Tech, Messerly was the media coordinator for the 1999 Atlantic 10 Softball Championship, the 1998 NCAA East Region Women’s Tennis Championship and was the assistant media coordinator for the 1999 NCAA East Regional Women’s Basketball tournament.
A Weirton, West Virginia, native, Messerly worked in WVU’s Athletic Communications Office as a graduate assistant from 1995-97, and as a student assistant from 1991-95. He was the contact for the 1996 and 1997 NCAA national champion rifle team and assisted with the publicity efforts for the 1996 Big East champion baseball team. Messerly also served as the publicity contact for wrestling, men’s and women’s track & field and men’s and women’s cross country.
Messerly is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), United States Basketball Writers Association, WVU’s all-time sports committee and the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. He is on the selection committee of the Naismith Basketball’s Hall of Fame for the Jerry West Outstanding Shooting Guard Award, given annually to the top shooting guard in college basketball.
Messerly has been the editor or co-editor of more than 40 publications that have been awarded national or district recognition from CoSIDA, including several that were tabbed as best in the nation. He has earned several awards of excellence regionally and nationally for writing by CoSIDA, and he was presented with a 25-year CoSIDA award at the 2022 CoSIDA Convention in Las Vegas.
Messerly earned two degrees from WVU: a bachelor’s degree in business administration/finance in 1995 and a master’s degree in sport management in 1997. He was the recipient of the Sears Directors’ Cup Postgraduate Scholarship Award in 1996.
He and his wife, April, who is WVU’s senior associate athletics director for capital projects, facilities and event management, have a son, Judd, and a daughter, Carper.
MOUNTAINEER BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF
NNAMDI CHIKERE Student Athletic Trainer
ALEX MERGNER Student Manager
MASON DAVIS Student Manager LUCA CAPPELLI Student Manager
13 Amani Hansberry F 6-8 240 So. Silver Spring, Md. (Mount Saint Joseph HS/Illinois)
14 Jayden Stone G 6-4 185 5th Perth, Australia (Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]/Detroit Mercy)
15 Abraham Oyeadier C 6-9 221 Fr. Accra, Ghana (Academy of Sports Science [Calif.]
22 Haris Elezovic F 6-8 235 Sr. Sherbrooke, Quebec (Laval University/Vanier College)
Head Coach: Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa, ’98), First Season at WVU (Seventh Season Overall)
Associate Head Coach: Chester Frazier (Illinois, ’09), First Season at WVU
Assistant Coach: Tom Ostrom (Minnesota, ’97), First Season at WVU
Assistant Coach: Kory Barnett (Indiana, ’12), First Season at WVU
Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development: Nick Norton (UAB, ‘18), First Season at WVU
Assistant Coach: Cavel Witter (Creighton, ’10), First Season at WVU
Director of Player Personnel/Recruiting: Nelson Hernandez (Utah State, ’13), First Season at WVU Director of Men’s Basketball Operations: Garrett Sturtz (Drake, ’22), First Season at WVU
Video Coordinator: Jalen Cannady (North Carolina Wesleyan, ’16), First Season at WVU Strength & Conditioning Coach: Ryan Horn (Shepherd, ’07), First Season at WVU
NELSON HERNANDEZ Director of Player Personnel/Recruiting
KORY BARNETT Assistant Coach
NICK NORTON Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development
3 | KJ TENNER Guard, 6-0, 166 Freshman
4 | ADEN TAGALOA-NELSON Guard, 6-1, 197 Sophomore
GARRETT STURTZ Director of Operations
JALEN CANNADY Director of Operations
RYAN HORN Strength and Conditioning Coach
0Prior to West Virginia
EDUARDO ANDRE
• Played the last two seasons at Fresno State and his first two seasons at Nebraska
• For his career, he has played in 99 games with 33 starts
• Has scored 533 points, grabbed 409 rebounds, blocked 86 shots and has 65 steals
• Has shot 60.2% from the field for his career
• Last season, he played in 20 games, starting 18, before a leg injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season
• Averaged 7.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, shooting 60.4% from the field
• Had a season-high 17 points against Fresno Pacific and 16 points against Idaho State
• Pulled down 10 rebounds against Portland State and Pacific
• Had four blocks at San Diego and three steals at James Madison
• As a junior in 2022-23, he appeared in 29 games with 15 starts, averaging 8.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 steals
• Shot 58.2% from the field
• Totaled 12 double-figure scoring games and posted six doubledoubles with five coming during conference play
• Recorded his first double-double at Fresno State against Vanderbilt, posting 10 points and 12 rebounds
• Had a string of three consecutive double-doubles in his first three starts, posting 14 and 15 against Air Force, 16 and 13 versus UNLV and 13 and 12 at Boise State
• 15 rebounds against Air Force were a season high, along with his five blocks
• In the second game against Air Force, he recorded a career-high 26 points on the road
• Ended the season with back-to-back double-doubles, going for 10 and 10 against Chicago State and 20 points and 10 rebounds against Colorado State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament
• Spent his first two seasons at Nebraska, playing in 50 games, averaging 2.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in 10.4 minutes per contest
• Prior to Nebraska, he spent his senior year at AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona
• As a senior, averaged 10.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.9 blocked shots per game
• Didn’t begin playing competitive basketball until he was 14 years old
EDUARDO ANDRE’S CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS
Center
6-11, 240
Fifth-Year Senior
AZ Compass Prep | Fresno State | Nebraska
London, England
x: @EastLDNAndre
Instagram: @andreswrld_
• Played two seasons at Woodrow Wilson High in Dallas and was ranked among the top 10 recruits in Texas in the class of 2020
• Was named the District 11-5A Defensive Player of the Year
• Born in Luanda, Angola, before moving to London as a 4-year-old
Personal
• Son of Kiesse Candida Andre
• Enrolled in integrated studies
• Birthday is May 17
*Nebraska ^Fresno State
JAKE AUER 8
Prior to West Virginia
• Invited walk-on who played four seasons at Rockhurst
• Played in 28 games last season with three starts, averaging 23.1 minutes per game
• Averaged 9.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game
• Shot 42.0% from the field, 40.3 percent from 3 and 94.1 percent from the free throw line
• Had a career-high 25 points vs. Lewis and posted 23 points against Quincy
• Played in 29 games as a junior with 13 starts
• Averaged 10.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game
• Scored in double figures in 14 games
• Had 25 points vs. Truman State
• Played in 30 games as a sophomore with 28 starts
• Averaged 12.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game
• Scored in double figures in 20 games
• Posted a season-high 23 points vs. Emporia State
• Played in eight games with five starts in his first season
• Posted a season-high 14 points vs. Southern Indiana
• Lettered two years in basketball and baseball at Valley HS
• First Team All-Conference in basketball
• Second Team All-Conference in baseball
• Broke school record for most 3-point field goals in a season in 2019-20
• Played the last three seasons for his father at Drake
• Was the Larry Bird Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and the MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player for the second straight year
• Was the only NCAA Division I men’s basketball player to average at least 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game
• Ranks ninth in NCAA Division I in scoring (21.6 ppg) and is one of five players with 1,800 points since the 2021-22 season
• Was recently named an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention selection and was placed on the NABC All-District Team
• This past season, he scored 734 points and reached double figures in all but one contest
• Had career highs of 39 points and 13 rebounds at UIC
• For his career, he has scored 1,867 points (18.0 ppg), grabbed 587 rebounds (5.6 rpg), handed out 261 assists and has 125 steals
• Has started 97 of 104 career games played and has made 250 career 3-point field goals
• Has made 43.7% of his field goals, 35.9% of his 3-point field goals and 81.2% of his free throws
• During his three seasons at Drake, he helped the Bulldogs to an 80-26 (.755) record with two NCAA Tournament appearances and two Missouri Valley Conference titles
• Started all 34 games this past season, averaging 35.5 minutes per game
• Shot 44.4% from the field, 36.3% from 3-point range and 81.3% from the free throw line
• Made 87 3-point field goals, averaged 6.7 rebounds per game, dished out 125 assists and had 53 steals
• As a sophomore, he averaged 18.6 points per game and was named MVP of the Paradise Jam Tournament after leading Drake to the championship
• As a freshman, he averaged 13.9 points per game and was named MVC Freshman of the Year, All-MVC Second Team and All-MVC Newcomer Team
• Prior to Drake, he was named 2020-21 Mr. Basketball in the state of Iowa after guiding Waukee High to the Iowa state championship
Guard/Forward 6-7, 220
Senior Waukee HS | Drake Waukee, Iowa
x: @Tucker_DeVries
Instagram: @tucker.devries
• Was also named the Gatorade Iowa Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• In three seasons at Waukee, he scored 1,092 points with 430 rebounds, 268 assists and 121 steals
• Set the school’s single season scoring record with 554 points his junior season
Personal
• Son of Darian and Ashley DeVries
• Has one sister, Tatum
• Pursuing a Regents Bachelor of Arts degree
• Birthday is Dec. 7 TUCKER DEVRIES’ CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS
HARIS ELEZOVIC
Prior to West Virginia
• Attended Laval University in Laval, Quebec, where he started 29 of 31 games
• Averaged 12.2 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 44.9% from the field
• Had a career-high 26 rebounds against UQAM on Feb. 1, 2024
• Helped lead Laval to the U Sports national championship
• In 2022-23, he attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec
• That season, he averaged 13.9 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 47.3% from the field
• Had highs of 28 points against UQAM and 22 rebounds against Concordia
• Recorded 12 double-doubles on the season
• In summer games, posted 17 points and 11 rebounds against Florida State, 12 points and 11 rebounds against Vermont and 15 points and 13 rebounds against Oregon
• Attended McGill in 2021-22 and averaged 8.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game
Forward
6-8, 235
Senior
Vanier College HS | McGill | Laval
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Instagram: @haris.elezovic
• Had season highs of 22 points against UQAM and 18 rebounds against Christopher Newport
• For his career, he has scored 906 points (11.8 ppg) and grabbed 727 rebounds (9.4 rpg), while starting 72 of 77 games played
• Has shot 44.8 from the field and 68.9% from the free throw line to go with 129 assists and 62 steals
• During his career, he was named to the CIS and RSEQ All-Rookie Team in 2021-22, RSEQ Rooke of the Year in 2021-22, RSEQ Ken Shields Nominee in 2023-24, RSEQ First Team All-Star in 2023-24 and RSEQ Second Team All-Star in 2021-22 and in 2022-23.
• Attended high school at Vanier College
Personal
• Son of Halil Elezovic and Sefika Saric
• Pursuing a master’s degree in sport management
• Birthday is Aug. 4
*McGill ^Laval
AMANI HANSBERRY 13
Prior to West Virginia
• Played his freshman season at Illinois
• Averaged 2.4 points per game and 2.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 45.2% from the field
• Played in 19 games, averaging 7.5 minutes per game
• Had seven points and a career-high eight rebounds in his Illini debut vs. Eastern Illinois
• Set career highs with eight points, three assists and two steals vs. Southern, then matched his career high with eight points against Connecticut in the NCAA Elite Eight
• Was the 2023 Gatorade Maryland Player of the Year after he averaged 15.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a senior at Mount Saint Joseph High
• Led Mount Saint Joseph to a second straight Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) A Conference Tournament championship and Baltimore Catholic League (BCL) title
• Led Mount Saint Joseph to a 38-4 record, equaling the state record for wins in a season
• Was The Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year for the second year in a row and BCL Player of the Year
• Was a four-star power forward ranked No. 57 by On3, No. 61 by Top 247, No. 67 by 247Sports Composite, No. 69 by ESPN100 and No. 86 by Rivals150
Personal
• Son of Paul and Angela Hansberry
• Majoring in business
• Birthday is Oct. 11
Forward
6-8, 240
Sophomore
Mount Saint Joseph HS | Illinois
Silver Spring, Md.
x: @igb_Amani
Instagram: @igb.amani
AMANI HANSBERRY’S
SENCIRE HARRIS
Prior to West Virginia
• Sat out last season at Illinois
• Will be a redshirt sophomore at WVU and have three years of eligibility remaining
• Played in all 33 games as a freshman for the Illini, starting seven, and averaged 3.7 points per game and 2.1 rebounds per game to go with 27 steals and 11 blocks
• Posted 11 points and five rebounds in 21 minutes at No. 5 Purdue
• Earned his first career start vs. Bethune-Cookman and scored a career-high 12 points
• Scored seven points and tied a career high with eight rebounds in the win at Minnesota
• In the win against No. 14 Wisconsin, he tied a career high with three steals and was a team-best +13
• Was a +10 or higher in five power 5 wins as a freshman (UCLA, Texas, Wisconsin, Rutgers and Northwestern)
• Against No. 8 UCLA, he was a +16 in just nine minutes to spur the comeback win over the Bruins
• Had nine points and three steals in his college debut vs. Eastern Illinois
• Was a team-high +13 in the win over No. 2 Texas
• Attended St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and was named the All-Ohio Co-Player of the Year by the OHSAA and Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association
• Led St. Vincent-St. Mary to back-to-back Ohio Division II state championships as a junior and senior
• The Player of the Year by Cleveland.com averaged 20.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.8 steals as a senior
• Was a Top-100 recruit ranked No. 62 by Rivals, No. 83 by ESPN, No. 93 by Top247 and No. 94 by On3 Consensus
Personal
• Son of TJ and Tasha Harris
• Enrolled in integrated studies
• Birthday is Sept. 28
Guard
6-4, 174
Sophomore
St. Vincent-St. Mary HS | Illinois Canton, Ohio
x: @SencireH
Instagram: @sencireh
SENCIRE HARRIS’
DYLAN JAY
Prior to West Virginia
• Invited walk-on from Phhoenix (Ariz.) PHH Prep
• Previously attended Chelan High in Washington
• Earned First Team All-League honors
• Averaged 23 points per game
Guard
6-4, 197
Freshman
Phhoenix PHH Prep (Ariz.) | Chelan HS
Chelan, Wash.
x: dylanjjay
Instagram: dylanjjay
Personal
• Son of Paul and Maria Jay
• Enrolled in integrated studies
• Birthday is May 30
TOBY OKANI 5
Prior to West Virginia
• Played two seasons at UIC and two seasons at Duquesne
• For his career, he has played in 113 games with 87 starts and has scored 921 points, grabbed 625 rebounds, posted 131 blocks and has 112 steals
• Last season at UIC, he was named to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) All-Defensive Team, leading the league in blocks (2.0)
• Started 31 of 33 games and averaged 11.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game
• Ranked sixth in the MVC in double-doubles (4) and seventh in rebounds (6.8), defensive rebounds (5.3) and steals (1.5)
• Was one of just two players in the MVC to rank in the top 10 in the conference in the three primary defensive categories (rebounding, steals and blocks)
• Was fourth in the MVC with seven double-digit rebounding games
• Had a career-high 31 points at Drake and 12 rebounds and four steals at Evansville
• Had three blocks in nine games this past season, including a season-high six at Cincinnati to go with 20 points
• Started all 32 games as a junior in 2022-23, averaging 31.7 minutes per game, including two 40-minute efforts
• Averaged 11 points per game and had 29 points at Valparaiso
• Registered a career-high 14 rebounds against Southern Illinois and a career-high seven blocks against Illinois State
• Made 25 career starts in two seasons at Duquesne and had a season-high 13 points against Richmond and 11 rebounds at Rhode Island
• Scored 14 points in 22 minutes of action at George Washington
• Attended Cushing Academy (Mass.) and helped them to a 23-7 record
• Cushing went undefeated in NEPSAC Class AA play (15-0), making the Penguins the first AA program to go undefeated in conference play since 2014-15
• Team was one of 14 qualifiers for the 2020 National Prep Championship
• Attended St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J., as a senior and West Orange High through his junior season
• Was a two-time All-Super Essex Conference Liberty Division pick while at West Orange
• Played for the PSA Cardinals (NY) on the EYBL circuit
TOBY OKANI’S CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS
Guard
6-8, 210
Fifth-Year Senior Cushing Academy (Mass.) | Duquesne | Illinois-Chicago
Orange, N.J.
x: @t_boogi1
Instagram: t.boogi
Personal
• Son of Ogugua and Chika Okani
• Majoring in executive sport management
• Birthday is Oct. 5
*Duquesne ^Illinois-Chicago
OFRI NAVEH
West Virginia (2023-24)
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Played in 24 games with seven starts
• Averaged 13.8 minutes per game
• Averaged 2.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game
• Had four rebounds in five minutes at UCF
• Scored three points against Toledo
• Had five points against Radford
• Finished with five points and four rebounds against Drexel
• Recorded 11 points against Pitt
• Had nine points against St. John’s
• Posted his first double-figure scoring game with 10 points and six rebounds against Bellarmine
• Finished with seven rebounds against Virginia
• Had six points and five rebounds against SMU
• Made his first career start against Jacksonville State and finished with six rebounds and three steals
• Finished with four points and five rebounds against Monmouth
• Had four points against Missouri State in his first collegiate game
Forward
6-6, 185
Sophomore
Neot Golan, Israel
x: OfriNaveh
Instagram: @ofri.naveh2
Prior to West Virginia
• Competed with Israel in the summer of 2023 in FIBA U18 European Championship play
• In seven games, he averaged 11.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.0 blocks per game
• Shot 54% from the field, 47% from 3-point range and 67% from the free throw line
• Scored 14 points in games against Lithuania and France, 13 points against Greece, 12 points against Sweden and 10 points against Turkey
• Had 11 rebounds against Greece and 10 rebounds against Sweden
• Played for the Maccabi Playtiki Tel Aviv U18 team
Personal
• Son of Gilad and Emanuel Naveh
• Birthday is April 15
• Majoring in business
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
ABRAHAM OYEADIER 15
Prior to West Virginia
• Originally from Accra, Ghana
• Recently graduated from AOSS (Academy of Sports Science) Prep in Corona, California
• Averaged 10.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game
• Started his career at Balboa School in Escondido, California
Center 6-9, 221
Freshman
AOSS (Academy of Sports Science) Prep [Calif.]
Accra, Ghana
x: @AOyeadier
Instagram: @abraham_oyeadier
Personal
• Son of John Oyeadier and Patience Narteh-Yoe
• Majoring in political science
• Birthday is May 2
JONATHAN POWELL 11
Prior to West Virginia
• Attended Centerville High in Centerville, Ohio
• Named the Division I Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year in 2023-24
• Averaged 19.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game last season for Centerville, which finished 20-9
• Scored 17 points against Cleveland St. Ignatius in the Division I state championship game
• Shot 46.6% from the field and nearly 40% from 3-point range for the season
• 2022-23 First Team All-Ohio selection in Division I after scoring 16.7 points to go with 3.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game as a junior
• Hit 49% of his shots from the floor and 41% from 3
• Had 11 20-point games, including six straight during the season
• Played his first two seasons at Chaminade Julienne
• Averaged 16.8 points as a sophomore and 13.1 points as a freshman when he helped the Eagles reach the D-II state tournament
• Earned Third Team All-Ohio honors in Division II as a sophomore
Personal
• Son of Tracy Scrivens
• Enrolled in integrated studies
• Birthday is July 5
Guard
6-6, 191 Freshman
Centerville HS Dayton, Ohio x: @jonathanp0well1
Instagram: @uknowjp
JAVON SMALL
Prior to West Virginia
• Comes to WVU from Oklahoma State, where he spent the 202324 season
• Previously played two seasons at East Carolina
• Last season at Oklahoma State, he earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors after he averaged team highs of 15.1 points and 4.1 assists in 33.0 minutes per game
• Missed the opener due to injury but started each of the last 31 games at point guard for the Cowboys
• Ranked fourth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage at 86.6% (110 of 127) and had a streak of 28 consecutive free throws made from Nov. 17 to Dec. 10
• Finished ninth in the Big 12 in defensive rebounds at 4.35 per game and 10th in minutes played (32:58), drawing a team-high 102 fouls
• Scored in double figures 24 times and topped 20 points on six occasions, highlighted by 34 points at BYU
• Had a pair of double-doubles, including scoring 27 of his 29 points after halftime in an overtime game at Notre Dame to go with 10 rebounds
• Had 20-point performances against Creighton (24), Southern Illinois (25), Oklahoma (21) and in the Big 12 Championship against UCF (19)
• Had a double-double with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against WVU
• At East Carolina, he was one of the nation’s most improved players in 2022-23 before suffering a season-ending leg injury in January
• Was averaging 15.8 points and 5.6 assists in 34.7 minutes (up from 2.0 points and 1.1 assists in 9.1 minutes as a true fres man) but missed the final 15 games
• Made the American Athletic Conference’s weekly honor roll three times
• Had a personal best 11-assist game against Campbell and 27 points against Indiana State
• Had a double-double against Coppin State with 21 points and 10 assists and nearly had a triple-double against High Point, finishing with 12 points, nine rebounds and eight assists
• Graduate of Arizona Compass Prep, where he averaged 11.0 points, 3.2 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a senior
Guard
6-3, 190 Senior
AZ Compass Prep (Ariz.) | Oklahoma State | East Carolina
South Bend, Ind.
Instagram: @javon_small
• Helped the team to a 28-2 record and a semifinal berth at the 2021 Geico High School Nationals
• Previously attended Franklin Central High in Indianapolis for two years and spent his freshman year at Riley High in South Bend, Indiana
Personal
• Son of Jovanna Wright
• Pursuing a Regents Bachelor of Arts degree
• Birthday is Dec. 19 JAVON
*East Carolina ^Oklahoma State
JAYDEN STONE
Prior to West Virginia
• Played the last two seasons at Detroit Mercy and two seasons at Grand Canyon
• For his career, he has played in 69 games and has scored 825 points, has recorded 253 rebounds, has 122 assists to go with 59 steals
• Has shot 50.1% from 2-point range and 80.9% from the free throw line
• Has connected on 102 3-point field goals
• Scored 20.8 points per game last season, ranking 22nd in the nation
• Played in 26 games with 25 starts, led the squad with 2.7 assists per game and averaged 5.6 rebounds per game
• Made a team-best 62 3-point field goals
• Scored double figures in 23 games, including three games with 30 points or more
• Scored a career-high 36 points and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds at Robert Morris, poured in 34 points against Eastern Michigan and had 30 points at Milwaukee in the Horizon League Championship
• Scored 25 points at Cincinnati and 22 points at Ole Miss
• In his first season at Detroit Mercy, he started 13 games and tallied 13.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 49.2% from the field, 51.9% from 3 and 85.7% from the free throw line
• Scored in double figures in eight games with five 20-point efforts
• Recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds in his Titan debut, had 22 points at Boston College and had 24 points in games against Bryant, Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky
• Played 30 games in his first two seasons at Grand Canyon, scoring a then-career high 14 points against Abilene Christian
• Prepped at Central Park Christian High School in Alabama but then transferred to Sacred Heart High in Alabama for his junior season and Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas for his senior year
• Was named the 2019 Alabama 2A Player of the Year as a junior, scoring 21.1 points and pulling down 10.2 rebounds per game while leading his team to a runner-up appearance in Class 2A
JAYDEN STONE’S CAREER STATISTICAL TOTALS
*Grand Canyon ^Detroit Mercy
Guard
6-4, 185
Fifth-Year Senior
Sunrise Christian Acad. (Fla.) | Grand Canyon | Detroit Mercy
Perth, Australia
x: @JaydenSballin
Instagram: @jayshawnstone
• Moved to Sunrise Christian Academy for his senior season and helped lead the school to a 22-3 record against a national prep schedule
• Was a McDonald’s All-American nominee Personal
• Son of Tracey and Shawn Stone
• Pursuing a Regents Bachelor of Arts degree
• Birthday is Nov. 10
ADEN TAGALOA-NELSON
West Virginia (2023-24)
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Joined the Mountaineer basketball team in January 2024
• Played in two games
• Plays safety on the Mountaineer football team
• Redshirted in football
• Saw action against Duquesne High School
• Played for coach Dennis Johnson at Woodford County High
• 2022 All-District First Team honoree
• KHSAA District 30 Male Athlete of the Year
• Lettered in basketball (helped lead Woodford County to Sweet 16 in state basketball tournament) and football
Guard
6-1, 197
Sophomore
Woodford County HS
Lexington, Ky.
x: @4adenN
Instagram: @4aktn
• Finished with 41 receptions for 743 yards and 10 touchdowns
• Also had 16 rushes for 314 yards and four touchdowns
• Had 56 tackles, including 44 solo stops, two sacks, four tackles for loss and three interceptions
• As a junior, had 24 catches for 763 yards and nine touchdowns
• Also had 56 tackles, including 42 solo stops, two tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and four interceptions
Personal
• Son of Ronald Nelson Jr. and Teade Tagaloa
• One of two children (1 sister)
• Majoring in business
TENNER 3
Prior to West Virginia
• Attended Cordova High in Memphis, Tennessee
• Won Mr. Basketball in Class 4A in the state of Tennessee this past season after he averaged 21 points per game
• Was named the Memphis Commercial Appeal 2024 Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• Led the city of Memphis in scoring as a sophomore, averaging 28 points per game and then 23 points per game as a junior
Guard
6-0, 166 Freshman
Cordova HS Memphis, Tenn.
x: @emersontenner3
Instagram: kjt3nn3r
• Scored his 1,000th career point after just 42 games, the fastest to reach that milestone in school history
Personal
• Son of Emerson Tenner Sr. and Ophelia Jones
• Majoring in finance
• Birthday is Sept. 21
JOSEPH YESUFU 1
Prior to West Virginia
• Attended Washington State in 2023-24
• Previously attended Kansas for two seasons and two seasons at Drake under Darian DeVries
• For his career, has played in 119 games and has scored 698 points, grabbed 153 rebounds, has 127 assists and 77 steals
• Last year at Washington State, the fifth-year senior played and started in six games before a season-ending hip injury
• Posted a season-high 15 points against Mississippi State
• In 2022-23 at Kansas, Yesufu played in 35 games with three starts
• Had four games scoring in double figures, including 14 points against Texas
• Had back-to-back 14-point games against Tennessee and Texas Southern
• Recorded three steals off the bench against Oklahoma State
• In his first year at Kansas, tallied a season-high nine points against Kansas State and had four rebounds vs. West Virginia in the Big 12 Championship
• Played in 34 games during the 2021-22 season
• Named the Missouri Valley Conference Sixth Man of the Year at Drake and named to the MVC All-Bench and Most Improved teams
• Was a MVC Scholar-Athlete and named to the MVC All-Tournament Team
• Averaged 12.8 points, including a 23.2 points per game average in the last nine games of the season
• Made at least four threes in five of those games
• Reached the 30-point mark in both games against Evansville, setting a career-best 36 points in the second contest
• Set a career high with six assists against Chicago State and made a career-best six 3-point field goals against USC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
• Scored more than 15 points in 10 games
• Played in 13 games as a true freshman at Drake, sidelined with a leg injury
• His best game was 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals against Simpson
*Drake ^Kansas #Washington State
Guard
6-1, 195
Fifth-Year Senior
Bolingbrook HS | Washington State | Drake | Kansas Bolingbrook, Ill.
x: @_liljoe1
Instagram: joe.yesufu1
• Attended Bolingbrook High in 2018-19 as was named the Herald News Boys Basketball Player of the Year
• Averaged 16.0 points per game as a senior and 14.0 points as a junior
Personal
• Son of Olalekan and Michelle Yesufu
• Majoring in business data analytics
• Birthday is Sept. 17
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
The Big 12 enters its 29th year as one of the nation’s premier conferences in college athletics under the leadership of Commissioner Brett Yormark. Since joining the Conference in August 2022, Yormark has elevated the Big 12 to new heights, emphasizing marketing, brand building and instilling an innovative strategy that has resonated across the college athletics landscape.
Starting Aug. 2, 2024, the Conference is composed of 16 universities spanning 10 states and four time zones. The Big 12 members include Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah and West Virginia. The Big 12 began play in 1996 and is the home of 87 team NCAA national championships, and 764 individual national champions. The Big 12 Conference office is located in Irving, Texas.
Big 12 Fast Facts
• The Big 12 sponsors 25 sports across the Fall, Winter and Spring seasons.
Senior Director - Content .................................................................................................... Keena Lynch
Senior Director - Media Programming & Production ........................................................ Justin Nusser
Assistant Director – Graphic Design and Creative Content Will Bones
Assistant Director – Social Media Content.......................................................................... Kyle Manalo
Assistant Director - Social Media ...................................................................................... Jordan Newell
Assistant Director - Brand Marketing & Game Presentation ............................................ Kamrin Reed
Assistant Director - Brand Marketing & Licensing .......................................................... Kami Strander
Coordinator – Marketing & Partnership Sales ........................................................ Christina Monjarraz
PARTNERSHIP SALES &
TICKETING
Vice President - Sales & Ticketing .................................................................................... Sean Desmond
Senior Director – Ticketing and Partnerships Austin Greenstein
Associate Director – Partnership Management .............................................................. Nicole Johnson
Assistant Director – Ticketing and Partnerships ............................................................... John Womack
Coordinator – Marketing & Partnership Sales ....................................................... Christina Monjarraz
SPORTS & CHAMPIONSHIP ADMINISTRATION
Chief Football & Competition Officer ................................................................................. Scott Draper
Vice President – Olympic Competition Lisa Peterson
Vice President – Women’s Basketball ................................................................................. Dayna Scherf
Vice President - Men’s Basketball John Williams
Senior Director - Competition and Events ....................................................................... Brad Clements
Director - Football Operations & Competition ............................................................... Neyland Raper
Associate Director - Competition Erick Newman II
Associate Director - Competition .......................................................................................... John Payne
Associate Director - Competition ....................................................................................... Nick Williams
Coordinator – Football, Men’s Basketball and Competition ......................................... Regina Everett
2025 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP AND NCAA TOURNAMENT
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
MARCH 11-15, 2025
T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA First Four
MARCH 18 AND 19
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
NCAA First and Second Rounds
MARCH 20 AND 22 Ball Arena Denver, Colo.
Amica Mutal Pavilion Providence, R.I.
Rupp Arena Lexington, Ky.
Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, Kan.
MARCH 21 AND 23
Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Cleveland, Ohio
Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, Wis.
Lenovo Center Raleigh, N.C.
Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, Wash.
NCAA Regionals
MARCH 27 AND 29
Prudential Center Newark, N.J.
Chase Center San Francisco, Calif.
MARCH 28 AND 30
State Farm Arena
Atlanta, Ga.
Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Ind.
NCAA Final Four
APRIL 5 AND 7
Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
SCORES VS. 2024-25 OPPONENTS
BIG 12 OPPONENTS
ARIZONA (2-3)
1948-49 61-58 W Home
1950-51 67-68 L Home
1968-69 60-77 L Neutral40
1992-93 74-75 L Away41 2007-08 75-65 W Neutral117
ARIZONA STATE (0-0) FIRST MEETING
BAYLOR (8-17)
2011-12 81-83* L Neutral75 2012-13 60-80 L Away
L Home 2013-14 66-64 W Away 75-88 L Home 2014-15 69-87 L Home
L Away
L Neutral81 2015-16 80-69 W Home 69-58 W Away 2016-17 89-68 W Home 62-71 L Away
2017-18 57-54 W Home 71-60 W Away 78-65 W Neutral81
2018-19 73-85 L Home 75-82 L Away
2019-20 59-70 L Away 76-64 W Home
2020-21 89-94* L Home 2021-22 68-77 L Home
L Away 2022-23 78-83 L Home 67-79 L Away 2023-24 81-94 L Home
BYU (1-2)
1947-48 68-51 W Home
1973-74 83-85 L Neutral43 2023-24 73-86 L Home
CINCINNATI (11-13)
1940-41 47-43 W Away 55-36 W Home
1948-49 62-72 L Away 81-63 W Home 1949-50 59-69 L Away 64-69# L Home
1975-76 56-66 L Neutral15 1977-78 80-96 L Away 1978-79 65-79 L Home 1997-98 75-74 W Neutral54 2005-06 66-57 W Home 75-78 L Away 2006-07 83-96* L Away 79-65 W Home 2007-08 39-62 L Home 2008-09
HOUSTON (0-1)
IOWA STATE (14-10)
KANSAS STATE (16-12)
OKLAHOMA STATE (12-13)
KANSAS (7-21)
TCU (18-7)
2016-17 82-70 W Home 61-60 W Away
2017-18 73-82 L Away 82-66 W Home
2018-19 67-98 L Away
104-96+ W Home
2019-20 81-49 W Home 60-67 L Away
2020-21 74-66 W Away 76-67 W Home
2021-22 67-77 L Away
70-64 W Home
2022-23 74-65 W Home 72-76 L Away
2023-24 65-81 L Away 81-93 L Home
TEXAS TECH (18-10)
2004-05 65-60 W Neutral56
2012-13 77-61 W Away 66-64 W Home 69-71 L Neutral81
2013-14 89-86* W Away 87-81 W Home
2014-15 78-67 W Away 77-58 W Home
2015-16 80-76 W Away 90-68 W Home
2016-17 76-77* L Away 83-74# W Home
2017-18 71-72 L Away 84-74 W Home
66-63 W Neutral81
2018-19 59-62 L Home 50-81 L Away 79-74 W Neutral81
2019-20 97-59 W Home 57-67 L Away
2020-21 88-87 W Home 82-71 W Away
2021-22 65-78 L Away 53-60 L Home
2022-23 76-61 W Away 72-78 L Home 78-62 W Neutral81
2023-24 70-81 L Home
UCF (2-1)
2017-18 83-45 W Neutral104 2023-24 59-72 L Away 77-67 W Home
UTAH (0-6)
1946-47 62-64 L Neutral18 1956-57 66-83 L Neutral28
83-84 L Neutral65 1974-75 78-90 L Away107
70-74 L Neutral23
62-65 L Neutral108 NONCONFERENCE
GONZAGA (0-5)
INDIANA (0-0) WOULD BE FIRST MEETING
IONA (0-0) FIRST MEETING
LOUISVILLE
(4-9)
GEORGETOWN (26-27)
54-63
L Away
MASSACHUSETTS (28-14)
1972-73 63-62 W Home 1974-75 89-85* W Neutral15 1976-77 89-77 W Neutral22 91-70 W Home 83-93 L Neutral9 1977-78 65-67 L Away 1978-79 88-56 W Home 1979-80 73-68 W Away 1980-81 85-71 W Away 93-51 W Home 1981-82 80-65 W Home 72-60 W Away 91-70 W Home16 1982-83 108-90 W Home 1983-84 60-71 L Away 87-59 W Home 1984-85 82-59 W Home 76-74* W Away 1985-86 69-61 W Away 68-40 W Home 1986-87 75-64 W Away 67-45 W Home 1987-88 73-51 W Home 69-62 W Away 1988-89 89-73 W Away 88-55 W Home 1989-90 79-83 L Away 79-71 W Home 55-78 L Neutral26
1990-91 85-82* W Away 89-98 L Home
1991-92 76-75 W Away 69-74* L Home 91-97 L Away
1992-93 59-64* L Away 79-54 W Home
1993-94 56-70 L Home 67-74 L Away
1994-95 65-95 L Away 94-97* L Home
2006-07 90-77 W Home5
2023-24 79-87 L Neutral22
MERCYHURST (0-0) FIRST MEETING
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (0-0) FIRST MEETING
OKLAHOMA (10-18)
2005-06 92-68 W Neutral62
2007-08 82-88# L Neutral15
2012-13 70-77 L Neutral80 67-74 L Home 70-83 L Away
2013-14 91-86* W Home 62-72 L Away
2014-15 86-65 W Home 52-71 L Away
2015-16 68-70 L Away 62-76 L Home 69-67 W Neutral81
2016-17 87-89* L Home 61-50 W Away
2017-18 89-76 W Home 75-73 W Away
2018-19 79-71 W Home 80-92 L Away 72-71 W Neutral81
2019-20 59-69 L Away 62-73 L Home
2020-21 71-75 L Away 90-91# L Home 2021-22 62-72 L Home 59-72 L Away 59-72 L Away 2022-23 76-77 L Away 93-61 W Home
2023-24 63-77 L Away
PITT (101-89)
1903-04+ 15-12 W Home
1904-05+ 40-9 W Home
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14-44 L
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20-30 L
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2003-04 58-67 L Home
2004-05 83-78* W Home
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2005-06 53-57 L Away 67-62 W Home
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L Away 2007-08 54-55 L Away 76-62 W Home 2008-09 67-79 L Home
L Away 74-60 W Neutral12 2009-10 70-51 W Home 95-98+ L Away
2010-11 66-71 L Home 58-71 L Away
2011-12 66-72 L Home 66-48 W Away
2017-18 69-60 W Home
2018-19 69-59 W Home
2019-20 68-53 W Away
2021-22 74-59 W Home
2022-23 81-56 W Away 2023-24 63-80 L Home + Informal teams from Pitt. Wins are not reflected in series record.
