2025-26 West Virginia University Men's Basketball Guide
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March 8, 2025
February 25, 2025
February 19, 2025 62-59
February 11, 2025 69-73
February 8, 2025 72-61 W
January 29, 2025 49-63
January 21, 2025
January 18, 2025
January 7, 2025
January 4, 2025
December 22, 2024 67-46
December 6, 2024 73-60
November 8, 2024 75-69
March 2, 2024 70-81
February 17, 2024 81-94
February 3, 2024 73-86
January 31, 2024 69-65
January 20, 2024 91-85
January 13, 2024 76-73
January 9, 2024 67-81
December 23, 2023 91-81
December 6, 2023 63-80
December 1, 2023 73-79
November 10, 2023 65-73
March 4, 2023 89-81
February 20, 2023 85-67
February 18, 2023 72-78
February 8, 2023 76-71
February 4, 2023 93-61
January 28, 2023 80-77
January 21, 2023 61-69
January 18, 2023
January 11, 2023
January 7, 2023
December 22, 2022
December 18, 2022 96-78
December 10, 2022 81-70
December 7, 2022
March 5, 2022
February 26, 2022 81-82
February 19, 2022 58-71 L
February 8, 2022
February 5, 2022
January 26, 2022
January 18, 2022
January 11, 2022 70-60
January 8, 2022
December 12, 2021
December 8, 2021 56-53
December 4, 2021 67-51 W
November 26, 2021 80-77
November 12, 2021
March 7, 2020
February 29, 2020
February 18, 2020
February 12, 2020
February 5, 2020
February 1, 2020
January 25, 2020 74-51 W
January 20, 2020 97-59 W
January 14, 2020 81-49
January 11, 2020 66-54
December 14, 2019 83-57 W
December 1, 2019 86-81 W
November 22, 2019 69-44 W
November 8, 2019 94-84 W Akron
March 6, 2019 90-75 W Iowa State
February 9, 2019 53-75 L Texas 12,815
February 2, 2019 79-71 W Oklahoma 11,611
January 19, 2019 65-64 W Kansas
January 12, 2019 77-85 L
January 2, 2019 59-62 L
December 30, 2018 78-68 W
December 8, 2018 69-59 W
December 1, 2018 106-72 W Youngstown State
November 9, 2018 94-99 OT L Buffalo
February 26, 2018 84-74 W Texas Tech
February 24, 2018 85-70 W Iowa State
February 12, 2018 82-66 W TCU 11,773
February 10, 2018 85-88 L
February 3, 2018 89-51 W
January 27, 2018 76-83 L
January 20, 2018 86-51 W
January 15, 2018 66-71 L Kansas
January 9, 2018 57-54 W Baylor
January 6, 2018 89-76 W Oklahoma
December 23, 2017 86-69 W Fordham
December 5, 2017 68-61 W Virginia
November 18, 2017 111-48 W Morgan State
March 3, 2017
February 20,
February 18,
February 11, 2017
February 4, 2017 75-82
January 28, 2017
January 24, 2017
January 18, 2017
January 10, 2017
January 7, 2017 82-70 W
December 23, 2016 92-61 W
November 11, 2016 87-59 W
March 2, 2016 90-68 W
February 22, 2016
February 20, 2016
February 13, 2016
February 6, 2016
January 12, 2016 74-63 W
January 9, 2016 77-60 W Oklahoma
November 13, 2015 107-61 W Northern Kentucky
March 7, 2015 81-72 W Oklahoma State 13,714
February 24, 2015
February 7, 2015 69-87
January 31, 2015 77-58
January 24, 2015 86-85
January 10, 2015 72-74
December 30, 2014 82-51
December 4, 2014
March 8, 2014
March 1, 2014
February 22, 2014
February 1, 2014 81-71
January 11, 2014 72-73
December 22, 2013 70-73 L
February 23, 2013 57-73 L
February 16, 2013 66-64
January 28, 2013 56-61
January 12, 2013 64-65
January 5, 2013 57-67
December 8, 2012 68-67
February 28, 2012 92-75
February 24, 2012 60-61
February 11, 2012 74-77
January 30, 2012 66-72
January 21, 2012 77-74
January 14, 2012 84-60
January 7, 2012 74-62 W
December 28, 2011 83-69
March 5, 2011
March 2, 2011
February 19, 2011 72-58
February 12, 2011 82-71 W
February 7, 2011
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January 16, 2011
January 13, 2011
December 18, 2010
November 12, 2010
March 1, 2010
February 27, 2010 74-68 W
February 20, 2010 75-63 W
February 8, 2010
February 3, 2010
January 30, 2010
January 23, 2010
January 16, 2010 71-72
December 29, 2009
December 23, 2009 76-66
December 12, 2009 69-43 W
March 7, 2009 59-62 L
March 4, 2009
February 18, 2009
February 13, 2009
February 7, 2009
January 25, 2009 67-79 L
January 17, 2009
January 6, 2009
November 11, 2008 92-47 W
March 3, 2008 76-62 W Pitt
February 23, 2008 80-53 W Providence
February 17, 2008
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THE WVU MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HAVE GRADUATED ON TIME OR EARLY SINCE 2005
HAS HAD AN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN FIVE TIMES SINCE 2005, INCLUDING THE 2018 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR IN
JEVON CARTER
CHARACTER
Public, land-grant institution, founded in 1867. Across the three campuses of the WVU System in Morgantown, Keyser, and Beckley, WVU 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 a few flagship, R1, land-grant, community-engaged universities in the nation.
RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION
R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Possible category, 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. Michael Benson is WVU’s 27th 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 30+ 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.
STUDENT PROFILE
Fall 2024 WVU System enrollment was 25,000+
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
WVU recipients of prestigious scholarships include 25 Rhodes Scholars, 142 Gilman Scholars, 82 Fulbright Scholars, 53 Goldwater Scholars, 44 Critical Language Scholars, 30 Boren Scholars, 27 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, 39 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 187 colleges and universities to attain a ranking of R1, or the highest possible research category, alongside such institutions as Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Johns Hopkins.
WVU researchers are exploring the frontier in neuroscience research at the WVU 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. mWVU is one of two or three universities that serve as a major hub 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.
Duncan Lorimer, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, was selected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Twelve Morgantown colleges and schools offer 302 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 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+ 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 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.
PRIVATE SUPPORT
The WVU Foundation recorded $282.6 million in gifts and pledges in fiscal year 2024. As of June 30, 2024, total Foundation assets stood at $3.04 billion, including long-term investments for the benefit of WVU and assets managed by the Foundation for other WVU-affiliated organizations.
EXTENSION
Throughout the year in West Virginia’s 55 counties, WVU Extension funds and delivers West Virginia’s 4-H program, which reaches more than 68,000 youth each year through county and state camps, special interest clubs, in-school activities and other programs.
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). Applications are processed beginning in late August 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. Graduate admission (for degree-seeking applicants) requires a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission. In addition, an applicant must meet the minimum admissions criteria determined by their program of interest.
VISITORS CENTER
The WVU Visitors Center is the front door to campus, providing the warm hospitality that Mountaineers are known for in a modern, welcoming space. Tours led by current students are offered Monday through Friday and select Saturdays. Details are available at visit.wvu.edu.
PRESEASON NOTEBOOK
• This is the 117th season and 123rd year overall for West Virginia basketball, which began in 1903.
• Ross Hodge, who has won 80% of his games as a head coach and is considered one of the nation’s top defensive masterminds, was named the 24th head men’s basketball coach at West Virginia University, Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced on March 26, 2025.
• Hodge spent the last eight seasons at North Texas, including the last two as head coach, posting a 46-24 (.657) record. This past season, Hodge’s North Texas team won 27 games and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT in Indianapolis.
• Hodge has compiled a record of 192-48 (.800) in seven seasons as a head coach.
• To fill his basketball staff, Hodge hired Yusuf Ali (Assistant Coach), Johnny Estelle (Assistant Coach), Phil Forte (Assistant Coach), Jase Herl (Assistant Coach), Mike Randle (Director of Recruiting), Andre Shaw (Assistant Coach), Sean McClurg (Director of Video, Scouting & Analytics) and Alex Mergner (Director of Men’s Basketball Operations).
• WVU’s nonconference schedule this year will consist of the Backyard Brawl at home against Pitt, a game in Charleston, West Virginia, against Wake Forest, a matchup in Cleveland against Ohio State and two games in the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic in Charleston, South Carolina. In the two-game event, WVU will face Clemson first and then either Georgia or Xavier. The Mountaineers will open the preseason at home against Wheeling on Sunday, Oct. 26, and the season opener will take place against Mount St. Mary’s at the Coliseum on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
• WVU has made 11 NCAA appearances in the last 18 seasons, including the Final Four in 2010. The Mountaineers have made 13 NCAA appearances since 2005.
WVU BASKETBALL TRADITION
• The Mountaineers are 1,8741,188 all-time 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 AllAmerica 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 recently Naismith Hall of Famer Bob Huggins. Head coach Joe Mazzulla led the Boston Celtics to the 2024 NBA World Championship, Mike Gansey serves as General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Jonnie West is the Senior Director of Pro Personnel for the Golden State Warriors.
ROSTER HIGHLIGHTS
Evans Barning Jr.