1 Holiday Festival, New York, N.Y.
2 Palm Beach Classic, Miami, Fla.
3 Cable Car Classic, San Francisco, Calif.
4 NCAA Tournament, Philadelphia, Pa.
5 National Invitation Tournament, Morgantown, W.Va.
6 ECAC Tournament, Morgantown, W.Va.
7 Orange Bowl Classic, Miami, Fla.
8 Sugar Bowl Tournament, New Orleans, La.
9 East Coast Basketball League Tournament, Philadelphia, Pa.
10 Eastern 8 Tournament, Pittsburgh, Pa.
11 National Invitation Tournament, Providence, R.I.
12 Big East Tournament, New York, N.Y.
13 East Brunswick, N.J.
14 New York, N.Y.
15 Charleston, W.Va.
16 Atlantic 10 Tournament, Morgantown, W.Va.
17 Brooklyn, N.Y.
18 National Invitation Tournament, New York, N.Y.
19 Centennial Classic, Morgantown, W.Va.
20 Preseason National Invitation Tournament, Hartford, Conn.
21 Big Sun Invitational Tournament, St. Petersburg, Fla.
3 PT FG % .222 (4-18) vs Virginia (11/22/23) FREE THROWS MADE 3....................................DREXEL (12/09/23) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 4....................................DREXEL (12/09/23) FREE THROW % .500 (5-10) JACKSONVILLE STATE
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
WVU Individual Game Highs
POINTS
36.......................Jesse Edwards vs TCU (03/06/24)
FIELD GOALS MADE
15.......................Jesse Edwards vs TCU (03/06/24)
FIELD GOAL ATT.
22.............RaeQuan Battle vs Radford (12/20/23)
FG PCT (MIN 5 MADE)
.875 (7-8) Jesse Edwards vs Cincinnati (03/12/24)
3-POINT FG MADE
6........RaeQuan Battle at Kansas State (02/26/24) Kerr Kriisa at Oklahoma State (01/27/24) Kerr Kriisa vs Massachusetts (12/16/23)
3-POINT FG ATT
15............Kerr Kriisa vs Massachusetts (12/16/23)
3-PT FG PCT (MIN 2 MADE)
1.000 .......(3-3) Seth Wilson vs Kansas (01/20/24) (2-2) Josiah Harris vs UCF (02/20/24) (2-2) Kobe Johnson at Oklahoma (01/17/24) (2-2)Seth Wilson vs Massachusetts (12/16/23) (2-2) Josiah Harris vs St. John’s (12/01/23) FREE THROWS MADE
10.............RaeQuan Battle vs Radford (12/20/23)
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
18.......................Jesse Edwards vs TCU (03/06/24)
FT PCT (MIN 5 MADE)
1.000 (8-8) RaeQuan Battle vs UCF (02/20/24) (6-6) RaeQuan Battle vs TCU (03/06/24) (5-5) Quinn Slazinski vs Baylor (02/17/24) (5-5) Quinn Slazinski vs Virginia (11/22/23) (4-4) Quinn Slazinski vs Cincinnati (03/12/24) (4-4) Quinn Slazinski vs TCU (03/06/24) (4-4) RaeQuan Battle at Iowa State (02/24/24) (4-4) Quinn Slazinski vs UCF (02/20/24) (4-4) Patrick Suemnick vs Baylor (02/17/24) (4-4) Jesse Edwards at TCU (02/12/24) (4-4) Noah Farrakhan vs Kansas (01/20/24) (4-4) Kerr Kriisa vs Kansas (01/20/24) (4-4) RaeQuan Battle vs Texas (01/13/24) (4-4) Quinn Slazinski vs Kansas State (01/09/24) (4-4) Josiah Harris at Houston (01/06/24) (4-4) Jesse Edwards vs Pittsburgh (12/06/23) (4-4) Ofri Naveh vs Bellarmine (11/26/23) (4-4) Kobe Johnson vs Jacksonville State (11/14/23) (4-4) Kobe Johnson vs Monmouth (11/10/23) (3-3) Kerr Kriisa vs Cincinnati (03/12/24) (3-3) Quinn Slazinski at Iowa State (02/24/24) (3-3) Josiah Harris vs BYU (02/03/24) (3-3) Kerr Kriisa at Oklahoma State (01/27/24) (3-3) Quinn Slazinski vs Ohio State (12/30/23) (3-3) Josiah Harris vs Ohio State (12/30/23)
REBOUNDS
14............Jesse Edwards vs Bellarmine (11/26/23)
Opponent Individual Game Highs
POINTS
32.............................Max Abmas/Texas (01/13/24) Roddy Gayle Jr./Ohio St. (12/30/23)
FIELD GOALS MADE
11..............Roddy Gayle Jr./Ohio State (12/30/23)
UCF Slazinski Battle Edwards Johnson Kriisa at Iowa State Slazinski Battle Edwards Johnson Kriisa at Kansas State Slazinski
TEXAS TECH Harris
Battle Edwards Johnson Kriisa
Battle Edwards Johnson Kriisa (9)
TCU Slazinski Akok Edwards Battle Kriisa (10) at Cincinnati Slazinski Battle Edwards Johnson Kriisa vs. Cincinnati Slazinski
Battle Edwards Johnson Kriisa
TEAM STATISTICS
WEST VIRGINIA STATISTICS
GAME #2
MONMOUTH 73, WVU 65
Nov. 10, 2023 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
West Virginia rallied from six points down at halftime to knock off Missouri State 67-59 in Josh Eilert’s head coaching debut for the Mountaineers.
After missing 21 straight field goals to finish the first half, it took West Virginia only three minutes to erase Missouri State’s lead by making its first six shots of the second half. A Quinn Slazinski 3 gave the Mountaineers a 36-33 lead, and then an Ofri Naveh 3 pushed the lead to 41-38.
A couple of Seth Wilson 3s, plus two baskets by forward Patrick Suemnick coming off the bench, got the lead to eight with 8:58 to play.
Chance Moore, who led all scorers with 24 points, got hot from behind the arc and his fifth 3 of the game reduced West Virginia’s lead to 61-59 with 41 seconds left.
Missouri State (0-1) continued with full-court pressure, but WVU broke it easily and Slazinski scored a driving layup. Then, Moore’s missed 3 was grabbed by Slazinski, who got the ball down the floor to Josiah Harris for a breakaway dunk.
After Moore’s missed free throw, WVU got through more pressure with Naveh flipping a pass down the floor for another Harris dunk to finish the game with an exclamation point.
Slazinski led West Virginia with 18 points while adding seven rebounds; Jesse Edwards contributed 13 points and 13 rebounds and Wilson finished with 11 points, all of them coming in the second half.
WVU (1-0) made 18 of its 31 second-half field goal attempts after missing all but four of their 32 first-half attempts.
WVU began the game on a 15-4 run before going cold after Edwards’ layup with 14:07 remaining. The free throw line is what kept West Virginia in it, the Mountaineers connecting on 15of-18 in the first half and 16-of-20 for the game.
West Virginia never trailed after regaining the lead with 16:34 remaining.
Naveh came off the bench to spell Harris, Suemnick was used to relieve bigs Slazinski and Edwards, while Florida State transfer Jeremiah Bembry was brought in to give Johnson a rest at point guard.
Eilert gave Edwards frequent rests ahead of the media timeouts and occasionally used some zone defense to try and slow down the Bears.
Alston Mason was the only other Missouri State player to reach double figures with 15 points. Missouri State returned three starters from last year’s squad that ranked among the top defensive teams in the country.
Overall, the Mountaineers shot 34.9% to the Bears’ 35.4%.
West Virginia is now 99-16 in season openers and 105-10 in home openers.
Recap
Xander Rice’s game-high 30 points led Monmouth to a 73-65 victory over West Virginia at the WVU Coliseum.
Monmouth, 1-1, used a 2-3 zone defense to stymie an undermanned Mountaineer team that missed 25 of their 32 attempts from behind the 3-point arc. West Virginia, 1-1, suffered from frigid first-half shooting in its season-opening victory over Missouri State.
This time, it was both halves.
The only West Virginia player making a reasonable amount of his shot attempts was Jesse Edwards, the forward connecting on 6-of-11, but he was double- and triple-teamed whenever he got the basketball close to the goal. His teammates were not nearly as efficient. Josiah Harris was 1-of-12, Quinn Slazinski was 6-of-16, Kobe Johnson was 4-for-11, Seth Wilson was 3-for11 and Ofri Naveh was 1-for-5 from the floor.
“Our execution offensively wasn’t perfect by any means, but it seemed like we were getting pretty good shots and they just weren’t falling,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “You don’t want to harp on it too much, but we troubled to get that thing over the rim once our legs got a little bit gassed and that has a lot to do with shooting that basketball.”
Forward Pat Suemnick did not attempt a shot in four minutes of court time and guard Jeremiah Bembry missed his only field goal try in three minutes of action.
After leading 33-32 at halftime, the game turned early in the second half when the Hawks chose to stay in their 2-3 zone. West Virginia committed only 10 turnovers, but a couple of them were critical in live-ball situations that resulted in easy Monmouth baskets.
Johnson lost the ball while trying to make a spin move to the basket, leading to Rice’s transition 3 at the other end. Instead of a two-point deficit or potentially a tie game if West Virginia scores, Monmouth came out of that sequence leading 5247. Moments later, Slazinski lost possession of the ball after taking it away from Abdi Bashir Jr. and Nikita Konstantynovskyi picked it up at the free throw line and took it to the basket for a dunk. That score gave Monmouth a 56-49 lead.
The Hawks’ advantage swelled to 13 with 3:59 left and again to 13 with 2:58 to go.
Wilson gave West Virginia some hope when he hit a transition 3 with 41 seconds left to cut Monmouth’s lead to 69-65, but Rice answered with two free throws and then Jakari Spence got two more to go down with 19 seconds left.
West Virginia missed 12 of its final 15 field goal attempts.
West Virginia used a career-high 19 points from guard Kobe Johnson and 19 from forward Quinn Slazinski to down Jacksonville State, 70-57, at the WVU Coliseum.
Coming on the heels of the Mountaineers’ eight-point loss to Monmouth, West Virginia shot the basketball much better and did a solid job defensively against the Gamecocks’ backcourt.
WVU’s 2-3 zone defense really helped, and it also aided the Mountaineers offensively by preserving their legs. West Virginia shot 14 of 26 from the floor in the first half and used a 14-3 run to end the half with a 40-27 lead.
“The zone was really good,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said afterward. “They made some shots early but we stuck with it and it paid off.”
WVU’s lead swelled to 19 points with 13:17 left before Jacksonville State went on a 10-0 run to reduce the margin to eight, 61-53, with 3:56 remaining.
That was the closest the Gamecocks could get.
“I told everyone in the locker room that was a buy-in game,” Eilert said. “Everybody bought in, and we had to turn the page and get that bad taste out of our mouth. Nothing in what we do is going to be easy with a short-handed roster so we’ve got to execute our game plan to a tee.”
Center Jesse Edwards added 14 points and forward Josiah Harris contributed a career-high 12 on 4-of-7 shooting.
Johnson’s stat line was 7-of-17 from the floor, 4-of-4 from the free throw line, grabbed six defensive rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes of action from the point guard position.
Slazinski was also very effective with 6-of10 from the floor, 3-of-5 from behind the arc, a team-high seven rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes of work.
Eilert tweaked his starting lineup with freshman Ofri Naveh joining Johnson in the backcourt instead of Seth Wilson, who came off the bench to hand out a pair of assists in 23 minutes of action. Overall, West Virginia shot 51.1%, hitting 23 of 45, including 42.1% from 3-point distance on 8 of 19. The Mountaineers outscored the Gamecocks 26 to 12 in the paint and 17 to 12 off turnovers. WVU had a 38 to 34 edge on the glass but left 9 points on the free throw line, connecting on only 16 of 25 for 64%.
Former Xavier transfer KyKy Tandy led Jacksonville State with 18 points on 7 of 18
GAME #5
#24 VIRGINIA 56, WVU 54
Nov. 22, 2023 • Suncoast Credit Union Arena
Fort Myers, Fla. • Fort Myers Tip-Off
Recap
SMU rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to defeat West Virginia 70-58 in the opening game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Florida. The Mustangs (4-1) used 11 players to eventually wear down the Mountaineers and outscored them 45-22 after intermission.
“That second half, I worried with the game plan I envisioned them having with their deep rotation, athleticism and the way they get up and down the floor and how we’d manage that late in the game,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “I thought we had a pretty good first half. We rebounded it well but to be honest, a lot of those shots they were taking were uncontested.
West Virginia used a 2-3 zone and a combined 20 points from Jesse Edwards and Quinn Slazinski to build a 36-25 halftime lead. But the game turned during a five-minute stretch in the second half when SMU outscored West Virginia 17-5 to take its first lead, 42-41. The Mustangs took the lead for good at the 10-minute mark on Zhuric Phelps’ driving layup.
From here, SMU built its lead to 52-47 at 8:04, then 58-52 at 5:26 and gradually 61-52 on Ricardo Wright’s 3 with 5:04 to go. SMU’s biggest lead was 70-56 just ahead of the game’s final basket by Slazinski with 20 seconds remaining.
Phelps led SMU with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Chuck Harris scored 12 and Wright came off the bench to also contribute 12. Keon Ambrose-Hylton added 10.
The Mustangs shot 48.3% overall and 60% (18 of 30) in the second half.
West Virginia (2-2) got a game-high 18 points from Edwards, who made 7 of his 15 field goal attempts and only 4 of 9 from the free throw line. Slazinski was the only other WVU player to reach double figures with 13.
WVU left eight points at the free throw line by connecting on only 13 of its 21 attempts, clearly a byproduct of being tired. In the second half, Eilert was taking timeouts simply to give his players some rest.
The Mountaineers shot 37% from the floor, 31.3% from 3-point distance and committed 15 turnovers leading to 16 SMU points. The Mustangs also had a 19-11 edge in bench scoring.
“We really couldn’t get our defense set because we weren’t getting good looks,” Eilert said. “We were going to control this game on the offensive end by taking care of the ball and getting good shots to get our defense set.”
West Virginia used just seven players with Seth Wilson and Patrick Suemnick coming off the bench. Wilson grabbed eight rebounds in 33 minutes of work from his guard position.
The game was the first-ever meeting between these two schools.
Recap
Undermanned West Virginia’s rally from a 10-point second half deficit fell short as 24thranked Virginia held on for a 56-54 victory in the consolation game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Florida.
Virginia appeared to be taking control of the game with 13:18 remaining when Andrew Rohde’s put-back basket gave the Cavaliers a 3626 lead.
But West Virginia, using just seven players, went on a 16-4 run over the next five minutes to take the lead, 42-40, on Kobe Johnson’s 3. Virginia scored the next five, but Quinn Slazinski answered with a 3 to tie the game at 45.
The Mountaineers retook the lead with 1:55 left on Seth Wilson’s 3, and later tied it at 54 on three Slazinski free throws when he was fouled behind the arc by Ryan Dunn.
However, West Virginia was unable to secure the rebound on Dunn’s missed 3, Leon Bond Lii getting the offensive board, and Slazinski fouled Reece Beekman in the act of shooting with two seconds remaining. Beekman made the first of two and his second was rebounded by Dunn, who was fouled by Ofri Naveh. Dunn made one of two with 0.4 seconds left for WVU to attempt a miracle shot.
Otherwise, West Virginia (2-3) had its way on the glass, outrebounding Virginia 41-28 for the game, but the Mountaineers struggled on the boards late in the game once 6-foot-11 center Jesse Edwards picked up his fourth foul.
Edwards, who finished with a game-high 17 points and 9 rebounds, missed a couple of critical free throws in the second half when WVU needed points and finished 3 of 6 from the charity stripe.
Slazinski was the only other Mountaineer player to reach double figures with 17. Wilson (9) and Johnson (8) scored all their points in the second half.
West Virginia shot 37.3% (19 of 51) from the floor, 33.3% from 3 (7 of 21) and 62.5% from the free throw line (9 of 13).
Virginia (5-1) got 13 points from Dunn and 12 from Beekman. Poca’s Isaac McKneely contributed 8 on just 2 of 9 shooting. The Cavaliers were slightly better from the floor connecting on 21 of 52 for 40.4%, but were just 4 of 18 from behind the arc.
The Cavaliers capitalized on West Virginia’s 16 turnovers by scoring 18 points off them.
“I’m not really into moral victories even though we were shorthanded and have a lot of challenges,” Eilert said. “That’s not my message to them. We’re going to compete each and every night. We have a very small margin for error so we’ve got to be careful not to lose our heads down the stretch like we did tonight.”
GAME #6
WVU 62, BELLERMINE 58
Nov. 26, 2023 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
Jesse Edwards scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead West Virginia to a 62-58 victory over Bellarmine in nonconference basketball action at the WVU Coliseum.
It was a balanced scoring effort for the Mountaineers, now 3-3. Quinn Slazinski scored 16, Kobe Johnson contributed 13 and freshman Ofri Naveh added a season-high 10.
Seth Wilson was the only other WVU player to get into the scoring column with six points. Eight different players got on the floor for the undermanned Mountaineers, still without three key players.
West Virginia had a smaller-than-expected advantage on the glass (39 to 36) in a game that saw neither team shoot well.
The Mountaineers connected on 21 of their 51 field goal attempts for 41.2%, including just 3 of 16 from behind the arc. Bellarmine (2-5) was worse, the Knights missing 33 of their 65 field goal tries for 33.8% and only 9 of 30 from behind the arc.
“We talked about how critical rebounding would be and we’d guard for 30 seconds, chase them and chase them, they’d move the ball and then give up an offensive rebound and chase them for another 30 seconds,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “That’s exhaustion there and I could see it in my guys’ out there.”
The key stretch in the game came during a fourminute stretch at the halfway point of the second half after a Garrett Tipton 3 gave the Knights a 45-44 lead with 8:37 left.
Two Edwards free throws unknotted the score, a Wilson jumper and two more Edwards free throws pushed the Mountaineer lead to five.
A Bash Wieland 3 following Wilson’s turnover made it 51-50, Mountaineers, but Johnson answered with a difficult shot off the glass going away from the basket.
The big bucket was Naveh’s 3 from the wing with 3:54 remaining to give WVU a 56-51 lead. An Edwards layup made it 58-51 with two minutes to go. West Virginia made 4 of its final 5 field goal attempts to end the game.
Eilert said Naveh’s big 3 was a broken play.
“Ofri relocated and got a good look,” Eilert said. “It was not what we were looking to get primarily out of that set, but there were several options out of it, people keep moving and that’s the idea of some of our sets. We’ve got to relocate and find the gaps, especially in those double teams (against Edwards).”
The free throw line is where West Virginia won it. The Mountaineers connected on 17 of 21 for 81% while Bellarmine was just 5 of 8.
Peter Suder led Bellarmine with a game-high 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting.
West Virginia’s largest lead was eight points early in the second half.
GAME #8
PITT 80, WVU 63
Dec. 6, 2023 • WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, W.Va.
GAME #9
WVU 66, DREXEL 60
Dec. 9, 2023 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
Joel Soriano’s 22 points and nine rebounds led St. John’s to a 79-73 victory over West Virginia in a Big East-Big 12 Battle contest at the WVU Coliseum.
The game played out like the Mountaineers’ other losses to SMU and Monmouth – hang around until the midway point of the second half before running out of gas. WVU was outscored 41-32 in the second half in its eight-point loss to Monmouth and was outscored 45-22 after intermission against the Mustangs.
St. John’s used 11 different players and constant full-court pressure to eventually grind down the gritty Mountaineers, who were still battling right up until the game’s final play.
The big-man matchup between Soriano and West Virginia’s Jesse Edwards never really materialized because Edwards couldn’t stay on the floor long enough to keep pace. The senior picked up his second foul late in the first half and spent the remainder of the half on the bench.
His third foul with 18:39 to go put him back on the bench where he remained until returning to the floor to pick up foul number four with 7:47 left. Edwards’ night ended with 2:27 remaining and West Virginia trailing 69-66.
He finished with 15 points and six rebounds in just 22 minutes of action.
“The key to beating them was keeping them off the glass and when Jesse was not out there, we were really struggling to clean up anything,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “They had 18 offensive rebounds and 26 second-chance points, I don’t know who you are going to play and beat.”
West Virginia led 22-15 with 13:08 left in the first half before hitting one of its cold spells. The second half saw West Virginia go four minutes without a field goal during one stretch as St. John’s built a five-point lead. Then, another fieldgoal drought lasting five minutes allowed the Red Storm to expand their margin to seven, 58-51, with 7:41 left.
Soriano’s three-point play with 6:57 remaining gave St. John’s a 61-53 lead, its biggest of the game.
West Virginia fought back to make it a twopoint game with 2:01 remaining on Quinn Slazinski’s jumper, but Kobe Johnson, attempting to save the ball behind St. John’s basket, threw it back into play right to Nahiem Alleyne, who scored a critical layup with 1:33 remaining to give the Red Storm a two-possession lead.
Fatigue also showed up at the free throw line for the Mountaineers where they missed 10 in the second half after making 15 of 17 in the first half. For the game, West Virginia was 31 of 43 from the line against a St. John’s team that committed 30 fouls.
Recap
Pitt used the 3-ball to end its six-game losing streak to West Virginia with an 80-63 victory over the Mountaineers at the WVU Coliseum.
Pitt turned the tables behind forward Blake Hinson’s game-high 29 points, 26 of those coming from behind the arc. The 6-foot-8 senior made 9 of 15 from 3, the most 3s since Buffalo’s C.J. Massinburg connected on nine in Buffalo’s 99-94 victory over West Virginia on Nov. 9, 2018.
Those match the nine 3s Marshall’s Tamar Slay made against the Mountaineers at the Charleston Civic Center on Jan. 18, 2000.
“I was worried about Blake Hinson, and he came out ready to play,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “He’s a man amongst boys sometimes on that perimeter and he can usually get what he wants, and he did tonight. He got three times as many 3s as our team did.”
Pitt made 16 3s in the game. By comparison, West Virginia was just 3 of 20 from behind the arc and was outscored 25-3 by Pitt’s bench.
As has been the case in most of West Virginia’s games, the Mountaineers have been competitive in the first half before running out of gas after intermission. Pitt, leading 36-35 at halftime, took control of the game at the 15-minute mark and got its first double-digit lead with 12 minutes to go.
The Mountaineers had four field goals during a six-minute stretch when Pitt was raining 3s, which led to Pitt taking complete control of the game with a 17-point lead.
The Panthers’ biggest margin was 20 with 3:26 to go.
Guard Carlton Carrington contributed 16 points, Diaz Graham Guillermo added 15 and Ishmael Leggett contributed 10 for the Panthers.
West Virginia got 22 points from Quinn Slazinski and 20 points and nine rebounds from Jesse Edwards. Freshman Ofri Naveh chipped in with 11.
The Mountaineers shot 41.3% from the floor (22 of 53) and made 16 of 18 from the free throw line for 88.9%.
A positive development for WVU was the return of senior forward Akok Akok, who suffered a medical incident during West Virginia’s charity exhibition game against George Mason on Oct. 27. The medical staff cleared Akok to resume practicing this week and he was given the green light to play.
Akok was put into the game to a standing ovation with 13:46 left in the first half and finished with two rebounds and two blocks in eight minutes of action.
A season-high crowd of 12,301 attended the game.
Recap
West Virginia used a 17-9 run to begin the second half to down Drexel 66-60 at the WVU Coliseum.
Center Jesse Edwards led a balanced Mountaineer scoring attack with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including a critical breakaway dunk with 37 seconds left after Drexel had reduced West Virginia’s lead to four.
“It was a good win for us,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said.
The Dragons (5-5), which led by as many as nine points early, never trailed in the first half and took a 33-31 advantage into the locker room at intermission. Drexel shot 51.9% in the first half but in the second half it was a completely different story. The Dragons made just 12 of its 35 second-half field goal attempts, including five misses in a row during a critical six-minute stretch late in the second half.
The game turned in West Virginia’s favor with 9:20 remaining on Seth Wilson’s driving layup, which began an 8-2 Mountaineer run. WVU’s biggest lead was eight, 62-54, with 4:14 to go, but the Mountaineers were unable to expand their lead to double digits despite having several opportunities to do so.
Akok Akok, who returned to action three days earlier against Pitt after being sidelined for the first seven games of the season after suffering a medical emergency in the George Mason exhibition game, contributed five key points in succession early in the second half to help West Virginia get its lead and get the crowd into the game.
Wilson, who was mired in a 4-for-23 shooting slump over his last three games, got his first two 3-pointers to go down and finished with 11. Wilson and Akok keyed a West Virginia bench that outscored Drexel’s 19-14.
“Akok was able to give us more minutes and that’s going to increase as he gets in better shape,” Eilert said. “He was plus-15 in the 12 minutes he was out there and he made a couple of shots and it was a team effort in so many ways.”
The other telling stat today was points off turnovers - the Mountaineers leading that category 22 to 10.
Forward Quinn Slazinski contributed 14 points, despite an off night shooting the basketball.
Overall, West Virginia made 28 of 58 for 48.3%, including a much-improved 7-of-17 from 3-point distance. The game’s big 3 came from freshman Ofri Naveh with 5:19 remaining to give WVU a 6054 lead.
Drexel was led by guard Justin Moore’s gamehigh 20 points. Forward Amari Williams added 12 points and a game-high 15 rebounds in his headto-head matchup against Edwards.
GAME #11
RADFORD 66, WVU 65
Dec. 20, 2023 • WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
West Virginia battled back from an 18-point second half deficit before running out of gas in the final three minutes to fall to UMass 87-79 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Mountaineers used some torrid 3-point shooting to tie the game on Seth Wilson’s 3 with 9:04 left and was trailing 70-69 with 3:14 to go on Pat Suemnick’s follow-up basket.
WVU missed its next six shots during a two-minute stretch, which allowed the Minutemen to build their lead back to seven. It got to nine on two Diggins free throws and then to 10 on two more from Diggins at the line with just 48 seconds remaining.
UMass took care of business at the free throw line by making 25 of 32, including 14 of 15 during one stretch late in the game when WVU was fouling to try and get the ball back.
The Mountaineers (4-6) were bolstered by the services of guard Kerr Kriisa, coming off a nine-game suspension to begin the season, and guard Noah Farrakhan, who became eligible because of a U.S. District Court ruling earlier in the week that suspended the NCAA’s transfer waiver rule, but WVU’s key import was unable to go.
That’s guard RaeQuan Battle, who did not dress for the game because he has been battling flu-like symptoms.
Kriisa gave WVU a big lift with a game-high 20 points while Farrakhan contributed 15 in 18 minutes of action coming off the bench, but that wasn’t enough to slow down UMass’ inside tandem of Josh Cohen and Matt Cross, who combined to score 32 points and grab 20 rebounds.
The Minutemen completely dominated the glass, particularly once West Virginia’s Jesse Edwards went to the bench for a good portion of the second half because a hand injury. He did return briefly but scored a seasonlow two points on 1-of-7 shooting while grabbing just three rebounds.
UMass had a 47 to 32 edge in rebounding and outscored West Virginia 36 to 24 in the paint. In building its 15-point halftime lead, Massachusetts had a 19 to 0 advantage in fastbreak points.
Robert Davis Jr. came off the bench to score 18 and Diggins finished with 15 for the Minutemen.
Kriisa’s line in his WVU regular season debut was 20 points on 6-of-16 shooting with seven assists, two rebounds and three turnovers in 36 minutes of action.
Farrakhan was 7-of-11 from the floor for his 15 points, while handing out four assists before fouling out.
Forward Quinn Slazinski added 20 and forward Josiah Harris came off the bench to tally 10 after attending graduation earlier in the day. Harris is just 19 years old and will now begin work on a master’s degree.
Recap
Daquan Smith’s basket with 1.5 seconds left lifted Radford to a 66-65 come-from-behind victory over West Virginia in non-conference action at the WVU Coliseum.
The Mountaineers, playing without starting center Jesse Edwards and struggling to rebound the basketball, appeared to be in control of the game with three minutes left and leading 63-58. But three straight misses, two RaeQuan Battle and another by Noah Farrakhan, opened the door for the Highlanders to rally.
After Battle’s second miss, Kenyon Giles answered with a 3 at the other end.
Misses by Farrakhan, Giles, Battle and then Radford’s Bryan Antoine kept the score stuck at 63-61 when Eilert called timeout with 1:29. What came out of it was Farrakhan’s difficult turnaround basket with 1:18 remaining to give the Mountaineers a 65-61 lead.
Smith took the ball to the basket and scored a layup with 56 seconds left.
West Virginia got a great look when Kerr Kriisa found Patrick Suemnick near the basket, but the forward was unable to get shot falling away from the rim to go down.
Antoine was fouled at the other end by Suemick driving to the basket but was only able to get the first of two free throws to go down. Battle was fouled rebounding Antoine’s miss, went to the free throw line to shoot a one-andone, and watched his attempt roll off the rim with nine seconds left. Chandler Turner grabbed the rebound, got the ball to Smith on the wing and after mishandling the ball, he was able to regain control and get his shot to fall with 0.6 seconds showing on the clock.
Officials added nine-tenths of a second, but all WVU could get was a long 3-point try from Battle that missed everything.
The ending spoiled a 29-point season debut by Battle, whose transfer waiver denial required him to sit out the first nine games of the season. A stomach virus before the loss at Massachusetts delayed his debut another five days.
The Montana State transfer made 9-of-22 from the floor, 1-of-8 from 3, and 10-of-13 from the free throw line in his first WVU appearance.
Farrakhan, an Eastern Michigan transfer who made his season debut last Saturday with 15 points, followed that up with 16 points tonight.
The other seven players who got into the game for West Virginia contributed a combined 20 points on 9-of-29 shooting.
WVU was outrebounded 46-38 and missed six of its 17 free throw attempts, three of those coming in the second half.
GAME #12
WVU 91, TOLEDO 81
Dec. 23, 2023 • WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
Four West Virginia University men’s basketball players scored in double figures, led by RaeQuan Battle’s 29 points, as the Mountaineers led for 38:23 of 40 minutes to defeat Toledo, 91-81, in front of 10,693 fans at the WVU Coliseum.
Battle, playing in just his second game as a Mountaineer, scored 29 points for the second game in a row, shooting 9-of-15 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line.
Kerr Kriisa recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists in his third game as a Mountaineer. Kriisa became the first Mountaineer player to dish out 10 or more assists in a game since Jordan McCabe had 11 against TCU in 2019. In three games, Kriisa is nearly averaging eight assists per game.
Akok Akok nearly recorded a double-double with nine points and 12 rebounds in 24 minutes of action. He also blocked two shots.