• Attended Archbishop Carroll High in Washington, D.C. last season
• Averaged 10.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game
• Played AAU basketball for Team Durant in the Nike EYBL circuit
• Finished the season in a game against Bradley Beal Elite with 29 points and four rebounds while shooting 78.6% from the field
ROSS HODGE
Treysen Eaglestaff
• Came to West Virginia after three seasons at North Dakota
• Last season, he set a Summit League tournament record with 51 points in North Dakota’s victory over South Dakota State
• The 51 points scored were the most by a college basketball player since Houston Baptist’s Darius Lee scored 52 points in four overtimes against McNeese State on 3/5/22
• Was the only Division I player this past season with multiple games of 40 points or more
• Averaged 18.9 points, while shooting 41.6% from the field, 35.9% from 3 and 79.4% from the free throw line
• Started all 33 games, averaging 31.8 minutes per game
• Made 84 3-point field goals on the season and scored 40 points against No. 6 Alabama and had 31 points against Utah Valley
• Posted 20 or more points in a game 13 times in 2024-25
• Second Team All-Summit League
MJ Feenane
•Attended Columbus High in Miami
•Helped his team to four straight state championships and played for the Nightrydaz Elite AAU program that won three straight EYBL Peach Jam championships
Jackson Fields
• Came to West Virginia after three seasons at Troy
• This past season, he started 33 of 34 games, averaging 7.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while shooting 48.7% from the field and 72.1% from the free throw line
• Had a career-high 21 points, including five 3-point field goals, against James Madison and a season-high 10 rebounds against South Alabama
• Helped lead Troy to the Sun Belt championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance
• As a sophomore in 2023-24, he started 27 of 28 games, averaging 22.9 minutes per game
• For the season, he averaged 6.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, while shooting 52.7% on two-point attempts
• Led Troy with 1.3 blocks per game
Jasper Floyd
• Attended North Texas last season
• Started all 36 games, averaging 9.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals with a 2.0 assist to turnover ratio
• Had team leads of 141 assists and 48 steals, while leading UNT in assists in 29 of the 36 games
• Scored a season-high 23 points against Evansville and had a season-high seven assists in the NIT win over Furman
• Averaged 15.7 points per game in the NIT
• In 2023-24, he attended Fairfield, making 35 starts while averaging 9.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game with a 2.0 assist to turnover ratio
• Was one of just two players in the country to average at least 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game
Jayden
Forsythe
• Previously attended Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, playing for Seth Berger
• Averaged 12.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game
• Top-100 recruit by numerous scouting services
• Ranked as a top five recruit in Pennsylvania for the Class of 2025
• Was the only player on the EYBL circuit to shoot more than 40% from 3-point range on 75-plus 3-point attempts
Niyol Hauet
• Redshirted last year at Weber State
• Attended Ogden (Utah) High
• Averaged 12.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game
Honor Huff
• Came to West Virginia after two seasons at Chattanooga
• This past season, led the country with 131 3-point field goals made while shooting 41.6% from 3, earning All-Southern Conference First Team honors
• Led Chattanooga to the NIT title, averaging 15.2 points per game in 36.5 minutes per game
• Shot 42.4% from the field and 82.0% from the free throw line
• Matched his career high with 31 points against VMI, including shooting 9-of-10 from 3-point range
• In 2023-24, he earned AllSouthern Conference Second Team honors and to the NABC Division I All-District Team
• Started all 33 games, averaging a team-high 34.4 minutes per game
• For the season, he averaged 17.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.7 steals with a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio
• Shot 43.4% from the field, 38.0% (109 makes) from 3-point range and 82.8% from the free throw line
• Scored 31 points with nine 3-point field goals against East Tennessee State and recorded 25 points in the win at Louisville
• Scored double figures in all but two games, including the last 22 games
Amir Jenkins
• Listed as a Top-75 recruit in the class of 2026 and Top-100 recruit in the class of 2025 by numerous scouting services
• Won back-to-back Massachusetts Division I state championships at Worcester North High School as a sophomore and junior before transferring into Worcester Academy
• Was the 2023-24 Massachusetts MaxPreps Player of the Year after he averaged 13.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.6 steals per game
• Last year, he led the Hilltoppers to the NEPSAC Class AA Championship, winning MVP honors
• For the season, he averaged 21.7 points with more than three assists and three rebounds per game
Brenen Lorient
• Came to West Virginia from North Texas
• Last year at North Texas, he was named American Athletic Conference First Team AllConference and AAC Sixth Man of the Year
• Played in all 36 games and came off the bench in all 36 games, averaging 11.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 blocks per game
• Among all AAC players, he made the largest increase in points per game from the previous season
• His 421 total points off the bench were the second most in the nation among all reserves and only one point behind the leader
• His 178 total rebounds were the fourth most in the nation and 39 total blocks off the bench were the sixth most in the nation
• Scored in double figures 21 times with a career-high 20 points twice
• Scored more than 15 points 12 times, including 18 points at nationally-ranked Memphis
• His 39 blocks led the team and had the team’s second-highest scoring average at 11.7 points per game, shooting 47.8% from 3-point range
Chance Moore
• Came to West Virginia from St. Bonaventure, where he averaged 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals while starting 31 of 32 games
• Scored in double figures in 21 games while ranking 10th among all Atlantic 10 players in rebounding
• In his final two postseason games, he had 19 points in the A-10 quarterfinals vs. VCU before finishing with 16 points in the NIT against Kent State
• Season highs of 27 points at Canisius and 12 rebounds vs. VCU
• Was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic AllDistrict Team and Atlantic 10 AllAcademic Team
• Played at Missouri State in 202223 and 2023-24
• In 2023-24, he started 20 of 31 games, averaging 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
• Shot 41.2% from the floor, averaging nearly 27 minutes per game
• Scored a career-high 28 points against Evansville and had 24 points and eight rebounds at West Virginia
Harlan Obioha
• Came to West Virginia from UNC Wilmington, where he produced 17 double-digit scoring efforts and had five games with at least 10 rebounds
• Moved into the starting lineup in conference play and averaged 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 64.8% from the field
• Recorded five double-doubles and posted seven points and nine rebounds against Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament
• Started his career at Niagara
• In 2023-24, he played in 32 games, making 31 starts, and averaged 10.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game and finished the season shooting 63.3% from the field
Abraham Oyeadier
• Redshirted as a true freshman
• Originally from Accra, Ghana
• Averaged 10.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game at AOSS (Academy of Sports Science) Prep in Corona, California
• Started his career at Balboa School in Escondido, California
DJ Thomas
• Attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas
• Averaged 10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists as a senior, earning UIL 6A All-Region honors while helping his team to the Class 6A Division I semifinals
• Averaged 10.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a junior
• Ranked by numerous scouting services as a top 25 recruit in Texas
Morris Ugusuk
• Came to West Virginia after two seasons at South Carolina
• This past season as a sophomore, he started six of 32 games played, averaging 5.9 points and 1.4 rebounds per game
• Had a career-high 20 points against Vanderbilt, six rebounds against Florida and made four 3-point field goals in games against Texas A&M, at Virginia Tech, at Indiana and at Oklahoma
• Had 18 points at Indiana, 15 points at Oklahoma, 12 points in games at Virginia Tech and vs. Texas A&M and 10 points vs. Texas
• As a freshman in 2023-24, he saw action in 30 games, averaging 2.2 points in 10 minutes per game
Quick Facts
Location: Morgantown, W.Va.
Enrollment: 26,000+
Founded: 1867
President: Michael T. Benson (BYU, ‘90)
Vice President and Director of Athletics: Wren Baker (SE Oklahoma State, 01)
Athletic Department Phone: (304) 293-5621
Tickets: 1-800-WVU GAME/WVUgame.com
Nickname: Mountaineers
School Colors: Old Gold (PMS 124/Hex EAAA00) and Blue (PMS 295/Hex 002855)
Ross Hodge, who has won 80% of his games as a head coach and is considered one of the nation’s top defensive masterminds, was named the 24th head men’s basketball coach at West Virginia University, Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced on March 26, 2025.
“Ross Hodge is a proven winner and leader who has demonstrated success at every stop of his career,” Baker said. “He has won more than 80% of his games as a head coach while establishing himself as one of the best defensive minds in college basketball. His teams play with toughness and grit and Mountaineer Nation will love the passion his players have for the game. More importantly, Ross is an incredible person and family man. His wife, Shelly, along with their children, Emery and Reed, will be great assets to our community and state.”
Hodge spent the last eight seasons at North exas, including the last two as head coach, posting a 46-24 (.657) record. This past season, Hodge’s North Texas team won 27 games and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT in Indianapolis.
Hodge has compiled a record of 192-48 (.800) in seven seasons as a head coach.
He agreed to a five-year deal with WVU.
“I have such respect for the toughness, grit and pride of the people of West Virginia,” Hodge said. “My hope is that we can reflect that with how our team competes on the court. I understand the great responsibility of continuing the tradition of Mountaineer Basketball and sincerely appreciate the trust and belief of Wren Baker, Presidents Gee and Benson and the rest of the administration.
“We loved our time in Denton and the many meaningful relationships we established over the last eight years. We are forever grateful for the opportunity afforded to us by Jared Mosley.
“We believe we have everything we need to be successful and to challenge for Big 12 championships and look forward to competing against the best coaches and best teams in the
In 2024-25, Hodge has led a revamped exas team to an eight-win overall improvement and second-place finish in the American Athletic Conference, five spots higher than its preseason projection. UNT’s
roster featured 10 newcomers (seven transfers and three freshmen) this season, after losing the top six scorers from last season and four starters.
UNT’s 27 wins were the second-most single season wins in school history and the 14 league victories were tied for the third-most league wins in school history and most in its AAC tenure. Hodge’s 46 wins were the most by a UNT head coach in his first two seasons.
In 2024-25, North Texas ranks third in the country in scoring defense at 59.9 points per game, 1.5 points behind first place Houston. This season, UNT had the AAC’s second-most efficient offense and second-most efficient defense. On offense, UNT averaged 1.13 points per possession against AAC opponents and on
defense held AAC opponents to 1.01 points per possession.
In 2023-24, in UNT’s first season in the American, Hodge led North Texas to a 19win season and the second round of the NIT. Hodge was named a finalist for the 2024 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year Award, which is given to the nation’s top rookie head coach. He was the only rookie head coach to lead his respective team to either the NCAA Tournament or NIT. North Texas was without two starters due to injuries for half of its league games and finished with 10 conference wins, the most by a first-year UNT head coach.
Also, North Texas’ scoring defense held opponents to 63.8 points per game, which was the 12th-best in the nation and best in the AAC. North Texas made 284 3-point field goals and shot 37.7% from 3. It was tied for the second-most single season 3-point field goals in program history and the 3-point field goal percentage was 14th best in the nation.
Hodge was the architect of North Texas’ defense. The Mean Green have featured one of the nation’s top defenses over the last five
seasons. Since 2020, North Texas is giving up an average of just 59.2 points per game. Only Houston is allowing fewer points per game over the last five seasons combined (58.0). In 2021-22 and 2022-23, UNT had the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense, limiting opponents to 55.7 and 55.8 points per game, respectively, and is Conference USA’s top single-season scoring defenses in league history.
In his six seasons at UNT prior to being named head coach, Hodge served as the associate head coach under current Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland. Hodge helped lead the Mean Green to a 135-65 overall record and 71-35 record in conference games. North Texas won the 2020 Conference USA regular season championship, 2021 Conference USA Tournament championship and 2022 Conference USA regular season title. In 2021, UNT earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, where they received a program-best No. 13 seeding. In the first round, the Mean Green upset Purdue, 7869, for the program’s first-ever NCAA win. In 2023, Hodge helped lead North Texas to the
HODGE’s career record vs.