Quinn Slazinski was the other Mountaineer in double figures, scoring 14 points. Josiah Harris added eight points, Ofri Naveh had three points and Pat Suemnick and Kobe Johnson each recorded two points.
The Mountaineers jumped out to an 18-point lead at 25-7 with 13:03 remaining in the first half. West Virginia led 45-33 at halftime.
Toledo did not go away in the second half, cutting the WVU lead to two points on four different occasions.
West Virginia shot 51.7 percent for the game and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Mountaineers outrebounded the Rockets, 35-34.
Josh Eilert: “First of all, I’d like to thank Mountaineer Nation. Looking at the box score, 10,693 on a family on a Saturday afternoon a couple of days before Christmas. It’s great to feel that support. We haven’t given them a lot to hang on to, but they back us and continue to back us. Shoutout to our fans for showing up and helping us get that win. We feed off that energy. We’ll be back here for conference play and the students will be back, and I’m excited to get that place rocking again. After the game, I met with the guys and the first thing I said, as everyone gave a standing ovation, ‘we finally outrebounded someone.’ We were plus one on the glass. Big credit to (fifth year forward) Akok Akok there, especially in the second half, really suring up some of those rebounding issues we were having, especially with the lack of size we have out there on the floor. It was a good win for us. We were certainly concerned about fast break points and defensive transition. They had a good game plan, and we came out hot. Wish we could’ve extended that lead, but we found a way to win.”
GAME #14
#3 HOUSTON 89, WVU 55
Jan. 6, 2024 • Fertitta Center Houston, Texas
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West Virginia took Ohio State to overtime, but the Buckeyes made enough plays down the stretch to hold on for a 78-75 victory over the Mountaineers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, as part of the Legends of Basketball Showcase triple-header.
The nightcap appeared headed toward a Buckeye rout when Ohio State took an early 2410 lead, but WVU switched to a 2-3 zone defense and outscored the Buckeyes 16-4 over the final eight minutes of the first half to trail 28-26 at intermission.
The Buckeyes (11-2) outscored WVU 12-4 during a four-minute stretch to begin the second half, pushing their lead back to 10, 40-30, but the Mountaineers kept hanging around.
A Josiah Harris three-point play reduced Ohio State’s lead to four, 42-38, with 13:10 left and then Noah Farrakhan’s turnaround jumper two minutes later made it a two-point game.
Ohio State answered with five quick points and then Scotty Middleton’s 3 gave the Buckeyes an eight-point lead, 50-42, with 9:38 to go.
West Virginia fought back once more, the Mountaineers getting a pair of baskets from Farrakhan and a 3 from RaeQuan Battle to keep it a one-possession game.
The Buckeyes got their lead back to nine, 5849, with 6:59 remaining yet couldn’t close the door. Patrick Suemnick’s three-point play and then a pair of Suemnick baskets 45 seconds apart tied the game at 65 with 29 seconds remaining.
Ohio State called timeout with 18 seconds left to draw up a game-winning shot, but Roddy Gayle Jr.’s turnaround jumper in the paint came up short.
The extra session saw Ohio State use the 3-ball to build its lead. Jamison Battle began overtime with a 3 from the wing, Gayle added another triple and Bruce Thornton hit a third with 2:03 left to push Ohio State’s margin back to six, 77-71. RaeQuan Battle’s two free throws reduced the lead to four, and then he came up with a steal and a dunk to make it a one-possession game with 50 seconds left.
From here, neither team could cash in at the free throw line. Ohio State’s Evan Mahaffey missed a pair with 20 seconds left and then Thornton opted to foul Kerr Kriisa with 12 seconds remaining and the Buckeyes leading by three.
Kriisa missed the front end of the one-and-one, Jamison Battle grabbed the rebound and Ohio State was able to run out the clock.
Ohio State made just 2-of-15 from behind the arc in the first half before discovering its shooting stroke after intermission. The Buckeyes hit 9-of-19 for the remainder of the game to finish 11-of-34 overall. West Virginia could only make on 5 of its 22 triples.
Recap
Third-ranked Houston got 20 points from Baylor transfer LJ Cryer and used a suffocating defense to defeat West Virginia 89-55 at the Feritta Center in Houston, Texas.
It was Houston’s first-ever Big 12 game.
Ja’Vier Francis contributed 13 points and Jamal Shead handed out 11 assists for the Cougars.
“The way they play it’s not a good matchup for us, by any means,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “You look at the rebounding and we ended up 40-34, which is better than I thought it would be, but they just made shots.”
Houston jumped on West Virginia early and got a double-digit lead at the 10-minute mark of the first half on Cryer’s pullup jumper. Then, the Cougars used an 11-2 run over the next five minutes to build a 36-15 lead with 4:23 remaining in the first half.
The Cougars got it to 27 on Cryer’s 3-point jumper with 35 seconds until intermission. Houston’s biggest lead of the game was 39 points with 12:05 left in the game.
West Virginia’s RaeQuan Battle, who came into the game averaging 27.3 points in the three games he’s played, was 1-of-9 from the floor and finished with just 4 points. Forward Pat Suemnick led the Mountaineers with 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting coming off the bench.
Suemnick also grabbed five rebounds.
No other WVU player reached double figures.
“The ball was sticking, and they did a really good job in those traps,” Eilert said. “We needed to take advantage of what they were giving us, and we weren’t doing that. We’ve got to make teams pay when they’re doing that, and they didn’t have to make any adjustments because we weren’t.
“They do as good as anyone in the country I’ve seen at closing out with speed and physicality,” Eilert added.
West Virginia made just 18 of its 56 field goal attempts for 32.1%, including 4 of 23 from 3-point distance for 17.4%.
Houston was 9 of 8 from behind the arc and shot 53% overall for the game.
“We saw this last year in an early game at Texas in the league and we’ve got to learn quick and turn the page,” Eilert said. “We play a good Kansas State at home and we’ve got to be more disciplined and take our game plan from the practice court to the game floor.”
West Virginia fell to 6-6 all-time in Big 12 opening games. It marked the ninth time in 12 years that WVU opened Big 12 Conference play on the road.
GAME #15
KANSAS STATE 81, WVU 67
Jan. 9, 2024 • WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
Kansas State limited West Virginia to just five points during a seven-minute stretch at the start of the second half in recording an 81-67 victory over the Mountaineers at the WVU Coliseum.
Fueled by six 3-point field goals, 12 free throws and RaeQuan Battle’s 18 points, West Virginia overcame some torrid K-State first-half shooting to lead the Wildcats 42-40 at the break.
But WVU tallied just one field goal over an eight-minute stretch in the second half to drop its second Big 12 decision of the season. Turnovers by Kerr Kriisa and Battle on consecutive possessions resulted in five quick Kansas State points and a lead the Wildcats would never relinquish.
Battle, who was 4-of-6 from the floor and 8-of9 from the free throw line in the first half, could only get one of his seven second-half field goal attempts to go down to finish with 21 points.
“For the most part, K-State’s defensive buy-in in the second half was impressive,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “They turned the page and they really got after us in the second half and took us out of everything we were trying to do.”
Kansas State (12-3, 2-0) outscored West Virginia 41-25 after intermission primarily by getting whatever it wanted close to the basket and bottling the Mountaineers up on the other end of the floor. In the second half, West Virginia (5-10, 0-2) shot 8-of-26 from the floor, was outrebounded 23 to 11 and allowed the Wildcats to score on 19 of their 33 possessions.
K-State outscored WVU 44 to 22 in the paint, out-rebounded the Mountaineers 35 to 22 and had a 17 to 5 advantage in points off turnovers.
For the game, Kansas State made 28 of 52 from the floor for 53.8% and converted 19 of 23 from the free throw line for 82.6%. The Wildcats were 11 of 12 from the foul line after intermission.
Guard Cam Carter led all scorers with 23 points, getting 10 of those from the free throw line.
David N’Guessan contributed 17 points on 7-of8 shooting, while Arthur Kaluma also chipped in with 17 on 6-of-9 shooting for the Wildcats, winning for just the third time at the Coliseum in 12 appearances.
Noah Farrakhan and Kriisa scored 11 each for West Virginia, which shot 39.2% from the floor for the game.
To give his team a spark, Eilert tweaked his starting lineup with Josiah Harris and Patrick Suemnick getting the nod over Quinn Slazinski and Akok Akok.
A crowd of 10,063 attended the Big 12 home opener.
GAME #17 #15 OKLAHOMA 77, WVU 63
Jan.
17, 2024 • Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Okla.
Recap
West Virginia got a career-high 16 points from Patrick Suemnick to knock off 25th-ranked Texas 76-73 at the WVU Coliseum.
Suemnick, who recently got into the starting lineup, made 5 of his 7 field goal attempts, including a couple of pretty one-handed reverse dunks; made 6 of 12 from the free throw line and grabbed six rebounds.
Kerr Kriisa and RaeQuan Battle contributed 14 each, while Quinn Slazinski added 13 coming off the bench.
The outcome of the game was determined at the free throw line where West Virginia got 20 more attempts than the Longhorns. Texas was over the foul limit with 11:34 left in the game and WVU cashed in, making 11 of its final 15 free throws.
Texas (12-4, 1-2) turned the ball over 22 times and despite having a significant size advantage over West Virginia, was outrebounded by one, 3231.
Kriisa’s 3-point shooting in the first half kept West Virginia in the game, but forward Akok Akok hit perhaps the biggest 3 from near the Mountaineer bench to give WVU a 52-46 lead with 10:05 left.
Akok also recorded a big block when Max Abmas tried to score close to the basket and then recorded a dunk at the other end with 45.2 seconds left to give WVU a 70-65 lead.
West Virginia’s biggest lead was 11, 59-48, with 5:45 remaining on a pair of Slazinski free throws.
Abmas, who finished with a game-high 32 points, kept Texas within reach on 3s with 2:29 left, with 1:30 left and with 22 seconds left to make it a one-possession game.
After the Abmas 3 and Texas’ 30-second timeout, West Virginia broke full-court pressure leading to two Slazinski free throws. Abmas made two free throws at the other end with 14 seconds left, and once again, WVU got through pressure leading to a pair of Battle free throws one second later.
Abmas, trying to maneuver into position to try another 3, dribbled the ball off his foot at midcourt and into the arms of Slazinski, who was fouled by Abmas with nine seconds left. Slazinski made the first of two and Abmas ended the game with his seventh 3.
Texas was only able to get four minutes out of starting center Kadin Shedrick, who has been dealing with back spasms.
Disu chipped in with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting before he fouled out with 2:16 remaining.
The Longhorns shot just 45.3% for the game and was outscored 25 to 9 by West Virginia’s bench.
The Mountaineers shot 53% in the second half and 44.7% overall for the game.
Recap
No. 15 Oklahoma used a dominant inside performance in the second half to defeat West Virginia 77-63 at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
The Sooners scored 40 points in the paint, 24 of those in the second half.
Oklahoma controlled the glass, 33 to 19, and limited West Virginia to just three field goals over the first six minutes of the second half to take control of the game.
OU’s lead swelled to 11 on John Hugley IV’s two free throws, and then to 15 on Rivaldo Soares’ 3-pointer with 10:51 remaining.
The Sooners’ biggest lead was 19 points with 7:52 left and never dipped below 12.
“The things that stand out most to me are fastbreak points and second-chance points, not to mention the rebounds,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “We didn’t rebound it whatsoever. We credited the win against Texas and the way we approached the game in terms of everyone’s got one and take away all those second-chance points.”
Forward Jalon Moore led all scorers with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting. The Georgia Tech transfer grabbed five rebounds, assisted on two baskets and made two of his three free throw attempts.
Soares and guard Javian McCollum contributed 13 points each while sophomore guard Otega Oweh finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Oklahoma shot 63.6% in the second half (14 of 24) primarily because of its decision to get the ball close to the basket. In the first half, the Sooners shot just 37.9% with seven of those misses coming from behind the 3-point arc.
Oklahoma scored on 36 of its 70 offensive possessions in a game with just three lead changes and two ties.
West Virginia’s last lead was 18-16 with 6:16 left in the first half.
Guard Noah Farrakhan led the Mountaineers with 14 points on 6 of 11 shooting. RaeQuan Battle added 12 but struggled from the field by connecting on only 4 of his 13 shot attempts.
Quinn Slazinski was the only other WVU player to reach double figures with 10.
The Mountaineers made 21 of their 46 field goal attempts for 45.7%, including 7 of 23 from 3-point range for 30.4%, and turned the ball over 16 times leading to 16 OU points.
“We weren’t there tonight. We were a step slow,” Eilert said. “Our minds were a step slow. Our bodies were a step slow and we didn’t get any 50-50 balls.
GAME #18
WVU 91, #3 KANSAS 85
Jan. 20, 2024 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
West Virginia used some torrid 3-point shooting and some clutch free throw shooting down the stretch to upset third-ranked Kansas 91-85 at the WVU Coliseum.
Of all the wins West Virginia has had against Kansas at the WVU Coliseum – six of them coming from 2014 through 2021 – this one was the most unlikely.
The Jayhawks shot 53.8% from the floor, outscored the Mountaineers 44 to 26 in the paint and 16 to 8 in fastbreak points. But West Virginia made 9-of-11 from 3 at one point in the first half and converted 21 of 25 from the free throw line, including 9-of-10 in the final 34 seconds of the game to pull off a stunner.
Overall, West Virginia made 12 of 21 from behind the arc, hit 29 of 56 overall, and outrebounded Kansas 31 to 22.
West Virginia had a minus-1.6 deficit on the glass for the season and grabbed just three offensive rebounds at Oklahoma, but got nine offensive boards against the Jayhawks, including four from Patrick Suemnick, who scored a careerhigh 20 points against KU’s 7-foot-2 center Hunter Dickinson.
The biggest offensive rebounds were grabbed late in the game by Battle, off Noah Farrakhan’s miss leading to two Quinn Slazinski free throws with 34 seconds left. Then another offensive rebound, this one from Slazinski, came after his second free throw attempt fell short leading to two more successful free throws.
Kerr Kriisa’s two free throws with 20 seconds left, two more by Noah Farrakhan that were sandwiched between Kevin McCullar’s 3 from the wing that was changed to a 2 after a replay review, and two more from Kriisa after he stole Dickinson’s inbound pass sealed the victory.
Battle led the Mountaineers with 23 points on 7 of 14 shooting and scored frequently in the first half against three different defenders.
Suemnick’s career-high scoring total came on 8 of 15 from the floor and 4 of 6 from the foul line. Kriisa chipped in with 15, including some big early 3s in the first half to help the Mountaineers score a season-high 51 points in the first half.
Kansas (15-3, 3-2) kept pace with McCullar scoring a game-high 24 points on 10 of 14 shooting. There were 18 lead changes and 10 ties during the game. Kansas’ biggest lead was seven with 16:13 left in the first half and WVU’s biggest lead was seven with 6:49 left in the game.
The victory over third-ranked Kansas was Eilert’s second against a ranked team in a span of a week and West Virginia’s first against a top-5-ranked opponent since knocking off No. 4 Baylor 76-64 on March 7, 2020, at the Coliseum.
GAME #20
OKLAHOMA STATE 70, WVU 66
Jan. 27, 2024 • Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Okla.
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GAME #21
WVU 69, CINCINNATI 65
Jan. 31, 2024 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
UCF made twice as many free throws as West Virginia attempted to defeat the Mountaineers 72-59 at Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida.
The Knights converted just one more field goal than the Mountaineers (22 to 21) but made a steady march to the foul line where they cashed in. UCF hit 21 of 25, compared to just 6 of 10 for WVU in a game that saw guard RaeQuan Battle’s night end with 10:52 left when he was called for a double technical foul and was ejected from the game.
Battle, West Virginia’s leading scorer, finished with just 5 points on 2 of 6 shooting.
No starter scored more than Kerr Kriisa’s 9 points and Josiah Harris came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points on five 3-point field goals to lead WVU. He also added a team-high eight rebounds.
UCF, which led by as many as 21 points near the midway point of the second half, never trailed after starting the game on an 8-0 run.
The Knights outscored West Virginia 26 to 16 in the paint, 24 to 6 in fastbreak points and 18 to 5 off turnovers. UCF had a 45 to 34 advantage on the glass, made 10 steals, forced 11 turnovers and limited West Virginia to just 36.2% shooting, the Mountaineers connecting on just 21 of their 58 field goal attempts.
Forward Patrick Suemnick, coming off a careerhigh 20 points in the win against No. 3 Kansas, failed to score tonight by missing all six of his field goal attempts before fouling out late in the game.
Jaylin Sellers paced UCF with 18 points, Ibrahima Diallo contributed 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds while Antwann Jones finished with 13.
“You look back at the UMass game and you look back at the Houston game, I worry so much about freedom of movement and we’re not the biggest, strongest dudes on the block and that’s the type of game (UCF) plays,” Eilert said. “If you don’t have a lot of freedom of movement and you can’t go downhill on people when they’re hip checking you and steering you, it’s a hard game to create advantages.
“They played downhill, and we were going side-to-side and that was probably the difference in the game,” Eilert added.
Jesse Edwards, who dressed for last week’s game against Kansas but did not see the court, was dressed again as he tries to come back from a wrist injury. Edwards missed his ninth straight game since fracturing his wrist in the Massachusetts loss on Dec. 16.
Recap
Oklahoma State outscored West Virginia 6-0 over the game’s 53 seconds to defeat the Mountaineers 70-66 at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
West Virginia was leading the Cowboys 64-62 with 2:26 to go on a Jesse Edwards free throw. Edwards was seeing his first game action since injuring his wrist in the UMass loss back on Dec. 16.
After Edwards’ free throw, OSU tied the game on Brandon Garrison’s free throws with 1:27 remaining. Akok Akok was fouled by Javon Small 15 seconds later and made two free throws to put West Virginia back in the lead, 66-64, but Small answered with a big 3 to put the Cowboys ahead 67-66.
Noah Farrakhan couldn’t get his layup attempt to go down at the other end, and Akok had the ball stolen by Garrison after grabbing the offensive rebound. Out of that came a foul by Kerr Kriisa, who put Garrison back at the line with 27 seconds showing on the clock. Garrison made both and Akok’s unsuccessful 3-point shot at the other end gave OSU the ball with 10 seconds left.
Following a timeout, RaeQuan Battle fouled Garrison with nine seconds left. He missed the first one but made the second to give OSU a twopossession advantage, which ultimately ended up being the final score of the contest.
West Virginia, seeking its first road victory of the year, led for more than half of the game, including a seven-point advantage, 61-54, with 5:08 left on Quinn Slazinski’s 3. Unfortunately, the Mountaineers’ only other field goal over the remaining 5:08 was Patrick Suemnick’s layup with 3:03 to go.
Edwards played 16 minutes in his first game action in more than a month and finished with 4 points and four rebounds.
Edwards was 2 of 5 at the line today.
Kriisa led all scorers with 21 points, including 18 from 3-point distance. The guard finished 6-of8 from behind the 3-point arc and 6 of 9 overall.
Slazinski chipped in with 18 on 7 of 12 shooting coming off the bench.
Oklahoma State, which snapped its six-game Big 12 losing streak to begin conference play and lost seven games by five points or less, got 20 points from Garrison, 15 from Small and 10 from guard John-Michael Wright.
The contest was once again decided at the free throw line where the Cowboys made more free throws than the Mountaineers attempted, as was the case in Tuesday’s loss at UCF. OSU was 20 of 26 at the line while WVU finished 8 of 12.
Recap
Jesse Edwards didn’t make many free throws, but he made the one that counted. The senior’s free throw with 21 seconds left gave West Virginia a four-point lead and enough cushion to defeat Cincinnati 69-65 at the WVU Coliseum.
The Mountaineers overcame a double-digit, second-half deficit because it had Edwards back in the lineup.
The Syracuse transfer scored a season-high 25 points, 19 of those coming in the second half, and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Mountaineers snap a two-game losing streak and continue their strong recent play at the WVU Coliseum.
Cincinnati had the Mountaineers dead in the water with 6:29 left when Simas Lukosius’ jumper gave the Bearcats a 60-50 lead.
But it took WVU just 3:17 to erase it. After a Quinn Slazinski free throw, Edwards followed up RaeQuan Battle’s miss with a dunk and then tacked on a layup off a pretty pick-and-roll feed from Slazinski. Edwards rebounded Dan Skillings Jr.’s missed 3 and the ball eventually found its way to Slazinski beyond the top of the key where he got his 3 to go down, reducing UC’s lead to 60-58.
West Virginia turned Lukosius’ turnover into more points on an Edwards dunk at the other end. Edwards completed the 12-0 run with a layup to give WVU a 62-60 lead with 1:47 left.
Viktor Lakhin’s 3 untied it, but Battle answered with a long 3 right in front of WVU’s bench with 1:04 left. Missed 3s by Day Day Thomas and Skillings allowed WVU to extend its lead to five on free throws by Kriisa, Edwards and Slazinski, the big one coming from Edwards.
Edwards was 9-of-9 from the floor in the second half and finished the game making 11 of 17. He was only 3 of 9 from the free throw line because the wrist on his shooting hand was heavily bandaged as a result of fracturing it in the loss at Massachusetts six weeks ago.
Edwards became the first player in school history to have 25 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots in a game.
West Virginia shot 47.1% from the floor and had a 16 to 6 advantage at the free throw line against the Bearcats. WVU outscored UC 34 to 30 in the paint and 22 to 12 off the Bearcats’ 13 turnovers.
Slazinski chipped in with 15, while Kriisa and Battle scored 10 each.
Skillings led Cincinnati with 15 points, while Lukosius scored 13 and Thomas contributed 12, three of those coming from behind the 3-point arc.
GAME #23
TEXAS 94, WVU 58
Feb. 10, 2024 • Moody Center
Austin, Texas
Recap
Foussyni Traore got an emergency start at center and responded with a season-high 24 points in leading 22nd-ranked BYU to an 86-73 victory over West Virginia at the WVU Coliseum.
BYU’s regular starting center, Aly Khalifa, did not make the trip to Morgantown because of illness.
The Cougars overcame some cold first-half shooting to connect on 54.8% of their field goal attempts in the second half, including 8-of-19 from behind the arc.
West Virginia coach Josh Eilert points to BYU’s 19 second-chance points off nine offensive rebounds as a deciding factor in the game.
“They do a good enough job in the half court and to get those extra 3s were a killer,” he said. “When you combine second-chance and fastbreak scoring, that’s 27 points right there and those are easy buckets.”
After seeing its 17-point lead whittled down to six, 67-61, BYU got a Richie Saunders bank-shot 3 ahead of the shot clock to push the Cougars’ lead back to nine. Another 3 by Trevin Knell answered two RaeQuan Battle free throws to make it an eight-point lead.
More triples by Jaxson Robinson and Dallin Hall pushed the margin back to 14 with 1:27 remaining.
“Those were demoralizing shots and credit to them because they went in,” Eilert said.
Overall, BYU was 32 of 66 from the floor for 48.5% and 13 of 36 from 3 for 36.1%. The Cougars came into the game averaging more than 12 3-pointers per game.
Spencer Johnson contributed 15 points and Robinson tallied 12 for the Cougars.
Traore, at 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds, was giving up five inches to West Virginia’s starting center Jesse Edwards and two inches to backup Patrick Suemnick. Traore drew a couple of early fouls on Edwards to send him to the bench and then began working on the others.
He was 10 of 15 from the floor, 4 of 4 from the free throw line and grabbed nine rebounds.
BYU assisted on 19 of its 32 field goals and turned the ball over just eight times.
West Virginia, which had its three-game home winning streak snapped, got a season-high 23 points from guard Kerr Kriisa, who made 8 of his 14 field goal attempts including half of his 10 3-point tries.
Edwards scored 16 on 7-of-9 shooting while Battle finished with 14.
Recap
Dylan Disu’s 27 points led Texas to a 94-58 victory over West Virginia at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
Disu was one of five Longhorn players to reach double figures in the 36-point victory. Max Abmas and Tyrese Hunter contributed 19 each, Chendall Weaver scored 13 and Dillon Mitchell added 12 for Texas.
The Longhorns began the game with impressive offensive efficiency and ended the game making 36 of their 70 field goal attempts for 51.4%. In the first half, they made 65.7% of their field goal attempts, including 7-of-7 from Disu.
After the game was tied 7-7, Texas scored 20 of the game’s next 24 points to build a 16-point lead. A Disu 3 got the lead to 20 and it eventually got to 27 with 1:15 left in the half on Abmas’ 3.
UT assisted on 28 of its 36 field goal attempts and turned West Virginia’s 15 turnovers into 29 points.
“That’s the game right there,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “They were 100% the aggressor and they took it to us. It was a physical game and when teams are really physical with us, we struggle. We struggled against UMass. We struggled against Houston’s physicality and I don’t know how we correct that, but 100% that was their game plan.”
From behind the 3-point arc, Texas made 15 of 32 with Disu accounted for seven of those. Abmas made five and Hunter with three.
West Virginia shot 38.2% overall, but just 29% in the second half when Eilert removed his starters and played his backups when the game got out of hand.
Center Jesse Edwards scored 17 points, making 7-of-9 from the floor, while grabbing a gamehigh nine rebounds. Guards Noah Farrakhan scored 11 and RaeQuan Battle added 10 for the Mountaineers.
This game was very similar to last year’s 34-point loss in the Moody Center when Rodney Terry’s Longhorns made better than 50% of their 3-point attempts and scored 94 points.
West Virginia defeated Texas 76-73 in Morgantown in January.
A paid attendance of 10,073 watched these two teams play each other for the final time during the regular season in Austin. Texas is leaving the Big 12 for the SEC next season.
TCU forced West Virginia into a seasonhigh 19 turnovers in the 81-65 victory over the Mountaineers at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Those 19 turnovers resulted in 26 points, 18 of those coming on fastbreaks – a category TCU leads the country by averaging 20.2 points per game.
“(TCU plays) so physical that I knew turnovers were going to be their bread and butter going downhill after creating those turnovers,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said afterward. “When you turn it over 19 times, and they get 26 points off your turnovers there’s the game right there.”
This one got out of hand right around the time Jesse Edwards picked up his second flagrant 1 foul of the game when he got tangled up in the paint with TCU’s Ernest Udeh Jr., who was forced to leave the floor with blood on his lip.
Trevian Tennyson came into the game to make the two free throws and then on the ensuing possession, Jameer Nelson Jr. knocked down a jumper to push TCU’s lead to 18.
The Horned Frogs’ largest margin was 22 points, 77-55, with 5:02 left.
With two minutes remaining, the Mountaineers had two players injured on the same play. While Noah Farrakhan was turning his ankle trying to advance the basketball, Kerr Kriisa injured his shoulder attempting to retrieve the loose ball and out of it came Udeh’s slam dunk.
TCU’s 81 points was spread around equally from the nine players who got on the floor - 14 each coming from Nelson Jr., Tennyson and Emanuel Miller. JaKobe Coles contributed 11 coming off the bench.
West Virginia’s late offensive flurry got its shooting up to 38.9% for the game, while secondchance points (15 to 4), bench points (24 to 5) and points in the paint (44 to 18) all favored TCU.
“We didn’t have it tonight in any way, shape or form,” Eilert said. “When the pressure gets turned up it really affects us and when the physicality gets turned up it really affects us.”
RaeQuan Battle led the Mountaineers with 21 points on 7-of-17 shooting. Quinn Slazinski contributed 15 on 6-of-11 shooting while Kriisa finished with 13 on 5-of-9 shooting before his late exit.
“We’ve got to do some soul searching. We’ve got to figure out what we can do to match the physicality of this league and what we can correct,” Eilert said.
GAME #26
WVU 76, UCF 67
Feb. 20, 2024 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
22 Nils
Recap
Six different Baylor players reached double figures to defeat West Virginia 94-81 at the WVU Coliseum.
The 12th-ranked Bears shot 54% from the floor and took advantage of a Mountaineer defense that has given up 86, 94 and 81 points in their last three losses to BYU, Texas and TCU.
Baylor scored on 63.1% of its 65 offensive possessions, turned 14 Mountaineer turnovers into 20 points and made 12 from behind the 3-point arc. The Bears’ largest lead was 22, 71-49, with 10:51 left in the game.
“The easiest shot in basketball is a step-in shot and when they are getting them in second-chance opportunities, or just kicking it out, every coach knows those are the shots that you work on while growing up are those step-in shots coming right back at you,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “We’ve got to clean up our defensive rebounding and limit them to one shot.”
West Virginia (8-17, 3-9) rallied late to cut Baylor’s lead to nine, 89-80, on RaeQuan Battle’s 3, but the Bears took care of things at the free throw line. Baylor’s final 15 points of the game came at the line; the last field goal was Ja’Kobe Walter’s 3 with 6:21 to go.
Walter led the Bears with 23 points, although he missed 11 of his 17 field goal tries. Jayden Nunn made 7 of 11 and finished with 20, RayJ Dennis added 18 on 4-of-8 shooting and 7-foot center Yves Missi made all five of his field goal attempts and ended with 13. Jaylen Bridges and Josh Ojianwuna scored 10 each.
West Virginia got a game-high 25 points from Battle before he fouled out with 25 seconds to go. Battle was 8 of 16 from the floor and hit 4 of 8 from behind the 3-point arc. Jesse Edwards contributed 21 points on 8 of 10 shooting and nearly missed a double-double with nine rebounds. However, he only played 24 minutes tonight because of early foul trouble.
Overall, the Mountaineers shot 53.6%, making 30 of their 56 field goal attempts.
Baylor was 22 of 30 from the free throw line to West Virginia’s 19 of 27.
Baylor led 42-34 at halftime.
An announced paid crowd of 12,558 attended the game.
The Bears have now won six in a row over the Mountaineers since West Virginia’s last victory here against them on March 7, 2020, before COVID ended the season.
Baylor is 8-4 in this building and owns a 17-8 advantage in the overall series.
“We’ve got to control what we can control, and we can’t wait to fight, we’ve got to have that sense of urgency every single four-minute segment like our hair is on fire,” Eilert said.
Recap
West Virginia snapped a four-game losing skid with a 77-67 Mountaineer victory at the WVU Coliseum.
WVU got 24 points from RaeQuan Battle and 15 points and 10 rebounds from Jesse Edwards.
The Mountaineers opted to use a lot of zone defense and let the Knights bomb away from the 3-point line. UCF complied by taking more than half of its 70 shot attempts from behind the arc (38), converting just eight for 23.7%.
West Virginia, meanwhile, shot 7-of-14 from behind the arc and got 26 points in the paint, mostly from Edwards who did not play in Orlando when UCF defeated West Virginia by 13 points. Ibrahima Diallo, who scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the first meeting, was a non-factor with Edwards back on the floor. Diallo scored just 3 points on 1-of-2 shooting with four rebounds in 16 minutes of action.
UCF’s leading scorer, Jaylin Sellers, who had a game-high 18 points in Orlando, was held to just 6 on 1-of-11 shooting.
WVU, meanwhile, got 14 points from forward Quinn Slazinski, who did a nice job handling the basketball late in the game when UCF used pressure to try and speed things up to get back in it.
West Virginia began by scoring nine of the game’s first 11 points and built its first doubledigit lead since the Texas game more than a month ago back on Jan. 13. The Mountaineers’ biggest lead of the first half was 13 with 4:21 remaining.
The Knights (13-12, 4-9) managed to avoid a shot-clock violation when Darius Johnson was credited with a bank-shot 3 ahead of the buzzer, and two West Virginia points were taken off the scoreboard after a replay review wiped off Noah Farrakhan’s layup and Sellers was credited with a block.
Later, Johnson’s goal-tend basket was also taken away by replay review and Akok Akok was awarded a block at the conclusion of the first half, giving the Mountaineers a 37-30 halftime lead.
After Shermarri Allen’s layup to begin the second half, West Virginia got five quick points from Battle and Slazinski to get its lead back to 10. The margin remained between 8-to-10 points until the nine-minute mark when Josiah Harris ‘corner 3 and Kobe Johnson’s driving layup gave WVU a 58-45 advantage with 8:55 left.
WVU’s biggest lead was 15 with 1:38 and 1:08 remaining. West Virginia outrebounded UCF 42 to 36 and never trailed.
Johnson led all scorers with a career-high 29 points on 10 of 23 shooting. Marchelus Avery was the only other Knight to reach double figures with 14.
GAME #27
#6 IOWA STATE 71, WVU 64
Feb. 24, 2024 • Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa.
Recap
Tamin Lipsey’s 14 points led a balanced Iowa State attack in the sixth-ranked Cyclones’ 71-64 victory over West Virginia in Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
Iowa State got at least six points from eight different players on the night, and all but one player got into the scoring column.
Guard Curtis Jones was the only other Iowa State player to reach double digits with 12.
ISU led for more than half of a game that saw just three lead changes and three ties. West Virginia’s last lead was 51-50 with 9:05 left in the game on Kobe Johnson’s 3 before Tre King answered with a jumper and Robert Jones followed with two free throws.
Another Jones jumper in the paint after Jesse Edwards was called for traveling made it a fivepoint advantage.
Iowa State’s biggest lead of the game was 13 with 3:27 to go off King’s fastbreak layup.
West Virginia (9-18, 4-10) turned the ball over 23 times resulting in 29 Iowa State points and the Cyclones’ bench outscored West Virginia’s 27 to 10, which were the differences in the game.
The Mountaineers got 12 each from Johnson and Kerr Kriisa, Quinn Slazinski scored 11 and Edwards finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. West Virginia made 10-of-24 from behind the 3-point arc and used that outside shooting to jump out to an early 11-2 lead.
Iowa State remains undefeated at home this season with a 17-0 record and is now 7-5 against West Virginia in games played here. WVU came into today’s game having won eight of its last nine against Iowa State and 12 of the last 16 regular season games in the series.
WVU’s last road victory came here, 72-69, on Feb. 27 of last season.
GAME #29
Recap
West Virginia’s second-half comeback ran out of gas in overtime. The Wildcats outscored the Mountaineers 15-11 in the extra session to claim a 94-90 victory and avoid an epic second half collapse at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
Leading by 25 points with 13:04 remaining, the Wildcats went ice cold and the Mountaineers scored 33 of 41 points over the next 11 minutes to tie the game at 74 on Quinn Slazinski’s baseline jumper with 2:54 showing on the clock.
A missed Tylor Perry jumper opened the door for Kerr Kriisa to bang a 3 and give West Virginia its first lead, 77-74, since RaeQuan Battle scored the game’s opening basket. Two Kriisa free throws pushed the lead to four, 79-75, with 1:02 left, and the Mountaineers had an opportunity to make it a four-point lead again with 24 seconds left when Jesse Edwards was fouled trying to follow Slazinski’s missed 3.
But Edwards missed both free throws and Kriisa fouled Perry at the other end where he made both with 15 seconds to go.
Kriisa’s try to win the game was off the mark as the horn sounded.
In overtime, Edwards made the first free throw to give West Virginia a brief one-point lead, but Perry quickly unknotted it with a 3 and then Edwards’ night was finished when he fouled David N’guessan after missing a layup.
Kriisa missed his next two 3s, helping K-State build its lead to six, 87-81, with 1:59 remaining. Battle snapped the field goal drought with a 3, and then made another one to get the margin back to one with 35 seconds left.
Perry hit two free throws at the other end to put K-State ahead by three, and the Wildcats opted to foul and put the Mountaineers on the free throw line to avoid a game-tying 3. Kriisa made both, but Perry was fouled once again four seconds later and he made two more free throws.
WVU had a chance to tie it with five seconds remaining, but Battle was off target with his 3 and Slazinski couldn’t come up with the offensive rebound when replay review showed that the ball went out of bounds off him.
A Cam Carter free throw one second later iced the game for Kansas State, which is now 7-0 in overtime games this year and 12-0 in two seasons under coach Jerome Tang.
Battle’s 28 and Kriisa’s career-high 25 led the Mountaineers. Forward Pat Suemnick added 10 points and four rebounds coming off the bench to spell Edwards, who struggled on the floor making just 1 of 9 and also at the free throw line where he was 3 of 9.
The Wildcats swept the season series, having won 81-67 in Morgantown back on Jan. 9.
Recap
Texas Tech overcame an early 16-point deficit to defeat West Virginia 81-70 at the WVU Coliseum.
The Red Raiders won their 20th game of the season by dominating a second half that saw them outscore the Mountaineers 42-25. After intermission, the Red Raiders, now 20-8 and 9-7, scored on 18 of their 32 offensive possessions, converting 16 of their 28 field goal attempts, including seven-of-15 from 3-point distance.
West Virginia, which began the game leading 20-4, did a 180 in the second half by scoring on just 12 of its 31 possessions as a result of taking poor shots.
When Jesse Edwards was able to get the ball near the basket, he scored. Overall, he made eight of his 10 field goal attempts and added two free throws for a team-high 18 points, but there were too many instances when the Mountaineers either took ill-advised shots, turned the ball over or failed to get open whenever Edwards had the ball and was double- and triple-teamed.
“We made some really hard shots early and sometimes that’s fool’s gold,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “When those difficult shots go in early you think you can live off that, and you can’t live on it.”
There were also a couple of instances when Edwards got the ball late in the game and Texas Tech chose to foul him. He has made 15 of his last 30 free throw attempts and finished converting just two of five from the line.
Texas Tech erased West Virginia’s 45-39 halftime lead within the first three minutes of the second half and eventually wrestled control of the game during a two-minute stretch around the sixminute mark on free throws by Chance McMillian, a Pop Isaacs layup and Darrion Williams’ secondchance jumper.
Back-to-back triples by Williams and McMillian, the second coming with 1:42 left to put Tech ahead by 12, put the game out of reach.
Texas Tech, playing without 7-foot center Warren Washington, got exceptional play from its backcourt, including a game-high 21 points from former Mountaineer guard Joe Toussaint, who was making his return to the Coliseum.
Toussaint finished nine-of-17 from the floor, handed out seven assists and made three steals.
RaeQuan Battle scored 15 and Kriisa added 10 for a WVU team that shot better than 50% from the floor (25 of 49) and still lost. That also happened in the Mountaineers’ 13-point home defeat to Baylor back on Feb. 17 when they connected on 27 of their 51 field goal tries for 52.9%. WVU began the game making eight of its first 11 triples before cooling off and ending nine of 22.
TCU scored on 58% of its offensive possessions to deposit West Virginia 93-81 on Senior Night at the WVU Coliseum.
Beforehand, the Mountaineers recognized their six seniors, Akok Akok, RaeQuan Battle, Jesse Edwards, Kerr Kriisa, Quinn Slazinski and Pat Suemnick, but it was the Horned Frogs doing the celebrating. TCU won for the first time ever at the Coliseum in its 12th appearance on the basis of some impressive offensive efficiency.
“We just couldn’t get stops,” West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said. “Credit to them, they made open shots.”
The Frogs began with a Jameer Nelson Jr. 3, built an early 15-4 lead and never trailed in a game that saw both teams shoot better than 50% from the floor.
The Mountaineers (9-21, 4-13) actually out-shot TCU 56.9% to 55.6% from the floor, but couldn’t cash in at the free throw line, specifically Edwards, who missed 12 of his 18 attempts.
Otherwise, the senior was unstoppable. He made 15 of 19 from the floor for a career-high 36 points.
Battle, also playing his final game at the Coliseum, scored 13 while Slazinski finished with 11.
Forward Emanuel Miller led four double-figure scorers with 21 points on eight of 13 shooting. Nelson Jr. contributed 17, Micah Peavy tallied 16 and Chuck O’Bannon came off the bench to chip in with 11.
TCU’s largest lead was 23 points with 5:29 left in the first half and it led 53-38 at halftime.
“We just didn’t have that pop at the beginning of the game getting ourselves in a 23-point hole,” Eilert said.
In the second half, West Virginia could never get the deficit below double digits because it simply couldn’t get enough defensive stops. It’s the fourth time in the last eight games the Mountaineers have surrendered at least 90 points and this 93 is the second highest total given up this season.
This team matched that loss total in front of a weeknight crowd of 9,674.
“Our defense has been an issue all year long and I feel like people shoot the ball really well against us and I don’t think it’s a coincidence,” Eilert said.
GAME #31
CINCINNATI 92, WVU 56
March 9, 2024 • Fifth Third Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
Recap
West Virginia concluded its regular season with a 92-56 loss to Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Bearcats shot 70% and scored the same number of points in the second half the Mountaineers scored for the entire game.
Thirteen different Cincinnati players got on the floor and 11 got into the scoring column, including guard Dan Skillings Jr., whose 17 points led all scorers. John Newman III tallied 14, Jamil Reynolds 13 and Simas Lukosius added 12 for UC, which avenges a Jan. 31 loss in Morgantown.
This game was within range at halftime, WVU trailing 36-29, but the wheels came off in the second half. West Virginia coach Josh Eilert used all his timeouts with 10 minutes to go.
“I thought we played fairly well in the first half, down 14 before cutting it to seven, and there were a lot of positives there you could hang your hat on,” Eilert said. “We have the ball coming out of the half and start to make a run, but nothing went our way.”
Cincinnati scored 48 points in the paint, tallied 27 points off West Virginia’s 16 turnovers and its bench outscored West Virginia’s 48 to 20.
After RaeQuan Battle’s jumper reduced Cincinnati’s lead to five, 36-31, WVU managed to keep the margin to within 12 to 14 points until the 10-minute mark. After that, West Virginia quit scoring and Cincinnati didn’t.
Two substitution timeouts to get seldom-used backups into the game didn’t slow Cincinnati down either. Landen Long’s 3-pointer with 1:08 remaining gave Cincinnati a 34-point lead, and two free throws by Chase Kirkwood with 24 seconds left concluded the scoring.
For the game, Cincinnati shot 59% and scored on 67% of its 63 offensive possessions.
Guard Noah Farrakhan was the only WVU player to reach double figures with 12 points.
Center Jesse Edwards, coming off a careerhigh 36 points against TCU and scoring 25 versus the Bearcats earlier this year, finished with eight points and four rebounds in just 18 minutes of action.
West Virginia ends the regular season with a 9-22 overall record and a 4-14 mark in Big 12 play.
West Virginia, leading 64-48 with 11:45 remaining on Kobe Johnson’s layup, came unglued right after Johnson’s basket.
Johnson was assessed for taunting, one of three Ts in a four-minute span resulted in 12 points – six off free throws by Lukosius and six off baskets on the ensuing possessions.
The others were on Jesse Edwards and RaeQuan Battle - Battle’s coming on a replay review.
Those technicals completely wiped out the great work the Mountaineers did up to that point to get their 16-point lead.
West Virginia (9-23) had its last lead on Edwards’ putback basket with 1:34 left. Dan Skillings Jr. answered with a driving layup and following a Battle turnover trying to score in the lane, Kerr Kriisa fouled Lukosius leading to two more free throws and a three-point Bearcat lead.
Thomas’ corner 3 with 15 seconds left was the dagger.
Edwards, playing his final game for West Virginia after transferring from Syracuse, scored a team-high 17 points to lead five double figure scorers. Senior Quinn Slazinski contributed 15, Battle scored 14, Kriisa 13 and Josiah Harris added 10 coming off the bench.
West Virginia gave up 90 points for the sixth time in its last 10 games, and, despite shooting 55.4% from the floor, lost for the fourth time this year despite making more than half its field goal attempts.
After scoring on 67% of its offensive possessions in its 36-point victory over West Virginia in Cincinnati, the Bearcats were effective on 54.5% of its possessions today, including 22 of its 33 second-half possessions.
UC had a 36 to 32 edge in rebounding and converted 16 of its 38 triples, 14 of those coming from Lukosius and Thomas. Those two were a combined 14 of 22 from behind the arc.
Skillings Jr. added 13 for Cincinnati.
RAEQUAN BATTLE
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Scoring
Game: 54 by Rod Hundley vs. Furman, 1-5-57
Half: 37 by Mark Workman vs. Virginia Military, 2-1-52
Season: 908 by Jerry West, 1960
Season Average: 29.4 by Wil Robinson, 1972
Career: 2,309 by Jerry West, 1958-60
Career Average: 24.8 by Jerry West, 1958-60
Freshman Season: 415 by Warren Baker, 1974
Sophomore Season: 711 by Rod Hundley, 1955
Junior Season: 903 by Jerry West, 1959
Senior Season: 908 by Jerry West, 1960
Field Goals Made
Game: 22 by Mark Workman vs. Salem, 1-27-51; by Rod Hundley vs. Furman, 1-5-57
Season: 340 by Jerry West, 1959 Career: 843 by Jerry West, 1958-60
Field Goals Attempted
Game: 48 by Rod Hundley vs. Furman, 1-5-57 Season: 814 by Rod Hundley, 1956 Career: 2,218 by Rod Hundley, 1955-57
Field Goal Percentage
Game (min. 10 att.): 92.3% (12-13) by Chris Brooks vs. Marshall, 12-4-90
Season: 66.3% (222-335) by Chris Brooks, 1991 Career: 60.2% (690-1,147) by Chris Brooks, 1988-91
3-Point Field Goals Made
Game: 9 by Alex Ruoff vs. Radford, 12-23-2008
Season: 117 by Frank Young, 2007 Career: 261 by Alex Ruoff, 2006-09
3-Point Field Goals
Attempted
Game: 15 by Jonathan Hargett vs. James Madison, 12-5-2001; Kerr Kriisa vs. UMass, 12-26-2023
Season: 270 by Frank Young, 2007 Career: 695 by Alex Ruoff, 2006-09
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
Game (min. 5 att.): 100% (7/7) by Lionel Armstead vs. Arkansas-Monticello, 12-1 2001; (7/7) by Da’Sean Butler vs. St. John’s, 2-6-2010
Season (min. 30 att.): 56.3% (18/32) by Vernon Odom, 1985
Career (min. 150 att.): 41.7% (200/480) by Chris Leonard, 1989-92
Free Throws Made
Game: 18 by Rod Thorn vs. George Washington, 1-12-63
Consecutive: 37 by Eron Harris, 2013-14
Season: 258 by Jerry West, 1960
Career: 623 by Jerry West, 1958-60
Free Throws Attempted
Game: 28 by Bill Morrison, vs. Pitt, 1-15-20
Season: 337 by Jerry West, 1960
Career: 851 by Jerry West, 1958-60
Free Throw Percentage
Game: 100% (14-14) by Skip Kintz vs. Davidson, 2-4-69; (14-14) by Pervires Greene vs. Ohio State, 12-30-93
Season: 88.9% (48-54) by Sean McNeil, 2021
Career: 88.1% (89-101) by Jonathan Hargett, 2002
Rebounds
Game: 31 by Mack Isner vs. Virginia Tech, 2-1452; by Jerry West vs. George Washington, 2-6-60
Season: 510 by Jerry West, 1960
Season Average: 17.5 by Mark Workman, 1952
Career: 1,240 by Jerry West, 1958-60
Career Average: 13.4 by Lloyd Sharrar, 1956-58
Freshman Season: 287 by Oscar Tshiebwe, 2020
Sophomore Season: 349 by Lloyd Sharrar, 1956
Junior Season: 443 by Lloyd Sharrar, 1957
Senior Season: 510 by Jerry West, 1960
Offensive Rebounds
Game: 15 by Mark Workman vs. Richmond, 2-1152 and vs. VMI, 2-1-52
Season: 141 by Kevin Jones, 2012
Career: 450 by Kevin Jones, 2009-12
Assists
Game: 16 by Steve Berger vs. Pitt, 12-9-89
Season: 246 by Jevon Carter, 2018
Season Average: 7.04 by Ron Williams, 1967
Career: 574 by Steve Berger, 1987-90
Career Average: 6.00 by Ron Williams, 1966-68
Freshman Season: 175 by Mike Boyd, 1991
Sophomore Season: 191 by Alex Ruoff, 2007
Junior Season: 197 by Ron Williams, 1967
Senior Season: 246 by Jevon Carter, 2018
Steals
Game: 11 by Drew Schifino vs. ArkansasMonticello, 12-1-01
Season: 112 by Jevon Carter, 2018
Season Average: 3.03 by Damian Owens, 1998; by Jevon Carter, 2018
Career: 330 by Jevon Carter, 2018
Career Average: 2.29 by Jevon Carter, 2015-18
Freshman Season: 67 by Jevon Carter, 2015
Sophomore Season: 72 by Greg Jones, 1981; by Alex Ruoff, 2007
Junior Season: 92 by Jevon Carter, 2017
Senior Season: 112 by Jevon Carter, 2018
Blocked Shots
Game: 9 by D’or Fischer vs. Rhode Island, 3-1904; by Sagaba Konate vs. Baylor, 2-20-2018
Season: 124 by D’or Fischer, 2004
Career: 191 by Sagaba Konate, 2017-19
Freshman Season: 53 by Sagaba Konate, 2017
Sophomore Season: 116 by Sagaba Konate, 2018
Junior Season: 124 by D’or Fischer, 2004
Senior Season: 74 by John Flowers, 2011
Turnovers
Game: 12 by Levi Phillips vs. Villanova, 2-7-74
Season: 119 by Tim Lyles, 2001; by Greg Jones, 1981
Career: 348 by Marsalis Basey, 1991-94
Freshman Season: 110 by Mike Boyd, 1991
Sophomore Season: 149 by Rod Hundley, 1955
Junior Season: 116 by Marsalis Basey, 1993
Senior Season: 106 by Marsalis Basey, 1994
Personal Fouls
Season: 121 by Wellington Smith, 2010
Career: 391 by Darryl Prue, 1986-89
Disqualifications
Season: 11 by Mark Workman, 1951
Career: 24 by Tom Lowry, 1962-64
Minutes Played
Game: 55 by Mark Catlett, Curtis Price and Wil Robinson vs. Virginia Tech, 1-26-72
Season: 1,360 by Da’Sean Butler, 2010
Season Minutes Average: 39.6 by Warren Baker, 1974
Career: 4,491 by Da’Sean Butler, 2007-10
Career Minutes Average: 36.9 by Ron Williams, 1966-68
Freshman Season: 1,056 by Devin Ebanks, 2009
Sophomore Season: 1,254 by Kevin Jones, 2010
Junior Season: 1,251 by Darris Nichols, 2007
Senior Season: 1,360 by Da’Sean Butler, 2010
Games Played
Season: 38 by Da’Sean Butler, Kevin Jones, Wellington Smith, John Flowers, 2010
Career: 146 by Da’Sean Butler, 2007-10
Games Started
Season: 38 by Da’Sean Butler, Kevin Jones, Wellington Smith, 2010
Career: 128 by Johannes Herber, 2003-06
Triple Doubles
Game: 28 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists by Rod Thorn vs. St. Bonaventure, 12-2862; 21 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists by Levi Phillips vs. Virginia Tech, 2-16-74; 19 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists by Jim Sottile vs. New York University, 1-3-52; 18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists by Jerome Anderson vs. Boston University, 1-4-75
Double Doubles
Season: 30 by Jerry West, 1960
Career: 70 by Jerry West, 1958-60
10-Point Games
Season: 34 by Jerry West, 1959
Career: 108 by Da’Sean Butler, 2007-10
20-Point Games
Season: 27 by Jerry West, 1959, 1960
Career: 64 by Jerry West, 1958-60
30 Point Games
Season: 15 by Jerry West, 1960
Career: 29 by Jerry West, 1958-60
CAREER 20-POINT GAMES
Kedrian Johnson, Derek Culver, Casey Mitchell, Eddie Beach, Russell Chapman, Ralph Holmes, Skip Kintz, John Lesher
Jaysean Paige, Charles Becton, Holman
Greg Nance, Sam Oglesby
5 Esa Ahmad, Terry Henderson, John Gocke, Larry Harris, Bob Huggins, Dick Kesling, Tim Lyles, Dana Perno,
Harry Moore, Wayne Yearwood
Kerr Kriisa, James Bolden, Deniz Kilicli, Rudy Baric, Bob Carroll, Devin Ebanks, Paul Miller, Jonathan Hargett, Bill Ryczaj, Tyrone Shaw, Joedy Gardner, Edward Sterling
2 Quinn Slazinski, Joe Toussaint, Jalen Bridges, Malik Curry, Oscar Tshiebwe, Sagaba Konate, Nathan Adrian, Johannes Herber, D’or Fischer, Willie Akers, Homer Brooks, Larry Carr, John Cavacini, Albert Colebank, Joe Fryz, Earnest Hall, Joseph Stydahar, Pierre Hill, Mike King, Jack Latterner, Tom Leverte, Scott MacDonald, Vernon Odom, Ricky Ray, Jim Warren, Jarrod West, Mike Wolfe, William Zirkel
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51 players have one 20-point game
GREG JONES
GAME LEADERS
Single Game Scoring
PLAYER POINTS OPPONENT DATE
Rod Hundley 54 Furman 1-5-57
Mark Workman 50 Salem 1-27-51
Mark Workman 48 Washington & Jefferson 2-21-51
Rod Hundley 47 Wake Forest 12-28-54
Mark Workman 46 VMI 2-1-52
Wil Robinson 45 Furman 2-21-72
Wil Robinson 45 Penn State 2-24-71
Rod Thorn 44 St. Joseph’s 3-15-63
Jerry West 44 Tennessee 12-29-58
Mark Workman 44 George Washington 12-20-50
Single Game Field Goals Made
PLAYER FGM OPPONENT DATE
Rod Hundley 22 Furman 1-5-57
Mark Workman 22 Salem 1-27-51
Mark Workman 20 Washington & Jefferson 2-21-51
Wil Robinson 18 Furman 2-21-72
Rod Hundley 18 George Washington 12-13-55
Wil Robinson 17 Virginia Tech 1-26-72
Wil Robinson 17 Penn State 2-24-71
David Reaser 17 Richmond 2-17-67
David Reaser 17 Minnesota 12-29-66
Rod Thorn 17 Furman 2-24-62
Jerry West 17 Tennessee 12-29-58
Rod Hundley 17 Furman 3-2-56
Rod Hundley 17 Wake Forest 12-28-54
Mark Workman 17 Niagara 1-5-52
Mark Workman 17 West Virginia Wesleyan 12-2-50
Single Game Field Goals
Attempted
PLAYER FGA OPPONENT DATE
Rod Hundley 48 Furman 1-5-57
Rod Hundley 42 George Washington 2-19-55
Mark Workman 40 Washington & Jefferson 2-21-51
Wil Robinson 37 Furman 2-21-72
Rod Hundley 37 Richmond 2-4-56
Rod Hundley 37 Pitt 1-29-55
Wil Robinson 36 Colgate 12-1-70
Rod Hundley 35 Washington & Lee 12-8-56
Rod Hundley 35 Pitt 2-25-56
Wil Robinson 34 Manhattan 2-26-72
Wil Robinson 34 Lafayette 1-18-72
Wil Robinson 34 Penn State 2-24-71
Rod Hundley 34 Furman 3-2-56
Eddie Becker 34 Maryland 12-14-53
Mark Workman 34 VMI 2-1-52
Single Game Field Goal
Percentage (minimum 10 att.)
PLAYER FGM/FGA PCT. OPPONENT DATE
Chris Brooks 12/13 .923 Marshall 12-4-90
Michael King 11/12 .917 St. Bonaventure 2-16-84
Mike Heitz 11/12 .917 William & Mary 2-16-72
Gordon Malone 10/11 .909 Bowling Green 3-12-97
Chris Brooks 10/11 .909 Massachusetts 2-6-91
Russel Todd 10/11 .909 Marshall 12-4-82
Carl Head 10/11 .909 Pitt 2-6-67
Kevin Jones 9/10 .900 Cleveland State 12-19-2009
Chris Moss 9/10 .900 UNC Asheville 11-16-2001
Calvin Bowman 9/10 .900 Morris Brown 11-18-2000
Marsalis Basey 9/10 .900 Mount St. Mary’s 12-28-93
Tyrone Shaw 9/10 .900 Duquesne 1-9-88
Darryl Prue 9/10 .900 St. Bonaventure 2-5-87
Wayne Yearwood 9/10 .900 Rhode Island 2-22-86
Jerry West 9/10 .900 Davidson 2-26-59
Single Game 3-Point Field Goals Made
PLAYER 3-FGM OPPONENT DATE
Alex Ruoff 9 Radford 12-23-2008
Frank Young 8 Villanova 1-3-2007
Mike Gansey 8 Marquette 1-14-2006
Chris Leonard 8 Marshall 1-22-92
Erik Stevenson 7 Auburn 1-28-2023
Lamont West 7 Saint Joseph’s 11-18-2018
Sean McNeil 7 Syracuse 3-21-2021
Jevon Carter 7 Baylor 2-28-2015
Eron Harris 7 Wisconsin 11-27-2013
Casey Mitchell 7 Syracuse 2-14-2011
Da’Sean Butler 7 St. John’s 2-6-2010
Alex Ruoff 7 Delaware State 11-25-2008
Alex Ruoff 7 Syracuse 1-13-2008
Darris Nichols 7 Radford 12-19-2007
Mike Gansey 7 LSU 11-26-2005
Lionel Armstead 7 Arkansas-Monticello 12-1-2001
Jonathan Hargett 7 New Mexico 11-24-2001
Chris Leonard 7 St. Joseph’s 2-29-92
Single Game 3-Point Field Goals Attempted
PLAYER 3-FGA OPPONENT DATE
Jonathan Hargett 15 James Madison 12-5-2001
Kerr Kriisa 15 Massachusetts 12-16-2023
Erik Stevenson 14 Kansas State 3-4-2023
Erik Stevenson 14 Texas Tech 2-18-2023
Alex Ruoff 14 Radford 12-23-2008
Lionel Armstead 14 Notre Dame 2-2-2000
Marsalis Basey 14 Rutgers 2-12-94
Sean McNeil 13 Syracuse 3-21-2021
Jevon Carter 13 Baylor 2-28-2015
Eron Harris 13 Oklahoma 2-5-2014
Da’Sean Butler 13 Villanova 2-13-2009
Frank Young 13 Villanova 1-3-2007
Jonathan Hargett 13 Syracuse 1-12-2002
Jonathan Hargett 13 New Mexico 11-24-2001
Jonathan Hargett 13 UNC Asheville 11-16-2001
Seldon Jefferson 13 Syracuse 2-15-97
Cyrus Jones 13 Temple 3-5-95
Single Game 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum 6 att.)
In the annals of West Virginia basketball, the uniform number that stands head-and-shoulders above all others is 44. In just seven seasons of action, that number produced five All-America awards, two Pro Hall of Fame inductions, three WVU Sports Hall of Fame members and these numbers: 4,096 points, 2,152 rebounds and 565 assists.
The first player to wear 44 was Joe Stydahar in 1936. Known better for his exploits on the gridiron, Stydahar held his own on the basketball court, scoring 608 points in four seasons. He wore 44 during his final season of basketball, in which he only played three games. Stydahar was a football third-team All-American in 1935, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.
The next player to wear 44 was and still is the most famous Mountaineer to ever don the Gold and Blue -- Jerry West. In three seasons from 1958-60 (freshmen were not allowed to play varsity ball), West put up numbers that have stood as Mountaineer records for more than 35 years. His 2,309 career points and 1,240 career rebounds are school records that may stand eternally.
Since West’s career ended in 1960, no one has come closer than 450 points and 170 rebounds to his respective marks. In all, West holds 17 school records. He was an unanimous All-American in both 1959 and 1960 and was inducted into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979 and the WVU Hall of Fame in 1991. WVU retired his No. 44 on Nov. 26, 2005. He died on June 12, 2024. He was 86.
ROD THORN
The third and final Mountaineer to wear 44 was Rod Thorn, among the best players in West Virginia history. Taking the reins from West, Thorn continued what is referred to as the “Golden Era” of Mountaineer basketball.
From 1961-63, Thorn scored 1,785 points (No. 5 all-time), grabbed 912 rebounds (No. 7 all-time) and dished out 304 assists (No. 11 all-time). Thorn was an All-American in 1962 and 1963 and was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 1992. WVU retired his No. 44 on Feb. 29, 2020.
WHO’S WORN 44?