Angelo State 1-0
Appalachian State: 1-0
Arkansas State: 1-0
Boise State: 0-1
Charlotte: 1-1
East Carolina: 3-0
Evansville: 1-0
Florida Atlantic: 2-3
Fordham: 1-0
Furman: 1-0
High Point: 0-1
Houston Christian: 1-0
LSU: 1-1
LSU Shreveport: 1-0
McNeese State: 0-1
Memphis: 1-1
Minnesota: 1-0
Mississippi State: 0-1
Mississippi Valley State: 2-0
Northern Iowa: 2-0
Oklahoma State: 1-0
Omaha: 1-0
Oregon State: 1-0
Rice: 3-0
Seton Hall: 0-1
SMU: 1-1
South Florida: 1-1
St. John’s: 0-1
2023 NIT championship, the program’s first NIT title. In his first season at North Texas in 201718, Hodge helped guide UNT to the 2018 CBI championship.
UNT is just one of six schools in the country to have won a national postseason game in each of the last five years, joining Baylor, Creighton, Gonzaga, Houston and Oregon.
In 2022-23, North Texas won a single-season program record 31 overall games. It was the second straight season UNT set the program record for single season wins. Additionally, UNT won 16 league games in 2022 and 2023, which is a program record.
Prior to his arrival at North Texas, Hodge served as the associate head coach under McCasland at Arkansas State for the 201617 season. The Red Wolves made a 10-win improvement that season, which was the second-best turnaround in Division I basketball that year.
Prior to Arkansas State, Hodge spent four seasons with Larry Eustachy at Colorado State. Hodge served as the lead recruiter there and helped the Rams to an 87-48 record over his four-year stint. During his time there, the Rams advanced to postseason play twice, including the NCAA Tournament in 2013, where they reached the NCAA Second Round
Temple: 2-1
Texas Wesleyan: 1-0
Towson: 1-0
Tulane: 4-0
Tulsa: 3-0
UAB: 1-4
UC Irvine: 0-1
Utah State: 0-1
UT Arlington: 1-0
UTSA: 1-2
Wayland Baptist: 1-0
Wichita State: 3-0
after defeating Missouri, 84-72. CSU lost to eventual national champion Louisville.
Hodge joined the Division I coaching ranks when he was hired by Eustachy as an assistant coach at Southern Miss prior to the 201112 season. The Golden Eagles posted a 25-9 record and finished second in Conference USA with an 11-5 mark. Southern Miss received an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament as an eight seed.
From 2006-11, Hodge was one of the nation’s top junior college head coaches, compiling a 146-24 (.858) overall record with stops at Paris Junior College and Midland College.
Hodge guided Midland to a 63-7 (.900) overall record in his two seasons (2009-11) after taking over the Midland head coaching job after McCasland left to be the head coach at Midwestern State. Hodge saw his 2010-11 team post a 33-4 record, winning the Western Junior College Athletics Conference title, the Region V Tournament championship and advancing to the NJCAA Championship game. In 2009, Hodge led Midland to its best start in program history (26-0) and an appearance in the Region V Tournament title game.
Prior to taking the Midland job, Hodge spent four years at Paris JC with the last three
as its head coach. Hodge led the Dragons to an 83-17 (.830) record. The Dragons won two Texas Eastern Athletic Conference regularseason championships and in 2006-07, he was named the conference coach of the year. The following season, Hodge earned Region 14 Coach of the Year honors after his team won the Region 14 Tournament and finished eighth in the NJCAA Tournament.
Between 2003 and 2005, Hodge served as the assistant men’s basketball coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce, where he helped the Lions to the 2004-05 Lone Star Conference Championship, and a spot in the NCAA Division II Sweet 16.
Hodge was a two-year starter at Paris Junior College, where he won the Bobby Walters Leadership Award in 2001. He finished his playing career at Texas A&M-Commerce, where he was honored with the Terry Allen Award for leadership and positive representation on and off the court in 2003.
Hodge is a native of Dallas. He and his wife, Shelly, have two children, Emery and Reed.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT
ROSS HODGE
“Ross Hodge is the ultimate winner. He’s an elite basketball coach and knows how to help his teams be the best they can be on the court. The separator is his love for people and genuine relationships off the court that give him the trust required to hold his teams to a championship level. He’ll win big at West Virginia, but what I respect most is he’s an awesome husband, father and friend.”Grant McCasland, Head Men’s Basketball Coach – Texas Tech
“West Virginia made a very good hire in Ross Hodge. He is a very capable basketball coach, quietly super competitive and smart. He has already been around coaches who have been successful in the Big 12, and I expect him to do the same in Morgantown.” Fran Fraschilla ESPN College Basketball Analyst
“Ross is definitely one of my favorite coaches in the country. He is the next big-time coach to take West Virginia back to the glory days of winning and NCAA Tournaments. He is arguably one of the best in the country defensively. His teams will always be a hard out. They are relentless in their efforts for 40 minutes. It’s one of the hardest teams that I have ever had to coach against because they are so tough.”Penny Hardaway, Head Men’s Basketball Coach – Memphis
“Ross is a tremendous coach and leader of young men. He will do a terrific job at West Virginia. He is a home run hire and the Big 12 just got better.” Scott Drew, Head Men’s Basketball Coach - Baylor
“West Virginia is hiring one of the best young coaches in the country. Ross possesses the grittiness, emotional intelligence and humility to be successful at any level of basketball. He has won at every stop, and I can’t imagine that changing in Morgantown. I couldn’t be more excited for Ross and his family.” Dusty May, Head Men’s Basketball Coach - Michigan
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Coaching History
Texas A&M-Commerce Assistant Coach 2003-05
Paris Junior College Assistant Coach 2005-06
Paris Junior College Head Coach 2006-09
Midland Head Coach 2009-11
Southern Mississippi Assistant Coach 2011-12
Colorado State Assistant Coach 2012-16
Arkansas State Associate Head Coach 2016-17
RECORD
2006-07 Paris JC 26-4
North Texas Associate Head Coach 2017-23
North Texas Head Coach 2023-25
Playing Career Paris Junior College 1999-2001
Texas A&M Commerce 2001-03
Education
Texas A&M-Commerce, 03
Family Wife (Shelly) Children (Emery and Reed)
Personal Birthday is July 15 Native of Dallas, Texas
2007-08 Paris JC 30-7 NJCAA Division Elite Eight
2008-09 Paris JC 25-6
2009-10 Midland 30-3 Region V Tournament Runner-up
2010-11 Midland 33-4 WJCAC Conference Champions Region V Tournament Champions NJCAA Runner-up
2023-24 North Texas 19-15 10-8 NIT Second Round
2024-25 North Texas 27-9 14-4 NIT Semifinals
THE HODGE FAMILY: Reed, Shelly, Ross and Emery
Hodge’s year-by-year results
North Texas
2023-24 (19-5. 10-8 American Athletic Conference)
N7 83-77* W Northern Iowa
N11 75-64 W Omaha
Shriner’s Children Hospital Charleston Classic
N16 52-53 L (RV) St. John’s
N17 62-66 L LSU
N19 65-39 W Towson
N26 79-50 W Angelo State
D2 79-48 W Mississippi Valley State
Denton, Texas
Denton, Texas
Charleston, S.C.
Charleston, S.C.
Charleston, S.C.
Denton, Texas
Denton, Texas
D5 64-69 L Boise State Boise, Idaho
NABC Brooklyn Showcase
D10 59-60 L Fordham
Brooklyn, N.Y.
D17 54-72 L Mississippi State Tupelo, Miss.
D23 78-52 W UT Arlington
D30 80-57 W LSU Shreveport
J4 74-62 W Wichita State
J6 70-56 W Tulane
J13 69-51 W Temple
J17 60-59 W East Carolina
J20 44-56 L Charlotte
J25 68-66 W SMU
Denton, Texas
Denton, Texas
Wichita, Kan.
Denton, Texas
Denton, Texas
Greenville, N.C.
Charlotte, N.C
Denton, Texas
J28 63-66 L #22 Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla.
J31 79-82 * L UAB Denton, Texas
F3 55-60 L South Florida Denton, Texas
F7 68-55 W Tulsa Tulsa, Okla.
F11 68-71 L SMU
F15 76-66 W Memphis
F18 62-71 L UAB
F24 62-64 L UTSA
F28 80-76 W Tulane
M3 84-69 W East Carolina
Dallas, Texas
Denton, Texas
Birmingham, Ala.
Denton, Texas
New Orleans, La.
Denton, Texas
M6 76-80 L Florida Atlantic Denton, Texas
M9 71-55 W Rice Houston, Texas
American Athletic Conference Tournament
M14 81-71 W Tulane
Fort Worth, Texas
M15 71-77 L Florida Atlantic Fort Worth, Texas
National Invitation Tournament
M19 84-77 W LSU
M23 58-72 L Seton Hall
Baton Rouge, La.
South Orange, N.J. * overtime
2024-2025 (27-9, 14-4 American Athletic Conference)
N5 80-63 W Evansville Denton, Texas
N7 80-38 W Wayland Baptist Denton, Texas
N13 54-51 W Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn.
N18 61-68 L McNeese State Lake Charles, La.
N21 73-66 W Texas Wesleyan Denton, Texas
N25 58-55 W Oregon State Denton, Texas
NIT Season Tip-Off
N28 68-48 W Northern Iowa Kissimmee, Fla.
N29 57-61 L Utah State Kissimmee, Fla.
D6 71-76 L High Point High Point, N.C.
D18 83-42 W Mississippi Valley State Denton, Texas
D20 68-64 W Appalachian State Denton, Texas
D22 62-46 W Houston Christian Denton, Texas
D31 78-75 W UAB Denton, Texas
J5 64-68 L #21 Memphis Memphis, Tenn.
J8 81-59 W Rice Denton, Texas
J14 69-60 W East Carolina Greenville, N.C.
J18 72-57 W UTSA San Antonio, Texas
J22 76-67 W Temple Denton, Texas
J26 77-64 W Florida Atlantic Denton, Texas
J29 58-54 W Wichita State Wichita, Kan.
F1 50-54 L UTSA Denton, Texas
F3 61-64 L UAB Birmingham, Ala.
F8 76-66 W Tulane Denton, Texas
F11 67-61 W Rice Houston, Texas
F19 63-44 W Tulsa Denton, Texas
F23 64-57 W South Florida Tampa, Fla.
F27 71-61 W Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla.