TOP SCORERS
Top Single Game Scorers
• 54 by Rod Hundley vs. Furman, 1957
• 50 by Mark Workman vs. Salem, 1951
• 48 by Mark Workman vs. Washington & Jefferson, 1951
• 47 by Rod Hundley vs. Wake Forest, 1955
• 46 by Mark Workman vs. Virginia Military, 1952
• 45 by Wil Robinson vs. Penn State, 1971
• 45 by Wil Robinson vs. Furman, 1972
• 44 by Mark Workman vs. George Washington, 1951
• 44 by Jerry West vs. Tennessee, 1959
• 44 by Rod Thorn vs. St. Joseph’s, 1963
Top Home Scorers
• 54 by Rod Hundley vs. Furman, 1957
• 50 by Mark Workman vs. Salem, 1951
• 48 by Mark Workman vs. Washington & Jefferson, 1951
Most Free Throws Missed: 22 vs. Rutgers, 1-1489; Pitt, 2-12-69
Fewest Free Throws Missed: 0, nine times; most recent vs. Marquette (7-7), 1-1-2011
Two-Team Personal Fouls: 68 vs. George Washington, 2-23-83; Pitt, 2-12-64
Miscellaneous Season
Most Wins: 31-7 in 2009-10
Most Losses: 9-23 in 2023-24
Best Win Percentage: 92.9% (26-2) in 1957-58
Lowest Win Percentage: 23.5% (4-13) in 1917-18
Most Consecutive Wins: 23 in 1981-82
Most Consecutive Big 12 Wins: 4 in 2017-18; twice in 2015-16
Most Consecutive Big 12 Road Wins: 6 in 2020-21
Most Consecutive Big East Wins: 8 in 2005-06
Most Consecutive Big East Road Wins: 3 in 200910; 2005-06; 1997-98
Most Consecutive Atlantic 10 Wins: 16 in 1988-89
Most Consecutive Atlantic 10 Road Wins: 7 in 1988-89
Most Consecutive Southern Conference Wins: 44 from 1956 to 1960
Most Consecutive Southern Conference Road Wins: 21 from 1956 to 1960
Most Consecutive Losses: 9 (twice) in 2001-02
Most Games Played: 38 in 2009-10
Consecutive Winning Seasons: 20 from 1945 to 1964
Consecutive Losing Seasons: 3 from 1931 to 1933
Home Winning Streak: 57 from 1944 to 1949
Away Winning Streak: 11 in 1988-89
Home Losing Streak: 5 in 1998-99; 1953-54
Away Losing Streak: 12 in 1950-51
Overtime Games: 6 in 2011-12
Overtime Periods: 9 in 1982-83
OPPONENT RECORDS
Individual Points
Half: 29 by Austin Carr of Notre Dame, 2-21-70; Gary Trent of Ohio, 12-18-93
Game: 55 by Austin Carr of Notre Dame, 2-21-70
Individual Field Goals
Made: 21 by Bob McCurdy of Richmond, 2-17-75
Attempted: 45 by Tony Laquintano of Virginia, 12-17-60
Percentage (min. 10 att.): 100% (11-11) by Rob Hodgson of Rutgers, 1-31-99
Individual 3-Point Field Goals
Made: 9 by Blake Hinson of Pitt; by CJ Massinburg of Buffalo, 11-9-2018; by Tamar Slay of Marshall, 1-18-2000
Attempted: 20 by Mike Vreeswyk of Temple, 2-24-87
Percentage (min. 5 att.): 100% (7-7) by Dusty Hannahs of Texas Tech, 1-22-2014
Individual Free Throws
Made: 23 by Harry Levine of Pitt, 3-6-1920
Attempted: 36 by Harry Levine of Pitt, 3-6-1920
Percentage: 100.0% (13-13) by Cameron Parker of Portland State, 11-25-2022; by Cameron McGriff of Oklahoma State, 2-10-2018; by Isaiah Taylor of Texas, 2-16-2016; by Ron Rainey of Penn State, 12-12-56; by Robin Porter of VMI, 2-1-65
Individual Rebounds
Game: 27 by Jim McKean of Washington State, 12-28-66
Individual Offensive Rebounds
Game: 11 by Harper Williams of Massachusetts, 2-6-91; by Ramon Rivas of Temple, 2-28-88
Indivdual Assists
Game: 18 by Anthony Manuel of Bradley, 1-2888; by Danny Tarkanian of UNLV, 12-10-83
Individual Steals
Game: 8 by God Shammgod of Providence, 1-19-97
Individual Turnovers
Game: 13 by Jalen Moore of Oakland, 11-2-2021
Individual Blocked Shots
Game: 9 by Jeff Withey of Kansas, 3-2-2013; by Thurl Bailey of North Carolina State, 12-28-82
Individual Minutes
Game: 55 by Dell Curry of Virginia Tech, 2-2-83; by Randy Minnix of Virginia Tech, 1-26-72
Team Points
Half: 66 by UNC Charlotte, 1-25-90
Game: 118 by Northwestern, 12-27-59; Syracuse, 2-11-67
High Season: 2,788 (45.8) in 2018-19
Low Season: 1,747 in 1950-51 (64.7); 1953-54 (75.9)
High Season Average: 88.7 in 1970-71
Low Season Average: 60.7 in 1986-87
Team Field Goals
Made Game: 47 by Syracuse, 2-11-67
Attempted Game: 103 by Duke, 12-15-56; by St. Joseph’s, 3-12-60
Percentage Game: 69.8% (30-43) by Rhode Island, 1-12-84
High Made Season: 918 in 1974-75
Low Made Season: 654 in 1953-54
High Attempted Season: 2,487 in 1954-55
Low Attempted Season: 1,519 in 1998-99
High Percentage Season: 46.9% (762-1,626) in 2014-15
Low Percentage Season: 34.1% (773-2,262) in 1956-57
Team 3-Point Field Goals
Made Game: 16 by Temple, 2-10-91; Bowling Green, 3-12-97; Kentucky, 11-20-91
Attempted Game: 39 by Marshall, 1-18-2000
Percentage Game (min. 10 att.): 68.4 (13-19) by Pepperdine, 12-30-2001; (13-19) by Providence, 1-17-2004
High Made Season: 296 in 2023-24
Low Made Season: 55 in 1982-83
High Attempted Season: 846 in 2023-24
Low Attempted Season: 164 in 1982-83
High Percentage Season: 38.0% (288-758) in 2017-18
Low Percentage Season: 29.1% (172-592) in 2010-11
Team Free Throws
Made Game: 40 by Providence, 1-5-99
Attempted Game: 59 by Providence, 1-5-99
Percentage Game (min. 10 att.): 100% (21-21) by Robert Morris, 12-22-98
High Made Season: 684 in 1955-56
Low Made Season: 263 in 2005-06
High Attempted Season: 1,012 in 1955-56
Low Attempted Season: 368 in 2005-06
High Percentage Season: 73.9% (624-844) in 1964-65
Low Percentage Season: 62.1% (591-952) in 1954-55
Team Rebounds
Game: 75 by Northwestern, 12-27-58
High Season: 1,503 in 1958-59
Low Season: 816 in 1953-54
Team Offensive Rebounds
Game: 31 by Duquesne, 1-7-91; by Seton Hall, 2-22-97
Fewest Attempted by Opp: 0 by Delaware State, 3-13-2007
Most Missed: 22 vs. Rutgers, 1-14-89
Most Missed by Opp: 19 by Pitt, 12-14-91; Pitt, 12-9-89
Fewest Missed: 0 vs. Texas, 1-20-2018
Fewest Missed by Opp: 0 by Oklahoma (10-10), 2-13-21; Robert Morris (21-21), 12-22-98; Robert Morris (7-7), 12-19-96; St. Joseph’s (13-13), 12-21-87; Penn State (6-6), 2-19-75
Team Rebounds
Most: 77 vs. Columbia, 12-10-71
Most by Opp: 62 by Virginia Tech, 3-6-71
Team Personal Fouls
Most: 34 vs. TCU; 1-24-2015; Pitt, 12-9-89
Most by Opp: 37 by Virginia Tech, 2-2-91; George Washington, 2-23-83
Fewest: 3 vs. Washington & Jefferson, 12-3-2005
Fewest by Opp: 6 by Buffalo, 12-11-91
Most by Two-Teams: 68 vs. George Washington, 2-23-83
Fewest by Two-Teams: 15 vs. Washington & Jefferson, 12-3-2005
Team Miscellaneous
Home Attendance: 209,164 in 2017-18 (17 games)
Average Home Attendance: 12,377 in 2009-10 (14 games)
Largest Crowd: 16,704 vs. Pitt, 2-24-82
Winning Streak: 39 from 1980-83
Overtime Periods: 3 vs. TCU, 2-26-19, Virginia Tech, 2-2-83; Manhattan, 2-27-74; Virginia Tech, 1-26-72
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS
YEAR RECORD PF PA COACH
CAPTAIN(S)
1903-04 4-3 140 131 John A. Purinton Otis Cole
1904-05 6-9 434 337 Anthony Chez James Gronninger
1905-06 5-4 279 207 Anthony Chez Shelby Taylor
1906-07 4-8 263 365 Anthony Chez Earl Mason
1907-08 3-7 269 304 James Jenkins Earle Pearcy
1908-14 NO BASKETBALL
1914-15 10-10 597 510 George Pyle Stuart Race
1915-16 11-7 614 497 George Pyle Clay B. Hite
1916-17 8-8 576 413 George Pyle Frank Ice
1917-18 4-13 448 503 H.P. Mullennex Jack Latterner
1918-19 8-8 608 510 H.P. Mullennex Ira E. Rodgers
1919-20 12-10 603 601 Francis Stadsvold William Morrison
1920-21 11-9 605 614 Francis Stadsvold Homer Martin
1921-22 8-13 575 635 Francis Stadsvold Clem Kiger
1922-23 12-7 466 459 Francis Stadsvold Douglas Bowers
1923-24 14-2 497 369 Francis Stadsvold Pierre Hill
1924-25 6-11 423 483 Francis Stadsvold Roy M. Hawley
1925-26 10-11 569 641 Francis Stadsvold Nate Rohrbough
1926-27 10-8 555 517 Francis Stadsvold Wease Ashworth
1927-28 13-7 753 681 Francis Stadsvold Truehart Taylor
1928-29 16-6 862 714 Francis Stadsvold Jim Black
1929-30 11-10 725 662 Francis Stadsvold Marshall Glenn
1930-31 9-11 657 641 Francis Stadsvold Lawrence Plaster
1931-32 7-14 644 708 Francis Stadsvold John Doyle
1932-33 10-14 840 839 Francis Stadsvold Wilbur Sortet
1933-34 14-5 670 515 Marshall Glenn Bill Klug, Jess Weiner
1934-35 16-6 868 615 Marshall Glenn Joe Stydahar
1935-36 16-8 974 874 Marshall Glenn Albert Colebank
1936-37 9-14 877 897 Marshall Glenn John Phares
1937-38 6-13 697 739 Marshall Glenn Syd Marcus
1938-39 10-9 823 778 Dyke Raese Harry Lothes
1939-40 13-6 880 768 Dyke Raese Homer Brooks, Steve Chepko
1940-41 13-10 1,079 986 Dyke Raese Sam Mandich
1941-42 19-4 1,225 921 Dyke Raese Rudy Baric
1942-43 14-7 1,104 931 Rudy Baric Scotty Hamilton
1943-44 8-11 951 952 Harry Lothes None
1944-45 12-6 1,019 857 John Brickels None
1945-46 24-3 1,713 1,136 Lee Patton Bobby Carroll
1946-47 19-3 1,602 1,079 Lee Patton Leland Byrd
1947-48 17-3 1,329 1,035 Lee Patton Clyde Green, Fred Schaus
1948-49 18-6 1,530 1,257 Lee Patton Fred Schaus
1949-50 13-11 1,381 1,385 Lee Patton Eddie Beach, Eddie Sterling
1950-51 18-9 1,985 1,747 Red Brown Frank Rodriquez, Jack Shockey
1951-52 23-4 2,172 1,717 Red Brown Jim Coalter
1952-53 19-7 2,162 1,926 Red Brown Jim Sottile
1953-54 12-11 1,899 1,747 Red Brown Red Holmes
1954-55 19-11 2,406 2,378 Fred Schaus Frank Spadafore, Pete White
1955-56 21-9 2,369 2,231 Fred Schaus Willie Bergines, Garry Mullens, Paul Witting
1956-57 25-5 2,524 2,144 Fred Schaus Rod Hundley, Clayce Kishbaugh
1957-58 26-2 2,433 1,917 Fred Schaus Joedy Gardner, Lloyd Sharrar, Don Vincent
1958-59 29-5 2,884 2,462 Fred Schaus Ron Retton, Bob Smith
1959-60 26-5 2,775 2,351 Fred Schaus Willie Akers, Jerry West
1960-61 23-4 2,325 2,100 George King Lee Patrone, Jim Ritchie
1961-62 24-6 2,562 2,221 George King Paul Miller, Kenny Ward
1962-63 23-8 2,554 2,311 George King Rod Thorn
1963-64 18-10 2,178 2,108 George King Tom Lowry, Don Weir, Mike Wolfe
1964-65 14-15 2,315 2,322 George King Bob Camp
1965-66 19-9 2,423 2,334 Bucky Waters John Cavacini, John Lesher, Bill Ryczaj, Gary Shaffer
1966-67 19-9 2,442 2,248 Bucky Waters Ron Williams
1967-68 19-9 2,260 2,118 Bucky Waters Ron Williams
1968-69 12-14 2,015 2,095 Bucky Waters Greg Ludwig
1974-75 14-13 2,197 2,124 Joedy Gardner Jerome Anderson, Scott McDonald
YEAR RECORD PF PA COACH
1975-76 15-13 2,245 2,171 Joedy Gardner Warren Baker, Stan Boskovich
1976-77 18-11 2,365 2,168 Joedy Gardner Russell Chapman, Bob Huggins, Tony Robertson
1977-78 12-16 2,127 2,113 Joedy Gardner Maurice Robinson
1978-79 16-12 1,995 2,012 Gale Catlett Dave Allara, Junius Lewis
1979-80 15-14 2,125 2,002 Gale Catlett Joe Fryz, Lowes Moore
1980-81 23-10 2,457 2,186 Gale Catlett Greg Nance
1981-82 27-4 2,299 1,973 Gale Catlett Phil Collins, Donnie Gipson, Noah Moore
1982-83 23-8 2,477 2,192 Gale Catlett Greg Jones, Russel Todd
1983-84 20-12 2,320 2,211 Gale Catlett Tim Kearney, Lester Rowe
1984-85 20-9 1,999 1,867 Gale Catlett Dale Blaney, Lester Rowe
1985-86 22-11 2,307 2,100 Gale Catlett Dale Blaney, Renardo Brown, Vernon Odom
1986-87 23-8 2,130 1,883 Gale Catlett None
1987-88 18-14 2,256 2,111 Gale Catlett None
1988-89 26-5 2,422 2,053 Gale Catlett Herbie Brooks, Darryl Prue
1989-90 16-12 2,190 2,062 Gale Catlett Steve Berger
1990-91 17-14 2,707 2,492 Gale Catlett Chris Brooks, Charles Becton 1991-92 20-12 2,552 2,390 Gale Catlett Chris Leonard, Tracy Shelton 1992-93 17-12 2,216 2,053 Gale Gatlett Jeremy Bodkin, Matt Roadcap, Tracy Shelton 1993-94 17-12 2,260 2,143 Gale Catlett None 1994-95 13-13 2,010 2,010 Gale Catlett None 1995-96 12-15 2,152 2,077 Gale Catlett Seldon Jefferson, Cyrus Jones
1996-97 21-10 2,502 2,282 Gale Catlett Seldon Jefferson, Damian Owens 1997-98 24-9 2,647 2,282 Gale Catlett Damian Owens, Adrian Pledger, Brent Solheim, Jarrod West 1998-99 10-19 1,934 2,063 Gale Catlett Tom Beynon, Marcus Goree, Elton Scott 1999-00 14-14 1,974 2,012 Gale Catlett Marcus Goree
2000-01 17-12 2,139 2,141 Gale Catlett Lionel Armstead, Brooks Berry, Calvin Bowman, Chris Moss
2001-02 8-20 2,045 2,209 Gale Catlett Chris Moss, John Oliver 2002-03 14-15 1,937 2,017 John Beilein Chaz Briggs, Josh Yeager 2003-04 17-14 2,035 2,041 John Beilein Jonathan Curran, Tyrone Sally 2004-05 24-11 2,501 2,335 John Beilein Johannes Herber, J.D. Collins, Tyrone Sally 2005-06 22-11 2,334 2,093 John Beilein Patrick Beilein, J.D. Collins, Mike Gansey, Johannes Herber, Kevin Pittsnogle
2006-07 27-9 2,610 2,245 John Beilein Darris Nichols, Rob Summers, Frank Young
2007-08 26-11 2,769 2,352 Bob Huggins Darris Nichols, Jamie Smalligan
2008-09 23-12 2,521 2,163 Bob Huggins Da’Sean Butler, Alex Ruoff 2009-10 31-7 2,752 2,414 Bob Huggins Da’Sean Butler, Wellington Smith 2010-11 21-12 2,303 2,134 Bob Huggins John Flowers, Joe Mazzulla, Cam Thoroughman 2011-12 19-14 2,346 2,194 Bob Huggins Darryl Bryant, Kevin Jones
2012-13 13-19 2,116 2,178 Bob Huggins Kevin Noreen 2013-14 17-16 2,546 2,422 Bob Huggins Gary Browne, Kevin Noreen, Juwan Staten 2014-15 25-10 2,542 2,338 Bob Huggins Gary Browne, Juwan Staten 2015-16 26-9 2,749 2,335 Bob Huggins Jevon Carter, Daxter Miles Jr. 2016-17 28-9 3,014 2,467 Bob Huggins Nathan Adrian, Tarik Phillip 2017-18 26-11 2,964 2,575 Bob Huggins Jevon Carter, Daxter Miles Jr.
2017-18 26-11 2,964 2,575 Bob Huggins Jevon Carter, Daxter Miles Jr.
2018-19 15-21 2,655 2,786 Bob Huggins Jermaine Haley, Chase Harler
Edwin Bartrug 6.7 1932 Edward Cubbon 9.6 1933 Joseph Stydahar 12.5 1934 Joseph Stydahar 10.5 1935 Jack Gocke 10.5
1936 Jack Gocke 11.1
1937 Jack Gocke 11.9
Fred Schaus 16.9
Edward Beach 14.1
Fred Schaus 18.4
DREW SCHIFINO
STEVE BERGER
WARREN BAKER
MIKE BOYD
ALL-TIME SCORES
How It All Began
In 1903 intercollegiate basketball got its start at West Virginia University, primarily through the efforts of one student, John Alden Purinton, who had transferred to WVU from Denison College in Ohio, where he had played the sport.
Purinton was the son of Dr. Daniel Boardman Purinton, who was WVU’s president and for whom the Purinton House of the Downtown Campus was named.
Purinton talked it up among some of his interested fellow students and then served as manager/coach of West Virginia University’s first team.
WVU had “class” basketball teams for several years prior to 1904 and thus a nucleus of players was available. Those teams played in the basement of the Old Commencement Hall, later called Reynolds Hall, located facing the main campus where the Mountainlair presently sits. The ceilings were low and a couple of posts supporting the upper story were in the middle of the playing floor, but this proved to be no real obstacle. The varsity team began playing in The Armory in 1904.
The first team won four and lost three, fittingly enough, the initial victory coming by a score of 15-12 over a team from long- time rival Pitt, then officially known as the Western University of Pennsylvania. Those original four wins laid the foundation that has made WVU one of college basketball’s top 20 all-time winning teams. The mark stands at 1,855-1,175 over the 115 seasons of competition.
-- Buck Martin
John A. PURINTON
1 SEASON/1904 // RECORD: 4-3
1903-04 (4-3)
M5
M12
M18
Anthony CHEZ
3 SEASONS/1905-07 // RECORD: 15-21
1904-05 (6-9) // COACH ANTHONY CHEZ
D30
J7
J14
J25
J26
J27
J28
F1 17-27 L Hiram Morgantown
F4 80- 1 W Waynesburg Morgantown
F7 16-24 L Steubenville AC Steubenville, Ohio
F8 17-25 L Mount Union Alliance, Ohio
F9 25-31 L Buchtel (Akron) Buchtel, Ohio
F10 22-40 L Hiram Hiram, Ohio
F24 38- 8 W All-Stars Morgantown M4 40- 9 W W.U.P. (Pitt) Informal Morgantown
1905-06 (5-4) // COACH ANTHONY CHEZ
J13 43-13 W Waynesburg Morgantown
J27 44-13 W Wilmerding YMCA Morgantown
F9
F14 20-44
F15 31-42
1906-07 (4-8) // COACH ANTHONY CHEZ
J26
James JENKINS
George PYLE
3 SEASONS/1915-17 // RECORD: 29-25
1914-15 (10-10) //
WVU’S FIRST TEAM
J30 21-28 L Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
F6 20-32 L West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
F8 19-24 L West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
F13 26-19 W Bethany Morgantown
F20 36- 1 W Clarksburg Scholastics Morgantown
F22 17-24 L Marietta Marietta, Ohio
F23 26-12 W Chas. National Guard Charleston
F24 50-29 W Charleston YMCA Charleston
F25 42-19 W Huntington Presbyterian Huntington
F27 22-19 W Marietta Morgantown
M4 31-38 L Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
M5 27-31 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M6 20-36 L Bethany Bethany
M12 21-37 L West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
M13 37-26 W Fairmont YMCA Fairmont
1915-16 (11-7) // COACH GEORGE PYLE
J11 31-32 L Fairmont Morgantown
J14 30-26 W Washington & Lee Lexington, Va.
J15 19-28 L Virginia Military Lexington, Va.
J17 21-38 L Virginia Charlottesville, Va.
J18 16-36 L Catholic University Washington, D.C.
J29 20-28 L Marietta Morgantown
F1 71-17 W Salem Morgantown
F8 54-22 W West Lafayette Morgantown
F12 43-21 W Ohio Morgantown
F15 34-32 W Fairmont Fairmont
F19 63-14 W Fairmont YMCA Morgantown
F21 17-45 L Ohio Athens, Ohio
F22 23-45 L Marietta Marietta, Ohio
F26
F28
W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
M4 38-20 W Fairmont Fairmont
M9 30-29 W Davis & Elkins Morgantown
M11 43-29 W Davis & Elkins Elkins
1916-17 (8-8) // COACH GEORGE PYLE
D16 32-34 L Gettysburg Morgantown
J9 21-32 L Syracuse Morgantown
J15 56-14 W Waynesburg Morgantown
J20 25-28 L Marietta Morgantown
F5
F6
F7
F9 56-21 W Westminster Morgantown
F15 72-26 W Muskingum Morgantown
F19 38-22 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
F21 30-21 W Ohio Athens, Ohio
F22 23-26 L Marietta Marietta, Ohio
F23 35-26 W Muskingum New Concord, Ohio
F24 66-30 W Fairmont Fairmont
F28 20-25 L West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
M3 29-17 W West Virginia Wesleyan Fairmont
H.P. MULLENEX
2 SEASONS/1918-19 // RECORD: 12-21
1917-18 (4-13) // COACH H.P. MULLENEX
J8 41-10 W Salem Morgantown
J10 20-30 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
J11 9-33 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
J12 25-26 L Marietta Marietta, Ohio
J19 38-23 W Fairmont Morgantown
J25 24-36 L Pitt Morgantown
F9 21-32 L Marietta Morgantown
F12 66-11 W Davis & Elkins Morgantown
F18 20-21 L Allegheny Meadville, Pa.
F19 18-21 L Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y.
F20 10-32 L Niagara Buffalo, N.Y.
F21 23-41 L Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y.
F22 36-47 L Colgate Hamilton, N.Y.
F23 16-42 L Army West Point, N.Y.
M2 26-35 L Penn State Morgantown
M9 26-35 L Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
M12 29-28 W Fairmont Fairmont
1918-19 (8-8) // COACH H.P. MULLENEX
J13 47-27 W Fairmont YMCA Morgantown
J16 35-29 W Pitt
J17
J18
J24
J31
F3
F7
F17
F18
F19
F20
GREATEST WINS PRE WORLD WAR II
1903-04
1919-20
1919-20
1929-30
1934-35
1940-41
1941-42
1941-42
1941-42
1941-42
West Virginia 15, W.U.P. Informal 12 (first varsity basketball win)
West Virginia 49, Yale 44 (OT)
West Virginia 34, Washington & Jefferson 31
West Virginia 33, Pitt 25
West Virginia 43, Pitt 26 (gave WVU a tie for 1st place in the Eastern League; first win over Pitt after 9 straight losses)
West Virginia 56, Kentucky 43
West Virginia 77, Salem 63 (game that got WVU in the NIT)
West Virginia 58, Long Island 49 (OT; NIT first round)
West Virginia 51, Toledo 39 (NIT semifinals)
West Virginia 47, Western Kentucky 45 (NIT championship)
D16 68-43 W Ashford Gen. Army Hosp. White Sulphur Springs
D19 83-23 W Waynesburg Morgantown
J5 88-30 W St. Vincent Morgantown
J9 59-51 W Long Island New York, N.Y.
J12 52-35 W Canisius Buffalo, N.Y.
J16 48-45 W Penn State State College, Pa.
J19 62-37 W Carnegie Tech Morgantown
J26 67-43 W Alderson-Broaddus Morgantown
J30 72-45 W Geneva Morgantown
F2 42-48 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F4 69-41 W Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa.
F6 65-63 W Army West Point, N.Y.
F9 64-30 W Bethany Morgantown
F13 61-41 W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F16 77-34 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
F20 45-50 L Navy Annapolis, Md.
F23 35-33 W Maryland College Park, Md.
F27 73-42 W Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M2 81-61 W Pitt Morgantown
M9 81-41 W Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
National Invitation Tournament
M14 70-58 W St. John’s New York, N.Y.
M18
M19
1946-47 (19-3) // COACH LEE PATTON
D4 85-45 W Fairmont Morgantown
D11 76-37 W Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
D14 81-41 W Maryland Morgantown
GREATEST WINS 1946-60
1945-46
WVU 70, St. John’s 58 (NIT)
1946-47 WVU 69, Bradley 60 (NIT)
1947-48 WVU 68, North Carolina S. 64
1949-50 WVU 58, North Carolina 50 (Dixie Classic, Raleigh)
1951-52
1956-57
1957-58
WVU 100, New York U. 75 (Madison Square Garden)
WVU 83, Duke 82 (Birmingham Classic finals)
WVU 77, at Kentucky 70 (KIT)
1957-58 WVU 75, North Carolina 64 (KIT)
1957-58
1957-58
WVU 76, at Villanova 75 (Palestra)
WVU 113, at George Washington 107 (2OT)
1958-59 WVU 101, Duke 63
1958-59 WVU 76, at Tennessee 72
1958-59 WVU 96, St. Joseph’s 92 (NCAA, Charlotte)
1958-59
WVU 94, Louisville 79 (NCAA, Louisville)
1959-60 WVU 79, Kentucky 70 (KIT finals)
1959-60 WVU 87, UCLA 73 (LA Classic)
D18
J4 88-48 W Salem Morgantown
J9 72-42 W St. Francis, N.Y. New York, N.Y.
J11
1947-48 (17-3) // COACH LEE PATTON
D5
F20
F25
1948-49 (18-6) // COACH LEE PATTON
D1
D4
D10
Morgantown
1949-50 (13-11) // COACH LEE PATTON
D3 59-44 W Davis & Elkins Morgantown
D9 62-60 W Bethany Morgantown
D12 44-49 L Kansas State Morgantown
D14 53-47 W New Mexico Morgantown
D17 67-48 W Ohio Wesleyan Morgantown
D21 57-46 W Temple Morgantown
D23 61-37 W Fordham Morgantown
Dixie Classic
D28 58-50 W North Carolina Raleigh, N.C.
D29 41-46 L Penn State Raleigh, N.C.
D30 48-63 L Georgia Tech Raleigh, N.C.
J3 68-58 W Geneva Morgantown
J7 63-70 L Niagara Buffalo, N.Y.
J10 55-80 L City College of New York New York, N.Y.
J14 64-50 W Waynesburg Morgantown
J19 59-69 L Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio
F1 65-46 W Virginia Morgantown
F4 55-62 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
F11 64-69# L Cincinnati Morgantown
F15 56-82 L Penn State State College, Pa.
F18 52-85 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F22 63-60 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
F25 53-55 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
M1 59-56 W Penn State Morgantown
M4 59-53 W Pitt Morgantown
Red BROWN
4 SEASONS/1951-54 // RECORD: 72-31 1950-51 (18-9, 9-3 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE/2ND) // COACH RED BROWN
D2 71-60 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
D6 78-67 W Virginia Tech Morgantown
D9 93-51 W Bethany Morgantown
D16 64-55 W South Carolina Morgantown
D18 69-63 W Wake Forest Morgantown
D20 95-66 W George Washington Morgantown
D30 67-68 L Arizona Morgantown
J2 62-44 W Western Reserve Morgantown
J6 76-83 L Niagara Buffalo, N.Y.
J9 54-76 L New York University New York, N.Y.
J13 73-77 L Duke Durham, N.C.
J15
J17
J20 79-75 W Waynesburg Morgantown
J27 87-38 W Salem Morgantown
J30 72-79 L Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va.
J31 99-69 W Virginia Military Lexington, Va.
F1 88-70 W Washington & Lee Lexington, Va.
F3 94-59 W Miami, Ohio Morgantown
F6 76-60 W Richmond Charleston
F10 60-76 L Penn State State College, Pa.
F14 70-64 W Maryland College Park, Md.
F17 56-52 W Pitt Morgantown
F21 76-60 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
F26 72-74 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
Southern Conference Tournament M1 67-88 L William &
1951-52 (23-4, 15-1 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE/1ST) // COACH RED BROWN
D1 72-41 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
D3 78-53
D11
D13
D20
1952-53 (19-7, 11-3 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE/4TH) // COACH RED BROWN
D1
D6
1951-52 TEAM
44 Straight Wins
From 1956 to 1960, West Virginia won an NCAA record 44 consecutive regular-season league games as a member of the Southern Conference. The streak began with an 84-62 win against Virginia Tech in 1955-56 and continued for nearly three more seasons. During the streak, WVU won 32 of the 44 games by 10 or more points, and only four times in that span won by less than five. William & Mary, a team that WVU beat nine times during the streak, ended the Mountaineers’ run with a 94-86 defeat in 1959-60. Other victims during the streak included Furman (eight times), Richmond (seven), Virginia Military (seven), George Washington (six), Washington & Lee (three), the Citadel (two) and Virginia Tech (two). The 44 games are indicated by bold, superscripted numerals that look like 27 in the all-time scores.
J14 82-72 W Penn State Morgantown
J17 95-70 W Pitt Morgantown
J24 86-62 W Virginia Tech Morgantown
J31 87-65 W Bethany Morgantown
F3 86-91 L Duke Durham, N.C.
F7 98-63 W Virginia Military Morgantown
F12 65-67 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F17 89-86 W Richmond Morgantown
F20 94-70 W Virginia Military Lexington, Va.
F21 110-84 W Virginia Charlottesville, Va.
F25 57-77 L Penn State State College, Pa
F28 91-72 W Washington & Lee Morgantown Southern Conference Tournament
M5 91-87 W Furman Raleigh, N.C.
M6 80-85 L North Carolina State Raleigh, N.C.
1953-54 (12-11, 6-4 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE/4TH) // COACH RED BROWN
1997-98 (24-9, 11-7 BIG EAST 6/3RD) // COACH GALE CATLETT
N15 87-66 W East Carolina Morgantown
N22 114-85 W Alabama A&M Morgantown
San Juan Shootout
N28 111-63 W Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Caguas, P.R.
N29 78-61 W Rice Caguas, P.R.
N30 96-74 W Dayton Caguas, P.R.
D3 75-88 L Connecticut Storrs, Conn.
D6 86-70 W St. John’s Morgantown
D13 89-63 W Ohio Morgantown
D16 101-52 W Robert Morris Morgantown
D20 86-81 W Georgia Atlanta, Ga.
D22 55-52 W Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va.
D27 90-78 W Duquesne Morgantown
D31 65-74 L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
J3 79-57 W Boston College Morgantown
J5 81-70 W Georgetown Morgantown
J10 98-84 W Miami Morgantown
J15 72-74 L Notre Dame Morgantown
J18 79-65* W Villanova Villanova, Pa.
J20 80-72 W Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.
J24 81-63 W Providence Morgantown
J28 76-72 W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F3 90-72 W Pitt Morgantown
F7 69-77 L St. John’s Jamaica, N.Y.
F11 80-62 W Connecticut Morgantown
F14 58-73 L Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y.
F16 71-58 W Marshall Charleston
F22 81-71 W Seton Hall Morgantown
F25 69-72 L Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass.
F28 66-70 L Miami Miami, Fla.
Big East Tournament
M4 65-72 L Rutgers New York, N.Y.
NCAA Tournament
M12 82-52 W Temple Boise, Idaho
M14 75-74 W Cincinnati Boise, Idaho
M19 62-65 L Utah Anaheim, Calif.
1998-99 (10-19,
N14
4-14
BIG EAST/12TH) // COACH GALE CATLETT
Big Island Invitational N27 64-63 W Wisconsin-Green Bay Hilo,
2000-01 (17-12, 8-8 BIG EAST/4TH IN WEST) // COACH
J17 70-68 W Rutgers Morgantown
J21 61-78 L Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind.
J24 67-64 W Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.
J27 81-75 W Seton Hall Morgantown
J31 46-63 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F3 77-94 L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
F8 69-68 W Pitt Morgantown
F11 66-69 L Notre Dame Morgantown
F14 72-69 W Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va.
F17 87-76 W Syracuse Morgantown
F20 107-100# W Villanova Morgantown
F25 82-71 W Seton Hall East Rutherford, N.J.
F28 66-73 L Miami Miami, Fla.
M3 96-65 L Boston College Morgantown
Big East Tournament
M7 71-82 L Villanova New York, N.Y.
National Invitation Tournament
M16 56-79 L Richmond Richmond, Va.
2001-02 (8-20, 1-15 BIG EAST/7TH IN WEST) // COACH GALE CATLETT
N16 83-57 W UNC Asheville Morgantown
Hispanic College Fund Classic
N23 66-59 W Southern Miss Albuquerque, N.M.
N24 88-85 W New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M.
D1 105-73 W Arkansas-Monticello Morgantown
D5 75-91 L James Madison Harrisonburg, Va.
D8 74-61 W Florida International Morgantown
D15 102-86 W Robert Morris Morgantown
D19 61-68 L Duquesne Morgantown
D22 74-72 W Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn.
Fiesta Bowl Classic
D28 57-76 L Valparaiso Tucson, Ariz.
D30 65-97 L Pepperdine Tucson, Ariz.
J5 53-72 L St. John’s New York, N.Y.
J9 64-67 L Notre Dame Morgantown
J12 69-75
L Syracuse Morgantown
J16 66-79 L Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.
J18 67-81 L Seton Hall East Rutherford, N.J.
J23 79-81* L Marshall Charleston
J27 59-77 L Rutgers Morgantown
J30 89-81 W Providence Morgantown
F2 77-84 L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
F4 64-76
F9 79-85
L Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y.
L Seton Hall Morgantown
F13 63-78 L Virginia Tech Morgantown
F16 75-85 L Pitt Morgantown
F20 76-89 L Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind.
F23 73-95 L Connecticut Storrs, Conn.
F27 77-87 L Georgetown Morgantown
M3 65-92 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
John BEILEIN
5 SEASONS/2003-2007 // RECORD: 104-60 2002-03 (14-15, 5-11 BIG EAST/6TH IN WEST) // COACH JOHN BEILEIN
N22 59-46 W Delaware State Morgantown
N25 82-86 L Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
N30 70-67 W James Madison Morgantown
D3 68-66 W Florida Charleston
D7 64-54 W UNC Greensboro Morgantown
D14 79-69 W Wofford Morgantown
D18 82-55 W Western Carolina Morgantown
D21 65-62 W Tennessee Morgantown
Jim Thorpe Classic
D28 67-70 L UNLV Las Vegas, Nev.
D29 75-58 W Gardner-Webb Las Vegas, Nev.
J4 45-75 L Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo.
J7 68-63 W Miami Morgantown
J12 82-84* L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
J14 61-80 L Pitt Morgantown
J19 70-75 L Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass.
J22 65-61 W Marshall Charleston
J26 86-75 W Rutgers Morgantown
J29 69-88 L Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind.
F1 91-83 W Villanova Villanova, Pa.
F8 80-94 L Syracuse Morgantown
F12 46-82 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F15 52-46 W Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.
F18 55-56 L Notre Dame Morgantown
F22 64-68 L Seton Hall Morgantown
F26 51-89 L Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y.
M1 53-56 L Seton Hall East Rutherford, N.J.
M3 67-69 L Georgetown Morgantown
M8 71-67 W Virginia Tech Morgantown
Big East Tournament
M12 50-73 L Providence New York, N.Y.
2003-04 (17-14, 7-9 BIG EAST/T-8TH) // COACH JOHN BEILEIN
N24 74-57 W James Madison Harrisonburg, Va.
N29 84-91 L Northeastern Morgantown
D2 66-57 W Saint Louis Charleston
BB&T Classic
D6 64-70 L George Washington Washington, D.C.
D7 78-77* W Maryland Washington, D.C.
D13 88-84* W Duquesne Morgantown
D17 77-74 W IUPUI Morgantown
Orange Bowl Classic
D20 57-70 L Florida Miami, Fla.
D28 76-63 W IPFW Morgantown
D30 51-37 W Howard Morgantown
J7 52-63 L Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. J10 62-58 W Georgetown Morgantown
J14
J17 66-87 L Providence Providence, R.I.
J21
J24 65-62 W Boston College Morgantown
J28 73-64 W St. John’s Jamaica, N.Y.
J31
F4
F7
F14 67-60
F21
F28
2004-05 (24-11, 8-8 BIG EAST/T-7TH) // COACH
F1
2005-06 (22-11, 11-5 BIG EAST/3RD) // COACH JOHN BEILEIN
J25
J29
F4 66-57 W Cincinnati Morgantown
F9 53-57 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F12 69-56 W Georgetown Washington, D.C.
F14 64-71 L Seton Hall East Rutherford, N.J.
F18 75-81 L Connecticut Morgantown
F20 58-60 L Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y.
F25 68-64 W Louisville Morgantown
F27 67-62 W Pitt Morgantown
M4 75-78 L Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio
Big East Tournament
M9 57-68 L Pitt New York, N.Y.
NCAA Tournament
M17 64-46 W Southern Illinois Auburn Hills, Mich.
M19 67-54 W Northwestern State Auburn Hills, Mich.
M23 71-74 L Texas Atlanta, Ga.
2006-07 (27-9, 9-7 BIG EAST/7TH) // COACH JOHN BEILEIN
N10 50-42 W Mount St. Mary’s Morgantown
N14 87-37 W Slippery Rock Morgantown
N18 66-43 W Canisius Morgantown
Old Spice Classic
N23 73-56 W Montana Orlando, Fla.
N24 79-54 W Western Michigan Orlando, Fla.
N26 64-71 L Arkansas Orlando, Fla.
D6 71-60 W North Carolina State Charleston
D9 85-54 W Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
D16 76-41 W Savannah State Morgantown
D20 63-36 W The Citadel Morgantown
D28 95-49 W Maryland Eastern Shore Morgantown
D30 81-71 W Connecticut Morgantown
J3 67-56 W Villanova Morgantown
J6 73-46 W St. John’s Morgantown
J9 58-61 L Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind.
J13 63-81 L Marquette Milwaukee, Wis.
J17 69-58 W USF Morgantown
J20 83-96* L Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio
J24 77-63 W Marshall Charleston
J28 64-52 W DePaul Morgantown
J31 89-83 W Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.
F3 81-70 W Seton Hall East Rutherford, N.J.
F7 47-60 L Pitt Morgantown
F10 70-65 W UCLA Morgantown
F12
F17
F20
F27
M3 79-65 W Cincinnati Morgantown
Big
D15
(23-12, 10-8
M27
D13 68-63 W Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
D20 82-46 W Miami University Morgantown
D23 89-54 W Radford Morgantown
D27 76-48 W Ohio State Columbus, Ohio
J3 92-66 W Seton Hall Newark, N.J.
J6 55-61 L Connecticut Morgantown
J10 53-75 L Marquette Milwaukee, Wis.
J14 87-76 W Marshall Charleston
J17 62-59 W USF Morgantown
J22 75-58 W Georgetown Washington, D.C.
J25 67-79 L Pitt Morgantown
J28 75-52 W St. John’s Morgantown
J31 63-69 L Louisville Louisville, Ky.
F4 61-74 L Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y.
F7 86-59 W Providence Morgantown
F9 59-70 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F13 93-72 W Villanova Morgantown
F18 79-68 W Notre Dame Morgantown
F22 74-56 W Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.