M3 68-66 W Wichita State Denton, Texas
M6 75-64 W Charlotte Denton, Texas
M9 61-66 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
American Athletic Conference Championship
M14 77-59 W Tulsa Fort Worth, Texas
M15 56-66 L UAB Fort Worth, Texas
National Invitation Tournament
M19 75-64 W Furman Denton, Texas
M23 65-63 W Arkansas State Denton, Texas
M25 61-59 W Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla.
A1 67-69 L UC Irvine Indianapolis, Ind.
YUSUF ALI
Assistant Coach
Yusuf Ali was hired in the fall of 2025 as an assistant coach on Ross Hodge’s first staff at West Virginia.
Ali, a native of Toronto, Canada, comes to WVU from Arizona State, where he served as an assistant coach for Bobby Hurley this past season. Ali played a pivotal role in recruiting at Arizona State.
“We are excited to announce the addition of Yusuf to our coaching staff,” Hodge said. “Yusuf has a unique ability to connect with people. He has great relationships both internationally and stateside. Yusuf also brings with him Big 12 experience and will be a valuable member of our program.”
Prior to Arizona State, Ali served as an assistant coach at Simon Fraser University. While there, Simon Fraser ear ned wins over No. 1-seeded Saint Martin’s, Western Washington and local rival, UBC, in a Buchanan Cup victory, securing a spot in the playoffs. Notably, all of his graduates signed professional contracts in the offseason.
Prior to Simon Fraser, Ali co-founded and served as the head coach of the Toronto Basketball Academy and DeepEnd Training from 2018-21. His team posted a record of 32-6 during his two years as head coach from 201921.
Renowned for his focus on player development, Ali has mentored and coached some of Canada’s top basketball talents, many of whom have gone on to play in the NCAA and professional leagues around the world.
As a former athlete, Ali was a standout player in U-Sports Basketball, representing the Ryerson Rams and achieving a national championship with Seneca College in 2018. His exceptional performance earned him accolades, including the titles of CCAA Tournament MVP, OCAA Tournament MVP and OCAA First Team All-Star that season. Ali scored 12 points and dished
out five assists against Duke, who had Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett in Toronto during the 2018-19 season.
“I am honored and excited to join Coach Hodge and the West Virginia basketball family,” Ali said. “WVU has such a rich tradition and passionate fan base, and I’m eager to contribute to building on that legacy. My focus has always been on developing players on and off the court, and I look forward to helping our student-athletes reach their full potential while competing at the highest level in the Big 12.”
Ali completed his undergraduate studies at Laurentian University in business management. His brother, Ahmed Ali, played at the University of Portland in 2020-21, averaging 18 points and three assists per game.
JOHNNY ESTELLE
Assistant Coach
Johnny Estelle was hired as an assistant coach on Ross Hodge’s first staff in the spring of 2025.
Estelle, a native of Waco, Texas, has nearly 30 years of coaching experience, including 14 years as a head coach and the last two seasons as an assistant coach at North Texas.
“Johnny’s impact will be felt all throughout the program,” Hodge said. “He is intentional and has a unique ability to develop impactful relationships that last. He has been inducted into two separate hall of fames, which speaks directly to his ability as a basketball coach and his influence as a person.”
This past season at North Texas, the Mean Green won 27 games and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT. The Mean Green ranked third in the country in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game, 1.5 points behind first-place Houston. UNT had the AAC’s second-most efficient offense and secondmost efficient defense. UNT’s 27 wins were the second-most single season wins in school history and the 14 league victories were tied for the third-most league wins in school history. North Texas had five players earn all-conference honors.
UNT won 19 games in his first season in 2023-24 and reached the second round of the NIT. The 10 league wins and .555 league winning percentage were both the best by a first-year UNT men’s basketball staff. Estelle recruited some of North Texas’ top performers and helped mentor guard Jason Edwards and Atin Wright to first-team all-conference honors. UNT won 46 games in Estelle’s two seasons as an assistant coach in Denton.
Following the 2023-24 season, Estelle was named the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Division I Assistant Coach of the Year.
“It is an absolute honor and blessing for my family and I to be able to join coach Hodge at West Virginia University,” Estelle said. “West Virginia is one of the most prestigious programs in the country and possesses a rich winning tradition and culture that definitely aligns with the values of coach Hodge. I have known him for 25 years and have been fortunate to witness his successful evolution from the student-athlete, assistant coach and a head coach. His impeccable character, work ethic, knowledge and ability to develop strong relationships with his student-athletes and staff makes him an impactful transformational leader and one of the best head coaches in the country.”
Estelle joined the North Texas staff after nine seasons as Texas A&M-Kingsville’s head coach, where he guided the Javelinas to 137 wins and four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, including three since 2020 and its first NCAA Division II win in program history. Prior to his arrival in Kingsville, the Hogs had made only four national tournaments in their 89-year history and had never made consecutive tournaments.
At the time, two of the program’s four best single season win totals are under Estelle. He took over the program in 2014, which hadn’t had a winning season in five years at that point.
In his third season there in 2016-17, he led the Javelinas to 19 wins, which tied for its most single season wins in 21 years. That year, they defeated No. 9 Tarleton State and No. 17 UT Permian Basin in the NCAA Tournament for the program’s first-ever tournament win.
Prior to Texas A&M-Kingsville, He was an assistant coach at Houston in 2013-14 for former Mountaineer men’s basketball staff member James Dickey. While there, Houston defeated three Top 25 teams, including the eventual NCAA champion UConn, Memphis and SMU.
Before joining the Houston staff, Estelle spent 13 seasons at Navarro College, where he served as an assistant coach for eight years of NJCAA Hall of Fame coach Lewis Orr and spent the final six seasons as head coach. He averaged 25 wins a year, won four Region XIV championships, the 2013 Lone Star Conference East Division championship and reached the 2010 NJCAA National Tournament semifinal round. At Navarro, Estelle and his staff were successful in placing 21 of their student-athletes in NCAA Division I programs while retaining 93.7% graduation rate during his tenure.
In 14 years as a head coach, Estelle’s teams made seven national tour naments (four NCAA and three NJCAA). In 2009, Navarro made its first NJCAA tournament appearance. He coached two NJCAA First Team All-Americans.
Estelle graduated from Texas A&M-Kingsville in 1998 and was the Lone Star Conference Tournament MVP and All-Conference honoree for the Javelinas in 1996. He made the Lone Star Conference All-Tournament Team in 1995 and helped the Javelinas to the conference and tournament championship in 1996. Estelle played at Northland Pioneer College in Arizona and helped his team to the NJCAA Region I conference and regional championships with a bid to the 1994 NJCAA tournament.
He was inducted into the Navarro College Hall of Fame as a head coach in 2021 and as a student-athlete and coach at Texas A&M Kingsville in 2025.
Estelle and his wife, Ana, have four children, Jevon, Jasmine, Jacquelyn and Jayden.
PHIL FORTE
Assistant Coach
Phil Forte was hired as an assistant coach on head coach Ross Hodge’s first staff at WVU in April 2025.
Forte, a native of Flower Mound, Texas, spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at North Texas. Forte has eight seasons of Division I coaching experience.
“Phil is one of the best young coaches in the country,” Hodge said. “The work ethic and character that helped him be a great player in the Big 12 has carried into his coaching career. He has a great understanding of how to help our players to get better on and off the floor. We are happy to have Phil and Madison in Morgantown.”
This past season at North Texas, the Mean Green won 27 games and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT. The Mean Green ranked third in the country in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game, 1.5 points behind first-place Houston. UNT had the AAC’s second-most efficient offense and secondmost efficient defense. UNT’s 27 wins were the second-most single season wins in school history and the 14 league victories were tied for the thirdmost league wins in school history.
UNT won 19 games in his first season in 2023-24 and reached the second round of the NIT. The 10 league wins and .555 league winning percentage were both the best by a first-year UNT men’s basketball staff. Forte recruited some of North Texas’ top performers and helped mentor guard Jason Edwards and Atin Wright to first-team allconference honors. UNT won 46 games in Forte’s two seasons in Denton.
“I’m excited to get to work here in Morgantown,” Forte said. “I am extremely fortunate to continue to work for a coach and person like Ross Hodge. West Virginia basketball is in great hands with him leading the program.”
Prior to North Texas, Forte spent two seasons at Saint Louis under Travis Ford. He helped lead the Billikens to back-to-back 20-win seasons and a combined 44-24 record. SLU reached the semifinals of the 2022 A-10 Tournament and earned an NIT bid that year as well. Saint Louis’ 23 wins that year tied for its most single-season wins since 2013-14.
Prior to his two seasons at Saint Louis, Forte was an assistant coach at Sam Houston under Jason Hooten. Sam Houston went 37-22 in Forte’s two seasons there.
During his time as a coach, Forte has helped 10 different players to 13 all-conference honors,
including five honorees this past season at North Texas and 2021 Southland Conference Player of the Year Zach Nutall at Sam Houston and back-to-back A-10 First Team All-Conference honoree Yuri Collins at Saint Louis.
Forte played at Oklahoma State from 201217 and was one of the Cowboys’ most decorated guards in program history. He led OSU to four NCAA tournament appearances. He made an OSU record 329 3-point field goals and scored 1,792 career points, which ranked sixth in school history at the time of his graduation.
Forte graduated from Marcus High School in 2012 and was a two-time state champion. He was the MVP of the 2012 Texas Class 5A State Tournament after scoring a game-high 24 points in the championship game and also earned first team all-state honors.
JASE HERL
Assistant Coach
Jase Herl was hired as an assistant coach on head coach Ross Hodge’s first staff at WVU in April 2025.
Herl, a native of Goodland, Kansas, spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at North Texas. Herl has 15 years of coaching experience, including a period as the interim head coach at Colorado State.
“Jase is the complete package when it comes to coaching basketball,” Hodge said. “He has a great feel for people and the game of basketball. He impacts all areas of our program, and I am thrilled to have him in Morgantown.”
This past season at North Texas, the Mean Green won 27 games and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT. The Mean Green ranked third in the country in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game, 1.5 points behind first-place Houston. UNT had the AAC’s second-most efficient offense and secondmost efficient defense. UNT’s 27 wins were the second-most single season wins in school history and the 14 league victories were tied for the thirdmost league wins in school history. North Texas had five players earn all-conference honors.
UNT won 19 games in his first season in 202324 and reached the second round of the NIT. The 10 league wins and .555 league winning percentage were both the best by a first-year UNT men’s basketball staff. Herl recruited some of North Texas’ top performers and helped mentor guard Jason Edwards and Atin Wright to first-team allconference honors. UNT won 46 games in Herl’s two seasons in Denton.
“I am extremely blessed to be at West Virginia University with coach Hodge and the rest of the staff,” Herl said. “The history and support here at WVU are second to none. Getting to compete in the Big 12 with the nation’s best is what you dream about when you get into this profession.”
Herl joined the UNT staff after five seasons at Missouri State, where he helped guide the Bears to 17 or more wins in each of the last three seasons, including 23 wins in 2021-22. During his time with the Bears, Herl helped mentor 15 All-MVC performers. Missouri State finished as MVC runnersup in 2022 and in third place in 2019 and 2021, earning an NIT bid in 2022. Missouri State held opponents to just 63.2 points per game for his final season on staff.
From 2016-18, he was an assistant coach at Colorado State and served as the Rams’ interim head coach in 2018 at 30 years old. He led CSU to
a win over San Jose State in his first game as interim head coach.
In 2015-16, Herl was an assistant coach at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, where he helped lead the Texans to 21 wins and 12 conference victories.
Prior to South Plains, Herl was the inaugural head coach at Northwest Kansas Tech College in his hometown of Goodland, Kansas. In three seasons as the Mavericks head coach, he led them to 56 total wins. His 56 wins were the most among all active NJCAA head coaches under the age of 30 at the time. The Mavericks went 32-5 at home during his three years. While at Northwest Kansas Tech, Herl coached future Dallas Maverick guard Gian Clavell, who transferred to Colorado State and played for Hodge while he was on the Rams’ staff.
Herl’s coaching career began at his alma mater, Colorado Mesa, where he graduated from in 2010. Herl served as an assistant coach after graduation and helped guide Colorado Mesa to the 2011 NCAA Division II Tournament.
ANDRE SHAW
Assistant Coach
Andre Shaw was hired as an assistant coach in the spring of 2025 on Ross Hodge’s first staff at West Virginia.
Shaw, a native of New York City, spent the last four seasons on the men’s basketball staff at North Texas, including the last two as an assistant coach. Shaw has 12 years of coaching experience.
“Andre is a high character person who will be involved in many areas of our program,” Hodge said. “He develops great relationships with our student-athletes and impacts them on and off the floor. Andre has East Coast ties being a native New Yorker and also does a tremendous job with player development.”
This past season at North Texas, the Mean Green won 27 games and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT. The Mean Green ranked third in the country in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game, 1.5 points behind first-place Houston. UNT had the AAC’s second-most efficient offense and secondmost efficient defense. UNT’s 27 wins were the second-most single season wins in school history and the 14 league victories were tied for the thirdmost league wins in school history. North Texas had five players earn all-conference honors
UNT won 19 games in 2023-24 and reached the second round of the NIT. The 10 league wins and .555 league winning percentage were both the best by a first-year UNT men’s basketball staff. Shaw recruited some of North Texas’ top performers and helped mentor guard Jason Edwards and Atin Wright to first-team all-conference honors. UNT won 46 games in Shaw’s two seasons as an assistant coach in Denton.
Shaw served as director of men’s basketball operations in his first two seasons at North Texas. In 2023, the Mean Green won the NIT championship. Shaw helped mentor North Texas players to 17 allconference honors, including 2023 Conference USA Player of the Year Tylor Perry.
“It’s always been a dream to be part of a program like West Virginia University,” Shaw said. “I would like to thank Ross Hodge for believing in me. My family and I are blessed to be given this opportunity, and I look forward to continuing to bring success to this program alongside coach Hodge and the rest of the staff.”
Shaw was the head coach of the North Texas TBT team, Bleed Green, which reached the 2023 championship game of the single-elimination tournament.
Before coming to North Texas, Shaw worked with Tim Martin, one of the top NBA trainers in the
world. Shaw worked with some of the NBA’s best, including Victor Wembanyama, Tyrese Maxey, Trae Young, PJ Washington and Myles Turner.
From 2013-18, Shaw coached at Midwester n State under Nelson Haggerty. The Mustangs won more than 20 games in three of those five seasons. He worked as a position coach at MSU and mentored a pair of first team all-conference guards in Monzaigo Williams and Bretson McNeal.
During his seven seasons coaching in the Lone Star Conference, Shaw guided and recruited numerous all-league performers and was critical to multiple conference championships and an NCAA Division II regional championship game appearance during that span.
At Eastern New Mexico from 2018-20, Shaw was promoted to associate head coach after his first season. ENMU had its best finish in conference play in more than four years and the first winning record in league play in nearly 10 years. Shaw was an assistant coach at Collin College in 2020-21.
A 2013 graduate from Western New England where he was a standout guard, Shaw scored 1,143 points in three seasons and averaged 15.0 points per game during his career. He earned his master’s degree from Midwestern State in sports administration in 2016.
MIKE RANDLE
Director of Recruiting
Mike Randle was hired as Director of Recruiting on coach Ross Hodge’s first staff at WVU in April 2025.
Randle, a native of Houston, spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at North Texas. Randle has 11 years of coaching experience.
“Mike is one of the best up and coming young coaches in America,” Hodge said. “He is an elite relationship builder and has made impactful connections nationally. Mike is a tireless worker and pours his heart into mentoring young men.”
This past season at North Texas, the Mean Green won 27 games and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT. The Mean Green ranked third in the country in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game, 1.5 points behind first-place Houston. UNT had the AAC’s second-most efficient offense and secondmost efficient defense. UNT’s 27 wins were the secondmost single season wins in school history and the 14 league victories were tied for the third-most league wins in school history. North Texas had five players earn all-conference honors
UNT won 19 games in his first season in 2023-24 and reached the second round of the NIT. The 10 league wins and .555 league winning percentage were both the best by a first-year UNT men’s basketball staff. Randle recruited some of North Texas’ top performers and helped mentor guard Jason Edwards and Atin Wright to first-team all-conference honors. UNT won 46 games in Randle’s two seasons in Denton.
Randle joined the UNT staff after spending one season at Southeaster n Louisiana. He helped the Lions to 18 wins and a top three finish in the Southland Conference with a 12-6 record. SLU’s 12 league wins were tied for its most since 2018. Southeastern Louisiana averaged more than 77.5 points per game and were one of the nation’s best at not turning the ball over and making 3s, while mentoring Boogie Anderson to first team all-league honors.
Prior to Southeastern Louisiana, Randle made a name for himself in the junior college ranks. He spent the 202122 season at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida, as an assistant coach and helped them to 28 wins, a conference championship, seven all-conference selections and a first team All-American in AJ Cajuste.
Randle spent the 2020-21 season at Kilgore College as an assistant coach and led them to the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time since 2013. Kilgore finished with 18 wins in the COVID shortened season. Randle mentored Dantwan Grimes who later transferred to Baylor.
Prior to becoming a college coach, Randle was an assistant coach at Cornerstone Christian in San Antonio and postgraduate prep school DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Randle is a 2015 graduate of Eastern New Mexico State. He began his playing career at Paris Junior College and led them to a NJCAA Region XIV conference championship.
SEAN MCCLURG
Director
of Video, Scouting and Analytics
Sean McClurg was hired as Director of Video, Scouting and Analytics on Ross Hodge’s staff at WVU in April 2025.
McClurg, a native of Wayne, New Jersey, spent last season at North Texas under Hodge in the same capacity.
“Sean brings a great deal of experience and knowledge in the new age of analytics and advanced scouting,” Hodge said.
“Sean will have a direct impact in our game preparation and recruiting. He is a tremendous worker and a great person.”
This past season at North Texas, the Mean Green won 27 games and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT. The Mean Green ranked third in the country in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game, 1.5 points behind first-place Houston. UNT had the AAC’s second-most efficient offense and second-most efficient defense. UNT’s 27 wins were the second-most single season wins in school history and the 14 league victories were tied for the third-most league wins in school history. North Texas had five players earn all-conference honors.
McClurg previously served as an assistant coach at Queens for two seasons under coach Grant Leonard. He helped lead Queens into the Division I era, posting 18 wins in 2022-23 and earning wins over Marshall, High Point, Fairleigh Dickson and eventual Atlantic Sun champion Kennesaw State. Queens won at least one ASUN Tournament game in each of McClurg’s two seasons in Charlotte.
Prior to Queens, McClurg was on staff at New Mexico State under Chris Jans for four years, beginning in 2018. During his time, New Mexico State went to the NCAA Tournament twice and won 25 or more games three times (the only time they didn’t was during the 2020-21 season when they had 10 games canceled due to COVID). In the 2022 NCAA Tournament, the Aggies upset No. 5-seeded UConn in the first round.
McClurg served on the staff at Louisiana Tech as a graduate assistant in 2017-18 and was a student manager at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, from 2013-17.
In Blacksburg, McClurg worked for Buzz Williams as he rebuilt the program from nine wins in McClurg’s first season to back-toback 20-win seasons in just three years, culminating in a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2017.
McClurg earned a bachelor’s degree in 2017 from Virginia Tech in computational modeling and data analytics.
ALEX MERGNER
Director of Men’s Basketball Operations
Alex Mergner was hired as Director of Men’s Basketball Operations on coach Ross Hodge’s first staff at WVU in the summer of 2025.
Mergner, a native of Milford, Delaware, has spent the last four seasons in the Mountaineer basketball program, including this past season as head manager. He spent the previous three seasons as a student manager.
“We are excited to have Alex remain with our men’s basketball program,” Hodge said. “He has been with men’s basketball for the last four years and will continue to do a variety of roles that will help with the success of Mountaineer Basketball.”
In the summer of 2024, Mergner was an intern for the NCAA Basketball Academy, assisting in the coordination, operation and logistics for more than 100 participants.
Mergner earned his bachelor’s degree from WVU in sport management in 2024 and is finalizing his master’s degree in business administration from WVU.
MATHEW DONELLO
Assistant Athletics Director/ Head Basketball Trainer
Mathew Donello was named Assistant Athletics Director, Head Trainer for Men’s Basketball in July 2025.
Donello came to WVU from North Texas, where he served as the Associate Athletic Trainer for men’s basketball and cheer from 2022-25.
Donello served as Assistant Athletic Trainer at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado, from 2020-22. While there, he worked with the baseball, women’s basketball, men’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming & diving and triathlon teams. Donello was an assistant athletic trainer at Liberty Hill High School in Liberty Hill, Texas, from 2017-20.
Donello earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Colorado Mesa in 2015 and a master’s degree in sport administration in May 2017 from Midwestern State, where served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for men’s basketball.
JASON MARTINEZ
Strenght and Conditioning Coach
Jason Martinez was hired as Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for Men’s Basketball in April 2025.