F26 61-65 L Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio
M1 64-50 W USF Tampa, Fla.
M4 82-63 W DePaul Morgantown
M7 59-62 L Louisville Morgantown
Big East Tournament
M11 74-62 W Notre Dame New York, N.Y.
M12 74-60 W Pitt New York, N.Y.
M13 69-74* L Syracuse New York, N.Y. NCAA Tournament
M20 60-68 L Dayton Minneapolis, Minn.
2009-10 (31-7, 13-5 BIG EAST/3RD) // COACH
BOB HUGGINS
N15 83-60 W Loyola Univ. Maryland Morgantown
N24 69-50 W The Citadel Charleston
76 Classic
N26 85-62 W Long Beach State Anaheim, Calif.
N27 73-66 W Texas A&M Anaheim, Calif.
N29 84-66 W Portland Anaheim, Calif.
D9 68-39 W Duquesne Morgantown
D12 69-43 W Coppin State Morgantown
D19 80-78 W Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio
D23 76-66 W Mississippi Morgantown
D26 90-84* W Seton Hall Newark, N.J.
D29 63-62 W Marquette Morgantown
J1 62-77 L Purdue West Lafayette, Ind.
J6 86-52 W Rutgers Morgantown
J9 68-70 L Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind.
J13 69-50 W USF Tampa, Fla.
J16 71-72 L Syracuse Morgantown
J20 68-60 W Marshall Charleston
J23 71-65 W Ohio State Morgantown
J26 62-46 W DePaul Rosemont, Ill.
J30 77-74 W Louisville Morgantown
F3 70-51 W Pitt Morgantown
F6 79-60 W St. John’s New York, N.Y.
F8 75-82 L Villanova Morgantown
F12 95-98+ L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F17 88-74 W Providence Providence, R.I.
F20 75-63 W Seton Hall Morgantown
F22 62-73 L Connecticut Hartford, Conn.
F27 74-68 W Cincinnati Morgantown
M1 81-68 W Georgetown Morgantown
M6 68-66* W Villanova Philadelphia, Pa.
Big East Tournament
M11 54-51 W Cincinnati New York, N.Y.
M12 53-51 W Notre Dame New York, N.Y.
M13 60-58 W Georgetown New York, N.Y.
NCAA Tournament
M19 77-50 W Morgan State Buffalo, N.Y.
M21 68-59 W Missouri Buffalo, N.Y.
M25
2010-11
N12
N11
(21-12, 11-7 BIG EAST/6TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
J28 61-63 L Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y.
J30 66-72 L Pitt Morgantown
F5 87-84* W Providence Providence, R.I.
F8 51-55 L Notre Dame Morgantown
F11 74-77 L Louisville Morgantown
F16 66-48 W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F22 44-71 L Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind.
F24 60-61 L Marquette Morgantown
F28 92-75 W DePaul Morgantown
M3 50-44 W USF Tampa, Fla.
Big East Tournament
M7 67-71* L Connecticut New York, N.Y.
NCAA Tournament
M15 54-77 L Gonzaga Pittsburgh, Pa.
2012-13 (13-19, 6-12 BIG 12/8TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N12 50-84 L Gonzaga Spokane, Wash.
Old Spice Classic
N22 87-44 W Marist Orlando, Fla.
N23 60-63 L Davidson Orlando, Fla.
N25 70-77 L Oklahoma Orlando, Fla.
N28 94-69 W VMI Morgantown
D5 69-59 W Marshall Charleston
D8 68-67 W Virginia Tech Morgantown
D11 56-60 L Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
D15 66-81 L Michigan Brooklyn, N.Y.
D19 76-71 W Oakland Morgantown
D22 72-62 W Radford Morgantown
D30 74-67 W Eastern Kentucky Morgantown
J5 57-67 L Oklahoma Morgantown
J9 57-53* W Texas Austin, Texas
J12 64-65 L Kansas State Morgantown
J16 67-69 L Iowa State Ames, Iowa
J19 52-79 L Purdue West Lafayette, Ind.
J23 71-50 W TCU Morgantown
J26 66-80 L Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla.
J28 56-61 L Kansas Morgantown
F2 77-61 W Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas
F4 60-58 W Texas Morgantown
F9 63-50 W TCU Fort Worth, Texas
F13 60-80 L Baylor Waco, Texas
F16 66-64 W Texas Tech Morgantown
F18 61-71 L Kansas State Manhattan, Kan.
F23 57-73 L Oklahoma State Morgantown
F27 62-65 L Baylor Morgantown
M2 65-91 L Kansas Lawrence, Kan.
M6 70-83 L Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
M9 74-83 L Iowa State Morgantown
Big 12 Championship
M13 69-71 L Texas Tech Kansas City, Mo.
2013-14 (17-16, 9-9 BIG 12/6TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N8 77-62 W Mount St. Mary’s Morgantown
N12 82-87 L Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va.
N17 96-83 W Duquesne Morgantown Cancun Challenge
N21 101-68 W Georgia Southern Morgantown
N23 88-55 W Presbyterian Morgantown
N26 78-60 W Old Dominion Riviera Maya, Mexico
N27 63-70 L Wisconsin Riviera Maya, Mexico
D2 96-47 W Loyola Morgantown
D5 71-80 L Missouri Columbia, Mo.
D10 76-80 L Gonzaga Morgantown
D14 74-64 W Marshall Charleston
D22 70-73 L Purdue Morgantown
D29 82-45 W William & Mary Charleston
J4 74-69 W TCU Fort Worth, Texas
J6 89-86* W Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas
J11 72-73 L Oklahoma State Morgantown
J13 69-80 L Texas Morgantown
J18 56-78 L Kansas State Manhattan, Kan.
J22 87-81 W Texas Tech Morgantown
J25 75-81 L Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla.
J28 66-64 W Baylor Waco, Texas
F1 81-71 W Kansas State Morgantown
F5 91-86* W Oklahoma Morgantown
F8 69-83 L Kansas Lawrence, Kan.
F10 102-77 W Iowa State Morgantown
F15 71-88 L Texas Austin, Texas
F22 75-88 L Baylor Morgantown
F26 66-83 L Iowa State Ames, Iowa
M1 81-59 W TCU Morgantown
M5 62-72 L Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
M8 92-86 W Kansas Morgantown
Big 12 Championship
M13 49-66 L Texas Kansas City, Mo.
National Invitation Tournament
M18 65-77 L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
2014-15 (25-10, 11-7 BIG 12/4TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N14 64-54 W Monmouth Morgantown
N16 83-56 W Lafayette Morgantown
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
N20 91-65 W George Mason San Juan, P.R.
N21 70-66 W Boston College San Juan, P.R.
N23
N26
N29
D7
D14
D20
J5
J13
J31
2015-16 (26-9, 13-5
BIG 12/2ND) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
F20
2016-17 (28-9, 12-6 BIG 12/2ND) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
J21
J24
J31 85-72 W Iowa State Ames, Iowa
F4 75-82 L Oklahoma State Morgantown
F8 61-50 W Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
F11 85-66 W Kansas State Morgantown
F13 80-84* L Kansas Lawrence, Kan.
F18 83-74# W Texas Tech Morgantown
F20 77-62 W Texas Morgantown
F25 61-60 W TCU Fort Worth, Texas
F27 62-71 L Baylor Waco, Texas
M3 87-76 W Iowa State Morgantown
Big 12 Championship
M9 63-53 W Texas
Big 12 Championship
M8
2018-19 (15-21,
N9
Kansas City, Mo.
M10 51-50 W Kansas State Kansas City, Mo.
M11 74-80 L Iowa State Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA Tournament
M16 86-80 W Bucknell Buffalo, N.Y.
M18 83-71 W Notre Dame Buffalo, N.Y.
M23 58-61 L Gonzaga San Jose, Calif.
2017-18 (26-11, 11-7 BIG 12/2ND) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
Armed Forces Classic
N10 65-88 L Texas A&M Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany
N15 98-64 W American Morgantown
N18 111-48 W Morgan State Morgantown
AdvoCare Invitational
N20 91-62 W Long Beach State Morgantown
N23 84-78 W Marist
N24 83-45 W UCF
N26 83-79 W Missouri
D1
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
N30 102-69 W NJIT Morgantown
D5 68-61 W Virginia Morgantown
D9 69-60 W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
D20 77-38 W Coppin State Morgantown
D23 86-69 W Fordham Morgantown
D29 85-79 W Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla.
J1 77-69 W Kansas State Manhattan, Kan.
J6 89-76 W Oklahoma Morgantown
J9 57-54 W Baylor Morgantown
J13 71-72 L Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas
J15 66-71 L Kansas Morgantown
J20 86-51 W Texas Morgantown
J22 73-82 L TCU Fort Worth, Texas
J27 76-83 L Kentucky Morgantown
J31
F3 89-51 W Kansas State Morgantown
F5 75-73 W Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
F10 85-88 L Oklahoma State Morgantown
F12 82-66 W TCU Morgantown
F17 69-77 L Kansas Lawrence, Kan.
F20 71-60 W Baylor Waco, Texas
F24 85-70 W Iowa State Morgantown
F26 84-74 W Texas Tech Morgantown
M3 79-87* L Texas Austin, Texas
2019-20 (21-10, 9-9 BIG 12/3RD) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N8 94-84 W Akron Morgantown
N15 68-53 W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
Cancun Challenge
N18 69-61 W Northern Colorado Morgantown
N22 69-44 W Boston University Morgantown
N26 60-55 W Northern Iowa Riviera Maya, Mexico
N27 75-63 W Wichita State Riviera Maya, Mexico
D1 86-81 W Rhode Island Morgantown
D7 68-70 L St. John’s New York, N.Y.
D12 84-53 W Austin Peay Morgantown
D14 83-57 W Nicholls State Morgantown
D21 75-64 W Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio
D29 67-59 W Ohio State Cleveland, Ohio
J4 53-60 L Kansas Lawrence, Kan.
J6 55-41 W Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla.
J11 66-54 W Texas Tech Morgantown
J14 81-49 W TCU Morgantown
J18 68-84 L Kansas State Manhattan, Kan.
J20 97-59 W Texas Morgantown
J25 74-51 W Missouri Morgantown
J29 81-89 L Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas
F1 66-57 W Kansas State Morgantown
F5 76-61 W Iowa State Morgantown
F8 59-69 L Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
F12 49-58 L Kansas Morgantown
F15 59-70 L Baylor Waco, Texas
F18 65-47 W Oklahoma State Morgantown
F22 60-67* L TCU Fort Worth, Texas
F24 57-67 L Texas Austin, Texas
F29 62-73 L Oklahoma Morgantown
M3 77-71 W Iowa State Ames, Iowa
M7 76-64 W Baylor Morgantown
Remainder of season was canceled on March 13 (WVU’s first game of the Big 12 Championship) due to the COVID-19 virus
2020-21 (19-10,
11-6
BIG 12/3RD) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic
N25 79-71 W South Dakota State Sioux Falls, S.D.
N26 78-66 W VCU Sioux Falls, S.D.
N27 70-64 W Western Kentucky Sioux Falls, S.D.
Jimmy V Classic
D2 82-87 L Gonzaga Indianapolis, Ind.
D6 80-71 W Georgetown Washington, D.C.
D11 62-50 W North Texas Morgantown
D13 87-71 W Richmond Morgantown
D18 70-65 W Iowa State Morgantown
D22 65-79 L Kansas Lawrence, Kan.
D29 73-51 W Northeastern Morgantown
J2 71-75 L Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
J4 87-84 W Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla.
J9 70-72 L Texas Austin, Texas
J23 69-47 W Kansas State Manhattan, Kan.
J25 88-87 W Texas Tech Morgantown
J30 80-85 L Florida Morgantown
F2 76-72 W Iowa State Ames, Iowa
F6 91-79 W Kansas Morgantown
F9 82-71 W Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas
F13 90-91# L Oklahoma Morgantown
F20 84-82 W Texas Austin, Texas
F23 74-66 W TCU Fort Worth, Texas
F27 65-43 W Kansas State Morgantown
M2 89-94* L Baylor Morgantown
M4 76-67 W TCU Morgantown
M6 80-85 L Oklahoma State Morgantown
Big 12 Championship
M11 69-72 L Oklahoma State Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA Tournament
M19 84-67 W Morehead State Indianapolis, Ind.
M21 72-75 L Syracuse Indianapolis, Ind.
2021-22 (16-17, 4-14 BIG 12/10TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N9 60-53 W Oakland Morgantown
N12 74-59 W Pitt Morgantown
Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic
N18 87-68 W Elon Charleston, S.C.
N19 71-82 L Marquette Charleston, S.C.
N21 66-59 W Clemson Charleston, S.C.
N26 80-77 W Eastern Kentucky Morgantown
N30 74-55 W Bellarmine Morgantown
D4 67-51 W Radford Morgantown
D8 56-53 W Connecticut Morgantown
D12 63-50 W Kent State Morgantown
D18 65-59 W UAB Birmingham, Ala.
D22 82-52 W Youngstown State Morgantown
J1 59-74 L Texas Austin, Texas
J8 71-68 W Kansas State Morgantown
J11 70-60 W Oklahoma State Morgantown
J15 59-85 L Kansas Lawrence, Kan.
J18 68-77 L Baylor Morgantown
J22 65-78 L Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas
J26 62-72 L Oklahoma Morgantown
J29 68-77 L Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark.
J31 77-81 L Baylor Waco, Texas
F5 53-60 L Texas Tech Morgantown
F8 79-63 W Iowa State Morgantown
F12 58-81 L Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla.
F14 73-78 L Kansas State Manhattan, Kan.
F19 58-71 L Kansas Morgantown
F21 67-77 L TCU Fort Worth, Texas
F23 81-84 L Iowa State Ames, Iowa
F26
M1
2022-23 (19-15, 7-11 BIG 12/8TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N7
N6
J6
Morgantown J13
J17
J20
J23
J27
F3
F20
F24
M2
M6
M9
Big
Morgantown
Morgantown
Morgantown
Morgantown
Morgantown
IN THE AP RANKINGS
December 26, 2022 24
March 15, 2021 13
March 8, 2021 10
March 1, 2021 ...........................6
February 22, 2021 10
February 15, 2021 13
February 8, 2021 14
February 1, 2021 17
January 25, 2021 11
January 18, 2021 14
January 11, 2021 13
January 4, 2021.......................14
December 28, 2020 9
December 21, 2020 7
December 14, 2020 8
December 7, 2020 11
November 30, 2020 11
November 9, 2020 15
March 18, 2020 24
March 9, 2020 .........................22
February 24, 2020 20
February 17, 2020 17
February 10, 2020 14
February 3, 2020 13
January 27, 2020 12
January 20, 2020 14
January 13, 2020.....................12
January 6, 2020 17
December 30, 2019 16
December 23, 2019 22
December 16, 2019 25
October 29, 2019 13
March 12, 2018 15
March 5, 2018 18
February 26, 2018 ...................20
February 19, 2018 21
February 12, 2018 20
February 5, 2018 19
January 29, 2018 15
January 22, 2018 7
January 15, 2018 6
January 8, 2018.........................2
January 1, 2018 6
December 25, 2017 7
December 18, 2017 10
December 11, 2017 11
December 4, 2017 18
November 27, 2017 19
November 20, 2017 23
November 13, 2017 ................24
November 1, 2017 11
March 13, 2017 13
March 6, 2017 11
February 27, 2017 10
February 20, 2017 12
February 13, 2017 9
February 6, 2017 13
January 30, 2017.......................7
January 23, 2017 18
January 16, 2017 7
January 9, 2017 10
January 2, 2017 7
December 26, 2016 11
December 19, 2016 11
December 12, 2016 12
December 5, 2016 15
November 28, 2016 ................25
November 21, 2016 19
November 14, 2016 19
October 31, 2016 20
March 14, 2016 8
March 7, 2016 9
February 29, 2016 10
February 22, 2016 14
February 15, 2016 ...................10
February 8, 2016 10
February 1, 2016 14
January 25, 2016 9
January 18, 2016 6
January 11, 2016 11
January 4, 2016 17
December 28, 2015 19
December 21, 2015.................19
December 14, 2015 20
December 7, 2015 14
November 30, 2015 20
March 16, 2015 20
March 9, 2015 18
March 2, 2015 20
February 23, 2015 ...................20
February 16, 2015 23
February 9, 2015 21
February 2, 2015 15
January 26, 2015 17
January 19, 2015 18
January 12, 2015 16
January 5, 2015 14
December 29, 2014.................17
December 22, 2014 18
December 15, 2014 22
December 8, 2014 22
December 1, 2014 16
November 24, 2014 21
March 14, 2011 22
March 7, 2011 .........................20
February 7, 2011 25
January 31, 2011 25
January 17, 2011 21
March 15, 2010 6
March 8, 2010 7
March 1, 2010 10
February 22, 2010 8
February 15, 2010 .....................8
February 8, 2010 5
February 1, 2010 6
January 25, 2010 9
January 18, 2010 11
January 11, 2010 10
January 4, 2010 8
December 28, 2009 6
December 21, 2009...................6
December 14, 2009 6
December 7, 2009 6
November 30, 2009 7
November 23, 2009 8
November 16, 2009 8
October 28, 2009 8
January 5, 2009 25
December 24, 2007 23
December 17, 2007 24
February 19, 2007 22
February 12, 2007 23
January 8, 2007 21
January 1, 2007.......................25
March 13, 2006 22
March 6, 2006 19
February 27, 2006 16
February 20, 2006 14
February 13, 2006 11
February 6, 2006 9
January 30, 2006.....................11
January 23, 2006 9
January 16, 2006 12
January 9, 2006 16
January 2, 2006 24
December 26, 2005 25
November 21, 2005 13
November 14, 2005 14
November 7, 2005 ..................14
January 3, 2005 21
March 3, 1998 23
February 24, 1998 19
February 17, 1998 20
February 10, 1998 16
February 3, 1998 15
January 27, 1998 17
January 20, 1998.....................23
January 13, 1998 21
January 6, 1998 25
December 30, 1997 22
December 23, 1997 23
January 24, 1994 19
January 17, 1994 24
January 10, 1994.....................23
March 14, 1989 17
March 7, 1989 13
February 28, 1989 15
February 21, 1989 11
February 14, 1989 14
February 7, 1989 15
January 31, 1989 18
December 28, 1982.................20
December 21, 1982 16
December 14, 1982 20
March 9, 1982 14
March 2, 1982 9
February 23, 1982 6
February 16, 1982 9
February 9, 1982 .....................11
February 2, 1982 18
December 28, 1971 19
January 22, 1963 6
January 8, 1963 9
December 18, 1962 7
December 11, 1962 6
December 4, 1962 3
November 1, 1962 ....................5
December 26, 1961 7
December 19, 1961 5
March 7, 1961 9
February 28, 1961 8
February 21, 1961 9
February 14, 1961 10
March 8, 1960 5
March 1, 1960 ...........................5
February 23, 1960 7
February 16, 1960 5
February 9, 1960 5
February 2, 1960 5
January 26, 1960 4
January 19, 1960 4
January 12, 1960.......................3
January 5, 1960 3
December 29, 1959 2
December 22, 1959 2
March 9, 1959 10
March 2, 1959 8
February 24, 1959 10 February 17, 1959 11 February 10, 1959 .....................9 February 3, 1959 10 January 27, 1959 10 January 20, 1959 10 January 13, 1959 10 January 6, 1959 11 December 30, 1958 11 December 23, 1958 5 December 16, 1958...................7 December 9, 1958
12,
5,
19, 1952 12
February 12, 1952 14
February 5, 1952 12
January 29, 1952 10
January 22, 1952 9
January 15, 1952 10
January 8, 1952.......................11
December 26, 1950 19
VS. AP-RANKED TEAMS
DATE SCORE OPPONENT RANK SITE
2/24/24 64-71, L at Iowa State 6 Ames, Iowa
2/12/24 81-94, L Baylor 12 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/3/24 73-86, L BYU 22 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/20/24 91-85, W Kansas 3 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/17/24 63-77, L at Oklahoma 15 Norman, Okla.
1/13/24 76-73, W Texas 25 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/6/24 55-89, L at Houston 3 Houston, Texas
11/22/23 54-56, L vs. Virginia 24 Fort Myers, Fla.
3/9/23 61-78, L vs. Kansas 3 Kansas City, Mo.
3/4/23 89-81, W Kansas State 11 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/25/23 74-76, L at Kansas 3 Lawrence, Kan.
2/13/23 67-79, L at Baylor 9 Waco, Texas
2/11/23 60-94,, L at Texas 5 Austin, Texas
2/8/23 76-71, W Iowa State 11 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/31/23 72-76, L at TCU 15 Fort Worth, Texas
1/28/23 80-77, W Auburn 15 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/21/23 61-69, L Texas 7 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/18/23 74-65, W TCU 14 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/7/23 62-76, L Kansas 3 Morgantown, W.Va.
11/24/22 68-80, L Purdue 24 Portland, Ore.
3/10/22 63-87, L vs. Kansas 6 Kansas City, Mo.
2/26/22 81-82, L Texas 20 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/19/22 58-71, L Kansas 6 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/5/22 53-60, L Texas Tech 14 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/31/22 77-81, L at Baylor 8 Waco, Texas
1/22/22 65-78, L at Texas Tech 18 Lubbock, Texas
1/18/22 68-77, L Baylor 5 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/15/22 59-85, L at Kansas 9 Lawrence, Kan.
1/1/22 59-74, L at Texas 17 Austin, Texas
12/8/21 56-53, W Connecticut 15 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/11/21 69-72, L vs. Oklahoma State 12 Kansas City, Mo.
3/6/21 80-85, L Oklahoma State 17 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/2/21 89-94, L Baylor 3 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/20/21 84-82, W at Texas 12 Austin, Texas
2/13/21 90-91, L Oklahoma 12
Morgantown, W.Va.
2/9/21 82-71, W at Texas Tech 7 Lubbock, Texas
2/6/21 91-79, W Kansas 23 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/25/21 88-87, W Texas Tech 10 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/9/21 70-72, L Texas 4 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/22/20 65-79, L at Kansas 3 Lawrence, Kan.
12/13/20 87-71, W Richmond 19 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/2/20 82-87, L vs. Gonzaga 1 Indianapolis, Ind.
3/7/20 76-64, W Baylor 4 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/15/20 59-70, L at Baylor 1 Waco, Texas
2/12/20 49-58, L Kansas 3 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/11/20 66-54, W Texas Tech 22 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/4/20 53-60, L at Kansas 3 Lawrence, Kan.
12/29/19 67-59, W vs. Ohio State 2 Cleveland, Ohio
3/15/19 74-88, L vs. Kansas 17 Kansas City, Mo.
3/14/19 79-74, W vs. Texas Tech 7 Kansas City, Mo.
2/18/19 51-65, L Kansas State 23 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/16/19 53-78, L at Kansas 14 Lawrence, Kan.
2/4/19 50-81, L at Texas Tech 18 Lubbock, Texas
DATE SCORE OPPONENT RANK SITE
1/30/19 68-93, L at Iowa State 20 Ames, Iowa
1/26/19 66-83, L at Tennessee 1 Knoxville, Tenn.
1/19/19 65-64, W Kansas 7 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/2/19 59-62, L Texas Tech 11 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/23/18 78-90, L vs. Villanova 2 Boston, Mass.
3/10/18 70-81, L vs. Kansas 9 Kansas City, Mo.
3/9/18 66-63, W vs. Texas Tech 14 Kansas City, Mo.
2/26/18 84-74, W Texas Tech 12 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/17/18 69-77, L at Kansas 13 Lawrence, Kan.
2/5/18 75-73, W at Oklahoma 17 Norman, Okla.
1/15/18 66-71, L Kansas 10 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/13/18 71-72, L at Texas Tech 8 Lubbock, Texas
1/6/18 89-76, W Oklahoma 7 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/5/17 68-61, W Virginia 15 Morgantown, W.Va.
11/10/17 65-88, L vs. Texas A&M 25 Ramstein, Germany
3/23/17 58-61, L vs. Gonzaga 2 San Jose, Calif.
3/18/17 83-71, W vs. Notre Dame 14 Buffalo, N.Y.
3/11/17 74-80, L vs. Iowa State 23 Kansas City, Mo. 3/3/17 87-76, W Iowa State 24 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/27/17 62-71, L at Baylor 11 Waco, Texas
2/13/17 80-84, L at Kansas 3 Lawrence, Kan. 1/24/17 85-69, W Kansas 2 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/10/17 89-68, W Baylor 1 Morgantown, W.Va. 12/3/16 66-57, W at Virginia 6 Charlottesville, Va.
3/12/16 71-81, L vs. Kansas 1 Kansas City, Mo. 3/11/16 69-67, W vs. Oklahoma 6 Kansas City, Mo. 3/5/16 69-58, W at Baylor 19 Waco, Texas
2/22/16 97-87, W Iowa State 17 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/20/16 62-76, L Oklahoma 3 Morgantown, W.Va. 2/16/16 78-85, L at Texas 24 Austin, Texas
NATHAN ADRIAN
DATE SCORE OPPONENT RANK SITE
2/9/16 65-75, L at Kansas 6 Lawrence, Kan.
2/6/16 80-69, W Baylor 15 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/2/16 81-76, W at Iowa State 13 Ames, Iowa
1/16/16 68-70, L at Oklahoma 2 Norman, Okla.
1/12/16 74-63, W Kansas 1 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/8/15 54-70, L vs. Virginia 10 New York, N.Y.
3/26/15 39-78, L vs. Kentucky 1 Cleveland, Ohio
3/22/15 69-59, W vs. Maryland 12 Columbus, Ohio
3/12/15 70-80, L vs. Baylor 18 Kansas City, Mo.
3/3/15 69-76, L at Kansas 9 Lawrence, Kan.
2/28/15 66-78, L at Baylor 19 Waco, Texas
2/21/15 73-63, W at Oklahoma State 22 Stillwater, Okla.
2/16/15 62-61, W Kansas 8 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/14/15 59-79, L at Iowa State 14 Ames, Iowa
2/7/15 69-87, L Baylor 19 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/3/15 52-71, L at Oklahoma 21 Norman, Okla.
1/17/15 50-77, L at Texas 20 Austin, Texas
1/13/15 86-65, W Oklahoma 18 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/10/15 72-74, L Iowa State 17 Morgantown, W.Va.
11/23/14 78-68, W vs. Connecticut 17 San Juan, P.R.
3/8/14 92-86, W Kansas 8 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/5/14 62-72, L at Oklahoma 23 Norman, Okla.
2/26/14 66-83, L at Iowa State 15 Ames, Iowa
2/15/14 71-88, L at Texas 19 Austin, Texas
2/10/14 102-77, W Iowa State 11 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/8/14 69-83, L at Kansas 8 Lawrence, Kan.
2/5/14 91-86, W Oklahoma 21 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/25/14 75-81, L at Oklahoma State 11 Stillwater, Okla.
1/11/14 72-73, L Oklahoma State 11 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/10/13 76-80, L Gonzaga 20 Morgantown, W.Va.
11/27/13 63-70, L vs. Wisconsin 10 Riviera Maya, Mexico
3/2/13 65-91, L at Kansas 6 Lawrence, Kan.
2/23/13 57-73, L Oklahoma State 14 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/18/13 61-71, L at Kansas State 13 Manhattan, Kan.
1/28/13 56-61, L Kansas 2 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/12/13 64-65, L Kansas State 18 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/15/12 66-81, L vs. Michigan 3 Brooklyn, N.Y.
11/12/12 50-84, L at Gonzaga 19 Spokane, Wash.
2/24/12 60-61, L Marquette 10 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/22/12 44-71, L at Notre Dame 20 Notre Dame, Ind.
2/11/12 74-77, L Louisville 24 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/28/12 61-63, L at Syracuse 3 Syracuse, N.Y.
1/9/12 57-64, L at Connecticut 17 Hartford, Conn.
1/7/12 74-62, W Georgetown 9 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/23/11 81-83, L vs. Baylor 6 Las Vegas, Nev.
12/3/11 62-75, L at Mississippi State 21 Starkville, Miss.
3/19/11 63-71, L vs. Kentucky 11 Tampa, Fla.
3/5/11 72-70, W Louisville 11 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/2/11 65-56, W Connecticut 16 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/24/11 58-71, L at Pitt 4 Pittsburgh, Pa.
2/19/11 72-58, W Notre Dame 8 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/14/11 52-63, L at Syracuse 17 Syracuse, N.Y.
2/7/11 66-71, L Pitt 4 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/5/11 50-66, L at Villanova 12 Philadelphia, Pa.
1/26/11 54-55, L at Louisville 23 Louisville, Ky.
1/16/11 68-64, W Purdue 8 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/8/11 65-59, W at Georgetown 13 Washington, D.C.
DATE SCORE OPPONENT RANK
4/3/10 57-78, L vs. Duke 3 Indianapolis, Ind. 3/27/10 73-66, W vs. Kentucky 2 Syracuse, N.Y. 3/13/10 60-58, W vs. Georgetown 22 New York, N.Y. 3/6/10 68-66, W at Villanova 9 Philadelphia, Pa.
3/1/10 81-68, W Georgetown 19 Morgantown, W.Va. 2/12/10 95-98, L at Pitt 25 Pittsburgh, Pa. 2/8/10 75-82, L Villanova 4 Morgantown, W.Va. 2/3/10 70-51, W Pitt 22 Morgantown, W.Va.
DAXTER MILES JR.
1/23/10 71-65, W Ohio State 21 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/16/10 71-72, L Syracuse 5 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/1/10 62-77, L at Purdue 4 West Lafayette, Ind.
12/23/09 76-66, W Mississippi 15 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/13/09 69-74, L vs. Syracuse 18 New York, N.Y.
3/12/09 74-60, W vs. Pitt 2 New York, N.Y.
3/7/09 59-62, L Louisville 6 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/13/09 93-72, W Villanova 13 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/9/09 59-70, L at Pitt 4 Pittsburgh, Pa.
2/4/09 61-74, L at Syracuse 20 Syracuse, N.Y.
1/31/09 63-69, L at Louisville 7 Louisville, Ky.
1/25/09 67-79, L Pitt 4 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/22/09 75-58, W at Georgetown 12 Washington, D.C.
1/10/09 53-75, L at Marquette 18 Milwaukee, Wis.
1/6/09 55-61, L Connecticut 5 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/27/08 76-48, W at Ohio State 15 Columbus, Ohio
12/9/08 65-68, L vs. Davidson 23 New York, N.Y.
3/27/08 75-79, L vs. Xavier 12 Phoenix, Ariz.
3/22/08 73-67, W vs. Duke 9 Washington, D.C.
3/14/08 55-72, L vs. Georgetown 9 New York, N.Y.
3/13/08 78-72, W vs. Connecticut 15 New York, N.Y.
3/1/08 71-79, L at Connecticut 15 Hartford, Conn.
2/7/08 54-55, L at Pitt 21 Pittsburgh, Pa.
1/26/08 57-58, L Georgetown 9 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/6/08 79-64, W Marquette 10 Morgantown, W.Va.
11/23/07 72-74, L vs. Tennessee 7 Newark, N.J.
3/8/07 71-82, L vs. Louisville 12 New York, N.Y.
2/27/07 66-80, L at Pitt 12 Pittsburgh, Pa.
2/12/07 53-71, L at Georgetown 14 Washington, D.C.
2/10/07 70-65, W UCLA 2 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/7/07 47-60, L Pitt 7 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/9/07 58-61, L at Notre Dame 22 Notre Dame, Ind.
12/30/06 81-71, W Connecticut 12 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/23/06 71-74, L vs. Texas 9 Atlanta, Ga.
3/9/06 57-68, L vs. Pitt 19 New York, N.Y.
2/27/06 67-62, W Pitt 8 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/18/06 75-81, L Connecticut 1 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/12/06 69-56, W at Georgetown 15 Washington, D.C.
2/9/06 53-57, L at Pitt 14 Pittsburgh, Pa.
1/21/06 60-56, W at UCLA 18 Los Angeles, Calif.
1/8/06 91-87, W at Villanova 3 Villanova, Pa.
12/22/05 92-68, W vs. Oklahoma 7 Oklahoma City, Okla.
11/22/05 66-80, L vs. Kentucky 7 Kansas City, Mo.
11/21/05 75-76, L vs. Texas 2 Kansas City, Mo.
3/26/05 85-93, L vs. Louisville 4 Albuquerque, N.M.
3/24/05 65-60, W vs. Texas Tech 24 Albuquerque, N.M.
3/19/05 111-105, W vs. Wake Forest 5 Cleveland, Ohio
3/12/05 59-68, L vs. Syracuse 16 New York, N.Y.
3/11/05 78-76, W vs. Villanova 19 New York, N.Y.
3/10/05 78-72, W vs. Boston College 7 New York, N.Y.
2/23/05 70-66, W at Pitt 18 Pittsburgh, Pa.
2/5/05 83-78, W Pitt 16 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/1/05 50-62, L at Boston College 5 Chestnut Hill, Mass.
1/25/05 58-68, L Connecticut 19 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/22/05 64-72, L at Syracuse 7 Syracuse, N.Y.
1/16/05 53-73, L Boston College 13 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/2/05 82-69, W at NC State 17 Raleigh, N.C.