Martinez, a native of Saratoga Springs, New York, has spent time in the same capacity at North Texas, Iona, East Carolina, Wake Forest and Lindenwood.
Martinez spent the last two seasons at North Texas. This past season at UNT, the Mean Green won 27 games and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT. The Mean Green ranked third in the country in scoring defense at 60.1 points per game, 1.5 points behind first-place Houston. UNT had the AAC’s second-most efficient offense and second-most efficient defense. UNT’s 27 wins were the second-most single season wins in school history and the 14 league victories were tied for the third-most league wins in school history. North Texas had five players earn allconference honors.
UNT won 19 games in his first season in 2023-24 and reached the second round of the NIT. The 10 league wins and .555 league winning percentage were both the best by a first-year UNT men’s basketball staff. UNT won 46 games during his two seasons in Denton.
“Jason has the unique ability to push our athletes past their comfort zone while developing trust and meaningful relationships,” head coach Ross Hodge said. “He is always eager to lear n and find new ways to implement training techniques that best serves our athletes.”
Prior to North Texas, Martinez worked with Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino at Iona. In his last season there, he helped the Gales to 27 wins, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships and an NCAA Tournament automatic bid. Martinez helped guide Walter Clayton Jr. to being named the 2023 MAAC Player of the Year and Berrick JeanLouis to the 2003 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Martinez previously worked with men’s basketball programs at East Carolina for two seasons, Wake Forest and Lindenwood, where he earned his master’s degree in human performance in 2019. He earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2010 from Manhattan College. Martinez also served as an athletic performance intern at Penn State, Clemson and Manhattan.
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 Norther n 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 retur ned to WVU to start his career as a member of the faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at WVU. Balcik earned 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, ear ning 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
Assistant Athletics Director of Basketball and Olympic Sports Equipment Operations
Kyle Keesler is the Assistant Athletics 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 32nd year with WVU’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. He is in his 26th season serving as the men’s basketball publicist and 19th year of directing the WVU
Athletics Communications Office.
In his 25 years with the men’s basketball team, the Mountaineers have made 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, including two NCAA Elite Eight appearances, seven NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, the 2010 NCAA Final Four and captured the 2010 Big East Championship title. During that time, WVU has appeared in four National Invitation Tournaments, including an NIT title in 2007.
WVU has had 36 basketball players earn all-conference honors during Messerly’s tenure, including 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 executive senior associate athletics director for capital projects, facilities and event management, have a son, Judd, and a daughter, Carper.
MOUNTAINEER BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF
PRESTON PAULSON Graduate Assistant Coach
RAGI PHILLIPS Graduate Assistant Coach
COLLIN SMITH Graduate Assistant Coach
MATTHEW STONE Graduate Assistant Coach
GAVIN BARKLEY Student Manager EVAN BROWN Student Manager LUCA CAPPELLI Student Manager COOPER COLEBANK Student Manager
MASON COTTON Student Manager MASON DAVIS Head Student Manager
TOMMY DRENNAN Student Manager
TIM ILLARI Student Manager OWEN LYONS Student Manager ROSS MUSICK Student Manager
NATHAN STRYKER Student Manager
COLE WILKINSON Student Manager
COLLIN WILLITTS Student Manager
FOSTER ROWAN Student Manager
WEST VIRGINIA MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Last School)
7 Evans Barning Jr. F 6-7 190 Fr. Toronto, Ontario
Archbishop Carroll HS (Washington, D.C.)
52 Treysen Eaglestaff G 6-6 190 Sr. Bismarck, N.D. Bismarck HS/North Dakota
SEAN MCCLURG Director of Video,Scouting and Analytics
JASE HERL Assistant Coach
MIKE RANDLE Director of Recruiting
3 | HONOR HUFF Guard, 5-10, 168 Senior
4 | JAYDEN FORSYTHE Guard, 6-5, 190 Sophomore
ALEX MERGNER Director of Men’s Basketball Operations
JASON MARTINEZ Strength and Conditioning Coach
YUSUF ALI Assistant Coach
EVANS BARNING JR.
Prior to West Virginia
• Attended Archbishop Carroll High in Washington, D.C. this past season
• Averaged 10.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game
• Had 13 points and 11 rebounds in a game against DeMatha
• Finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds versus Concordia Prep
• Had 17 points and 15 rebounds against Neumann Gorretti
• Played AAU basketball for Team Durant in the Nike EYBL circuit
• Finished the season in a game against Bradley Beal Elite with 29 points and four rebounds while shooting 78.6% from the field
Personal
• Son of Vida Barning and Evans Barning Sr.
• Enrolled in exploratory pathway
• Birthday is March 21
Archbishop Carroll (Washington, D.C.)
Toronto, Canada x: @EvansBarning_
Instagram: @_lilevz
TREYSEN EAGLESTAFF 52
Prior to West Virginia
• Comes to West Virginia after three seasons at North Dakota
• Last season, he set a Summit League tournament record with 51 points in a victory over South Dakota State
• The 51 points scored were the most by a college basket ball player since Houston Baptist’s Darius Lee scored 52 points in four over times against McNeese State on March 5, 2022
• Was the only Division I player this past season with multiple games of 40 points or more
• Averaged 18.9 points while shooting 41.6% from the field, 35.9% from 3 and 79.4% from the free throw line
• Started all 33 games, averaging 31.8 minutes per game
• Made 84 3-point field goals on the season
• Last season, he scored 40 points against No. 6 Alabama and had 31 points against Utah Valley
• Posted 20 or more points in a game 13 times in 2024-25
• Earned All-Summit League Second-Team honors
• As a sophomore in 2023-24, he started all 32 games, averaging 28.5 minutes per game
• Was the top 3-point shooter with 80 3s, setting a program record with 21 straight games with at least one
• Averaged 14.4 points per game, while shooting 38.3% from 3 and 81.1% from the free throw line
• Had a season-high 33 points at Denver and had six 3-point field goals made at Utah Tech
• As a freshman, he played in all 33 games, making 11 starts
• Scored in double figures 13 times over the course of the season, including six straight to close the season
• For the year, he averaged 8.4 points per game with a season-high 19 points against Kansas City
• Was second on the team with 57 3-point field goals
• Attended Bismarck High and was named Mr. Basketball in North Dakota following the 2021-22 season
• Established seven school records, including career points (1,634), career 3s (230), season 3’s (105), single-season points (774), most points in a game (52), field goals made in a game (18) and most 3s in a game (10)
• Averaged 30.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a senior
Personal
• Son of Erica Sundahl
• Pursuing a Regents Bachelor of Arts degree
• Birthday is June 13
Guard 6-6, 190 Senior Bismarck HS | North Dakota Bismarck, N.D. x: @TreysenE
Instagram: @treysen.eaglestaff
FEENANE
Prior to West Virginia
• Attended Columbus High School in Miami
• Helped his team to four-straight state championships
• Played for the Nightrydaz Elite AAU program that won three straight EYBL Peach Jam championships
Personal
• Son of Michael Feenane & Megan Feenane
• Majoring in economics
• Birthday is Aug. 9
JACKSON FIELDS
Prior to West Virginia
• Comes to West Virginia aftert three seasons at Troy
• This past season, he started 33 of 34 games, averaging 7.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while shooting 48.7% from the field and 72.1% from the free throw line
• Had a career-high 21 points, including five 3-point field goals, against James Madison and a season-high 10 rebounds against South Alabama
• Helped lead Troy to the Sun Belt championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance
• As a sophomore in 2023-24, he started 27 of 28 games, averaging 22.9 minutes per game
• For the season, he averaged 6.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, while shooting 52.7% on two point attempts
• Had season highs of 13 points against Grambling State and 10 rebounds against Marshall
• Led the team in blocks at 1.3 per game
• In his freshman season, he played in all 33 games and scored a season-high 10 points against Coastal Carolina
• Had a season-high seven rebounds against Merrimack
• Attended Lawrence E. Elkins High School and finished his senior season with 9.4 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists
• Was awarded All-Academic and All-District First Team honors in his senior season while being named Defensive Player of the Year for his district
• Received multiple Division I offers to play football as a wide receiver
Personal
• Son of Stacy and Jackie Fields
• Majoring in general business
• Birthday is June 2
6-8, 210 Senior
Lawrence E. Elkins HS | Troy
Missouri City, Texas
x: @fields15j
Instagram: @j.fields15
JASPER FLOYD 1
Guard
6-3, 190 Senior
Wharton HS | Hillsborough College | Fairfield | North Texas
Tampa, Fla.
x: @Wavykidjasper
Prior to West Virginia
Instagram: @wavykidjasper
• Attended North Texas last season where he started all 36 games, averaging 9.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game with a 2.0 assist to turnover ratio
• Had team leads of 141 assists and 48 steals, while leading UNT in assists in 29 of the 36 games
• Scored a season-high 23 points against Evansville and had a season-high seven assists in the NIT win over Furman
• Scored the winning jump shot versus Arkansas State in the second round of the NIT
• Averaged 15.7 points per game in the NIT
• Made a career-high four 3-point field goals at USF and dished out five or more assists in 12 games
• In 2023-24, he attended Fairfield, making 35 starts while averaging 9.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game with a 2.0 assist to turnover ratio
• Was one of just two players in the country to average at least 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game
• Led Fairfield to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title game, CBI title game and the program’s most single season wins in 13 years
• Led Fairfield in assists (153), rebounds (220) and steals (87), setting the school record for steals
• Scored a season-high 25 points in the win at Yale
• Attended Hillsborough College in 2022-23, averaging 14.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game
• Scored a season-high 35 points at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. Floyd attended Northwest Florida State College and helped lead NWF State College to the 2022 NJCAA-DI National Championship
• Attended Wharton High School and led the Wildcats to a 28-3 overall record and a 10-0 record in the district
Personal
• Son of Sherae Floyd and Darwin Floyd
• Majoring in executive sport management
• Birthday is Jan. 20
JAYDEN FORSYTHE
Prior to West Virginia
• Comes to West Virginia from Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania
• At Westtown School, he averaged 12.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game
• Shot 38.1% from 3-point range
• Listed a Top 100 recruit by numerous scouting services
• Played for Seth Berger at Westtown School
• Ranked as a top five recruit in Pennsylvania for the of 2025
• Was the only player on the EYBL circuit to shoot more than 40% from 3-point range on 75-plus 3-point attempts
• Averaged 9.5 points for Team Final at the Peach Jam, while shooting 39% from 3-point range
Personal
• Son of Noellene Forsythe & John Forsythe
• Majoring in general business
• Birthday is Feb. 15
Guard
6-5, 190 Freshman
Westtown School (Pa.)