PITTSNOGLE
12/29/04 71-65, W George Washington 20 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/2/04 52-65, L Syracuse 24 Morgantown, W.Va. 2/21/04 58-67, L Pitt 5 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/7/04 58-88, L at Connecticut 5 Storrs, Conn. 12/20/03 57-70, L vs. Florida 15 Miami, Fla. 2/26/03 51-89, L at Syracuse 15 Syracuse, N.Y. 2/18/03 55-56, L Notre Dame 12 Morgantown, W.Va. 2/12/03 46-82, L at Pitt 7 Pittsburgh, Pa. 2/8/03 80-94, L Syracuse 19 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/29/03 69-88, L at Notre Dame 11 Notre Dame, Ind. 1/14/03 61-80, L Pitt 3 Morgantown, W.Va. 12/3/02 68-66, W vs. Florida 8 Charleston, W.Va. 3/2/02 65-92, L at Pitt 10 Pittsburgh, Pa. 2/16/02 75-85, L Pitt 14 Morgantown, W.Va. 2/4/02 64-76, L at Syracuse 23 Syracuse, N.Y. 1/12/02 69-75, L Syracuse 12 Morgantown, W.Va. 3/3/01 65-96, L Boston College 11 Morgantown, W.Va.
KEVIN
DATE SCORE OPPONENT RANK SITE
2/17/01 87-76, W Syracuse 10 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/11/01 66-69, L Notre Dame 20 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/3/01 77-94, L at Georgetown 14 Washington, D.C.
1/27/01 81-75, W Seton Hall 16 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/13/01 80-86, L at Syracuse 11 Syracuse, N.Y.
1/3/01 66-90, L Georgetown 19 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/2/00 78-79, L Tennessee 7 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/26/00 71-72, L at Connecticut 21 Storrs, Conn.
1/11/00 63-76, L Syracuse 7 Charleston, W.Va.
12/8/99 54-94, L at Tennessee 15 Knoxville, Tenn.
2/9/99 68-80, L St. John’s 11 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/9/99 45-80, L Connecticut 1 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/2/99 67-83, L at Syracuse 22 Syracuse, N.Y.
12/9/98 73-59, W Syracuse 12 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/19/98 62-65, L vs. Utah 7 Anaheim, Calif. 3/14/98 75-74, W vs. Cincinnati 9 Boise, Idaho
3/12/98 82-52, W vs. Temple 24 Boise, Idaho
2/14/98 58-73, L at Syracuse 23 Syracuse, N.Y.
2/11/98 80-62, W Connecticut 6 Morgantown, W.Va. 12/20/97 86-81, W vs. Georgia 20 Atlanta, Ga. 12/3/97 75-88, L at Connecticut 13 Storrs, Conn. 2/26/97 83-76, W Villanova 18 Morgantown, W.Va. 2/4/97 70-81, L at Villanova 16 Villanova, Pa. 12/4/96 101-79, W at Syracuse 19 Syracuse, N.Y. 11/26/96 61-76, L at Minnesota 24 Minneapolis, Minn. 2/21/96 106-89, W at Boston College 20 Chestnut Hill, Mass. 2/15/96 69-87, L at Connecticut 3 Storrs, Conn. 2/3/96 63-84, L Boston College 21 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/31/96 67-91, L at Georgetown 9 Washington, D.C. 1/16/96 90-78, W Syracuse 12 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/13/96 67-69, L Villanova 7 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/3/96 79-89, L Connecticut 7 Morgantown, W.Va. 12/18/95 62-68, L Virginia Tech 22 Blacksburg, Va. 12/2/95 83-86, L Georgetown 6 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/27/95 94-97, L Massachusetts 1 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/3/95 69-95, L at Massachusetts 4 Springfield, Mass. 2/20/94 67-74, L at Massachusetts 10 Amherst, Mass. 2/8/94 78-71, W Temple 8 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/13/94 56-70, L Massachusetts 7 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/6/94 49-47, W at Temple 7 Philadelphia, Pa. 2/27/92 79-54, W Massachusetts 21 Morgantown, W.Va. 12/30/92 74-75, L at Arizona 22 Tucson, Ariz. 3/19/92 78-89, L vs. Missouri 16 Greensboro, N.C. 3/12/92 91-97, L at Massachusetts 22 Amherst, Mass. 1/8/92 76-75, W at Massachusetts 25 Amherst, Mass. 11/20/91 80-106, L at Kentucky 13 Lexington, Ky. 12/8/90 87-96, L at Pitt 11 Pittsburgh, Pa. 12/9/89 97-93, W Pitt 22 Morgantown, W.Va. 3/18/89 63-70, L vs. Duke 9 Greensboro, N.C. 2/28/88 69-78, L at Temple 1 Philadelphia, Pa. 2/23/88 61-62, L Temple 1 Morgantown, W.Va. 12/12/87 64-70, L Pitt 2 Morgantown, W.Va. 3/5/87 57-70, L at Temple 8 Philadelphia, Pa. 2/24/87 64-61, W at Temple 5 Philadelphia, Pa. 2/14/87 57-67, L Temple 6 Morgantown, W.Va. 12/13/86 57-78, L at Pitt 17 Pittsburgh, Pa. 12/21/85 69-76, L at Virginia Tech 20 Blacksburg, Va. 12/3/85 59-84, L at Auburn 19 Auburn, Ala. 11/22/85 75-58, W vs. Auburn 10 Hartford, Conn. 1/22/85 60-72, L at VCU 19 Richmond, Va. 12/22/84 63-65, L Virginia Tech 17 Morgantown, W.Va. 3/17/84 77-102, L vs. Maryland 11 Birmingham, Ala. 3/15/84 64-62, W vs. Oregon State 17 Birmingham, Ala. 3/9/84 67-65, W Temple 15 Morgantown, W.Va. 2/27/83 87-78, W UNLV 1 Morgantown, W.Va. 12/28/82 59-67, L vs. North Carolina St. 17 Meadowlands, N.J. 3/12/82 46-50, L vs. Fresno State 11 Logan, Utah 2/14/80 78-90, L Louisville 3 Morgantown, W.Va. 1/7/80 69-72, L Syracuse 9 Morgantown, W.Va. 12/10/79 55-72, L Ohio State 3 Morgantown, W.Va. 2/17/79 54-70, L Notre Dame 3 Morgantown, W.Va.
MARSALIS BASEY
SCORE
1/29/79 74-90, L at Syracuse 16 Syracuse, N.Y.
12/16/78 60-106, L at Louisville 4 Louisville, Ky.
2/11/78 73-74, L Syracuse 18 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/25/78 82-103, L at Notre Dame 5 South Bend, Ind.
2/23/76 56-66, L vs. Cincinnati 13 Charleston, W.Va.
2/14/76 77-97, L at Notre Dame 10 South Bend, Ind.
2/5/76 76-86, L at Rutgers 7 Piscataway, N.J.
1/27/75 84-86, L Rutgers 19 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/11/74 83-94, L at Purdue 15 West Lafayette, Ind.
3/2/74 78-83, L at Pitt 11 Pittsburgh, Pa.
2/23/74 80-108, L at Notre Dame 2 South Bend, Ind.
2/17/73 68-86, L Virginia Tech 19 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/9/72 88-89, L vs. Virginia 6 Charleston, W.Va.
2/20/71 98-107, L Notre Dame 14 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/11/70 74-71, W Army 14 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/7/70 100-106, L Kentucky 3 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/21/70 78-114, L at Notre Dame 14 South Bend, Ind.
1/27/70 82-87, L Davidson 11 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/10/70 80-92, L at Davidson 8 Charlotte, N.C.
12/29/69 80-84, L vs. Notre Dame 11 New Orleans, La.
12/1/69 87-106, L at Kentucky 2 Lexington, Ky.
2/4/69 79-94, L Davidson 6 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/18/69 62-91, L at St. John’s 6 Jamaica, N.Y.
1/11/69 71-102, L at Davidson 6 Charlotte, N.C.
12/26/68 58-72, L vs. Santa Clara 9 Honolulu, Hawaii
12/21/68 56-95, L at UCLA 1 Los Angeles, Calif.
3/11/67 57-68, L vs. Princeton 5 Blacksburg, Va.
2/7/66 94-90, W vs. Duke 1 Charleston, W.Va.
3/8/65 67-91, L vs. Providence 4 Philadelphia, Pa.
2/26/65 74-72, W Davidson 6 Charlotte, N.C.
2/8/65 80-103, L at Davidson 5 Charlotte, N.C.
2/6/65 89-109, L at Duke 6 Durham, N.C.
1/14/65 77-86, L vs. Davidson 8 Charleston, W.Va.
12/18/64 78-102, L at Kentucky 8 Lexington, Ky.
1/29/64 75-73, W vs. Davidson 3 Charleston, W.Va.
1/4/64 82-93, L Davidson 7 Charlotte, N.C.
12/7/63 81-86, L Duke 4 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/16/63 83-73, W vs. New York Univ. 9 College Park, Md.
1/26/63 71-111, L at Duke 4 Durham, N.C.
12/29/62 74-92, L vs. Illinois 4 New York, N.Y.
12/22/62 75-79, L at Kentucky 9 Lexington, Ky.
1/6/62 88-82, W Villanova 5 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/28/61 79-86, L vs. Purdue 8 Los Angeles, Calif.
12/18/61 65-69, L Duke 7 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/30/60 86-82, W vs. Memphis State 19 New Orleans, La.
3/11/60 81-82, L vs. New York 12 Charlotte, N.C.
1/16/60 89-81, W Villanova 9 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/30/59 45-65, L at California 3 Los Angeles, Calif.
3/21/59 70-71, L vs. California 11 Louisville, Ky.
3/13/59 95-92, W vs. St. Joseph’s 14 Charlotte, N.C.
12/29/58 76-72, W at Tennessee 11 Knoxville, Tenn.
12/27/58 109-118, L at Northwestern 12 Chicago, Ill.
12/20/58 91-97, L at Kentucky 2 Lexington, Ky.
12/21/57 75-64, W vs. North Carolina 1 Lexington, Ky.
12/20/57 77-70, W at Kentucky 5 Lexington, Ky.
12/17/57 76-74, W Richmond 19 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/12/57 56-64, L vs. Canisius 20 New York, N.Y.
12/27/56 67-73, L at Duke 9 Raleigh, N.C.
12/22/56 107-79, W NC State 19 Morgantown, W.Va.
2/6/56 69-84, L Memphis State 16 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/17/55 71-92, L at NC State 2 Raleigh, N.C.
12/13/55 79-94, L at George Washington 13 Washington, D.C.
3/8/55 61-95, L vs. La Salle 3 New York, N.Y.
3/5/55 58-48, W vs. George Washington 13 Richmond, Va.
2/19/55 83-74, W George Washington 5 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/31/55 67-106, L at Richmond 17 Richmond, Va.
12/17/54 86-82, W vs. Wake Forest 17 Birmingham, Ala.
3/5/54 74-83, L George Washington 9 Morgantown, W.Va.
12/19/53 64-67, L Duke 13 Morgantown, W.Va.
3/6/53 80-85, L North Carolina State 12 Raleigh, N.C.
3/7/52 88-90, L at Duke 12 Raleigh, N.C.
1/3/52 100-75, W at New York University 6 New York, N.Y.
12/22/51 95-74, W Duke 19 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/19/50 59-69, L at Cincinnati 20 Cincinnati, Ohio
COACH OPPONENT W/L SCORE LOCATION YEAR COACH OPPONENT W/L SCORE
1941-42 (19-4) Dyke Raese Long Island (NIT) W 58-49* New York, N.Y. Toledo (NIT) W 51-39 New York, N.Y. Western Kentucky (NIT) W 47-45 New York, N.Y.
1944-45 (12-6) John Brickels DePaul (NIT) L 52-76 New York, N.Y.
1945-46 (24-3) Lee Patton St. John’s (NIT) W 70-58 New York, N.Y. Kentucky (NIT) L 51-59 New York, N.Y. Muhlenberg (NIT) W 65-40 New York, N.Y.
1946-47 (19-3) Lee Patton Bradley (NIT) W 69-60 New York, N.Y. Utah (NIT) L 62-64 New York, N.Y. North Carolina State (NIT) L 52-64 New York, N.Y.
1954-55 (19-11) Fred Schaus La Salle (NCAA) L 61-95 New York, N.Y.
1955-56 (21-9) Fred Schaus Dartmouth (NCAA) L 59-61* New York, N.Y.
1956-57 (25-5) Fred Schaus Canisius (NCAA) L 56-64 New York, N.Y.
1957-58 (26-2) Fred Schaus Manhattan (NCAA) L 84-89 New York, N.Y.
1958-59 (29-5) Fred Schaus Dartmouth (NCAA) W 82-68 New York, N.Y. St. Joseph’s (NCAA) W 95-92 Charlotte, N.C. Boston University (NCAA) W 86-82 Charlotte, N.C Louisville (NCAA) W 94-79 Louisville, Ky. California (NCAA) L 70-71 Louisville, Ky.
1959-60 (26-5) Fred Schaus Navy (NCAA) W 94-86 New York, N.Y.. New York University (NCAA) L 81-82* Charlotte, N.C. St. Joseph’s (NCAA) W 106-100 Charlotte, N.C.
1961-62 (24-6) George King Villanova (NCAA) L 75-90 Philadelphia, Pa.
1962-63 (23-8) George King Connecticut (NCAA) W 77-71 Philadelphia, Pa. St. Joseph’s (NCAA) L 88-97 College Park, Md. New York University (NCAA) W 83-73 College Park, Md.
1964-65 (14-15) George King Providence (NCAA) L 67-91 Philadelphia, Pa.
1966-67 (19-9) Bucky Waters Princeton (NCAA) L 57-68 Blacksburg, Va.
1967-68 (19-9) Bucky Waters Dayton (NIT) L 68-87 New York, N.Y.
1980-81 (23-10) Gale Catlett Pennsylvania (NIT) W 67-64 Morgantown, W.Va. Temple (NIT) W 77-76* Morgantown, W.Va. Minnesota (NIT) W 80-69 Minneapolis, Minn.. Tulsa (NIT) L 87-89 New York, N.Y.. Purdue (NIT) L 72-75* New York, N.Y.
1981-82 (27-4) Gale Catlett North Carolina A&T (NCAA) W 102-72 Logan, Utah. Fresno State (NCAA) L 46-50 Logan, Utah
1982-83 (23-8) Gale Catlett James Madison (NCAA) L 50-57 Greensboro, N.C.
1983-84 (20-12) Gale Catlett Oregon State (NCAA) W 64-62 Birmingham, Ala.. Maryland (NCAA) L 77-102 Birmingham, Ala.
1984-85 (20-9) Gale Catlett Virginia (NIT) L 55-56 Morgantown, W.Va.
1985-86 (22-11) Gale Catlett Old Dominion (NCAA) L 62-74 Greensboro, N.C.
1986-87 (23-8) Gale Catlett Western Kentucky (NCAA) L 62-64 Syracuse, N.Y.
1987-88 (18-14) Gale Catlett Connecticut (NIT) L 57-62* Morgantown, W.Va.
1988-89 (26-5) Gale Catlett Tennessee (NCAA) W 84-68 Greensboro, N.C.. Duke (NCAA) L 63-70 Greensboro, N.C.
1990-91 (17-14) Gale Catlett Furman (NIT) W 86-67 Morgantown, W.Va.. Providence (NIT) L 79-85 Providence, R.I.
1991-92 (20-12) Gale Catlett Missouri (NCAA) L 78-89 Greensboro, N.C.
1992-93 (17-12) Gale Catlett Georgia (NIT) W 95-84 Morgantown, W.Va.. Providence (NIT) L 67-68 Providence, R.I.
1993-94 (17-12) Gale Catlett Davidson (NIT) W 85-69 Morgantown, W.Va.. Clemson (NIT) L 79-96 Morgantown, W.Va.
1996-97 (21-10) Gale Catlett Bowling Green (NIT) W 98-95 Morgantown, W.Va.. North Carolina State (NIT) W 76-73 Raleigh, N.C.. Florida State (NIT) L 71-76 Morgantown, W.Va.
1997-98 (24-9) Gale Catlett Temple (NCAA) W 82-52 Boise, Idaho. Cincinnati (NCAA) W 75-74 Boise, Idaho. Utah (NCAA) L 62-65 Anaheim, Calif.
2000-01 (17-12) Gale Catlett Richmond (NIT) L 56-79 Richmond, Va.
2003-04 (17-14) John Beilein Kent State (NIT) W 65-54 Kent, Ohio Rhode Island (NIT) W 79-72 Morgantown, W.Va. Rutgers (NIT) L 64-67 Piscataway, N.J.
2004-05 (24-11) John Beilein Creighton (NCAA) W 63-61 Cleveland, Ohio. Wake Forest (NCAA) W 111-105* Cleveland, Ohio.
Texas Tech (NCAA) W 65-60 Albuquerque, N.M.. Louisville (NCAA) L 85-93* Albuquerque, N.M.
2005-06 (22-11) John Beilein Southern Illinois (NCAA) W 64-46 Auburn Hills, Mich. Northwestern State (NCAA) W 67-54 Auburn Hills, Mich. Texas (NCAA) L 71-74 Atlanta, Ga.
2006-07 (27-9) John Beilein Delaware State (NIT) W 74-50 Morgantown, W.Va. Massachusetts (NIT) W 90-77 Morgantown, W.Va. North Carolina State (NIT) W 71-66 Morgantown, W.Va. Mississippi State (NIT) W 63-62 New York, N.Y. Clemson (NIT) W 78-73 New York, N.Y.
2007-08 (26-11) Bob Huggins Arizona (NCAA) W 75-65 Washington, D.C.. Duke (NCAA) W 73-67 Washington, D.C.. Xavier (NCAA) L 75-79* Phoenix, Ariz.
2008-09 (23-12) Bob Huggins Dayton (NCAA) L 60-68 Minneapolis, Minn.
2009-10 (31-7) Bob Huggins Morgan State (NCAA) W 77-50 Buffalo, N.Y. Missouri (NCAA) W 68-59 Buffalo, N.Y. Washington (NCAA) W 69-56 Syracuse, N.Y. Kentucky (NCAA) W 73-66 Syracuse, N.Y. Duke (NCAA) L 57-78 Indianapolis, Ind.
2010-11 (21-12) Bob Huggins Clemson (NCAA) W 84-76 Tampa, Fla. Kentucky (NCAA) L 63-71 Tampa, Fla.
2011-12 (19-14) Bob Huggins Gonzaga (NCAA) L 54-77 Pittsburgh, Pa. 2013-14 (17-16) Bob Huggins Georgetown (NIT) L 65-77 Washington, D.C.
2014-15 (25-10) Bob Huggins Buffalo (NCAA) W 68-62 Columbus, Ohio Maryland (NCAA) W 69-59 Columbus, Ohio Kentucky (NCAA) L 39-78 Cleveland, Ohio
2015-16 (26-9) Bob Huggins Stephen F. Austin (NCAA) L 56-70 Brooklyn, N.Y.
2016-17 (28-9) Bob Huggins Bucknell (NCAA) W 86-80 Buffalo, N.Y. Notre Dame (NCAA) W 83-71 Buffalo, N.Y. Gonzaga (NCAA) L 58-61 San Jose, Calif.
2017-18 (26-11) Bob Huggins Murray State (NCAA) W 85-68 San Diego, Calif. Marshall (NCAA) W 94-71 San Diego, Calif. Villanova (NCAA) L 78-90 Boston, Mass.
2018-19 (15-21) Bob Huggins Grand Canyon (CBI) W 77-63 Morgantown, W.Va Coastal Carolina (CBI) L 91-109 Morgantown, W.Va.
2020-21 (19-10) Bob Huggins Morehead State (NCAA) W 84-67 Indianapolis, Ind. Syracuse (NCAA) L 72-75 Indianapolis, Ind.
2022-23 (19-15) Bob Huggins Maryland (NCAA) L 65-67 Birmingham, Ala. * overtimes
GEORGE KING
PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS
MOUNTAINEERS IN PRO BASKETBALL
2006-08 Joe Alexander
Milwaukee (NBA) 2009 Chicago (NBA) 2010 1958-60 Willie Akers
Cleveland Pipers (ABA) 1961-62 1973-75 Jerome Anderson
Jeff Szczepanski 1980-81 30 John Goots 1977-78 30 Stan Boskovich 1975-76 30 Chris Sprenger 1972-74 30 Bob Lowe 1969-71
30 Clifford Fisher 1938
30 Syd Marcus 1936-37
30 Smith 1935
31 Logan Routt 2018-20 31 Jarrett Brown 2008 31 Luke Bonner 2005 31 Chris Moss 1999-2002
31 Maurice Curtis 1996
31 Mike Boyd 1991-94
31 Junius Lewis 1976-79 31 Scott MacDonald 1973-75 31 Sam Oglesby 1971-72
31 Mike Heitz 1970 31 Larry Seafert 1967-69 31 Bob Camp 1963-65
31 Paul Miller 1960-62
31 Jim Warren 1958-59
31 John Coil 1953
31 Mark Workman 1950-52
31 Walter Glenn 1949
31 Homer Brooks 1938
31 Herbert Barna 1935-36
32 James Okonkwo 2022-23
32 Paul Williamson 2012
32 Dalton Pepper 2010-11
32 Ted Talkington 2006-08
32 Jonathan Curran 2003-04
32 Keith Kincade 2000
32 Elton Scott 1998-99
32 Marcus Goree 1997
JEROME ANDERSON
34 Eddie Beach 1949
34 John Angotti 1938
34 Edgar Heiskell 1936
34 Harry Cubbon 1935
35 Volodymyr Gerun 2013
35 Wellington Smith 2007-10
35 Tom Beynon 1996-99
35 John Miller 1987
35 Bernard Wolf 1985
35 Tim Austin 1984
35 Dennis Hosey 1978-81
35 Bob Huggins 1975-77
35 John Wooton 1970, 1972
35 Greg Ludwig 1967-69
35 Bill Ryczaj 1964-66
35 Gary McWilliams 1962-63
35 Jim Ritchie 1959-61
35 Harry Lothes 1938
35 John Phares 1935-37
36 Donald Meranda 1938
36 Albert Colebank 1935-36
37 Harmer Cox 1936
38 Syd Marcus 1938
38 James Wolverton 1936
38 Kenneth Randolph 1935
39 Steve Chepko 1938
39 Donald Thorn 1936
32 Lawrence Pollard 1991-92, 1994-95
32 Herbie Brooks 1986-89
32 Bernard Wolf 1984
32 Donnie Gipson 1978, 1980-82
32 Russell Chapman 1976-77
32 Jim Schneider 1974-75
32 Gary Reichenbecher 1971-73
32 Larry Woods 1970
32 Dennis Peterson 1968
32 Jerry Meadows 1965, 1967
32 Mike Wolfe 1962-64
32 Willie Akers 1958-60
32 Marc Constantine 1955-57
32 Mack Isner 1953
32 Ralph Holmes 1952
32 Lawrence Hunt 1951
32 Eddie Beach 1950
32 Roy Lester 1949
32 Stanley D’Orazio 1937
32 William Simpson 1935-36
33 Casey Mitchell 2010
33 Cam Payne 2009
33 Rob Summers 2006-07
33 Jay Hewitt 2001-02
33 Jarrett Kearse 1998-99
33 Leon Agnew 1993-96
33 Wade Smith 1986-89
33 Russel Todd 1980-83
33 Sam Kilburn 1973
33 Jim Lewis 1967-68
33 Rod Hundley 1955-57
33 Eddie Becker 1952-53
33 Ralph Heinz 1949
33 Edgar Heiskell 1938
33 Clifford Fisher 1937
33 Andrew Mestrovic 1935-36
34 Oscar Tshiebwe 2020-21
34 Kevin Noreen 2011-15
34 Jacob Green 2008
34 Kevin Pittsnogle 2003-06 34 Brad McMillian 1999-2000 34 Tori Wilson 1995 34 Thomas Kroger 1988-91 34 Eric Semisch 1984-87 34 Tim Austin 1983 34 Gary McIntosh 1980-81
34 Larry Carr 1973-75
34 Mike Heitz 1971-72
34 Dick Penrod 1966-68 34 Marty Lentz 1963-65 34 Dave Duncan 1961
34 Bob Clousson 1957-59 34 Willie Bergines 1953, 1955-56 34 Charles Huggins 1952
41 Louis Fidler 1935
42 Deniz Kilicli 2010
42 Jamar Gaither 1999-2000
42 LeVon Lamb 1993-96
42 Everett Robinson 1990
42 Ray Foster 1989
42 Desmond Clifton 1988
42 Devon Howe 1982
42 Michael King 1981-84
42 Maurice Robinson 1975
42 Harry Stansbury 1938
42 Jack Gocke 1935-37
43 Jamie Smalligan 2007-08
43 Olan Hedrick 1936
43 Joe Stydahar 1935
44 Rod Thorn 1961-63
44 Jerry West 1958-60
44 Joe Stydahar 1936
45 Seth Wilson 2022
45 Elijah Macon 2015-17
45 Dee Proby 2009
45 John Oliver 1999-2002
45 Brent Solheim 1995-98
45 Phil Wilson 1991-94
45 John Bonesteel 1986-87
45 Maurice Robinson 1976-78
45 Bob Hornstein 1972-74
NAME SEASONSNAME SEASONS NAME
39 Fred Wilson 1935
40 D’or Fischer 2004-05
40 Sandro Varejao 1996-97
40 Maurice Curtis 1995
40 Jeremy Bodkin 1990-93
40 Billy Joe Ratliff 1986
40 Tim Kearney 1981-84
40 Dave Allara 1977-79
40 Warren Baker 1973-76
40 Gene Hester 1935-36
41 Devin Williams 2016
41 John Flowers 2008-11
41 Calvin Bowman 2000-01
41 Shane Mallett 1996
41 Pervires Greene 1991-94
41 Adam Powell 1982-83
41 Harry Lothes 1937
41 Leo Fizer 1936
45 Dick Symons 1969-71
50 Sagaba Konate 2017-19
50 Ales Chan 2000-02
50 Steve Hardwick 1988-89
50 Wayne Yearwood 1986-87
52 Lyle Shannon 1985-87
52 Devon Howe 1981, 1983
52 Carey Bailey 1968-69
53 Brian Lewin 1997-98
53 Tyrone Shaw 1987-88
53 Phil Collins 1980-82
54 Nenad Grmusa 1992-94
55 Keaton Miles 2012-13
55 Matt Roadcap 1990-93
55 Mike Richardson 1979
55 Robert Sims 1974-75
55 Charlie Hickox 1972
55 Dick Ramsey 1969-70
HERBIE BROOKS
MOUNTAINEER HONORS
Big 12 Conference (2013-)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Bob Huggins, 2015
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jevon Carter, 2017
Jevon Carter, 2018
Gabe Osabuohien, 2022
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Jaysean Paige, 2016
Tarik Phillip, 2017
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Nathan Adrian, 2017
Jevon Carter, 2018
ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
Juwan Staten, 2014
Juwan Staten, 2015
Jevon Carter, 2018
Derek Culver, 2021
SECOND TEAM
Jaysean Paige, 2016
Devin Williams, 2016
Jevon Carter, 2017
Derek Culver, 2019
Oscar Tshiebwe, 2020
Miles McBride, 2021
Taz Sherman, 2022
THIRD TEAM
Nathan Adrian, 2017
Sagaba Konate, 2018
Erik Stevenson, 2023
HONORABLE MENTION
Eron Harris, 2013
Deniz Kilicli, 2013
Eron Harris, 2014
Devin Williams, 2015
Derek Culver, 2020
Sean McNeil, 2021
Taz Sherman, 2021
Sean McNeil, 2022
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Derek Culver, 2019
Miles McBride, 2020
Oscar Tshiebwe, 2020
Jalen Bridges, 2021
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Oscar Tshiebwe, 2020
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Juwan Staten, 2014
Jevon Carter, 2015
Jevon Carter, 2016
Nathan Adrian, 2017
Jevon Carter, 2017
Jevon Carter, 2018
Gabe Osabuohien, 2021
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Devin Williams, 2016
Jevon Carter, 2017
Tarik Phillip, 2017
Jevon Carter, 2018
Daxter Miles Jr., 2018
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Kevin Noreen, 2013, 2014, 2015
Nathan Adrian, 2015, 2017
Jevon Carter, 2016, 2017, 2018
Daxter Miles Jr. 2016
James Long, 2017
Chase Harler, 2018, 2019, 2020
Lamont West, 2019
Derek Culver, 2020
Emmitt Matthews Jr., 2020
Jordan McCabe, 2020, 2021
Logan Routt, 2020
Jalen Bridges, 2021
Sean McNeil, 2022
Joshiah Harris, 2024
Patrick Suemnick, 2024
SECOND TEAM
Juwan Staten, 2013
Gary Browne, 2014, 2015
Elijah Macon, 2015
Juwan Staten, 2015
Brandon Watkins, 2015
Nathan Adrian, 2016
Devin Williams, 2016
James Bolden, 2017, 2018, 2019
Daxter Miles Jr., 2017
Lamont West, 2017
Logan Routt, 2018, 2019
Brandon Knapper, 2020
Emmitt Matthews Jr., 2021
Miles McBride, 2021
Sean McNeil, 2021
Jalen Bridges, 2022
ACADEMIC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Richard Romeo, 2013
Nathan Adrian, 2014
Brandon Watkins, 2014
Jevon Carter, 2015
Daxter Miles, Jr., 2015
Maciej Bender, 2017
Chase Harler, 2017
Derek Culver, 2019
Emmitt Matthews Jr., 2019
Jordan McCabe, 2019
Jalen Bridges, 2020
Spencer Macke, 2020
Miles McBride, 2020
Oscar Tshiebwe, 2020
Seny N’Diaye, 2021
Kobe Johnson, 2022
James Okonkwo, 2022
Ofri Naveh, 2024
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Juwan Staten, Feb. 3, 2014
Juwan Staten, Dec. 22, 2014
Juwan Staten, Dec. 29, 2014
Juwan Staten, Feb. 23, 2015
Jaysean Paige, Jan. 4, 2016
Jaysean Paige, Feb. 8, 2016
Jaysean Paige, Feb. 29, 2016
Miles McBride, Feb. 8, 2021
Sean McNeil, Feb. 15, 2021
Miles McBride, Feb. 22, 2021
Taz Sherman, Dec. 13, 2021
Sean McNeil, Dec. 27, 2021
Tre Mitchell, Dec. 12, 2022
Erik Stevenson, Mar. 6, 2023
RaeQuan Battle, Dec. 28, 2023
RaeQuan Battle, Jan. 2, 2024
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK
Aaric Murray, Dec. 20, 2012
Nathan Adrian, Dec. 30, 2013
Jonathan Holton, Nov. 24, 2014
Jonathan Holton, Dec. 1, 2014
Teddy Allen, Jan. 8, 2018
Jordan McCabe, Mar. 4, 2019
Oscar Tshiebwe, Nov. 18, 2019
Oscar Tshiebwe, Dec. 2, 2019
Miles McBride, Dec. 30, 2019
Oscar Tshiebwe, Jan. 6, 2020
Miles McBride, Jan.13, 2020
Oscar Tshiebwe, Mar. 9, 2020
Erik Stevenson, Mar. 6, 2023
RaeQuan Battle, Dec. 28, 2023
Big East Conference (1996-2012)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Damian Owens, 1998
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Calvin Bowman, 2001
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD
Johannes Herber, 2006
Ted Talkington, 2008
Alex Ruoff, 2009
RAEQUAN BATTLE
JOHANNES HERBER
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Darris Nichols, 2008
Alex Ruoff, 2009
ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
Damian Owens, 1998
Calvin Bowman, 2001
Mike Gansey, 2006
Kevin Pittsnogle, 2006
Frank Young, 2007
Joe Alexander, 2008
Da’Sean Butler, 2010
Kevin Jones, 2012
SECOND TEAM
Marcus Goree, 1999
Da’Sean Butler, 2009
THIRD TEAM
Damian Owens, 1996
Damian Owens, 1997
Marcus Goree, 2000
Chris Moss, 2002
Drew Schifino, 2003
Devin Ebanks, 2010
Darryl Bryant, 2012
Damian Owens, Jan. 12, 1998
Marcus Goree, Dec. 20, 1999
Marcus Goree, Jan. 31, 1999
Calvin Bowman, Feb. 19, 2001
Calvin Bowman, Feb. 26, 2001
Tyrone Sally, Nov. 29, 2004
Mike Gansey, Jan. 3, 2005
Kevin Pittsnogle, Dec. 26, 2005
Kevin Pittsnogle, Jan. 2, 2006
Joe Alexander, Dec. 17, 2007
Joe Alexander, Mar. 10, 2008
Alex Ruoff, Dec. 29, 2008
Da’Sean Butler, Nov. 30, 2009
Devin Ebanks, Dec. 28, 2009
Da’Sean Butler, Mar. 8, 2010
Darryl Bryant, Dec. 12, 2011
Kevin Jones, Dec. 26, 2011
Darryl Bryant, Jan. 9, 2012
Kevin Jones, Mar. 5, 2012
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Gordon Malone, Dec. 25, 1996
Jonathan Hargett, Nov. 26, 2001
Kevin Pittsnogle, Dec. 2, 2002
Kevin Pittsnogle, Jan. 27, 2003
Da’Sean Butler, Feb. 5, 2007
Da’Sean Butler, Feb. 12, 2007
Devin Ebanks, Dec. 15, 2008
Devin Ebanks, Feb. 16, 2009
Devin Ebanks, Feb. 23, 2009
Devin Ebanks, Mar. 9, 2009
ACADEMIC ALL-STAR TEAM
HONORABLE MENTION
Tyrone Sally, 2005
Alex Ruoff, 2009
Kevin Jones, 2011
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Gordon Malone, 1996
Kevin Pittsnogle, 2003
Da’Sean Butler, 2007
Devin Ebanks, 2009
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Mike Gansey, 2005
Kevin Pittsnogle, 2005
Joe Alexander, 2008
Devin Ebanks, 2009
Da’Sean Butler (MOP), 2010
Kevin Jones, 2010
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Damian Owens, Jan 29, 1996
Damian Owens, Mar. 1, 1996
Gordon Malone, Dec.9, 1996
Damian Owens, Jan. 27, 1997
Gordon Malone, Feb. 3, 1997
Damian Owens, Dec. 1, 1997
Damian Owens, Dec. 22, 1997
Joe Alexander, 2006
Alex Ruoff, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Josh Sowards, 2006, 2008, 2009
Devan Bawinkel, 2007
Joe Mazzulla, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
Jamie Smalligan, 2007
Wellington Smith, 2007
John Flowers, 2008
Darryl Bryant, 2009
Cam Thoroughman, 2009, 2010, 2011
Jonnie West, 2009, 2010
Da’Sean Butler, 2010
Deniz Kilicli, 2010
Bryan Lowther, 2010
Cam Payne, 2010
Dalton Pepper, 2010
Kenny Ross, 2010, 2011
Kevin Jones, 2011, 2012
Kevin Noreen, 2011, 2012
Gary Browne, 2012
Pat Forsythe, 2012
Jabarie Hinds, 2012
Keaton Miles, 2012
CSC Academic All America
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA OF THE YEAR FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL
Born May 28, 1938 in Chelyan, Jerry West established 17 WVU records and led the Mountaineers to three of its greatest seasons on the hardwood. With a mark of 61-12 while West was a regular, West Virginia earned three straight NCAA berths and came within two points of winning the national championship in 1959. A second team All-American in 1958, West earned consensus All-America honors in 1959 and 1960; he averaged 29.3 points and 16.5 rebounds per game as a senior. After his senior season, he was selected to play on the Pan American and Olympic teams. Co-captain of the 1960 Olympic team along with Oscar Robertson, the duo led the USA to a 5-0 record and a victory over Russia to claim the gold medal at Rome.
West entered the NBA in 1961 and spent 14 outstanding seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. During his NBA career, he compiled just about every honor possible. An all-NBA first team selection seven times, he also made the all-NBA defensive team four straight years from 1970-73. He set a then NBA single game scoring record for guards on January 17, 1962, scoring 63 points against New York. Also an NBA record-holder for the most free throws made in a single season in 1965-66 with 840, he led the league in scoring in 1970, averaging 31.2 points per game.
West played in 14 all-star games, winning MVP honors in 1972. Also the NBA playoff MVP in 1969, he held the NBA record with 3,708 playoff points at one point in his career
The fifth player in NBA history to surpass the 6,000 assist mark, the 6-3 guard played on one NBA championship team in 1972. Upon retiring in 1974, West ranked among the NBA top five in scoring, minutes, field goals and field goal percentage.
Formerly the successful president of the Lakers (whom he led to five NBA titles in the 1980s) he was elected to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979 and was an inaugural member of the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. West came out of retirement in 2002 to serve as president for the Memphis Grizzlies until 2007 and was named NBA Executive of the Year in 2004, the second time he won the award. West guided the franchise to NBA championship contention and the team’s first-ever playoff appearances.
In 2011, West joined the Golden State Warriors as an executive board member. His guidance helped return Golden State to a championship-caliber franchise. In 2015, the Warriors produced the best record in the NBA and won the league championship, West’s seventh as an NBA executive. The following season, the Warriors set the NBA record for regular season wins with 73. He concluded his NBA career as a special advisor to the Los Angeles Clippers.
In 2019, West received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, for his work on and off the court.
In 2021, West was selected as part of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team.
In 2024, West was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for the third time as a contributor, making him the first person to be enshrined as a player and a contributor. He was also recognized by the Hall of Fame in 2010 as an Olympian.
His #44 jersey number was retired by WVU in 2005, the first time any basketball jersey had been retired from competition.
West died on June 12, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Born October 26, 1934, in Charleston, Rod Hundley was raised in the Charleston pool halls and saloons. Realizing his basketball talents could get him somewhere, he applied himself enough to earn a basketball scholarship at West Virginia University, although initially, his heart was set on North Carolina State.
As a freshman, Hundley set the freshman scoring record with 62 points against the Ohio University plebes and averaged almost 35 points per game. It was also during his freshman year that he learned to clown, a practice he continued for the remainder of his career.
His routine included behind-the-back foul shots, half-court heaves, lining up in the T formation and practicing his pitching motion -- all during the game. In the 1954 Southern Conference tournament, Hundley had an opportunity to set the tournament scoring record with two free throws in the waning minutes of the championship game against George Washington. With the outcome already decided in WVU’s favor, Hundley, upon learning that he could get the record, shot two air balls. The first attempt was a hook shot. The second was a behind-the-back heave.
He averaged 24.5 points per game over three seasons and scored 2,180 career points, just the fourth player in college basketball to accomplish that. “Hot Rod” set the WVU single-game scoring record with 54 points against Furman, and still holds seven other school marks.
Named to five All-America teams in 1957, he was the first player chosen in the 1957 NBA draft and played with the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers from 1958-63.
Since 1971 he was a broadcaster with the Utah Jazz until his retirement in 2009, after announcing more than 3,000 NBA games. In 1994, he won the NBA’s Distinguished Broadcaster Award, a honor bestowed only twice previously. Hundley was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1992 and recently released his second book, “You Gotta Love It, Baby!” In 2003, he received the Curt Gowdy Media Award at the NBA Hall of Fame ceremonies.
His #33 jersey number was retired by WVU in 2009, the second basketball jersey to be retired from competition.
Hundley died on March 27, 2015 in Phoenix, Ariz.
All-AMERICANS
SECOND TEAM
1952: Mark Workman, Collier’s
1956: Rod Hundley, Associated Press, United Press, International News Service, NEA Service, Chuck Taylor-Converse, Helms Foundation
1957: Rod Hundley, International News Service, NEA Service
1958: Jerry West, Helms Foundation, Chuck Taylor-Converse
1958: Lloyd Sharrar, Associated Press
1962: Rod Thorn, Chuck Taylor-Converse, Associated Press, United Press International
1968: Ron Williams, Chuck Taylor-Converse
1972: Wil Robinson, Chuck Taylor-Converse
2010: Da’Sean Butler, Associated Press
2012: Kevin Jones, Associated Press, USBWA, NABC
2015: Juwan Staten, Senior CLASS
THIRD TEAM
1945: Jimmy Walthall, Pic Magazine
1948: Eddie Beach, Helms Foundation
1949: Fred Schaus, Helms Foundation
1951: Mark Workman, Basketball Record
1956: Rod Hundley, Collier’s
1958: Jerry West, Associated Press, United Press International
1958: Lloyd Sharrar, United Press International, Coaches Association
1961: Lee Patrone, Helms Foundation
1962: Rod Thorn, Coaches Association
1972: Wil Robinson, Associated Press
2006: Kevin Pittsnogle, NABC
2010: Da’Sean Butler, NABC
2012: Kevin Jones, Sporting News, Basketball Times
Born May 23, 1941 in Princeton, Rod Thorn became one of the most prized and touted recruits to ever sign at West Virginia University. His high school reputation was so great that the state legislature intervened in his recruitment and declared him one of the state’s natural resources.
Also resourceful as a player from 1961-63, Thorn was one of the most honored backcourt players in the nation during his senior season in 1963.
The 1963 Southern Conference Athlete of the Year, he was a member of two basketball and three baseball clubs that played in NCAA tournaments at West Virginia. As a senior he earned All-America basketball honors from the Helms Foundation, Look, Coach & Athlete and Converse. Scoring 1,785 career points, he led the Mountaineers in scoring, rebounding, shooting percentage and assists for two seasons and set six records that still stand in the WVU record books.
In 1964, Thorn was drafted in the first round by the Baltimore Bullets and went on to play with Detroit, St. Louis and Seattle during an eight year pro career. He went on in the professional ranks to become a coach and general manager. Thorn retired as the NBA President of Basketball Operations in 2015. He was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.
Thorn was presented with the Basketball Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018. WVU retired his No. 44 on Feb. 29, 2020.
DA’SEAN BUTLER
Birth: January 25, 1988
Lettered: 2007-08-09C-10C #1
6-7 // 230 // Forward Newark, N.J.
2010: Basketball Times, John Wooden
Da’Sean Butler finished his Mountaineer career with 2,095 points, ranking third in school history behind Jerry West and Hot Rod Hundley. In 2010, he became the ninth first team All-American in school history after he was named to the Basketball Times and John Wooden All-America teams.
A second-team selection by the Associated Press and third-team selection by the NABC in 2010, Butler is the winningest player in school history with 107 victories. WVU had a 107-39 record during his career, and he led the Mountaineers to three straight NCAA appearances, including the 2010 Final Four and 2008 Sweet 16. He also led WVU to an NIT championship in 2007 and the school’s first BIG EAST tournament championship in 2010.
A native of Newark, N.J., Butler earned first team all-BIG EAST honors, named to the NCAA East Region all-Tournament team and selected BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player in 2010. The 2010 winner of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award, Butler set WVU records in double figure scoring games (108), career minutes played (4,491) and career games played (146).
Butler averaged 14.3 points during his career and had 26 20-point games and 11 double-doubles. His 205 3-point field goals ranks fourth in school history and he ranks sixth in career offensive rebounds with 270. Butler is fifth in career free throws made (408), 11th in career rebounds (800), eighth in career starts (110) and 12th in career steals (154). He was drafted in the second round of the 2010 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat.
The first 1,000-point scorer in Mountaineer history, Leland Byrd is one of West Virginia’s finest lefthanded cagers of all-time. He led WVU to three straight NIT berths and was part of WVU’s first 20-win season, when the 1945-46 squad went 24-3.
During his junior season, the Mountaineers were ranked as high as second nationally and WVU’s home winning streak grew to a school record 57 games. In 1947, Byrd was honored by the Helms Foundation as a firstteam All-American.
In 1972, Byrd was named WVU’s fifth athletic director. For the next eight years, WVU enjoyed considerable growth and success under his leadership. His lasting monument to West Virginia can be seen in the 63,500-seat football stadium Mountaineer Field; a facility he helped secure funds for before leaving WVU to become executive director of the Eastern Eight basketball conference in 1979. Byrd was a member of the inaugural West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame induction class in 1991.
JEVON CARTER
Birth: September 14, 1995
Lettered: 2015-16C-17-18C
#2
6-2 // 205 // Guard Maywood, Ill.
2018: John Wooden, Lute Olson, Senior CLASS
Jevon Carter left WVU as one of the most decorated players in school history. A second team consensus All-American who was named to the John R. Wooden All-America Team, Lute Olson All-America Team, Senior CLASS All-America Team, named a second team All-American by the AP and Sporting News and named a third team All-American by USA Today, NBC Sports, NABC and NCAA March Madness, he was the NABC and Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
As a senior, he was the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, first team Academic All-American, Senior CLASS Award winner, Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 Conference First Team, Carter was a two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and the first four-time member to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team. Carter is the only player in NCAA history to have more than 1,750 points, 530 rebounds, 550 assists and 330 steals.
Carter led WVU to 105 wins during his career and four NCAA Tournaments, including three NCAA Sweet 16s. He set the school record for season steals (112), career steals (330) and season assists (246). Carter was the NCAA Division I steals leader in 2017-18. WVU was ranked 74 (all consecutive) of 76 weeks during his collegiate career.
He left WVU eighth in school history with 1,758 points, 13th in season points with 640 and 17th in NCAA history with 330 career steals). In 201718, he was the only player in Division I to average more than 17 points, six assists and three steals per game.
He was drafted as the 32nd pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. After playing one season with the Grizzlies, Carter played for the Phoenix Suns in 2019-21, the Brooklyn Nets in 2021, the Milwaukee Bucks in 2022-23 and the Chicago Bulls from 2023-present.
DEREK CULVER
Birth: May 24, 1998
Lettered: 2019-20-21C
#1
6-10 // 255 // Forward Youngstown, Ohio
2021: Lute Olson
Derek Culver was named to the Lute Olson All-America Team after his junior season in 2020-21.
As a junior, he averaged 14.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. He was named to the All-Big 12 Conference First Team. Culver led the Big 12 with 11 double-doubles in 2020-21.
Culver became West Virginia’s 54th 1,000-point scorer against Oklahoma State on March 6, 2021. He was also named to the USBWA AllDistrict II Team and NABC District 8 Second Team. Culver was an honorable mention selection by the AP All-America Team.
Also named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team, he posted a career-high 29 points against Oklahoma in 2021 and had 21 rebounds on two different occasions. In 2019, Culver became the first WVU player to have a 20-20 game since 1977. As a freshman, he was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team and to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team (unanimous selection).
KEVIN JONES
Birth: August 25, 1989
Lettered: 2009-10-11C-12C #5
6-8 // 260 // Forward
Mount Vernon, N.Y.
2012: John Wooden
Kevin Jones was named a second team consensus All-American in 2012 after he was named to the John Wooden All-America team, a secondteam selection to the USBWA, NABC, Associated Press teams and a thirdteam selection to the Basketball Times and Sporting News teams. Jones, a Mount Vernon, N.Y., resident, led the Mountaineers to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, including the 2010 Final Four and the school’s first BIG EAST tournament championship in 2010. As a senior, the two-time co-captain averaged 19.9 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, becoming just the third player in BIG EAST history to have led the league in both scoring and rebounding in the same season.
The All-BIG EAST first team selection finished his Mountaineer career fifth in scoring (1,822 points) and fourth in rebounding (1,048 rebounds), joining Jerry West as the only two WVU players to score more than 1,700 points and grab more than 1,000 rebounds. During his senior season, he became the first Mountaineer player since Wil Robinson in 1972 to score at least 20 points in nine consecutive games.
Jones finished his career as WVU’s all-time leader in offensive rebounds (450) and finished 11th in BIG EAST history with 560 career rebounds in conference games. He started every game in his final three seasons and finished second in career minutes played (4,347) at WVU.
FLOYD “SCOTTY” HAMILTON
Birth: November 21, 1921
Death: April 11, 1976
Lettered: 1941-42-43C
5-10 // 190 // Guard Grafton, W.Va.
Helms Foundation
Floyd “Scotty” Hamilton was a starter on West Virginia’s 1942 NIT national championship team. In the tournament, Hamilton led the lastseeded Mountaineers to a monumental 58-49 overtime win against coach Claire Bee’s Long Island squad, which came into the contest with a 42-game winning streak. After topping Toledo 51-39 in the semifinals, Hamilton then helped WVU upend Western Kentucky 47-45 in the championship game.
The Mountaineers finished 19-4 that season as the 5-11 Hamilton averaged 8.7 points per game to become West Virginia’s first-ever basketball All-America selection (Helms Foundation). For his career, Hamilton averaged 9.1 points per game and captained the 1943 squad. West Virginia teams produced records of 13-10, 19-4 and 14-7 (46-21 overall) during his tenure.
After college, Hamilton joined the Navy and served in World War II. He later became basketball coach at Washington & Lee, before moving on to become athletic director at Marietta (Ohio) High School. He is a member of the West Virginia Sportswriter’s Hall of Fame and was selected for the WVU basketball all-time team (pre-WWII). He was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Hamilton died April 11, 1976.
KEVIN PITTSNOGLE
Birth: July 30, 1984
Lettered: 2003-04-05-06C #34
6-11 // 255 // Center Martinsburg, W.Va.
2006: John Wooden
A native of Martinsburg, W.Va., Kevin Pittsnogle became the first Mountaineer men’s basketball player honored on an All-American team since Wil Robinson was a first team All-America selection in 1972. Pittsnogle was named to the 10-member John Wooden All-America team as well as a third-team selection by the NABC and honorable mention selection by the Associated Press.
Pittsnogle, a 6-foot-11 inch center, averaged 19.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game to help the Mountaineers to a 22-11 record in 2006 and the school’s second straight NCAA tournament “Sweet 16” appearance. In 2005, Pittsnogle helped lead the Mountaineers to a 24-11 record and an appearance in the NCAA Elite Eight.
As a senior in 2006, Pittsnogle shot 47.6 percent from the floor and finished his career with 1,708 points to rank sixth among all WVU scorers. He shot 41.1 percent from 3-point range for his career, ranking second alltime in school history. At the time, Pittsnogle was WVU’s all-time leader in 3-point field goals made with 253.
Pittsnogle was also named first team all-BIG EAST in 2006. He scored a career-high 34 points against Canisius, started all 33 games and tallied 20 or more points 18 times and averaged 17.0 points in three NCAA tourney games as a senior.
He signed a free agent contract with the Boston Celtics in the summer of 2006.
WIL ROBINSON
Birth: December 25, 1949
Lettered: 1970-71C-72C #14
6-1 // 170 // Guard Uniontown, Pa.
1972: Basketball Weekly, United Savings, Helms Foundation
MARK WORKMAN
Birth: March 10, 1930
Death: December 21, 1983
Lettered: 1950-51-52 #31
6-8 // 205 // Center Charleston, W.Va.
1952: Associated Press, United Press International, Look, Helms Foundation
From nearby Uniontown, Pa., Wil Robinson was named West Virginia’s seventh first-team All-American in 1972 after becoming the third highest career scorer in Mountaineer basketball history.
In 1972, the 6-1 guard forged the highest season scoring average in WVU history when he scored 706 points in 24 games (29.4), breaking a record set by Jerry West. The flamboyant Robinson scored 1,850 points in his career, trailing only All-Americans West (2,309) and Rod Hundley (2,180). Other career marks include a 24.7 points-per-game scoring average (second) and 733 field goals (third).
The three-year letterman (1970-72) holds the WVU Coliseum record for points in a game by a Mountaineer player (45 vs. Penn State in 1971). In fact, Robinson owns six of the Mountaineers’ top seven all-time single game scores at the Coliseum. He and his teammates opened the WVU Coliseum with a 113-92 victory against Colgate on December 1, 1970.
Following his senior season, Robinson was named first team AllAmerica by Basketball Weekly, United Savings and Helms Foundation, second team by Converse and third team by the Associated Press.
A two-year WVU team captain, Robinson was selected in the fourth round of the NBA draft by the Houston Rockets and the fourth round of the ABA draft by the Pittsburgh Condors. He played one year in the ABA (1974) with the Memphis and Utah teams. Robinson was inducted into the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
JUWAN STATEN
Birth: May 21, 1992
Lettered: 2013-14C-15C #3
6-1 // 190 // Guard Dayton, Ohio
2015: Lute Olson
Juwan Staten was named to the All-Big 12 Conference First Team in 2014 and 2015, finishing his career with 1,260 points and 432 assists (sixth all-time). In 2015, he led the Mountaineers to the NCAA Sweet 16 and was named to the Lute Olson All-America Team.
A second-team All-America selection by the Senior CLASS Award, Staten played in 94 games at WVU, making 84 starts at point guard. The 2015 Big 12 Conference Preseason Player of the Year was a finalist for numerous college basketball awards as a senior.
Staten had a career-high 35 points against Kansas State on Feb. 1, 2014 and had five double-doubles for his WVU career. He had a careerhigh 12 assists against TCU on Jan. 24, 2015 and a career-high 11 rebounds against Kansas State on Jan. 18, 2014.
The Dayton, Ohio, native, is one of six players in school history to have 1,000 points, 400 assists, 100 steals and 350 rebounds in a career. Staten was named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team in 2014 and won Big 12 Player of the Week honors four times during his career. He averaged 13.4 points (18.1 in 2013-14), 4.6 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game for his career.
Mark Workman was possibly the best-shooting center ever to play Mountaineer basketball. The 6-8 giant scored 1,553 career points for a 20.4 scoring average. He once scored 50 points during a 1951 game against Salem College and still holds four of WVU’s top 10 all-time single game scoring marks.
One of Workman’s greatest accomplishments was winning the Basketball Writers Association Gold Star Award as the outstanding visiting player in the state of New York for the 1951-52 season. Workman led WVU to wins against New York University (100-75) and Niagara (74-71).
A first team All-America selection in 1952 by the Associated Press, UPI, Look and the Helms Foundation, Workman finished third in the nation in scoring as a junior (26.1 points per game) and sixth nationally as a senior (23.1), while averaging 17.5 rebounds per game.
Workman played professionally with the Milwaukee Hawks, Philadelphia Warriors and Baltimore Bullets from 1952-54. He was inducted into the West Virginia Sportswriter’s Hall of Fame in 1974 and the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. Workman died December 21, 1983, at Bradenton, Fla.
All-TIME TEAMS
THE PRE-WORLD WAR II TEAM:
Rudy Baric, 6-3, 1940-42; Marshall Glenn, 6-1, 1928-30; Jack Gocke, 6-3, 1935-37; Scotty Hamilton, 5-10, 1941-43; Joe Stydahar, 6-4, 1933-36
THE 1946-55 TEAM:
Leland Byrd, 6-3, 1945-48; Clyde Green, 6-2, 1946-49; Red Holmes, 6-0, 1952-54; Fred Schaus, 6-5, 1947-49; Jim Sottile, 6-1, 1951-53; Mark Workman, 6-9, 1950-52
THE 1956-65 TEAM:
Rod Hundley, 6-4, 1955-57; Jim McCormick, 6-2, 1961-63; Lloyd Sharrar, 6-10, 1956-58; Rod Thorn, 6-4, 1961-63; Don Vincent, 6-2, 1956-58; Jerry West, 6-3, 1958-60
THE 1966-75 TEAM: Jerome Anderson, 6-6, 1973-75; Carey Bailey, 6-5, 1968-69; Bob Hummel, 6-2, 1968-70; Dave Reaser, 6-6, 1966-68; Wil Robinson, 6-2, 1970-72; Ron “Fritz” Williams, 6-3, 1966-68
Loren Ward * 1949-50 1 3-3 .500 Sonny Moran 1970-74 5 57-68 .456 Harry Lothes 1944 1 8-11 .421 Anthony
By Victories
COACH SEASONS YEARS RECORD PCT.
Gale Catlett 1979-02 24 439-276 .614
Bob Huggins 2008-23 16 345-203 .630 Francis Stadsvold 1920-33 14 149-133 .528
Fred Schaus 1955-60 6 146-37 .797
John Beilein 2003-07 5
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GALE CATLETT
WVU PRESIDENT
E. GORDON GEE, J.D., ED.D.
Currently serving for a second time as president of West Virginia University, Dr. E. Gordon Gee has been a leader in higher education for more than four decades. In 2009 Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Ten years later, the website Great Value Colleges named him the nation’s top university president. In addition to his service at West Virginia University, Gee served as president of The Ohio State University (twice), Vanderbilt University, Brown University, and the University of Colorado.
Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. Before starting his career in higher education, he clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and was a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger.
He is the co-author of more than a dozen books, including his latest, What’s Public about Public Higher Education, and two recent ones, Leading Colleges and Universities and Land-Grant Universities for the Future. He has also authored many papers and articles on law and education. His service on educationgovernance organizations and commissions is extensive. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees Executive Committee
for the National 4-H Council and the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America. Recently, he was awarded the Abraham Lincoln Vision Award by the National 4-H Council, He served as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for the 2017-18 year and is a Big 12 representative on the
College Football Playoff Board of Managers. He is a Member of the Center for Economic Development (CED) Task Force on Building a More Civil and Just Society and an inaugural member of the Education Advisory Board (EAB) Presidents Advisory Council.
LAURIE ERICKSON AND E. GORDON GEE
WVU VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
WREN BAKER
In his first two years as West Virginia’s vice president and director of athletics, Wren Baker has faced every challenge head on and has never looked back. His energy has ignited a department, which turned in unprecedented success in 202324.
A bowl victory, a men’s soccer College Cup appearance and a first-ever baseball Super Regional were just some of the big moments in year two under Baker, and his high-energy and success have been contagious for Mountaineer Athletics in competition and in the classroom.
Athletic success and best-ever academic achievement by Mountaineer studentathletes have highlighted Baker’s tenure, while the department also turned in its second-best fundraising numbers ever during the 2024 athletic year.
Baker’s success at WVU did not come overnight. He first traveled the state to learn its culture, met Mountaineer fans from all over the world and immersed himself on what it meant to be a proud West Virginian. The results of Baker’s approach and work ethic speak volumes and have re-energized West Virginia Athletics.
Despite already hiring five new head coaches, creating a 20-year facility master plan and developing the department’s strategic vision for the coming years, Baker’s plate continues to be full. Budget concerns, a competitive NIL structure, lack of premium seating options in his two major sports venues and new revenue generation are being addressed by his administration to solidify the future of West Virginia Athletics.
WVU President E. Gordon Gee named Baker as WVU’s vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics on Nov. 30, 2022. He has oversight of 18 varsity sports, a department budget of more than $90 million, approximately 250 employees and nearly 500 student-athletes.
Baker is WVU’s 13th director of athletics and came to Morgantown from the University of North Texas, where he had been the associate vice president and athletics director since 2016. With previous stops at Missouri, Memphis, Northwest Missouri and Rogers State, he brought more than 20 years of experience to WVU.
At North Texas, seven Mean Green programs combined to win 17 conference or division championships during Baker’s tenure. UNT also reached new heights in the classroom under Baker’s leadership, posting its top APR scores and four consecutive department Graduation Success Rate (GSR) records. Baker led record fundraising years at North Texas, and the overall top five largest gifts ever at UNT came under Baker’s leadership.
Prior to North Texas, Baker was the deputy director of athletics at Missouri from 2015 to 2016, serving as the top advisor and chief of staff.
Before Missouri, he spent time at Memphis from 2013-15 as deputy athletics director.
From 2011-13, Baker was athletics director at NCAA Division II power Northwest Missouri State. From 2006-11, Baker served as the first athletics director at Rogers State in Claremore, Oklahoma, where he was also the school’s first men’s basketball coach. His team went 20-11 in his only season at the helm, and during his tenure, he developed a full-scale, competitive collegiate athletics program. In 2005, he was the principal and athletics director for Valliant Public Schools, and at age 26, was the youngest principal in Oklahoma history.
Originally fom Valliant, Oklahoma, Baker earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Southeastern Oklahoma State in 2001 where he was a member of the honors program. He went on to earn his master’s degree in education leadership from Oklahoma State in 2003.
While at Oklahoma State, Baker was a graduate assistant and basketball operations assistant for the Cowboys’ men’s basketball program under legendary head coach Eddie Sutton. During his time with OSU, the Cowboys posted a 102-30 record, reaching four NCAA tournaments with trips to the 2004 Final Four and the 2005 Sweet 16.
Baker and his wife, Heather, a Bokchito, Oklahoma, native, have two daughters, Addisyn and Reagan.
Wren Baker Through The Years
2001-05 Oklahoma State University
2005-06
2006-10
2010-13
2013-15
Basketball Operations Assistant
Valliant Public Schools
Director of Athletics/Principal
Rogers State University
Director of Athletics
Northwest Missouri State
Director of Athletics
University of Memphis
Deputy Director of Athletics
2015-16 University of Missouri
Deputy Director of Athletics
2016-22 University of North Texas
Vice President/Director of Athletics
2022- West Virginia University
Vice President/Director of Athletics
THE BAKER FAMILY: Reagan, Addisyn, Heather and Wren
Senior Associate Athletics Director, Governance and Compliance
Associate Athletics Director/ Strategic Initiatives and Administration
APRIL MESSERLY Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Capital Projects, Facilities and Event Management
BRITTNEY O’DELL Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/StudentAthlete Service and Wellness
ERIN
DAVID KOOGER
LESLIE NGUYEN
NEAL BROWN Head Football Coach
JASON BUTTS Head Gymnastics Coach
SEAN CLEARY Head Cross Country/ Track and Field Coach
SEAN COVICH Head Golf Coach
DARIAN DEVRIES Head Men’s Basketball Coach
TIM FLYNN Head Wrestling Coach JEN GREENY Head Volleyball Coach
JON HAMMOND Head Rifle Coach
NIKKI IZZO-BROWN Head Women’s Soccer Coach
MARK KELLOGG Head Women’s Basketball Coach
JIMMY KING Head Rowing Coach
MIHA LISAC Head Tennis Coach
DAN STRATFORD Head Men’s Soccer Coach
STEVE SABINS Head Baseball Coach
BRENT MACONDALD Head Swimming and Diving Coach
MOUNTAINEER SPORTS NETWORK FROM LEARFIELD
The Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield is your home for all of the excitement of West Virginia basketball.
The Mountaineer Sports Network is more than 35 affiliates strong for WVU basketball and blankets West Virginia before extending into five other states. For basketball games, fans have the luxury of listening to the Mountaineers from anywhere in the state thanks to the network’s strong lineup of affiliates.
Mountaineer Sports Network’s coverage of West Virginia men’s basketball games begins one hour prior to tipoff. Tony Caridi, the Mountaineer’s primary radio play-by-play broadcaster has held the post since 1997, though the state’s most recognizable sports voice has been a staple in Morgantown since 1984. Caridi has won numerous awards for sportscasting and is widely regarded as one of the best in the business among executives and peers. Brad Howe will join Caridi this year to provide the color commentary.
The broadcast features one-on-one, exclusive interviews with coach Darian DeVries, player and assistant coach features and in-depth scouting reports of the Mountaineer’s opposition making MSN the place to be on game day for all WVU fans.
The Mountaineer Sports Network is there every step of the way to bring fans all the action of West Virginia basketball in the powerful Big 12 Conference.
Fans outside the coverage area can hear the official broadcast of the Mountaineers through WVUsports.com. And once again this season, the Mountaineer Sports Network’s coverage of Mountaineer basketball is also available on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Thanks to WVUsports.com and SiriusXM Satellite Radio, West Virginia fans can be anywhere in the world and never miss a Mountaineer game again.
WVU Athletics joined forces with Learfield and Sidearm to develop the WVU Gameday App to keep Mountaineer fans connected to the action while at the game or watching from home. The WVU Gameday App is packed with robust social, on-campus and stadium features that enhance the gameday experience by delivering
• Free live game audio;
• Real-time Instagram and Twitter feeds from the team and fans;
• The official game-day guide with key times, events and need-to-know information including Coliseum maps and parking to plan the day;
• Roster and real-time stats;
• Opt-in alerts for updates, pregame events, play-by-play information and more.
WVU’s Gameday App can be found as a free download in the Apple iTunes and Google Play stores.
In addition to game broadcasts, the Mountaineer Sports Network also produces The Darian DeVries Show, a weekly radio talk show during basketball season which airs on stations throughout the region, featuring Caridi and coach DeVries one night a week from 6-8 p.m.
The Dariuan DeVries Show originates from Kegler’s Sports Bar and Lounge in Morgantown. Fans are welcome to attend in person every show.
The network’s weekly television magazine show, The Darian DeVries Show, airs every Friday and Saturday during basketball season on a number of television stations throughout West Virginia. The show includes weekly highlights, features and previews, focusing on West Virginia basketball.
For complete coverage of Mountaineer basketball, there’s no better seat in the house, in the car or at the Coliseum than with the Mountaineer Sports Network.
TONY CARIDI
BRAD HOWE
TONY CARIDI
MEDIA INFORMATION
Following are some guidelines for covering Mountaineers during the 2024-25 season.
Credentials: Media should apply online for their credentials at www.sportssystems.com/westvirginia at least two weeks prior to the game. Season credentials should be requested prior to October 15 to insure consideration for the 2024-25 season.
Credentials are granted to authorized media, WVU authorized officials and game management personnel only. Requests for credentials are carefully screened due to demand and to ensure proper access and functional working media areas. Traditional print, television, online and radio agencies regularly assigned to cover WVU and the visiting school, as well as national news gathering agencies, will receive top priority.
Spouses, dates, equipment carriers and non-workers are restricted from press row and the court. Abuse of a West Virginia basketball credential can result in the media agency losing credential privileges for the remainder of 2024-25 and possibly the entire 2025-26 season.
DURING THE WEEK: The Mountaineer basketball team will practice six days a week throughout the preseason. One day each week during the preseason, Mountaineer players and coaches will be available for interviews.
During the season, contact the WVU Athletics Communications Office for the interview schedule. Any other interview requests should be arranged at least two days in advance through the athletic communications office. Players can return phone calls to the media, class schedules permitting, upon request. At no time will a player’s cell phone number be provided to the media. Media members are advised not to directly call, e-mail or contact the student-athletes through social networking web sites (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, etc.) or request their personal contact information.
ELECTRONIC MEDIA SERVICES: Updated game notes and statistics will be available on the Internet at WVUsports.com.
AT THE GAME: The West Virginia University Coliseum is the site of Mountaineer basketball home games. There is no smoking permitted in the WVU Coliseum.
The working media area is located on the east side of the main floor at the concourse level (22 rows from the playing floor). Media should enter through the Gold Gate.
Limited media parking is available in the Coliseum lots. Requests for parking passes should be made well in advance.
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: Coach Darian DeVries and Mountaineer players will meet with the media after the game.
WVU Athletics Communications
Athletics Communications Office
West Virginia University PO Box 0877
Morgantown, WV 26507-0877
Overnight Shipping Address
Athletics Communications Office West Virginia University
3450 Monongahela Blvd. 217 Coliseum
Morgantown, WV 26507
Phone Information
Office: 304-293-2821
Fax: 304-293-4105
Press Row: 304-293-2821
Internet: WVUsports.com Twitter: @WVUhoops
Big 12 Information
Big12sports.com
DIRECTIONS TO WVU COLISEUM
From Interstate 79: Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard. The WVU Coliseum is on the right. Enter at the Patteson Drive light. Press parking is to the right.
From Interstate 68: Take the Pierpont Road exit and follow signs toward the stadium. At the second traffic light, turn right on Route 705 and stay on this highway as it becomes Chestnut Hill Road (through two more traffic lights). Turn left at the fourth traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patteson Drive at University Avenue. Proceed up Patteson to the light at Jerry West Boulevard. The WVU Coliseum parking lots are directly ahead at this light. Press parking is to the right.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
MICHAEL FRAGALE Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/ Communications
LISA AMMONS Business Manager
CHARLES MONTGOMERY Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant
ELIZABETH STASH Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant
MIKE MONTORO Assistant Athletics Director/ Football Communications