Brooklyn, N.Y.
x: @__4sythe
Instagram: @__4sythe
NIYOL HAUET
Prior to West Virginia
• Redshirted last season at Weber State
• Attended Ogden High School in Utah
• Averaged 12.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game
Personal
• Son of Joseph Hauet and Mariko Hauet
• Majoring in general business
• Birthday is Aug. 1
Guard
6-4, 175
Redshirt Freshman
Ogden HS (Utah) | Weber State Yokohama, Japan
Instagram: @ niyolhauet21
HONOR HUFF 3
Prior to West Virginia
• Comes to West Virginia from Chattanooga, where he played the last two seasons
• This past season at Chattanooga, Huff led the country with 131 3-point field goals made while shooting from 3, earning All-Southern Conference First Team
• Led Chattanooga to the NIT title, averaging 15.2 points per game in 36.5 minutes per game
• Shot 42.4% from the field and 82.0% from the throw line
• Matched his career high with 31 points against VMI, including shooting 9-of-10 from 3-point range
• In 2023-24, he earned All-Southern Conference Second Team honors and to the NABC Division I All-District Team
• Started all 33 games, averaging a team-high 34.4 minutes per game
• For the season, he averaged 17.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.7 steals with a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio
• Shot 43.4% from the field, 38.0% (109 makes) 3-point range and 82.8% from the free throw line
• Scored 31 points with nine 3-point field goals against East Tennesee State and recorded 25 points in the win at Louisville
• Scored double figures in all but two games, including the last 22 games
• Sat out the 2022-23 season due to Southern Conference intra-conference transfer rules
• In 2021-22, he attended VMI and was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshmen Team, appearing in all 32 games with 18 starts
• Finished third on the team and second among all freshmen in the Southern Conference with a 10.0 points per game average
• Shot 44.0% from the floor, 37.7% from 3-point and 87.5% from the free throw line
• Scored in double figures in 13 games with a season-best 23 points against Chattanooga
• For the season, he averaged 15.6 points, 2.3 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game
• Attended Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
• Averaged 22.5 points, 4.7 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game as a senior and helped Perkiomen to a No. 25 national ranking
• Transferred to Perkiomen from Louis E. Dieruff High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he attended for three years
• Holds Dieruff school records for most 3’s in a season, most 3s in a game and the most career made 3-pointers
• Was born and raised in New York before moving to Pennsylvania at age 15
• Listed as a Top 75 recruit in the class of 2026 and Top 100 recruit in the class of 2025 by numerous scouting services on back-to-back Massachusetts Division I state championships at Worcester North High School as a sophomore and junior before transferring to Worcester Academy
• In his junior year, he helped North to a 24-0 record
• Was named the 2023-24 Massachusetts MaxPreps Player of the Year after he averaged 13.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.6 steals per game
• Last year, he led the Hilltoppers to the NEPSAC Class AA Championship, winning MVP honors after scoring 17 points and had a pair of steals in the final minute in the title game
• For the season, he averaged 21.7 points with more than three assists and three rebounds per game
• Played AAU basketball for BABC
Personal
• Son of Lolita Price and Tishaun Jenkins
• Majoring in sport management
• Birthday is Sept. 22
BRENEN LORIENT 0
Forward 6-9, 215 Senior
Calvary Christian Academy | Florida Atlantic | North Texas Ocala, Fla. x: @lorient_brenen
Instagram:@ brenen.lorient
Prior to West Virginia
• Comes to West Virginia from North Texas, where he played last season
• Last year at North Texas, he was named American Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference and AAC Sixth Man of the Year
• Played in all 36 games and came off the bench in all 36 games, averaging 11.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 blocks per game
• Among all AAC players, he made the largest increase in points per game from the previous season
• His 421 total points off the bench were the second most in the nation among all reserves and only one point behind the leader
• His 178 total rebounds off the bench were the fourth most in the nation and 39 total blocks off the bench were the sixth most in the nation
• Scored in double figures 21 times and scored a career-high 20 points twice
• Had a double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds
and five blocks against Temple, the first time that stat line happened at UNT since 2013
• Scored more than 15 points 12 times, including 18 points at nationally ranked Memphis
• His 39 blocks led the team and had the team’s second-highest scoring average at 11.7 points per game, while shooting 47.8% from 3-point range
• Played his first two collegiate seasons at Florida Atlantic
• In 2023-24, he scored a season-high 13 points against Eastern Michigan
• In 2022-23, he played in 21 games, helping FAU reach the 2023 Final Four
• Graduated from Calvary Christian Academy in Florida in 2022
• Helped lead CCA to the 2022 Florida High School Athletic Association 4A state championship, a No. 3 end of season national ranking and a 26-2 overall record
• Prior to attending CAA, he was at Forest High School in Ocala, Florida, where he was named the Marion County Boys Basketball Player of the Year
Personal
• Son of Gassete Lorient and Nobrens Lorient
• Pursuing a Regents Bachelor of Arts degree
• Birthday is April 29
CHANCE MOORE 13
Prior to West Virginia
• Comes to West Virginia from St. Bonaventure
• Last season at St. Bonaventure, he averaged 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals while starting 31 of 32 games played
• Scored in double figures in 21 games while ranking 10th among all Atlantic 10 players in rebounding
• In his final two postseason games, he had 19 points in the A-10 quarterfinals vs. VCU before finishing with 16 points in the NIT against Kent State
• Had season highs of 27 points at Canisius and 12 rebounds against VCU
• Had 23 points in games against Siena and Saint Louis while recording 21 points against VCU
• Was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team and Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Played two seasons at Missouri State in 2022-23 and 2023-24
• In 2023-24, he started 20 of 31 games, averaging 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
• Shot 41.2% from the floor, averaging nearly 27 minutes per game
• Scored a career-high 28 points against Evansville and had 24 points and eight rebounds at West Virginia in the season opener
• Recorded 15 rebounds against Lindenwood
• In 2022-23, he was one of the top Missouri Valley reserves as he was named to the MVC All-Bench Team after averaging 10.6 points per game, scoring in double figures 17 times
• Ranked 11th in the league in blocks per game as MSU’s sixth man
• Had 23 points against Purdue Fort Wayne with a season-high 11 rebounds at BYU
• Began his career at Arkansas in 2021-22, playing in five games, as the only freshman in the Razorbacks’ 2021 recruiting class to see action
• Played in the NCAA Tournament win over New Mexico State as part of an Elite Eight run
• Was a four-star guard out of McEachern High in Power Springs, Georgia
• Led his team to a 28-5 overall record 7A top-four stat finish after averaging 23.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game as a senior
• Earned Atlanta Journal-Constitution 7A All-State second-team honors in 2021 and second-team All-Cobb County honors
• Averaged 25.7 points and 5.8 rebounds in 2019-20
• Was a top 100 recruit in the 2021 class and also listed as the No. 4 overall prospect in Georgia by ESPN
Guard
6-6, 210 Fifth-Year Senior
McEachern HS | Arkansas | Missouri State | St. Bonaventure Brookhaven, Ga. x: @Chance3303
Instagram: @chance__moore
Personal
• Son of John Moore and Julie Fincher
• Pursuing a Regents Bcahelor of Arts degree
• Birthday is March 3
* Arkansas ^ Missouri State # St Bonaventure
HARLAN OBIOHA 55
Prior to West Virginia
• Comes to West Virginia from UNC Wilmington
• Last year at UNCW, he produced 17 double-digit scoring efforts and had five games with at least 10 rebounds
• Moved into the starting lineup in conference play and averaged 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 64.8% from the field
• Scored a career-high 23 points to go with 10 rebounds at William & Mary, which started a six-game win streak and led UNCW to the CAA title
• Recorded five double-doubles and posted seven points and nine rebounds against Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament
• Started his career at Niagara
• In 2023-24, he played in 32 games, making 31 starts, and averaged 10.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game
• Produced season highs of 22 points against Rider and 16 rebounds against Manhattan
• Finished the season shooting 63.3% from the field
• Played in 28 games at Niagara during the 2022-23 season
• Had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Quinnipiac
• Averaged 28.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior at Hoxie High
• Was a First Team All-MCL honoree, was a First Team AllState selection and was the Kansas 2A Player of the Year
• Recorded more than 1,000 points during his senior season
• 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
Personal
• Son of John Oyeadier and Patience Narteh-Yoe
• Majoring in political science
• Birthday is May 2
Center 6-9, 221
Redshirt Freshman Academy of Sports Science Prep (Calif.)
Accra, Ghana x: @AOyeadier
Instagram: @abraham_oyeadier
DJ THOMAS
Prior to West Virginia
• Attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas
• Averaged 10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists as a senior at Allen High, earning UIL 6A All-Region honors while helping his team to the Class 6A Division I semifinals
• Led Allen to The Throne National Championship game, scoring 25 points in the finals and being named to The Throne All-Tournament Team
• As a junior, he averaged 10.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, helping Allen to a 32-win season and top five 6A ranking in the state
• Had a breakout summer on the Adidas 3SSB circuit for Southern Assault that gained him national attention
• Ranked by numerous scouting services as a top 25 recruit in the state of Texas and as one of the top 75 forwards in the nation, playing on an Allen team that ranked as a top 25 team in the country Personal
• Son of Latisha Baker
• Majoring in cybersecurity
• Birthday is Nov. 3
MORRIS UGUSUK
Prior to West Virginia
• Comes to West Virginia after two seasons at South Carolina
• This past season as a sophomore, he started six of 32 games played, averaging 5.9 points and 1.4 rebounds per game
• Shot 38.4% from the field, 40.7% from 3-point range and 76.9% from the free throw line
• Had a career-high 20 points against Vanderbilt, six rebounds against Florida and made four 3-point field goals in games against Texas A&M, at Virginia Tech, at Indiana and at Oklahoma
• Had 18 points at Indiana, 15 points at Oklahoma, 12 points in games at Virginia Tech and vs. Texas A&M and 10 points vs. Texas
• As a freshman in 2023-24, he saw action in 30 games, averaging 2.2 points in 10 minutes per game
• Had five points and three assists in his first collegiate game against USC Upstate
• Had a season-high five assists and zero turnovers in the win over Charleston Southern
• Had 11 points against Florida A&M and had 10 points in 11 minutes of action in the win against Missouri
• Averaged 17.2 points, 5.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game playing for Drive Basketball Academy in Finland
• Played for Pantterit Helsinki in the Finnish 1st Division and averaged 12.0 points, 2.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game
• Shot 58.8% from the floor and 60.0% from behind 3-point range
• Played for Finland at the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship
• Averaged 9.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game in the tournament, helping Finland to a third-place finish
Personal
• Son of Sunday lado
• Majoring in integrated studies
• Birthday is Nov. 5
Guard
6-4, 170 Junior
Drive Basketball Academy | South Carolina
Helsinki, FInlad x: @morris_ugusuk
Instagram: @morrisugusuk
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Director – Partnership Management .............................................................................. Nicole Johnson
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Director – Football Operations & Competition .............................................................. Neyland Raper
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2026 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP AND NCAA TOURNAMENT
Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
MARCH 10-14, 2026
T-Mobile Center Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA First Four
MARCH 17 AND 18
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
NCAA First and Second Rounds
MARCH 19 AND 21
KeyBank Center Buffalo, N.Y.
Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, S.C.
Paycom Center Oklahoma City, Okla.
Moda Center Portland, Ore.
MARCH 20 AND 22
Benchmark International Arena Tampa, Fla.
Xfinity Mobile Arena Philadelphia, Pa.
Viejas Arena San Diego, Calif.
Enterprise Center St. Louis, Mo.
NCAA Regionals
MARCH 26 AND 28
Toyota Center Houston, Texas
SAP Center San Jose, Calif.
MARCH 27 AND 29
United Center Chicago, Ill.
Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
NCAA Final Four
APRIL 4 AND 6
Lucas Oil Stdium Indianapolis, Ind.
SCORES VS. 2025-26 OPPONENTS
BIG 12 OPPONENTS
ARIZONA (3-4)
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
2024-25 83-76* W Neutral122 56-75 L Home
ARIZONA STATE (0-1)
2024-25 57-65 L Home
BAYLOR (8-18)
2011-12 81-83* L Neutral75
2012-13 60-80 L Away 62-65 L Home
2013-14 66-64 W Away 75-88 L Home
2014-15 69-87 L Home 66-78 L Away 70-80 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 77-81 L Away 2022-23 78-83 L Home 67-79 L Away
2023-24 81-94 L Home 2024-25 71-74* L Away
BYU (1-4)
1947-48 68-51 W Home 1973-74 83-85 L Neutral43 2023-24 73-86 L Home 2024-25 69-73 L Home 56-77 L Away
CINCINNATI (13-13)
1940-41
KANSAS (8-21)
COLORADO (1-1)
HOUSTON (0-3)
IOWA STATE (15-10)
KANSAS STATE (16-13)
1949-50 44-49 L Home 2011-12 85-80# W Neutral76 2012-13 64-65 L Home 61-71 L Away 2013-14 56-78 L Away 81-71 W Home 2014-15 65-59 W Away 76-72 W Home
2017-18 77-69 W Away 89-51 W Home
2018-19 69-71 L Away 51-65 L Home
2019-20 68-84 L Away 66-57 W Home
2020-21 69-47 W Away 65-43 W Home
2021-22 71-68 W Home 73-78 L Away 73-67 W Neutral81
2022-23 76-82* L Away 89-81 W Home
2023-24 67-81 L Home 90-94* L Away
2024-25 60-73 L Away
OKLAHOMA STATE (13-13)
1958-59 67-49 W Neutral23
2012-13 66-80 L Away 57-73 L Home
2013-14 72-73 L Home 75-81 L Away
2014-15 73-63 W Away 81-72 W Home
2015-16 77-60 W Home 70-56 W Away
2016-17 92-75 W Away 75-82 L Home
2017-18 85-79 W Away 85-88 L Home
2018-19 77-85 L Home 77-85 L Away
2019-20 55-41 W Away 65-47 W Home
2020-21 87-84 W Away 80-85 L Home 69-72 L Neutral81
2021-22 70-60 W Home 58-81 L Away
2022-23 60-67 L Away 85-67 W Home
2023-24 66-70 L Away
2024-25 69-50 W Home
TCU (19-8)
2012-13 71-50 W Home 63-50 W Away 2013-14 74-69 W Away 81-59 W Home 2014-15 78-67 W Away 86-85* W Home
2015-16 95-87 W Away 73-42 W Home 86-66 W Neutral81 2016-17 82-70 W Home
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
NONCONFERENCE
CLEMSON (5-1)
TEXAS TECH (18-11)
COPPIN STATE (3-0)
GEORGIA (2-1)
LAFAYETTE (2-2)
LEHIGH (5-0)
UCF (3-1)
LITTLE ROCK WILL BE FIRST MEETING
MERCYHURST (1-0)
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (2-0)
UTAH (2-6)
MOUNT ST. MARY’S (6-0)
2016-17 87-59 W Home
2022-23 76-58 W Home
OHIO STATE (8-10)
1940-41 44-58 L Away
1962-63 69-76 L Away
1969-70 70-84 L Away
1970-71 74-83 L Home
1977-78 80-89 L Away
1978-79 64-69 L Home
1979-80 55-72 L Home
1980-81 67-70# L Away
1981-82 73-68 W Home
1982-83 69-67# W Away
1992-93 78-69 W Home
1993-94 87-82 W Away
1994-95 79-69 W Home
1995-96 68-77 L Away
2008-09 76-48 W Away
2009-10 71-65 W Home
2019-20 67-59 W Neutral106
2023-24 75-78* L Neutral106
PITT (101-90)
1903-04+ 15-12 W Home
1904-05+ 40-9 W Home
1905-06 25-30 L Away
1906-07 14-44 L Away
26-20 W Home
1907-08 22-25 L Away 19-20 L Home
1914-15 18-42 L Away
1917-18 20-30 L Away 24-36 L Home
1918-19 35-29 W Away 30-33 L Home
1919-20 27-38 L Home
28-26 W Home 24-33 L Away
1920-21 32-45 L Away
43-24 W Home
1921-22 27-37 L Away 26-31 L Home
1922-23 21-26 L Away 33-28 W Home
1923-24 25-23 W Away 28-14 W Home
1924-25 30-22 W Away 35-25 W Home 1925-26 23-28 L Away
W Home 1926-27 29-23 W Away 33-43 L Home 1927-28 26-51 L Away 42-45 L Home 1928-29 40-35 W Away 19-41 L Home 1929-30 19-21 L Away 33-25 W Home 1930-31 15-17
1986-87 57-78 L Away 1987-88 64-70 L Home
1988-89 84-81 W Away
1989-90 97-93# W Home
1990-91 87-96 L Away
1991-92 86-85 W Home
1992-93 78-82 L Away 1993-94 99-91 W Home 1994-95 84-80 W Away
W Home
75-85 L Home 65-92 L Away 2002-03 61-80 L Home
L Away 2003-04 58-67 L Home 2004-05 83-78* W Home 70-66 W Away 2005-06 53-57 L Away 67-62 W Home 57-68 L Neutral12
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.
22 Hall of Fame Tournament, Springfield, Mass.
23 Kentucky Invitation Tournament, Lexington, Ky.
24 Eastern 8 Tournament, Morgantown, W.Va.
25 Atlantic 10 Tournament, Piscataway, N.J.
26 Atlantic 10 Tournament, Philadelphia, Pa.
27 Atlanta, Ga.
28 Dixie Classic, Raleigh, N.C.
29 Mountaineer Classic, Morgantown, W.Va.
30 NCAA Tournament, Greensboro, N.C.
31 Bluefield, W.Va.
32 Fayetteville, W.Va.
33 Southern Conference Tournament, Richmond, Va.
34 Roanoke, Va.
35 Landover, Md.
W Neutral12
70-51 W Home
L Away 2010-11 66-71 L Home
L Away
66-72 L Home
W Away
69-60 W Home
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 2024-25 62-86 L Away + Informal teams from Pitt. Wins are not reflected in series record.
FIELD GOALS MADE 14......................................IONA (11/20/24)
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 48.......................N.C. CENTRAL (12/10/24) at Colorado (01/12/25)
FIELD GOAL % .237 (14-59) IONA (11/20/24)
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
WVU Individual Game Highs
POINTS
31...................Javon Small vs Gonzaga (11/27/24)
FIELD GOALS MADE
10..................Javon Small vs Louisville (11/28/24)
FIELD GOAL ATT.
23...........................Javon Small vs UCF (03/08/25)
FG PCT (MIN 5 MADE)
1.000 (6-6) Joseph Yesufu at Cincinnati (02/02/25) (6-6) Eduardo Andre vs Mercyhurst (12/22/24) (5-5) Eduardo Andre at TCU (02/05/25) (5-5) Eduardo Andre at Colorado (01/12/25)
3-POINT FG MADE
8.................Tucker DeVries vs Arizona (11/29/24)
3-POINT FG ATT
15...........................Javon Small vs UCF (03/08/25)
3-PT FG PCT (MIN 2 MADE)
1.000 (4-4) Joseph Yesufu at Cincinnati (02/02/25) .............(2-2) Joseph Yesufu at Kansas (12/31/24) ...............(2-2) Toby Okani vs Gonzaga (11/27/24) .........................(2-2) Jake Auer vs Iona (11/20/24) .........(2-2) KJ Tenner vs Robert Morris (11/04/24)
FREE THROWS MADE
11 Javon Small vs Bethune-Cookman (12/14/24)
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
12..................Javon Small at Colorado (01/12/25)
FT PCT (MIN 3 MADE)
1.000 (9-9) Javon Small vs Utah (02/08/25) (7-7) Javon Small vs Iowa St. (01/18/25) (7-7) Javon Small vs Oklahoma St. (01/04/25) (6-6) Javon Small vs UCF (03/08/25) (6-6) Sencire Harris vs Arizona St. (01/21/25) (4-4) Joseph Yesufu at Utah (03/04/25) (4-4) Javon Small vs Cincinnati (02/19/25) (3-3) Amani Hansberry vs Arizona (11/29/24)
REBOUNDS
13.......Amani Hansberry vs Cincinnati (02/19/25)
ASSISTS
10...........................Javon Small vs TCU (02/25/25)
STEALS
4...............Sencire Harris at Cincinnati (02/02/25) Sencire Harris vs Arizona St. (01/21/25) Javon Small vs Iowa St. (01/18/25) Eduardo Andre at Colorado (01/12/25) Joseph Yesufu vs Mercyhurst (12/22/24) Javon Small vs Louisville (11/28/24) Javon Small vs Iona (11/20/24) Javon Small vs Massachusetts (11/08/24)
Opponent Individual Game Highs
POINTS
32..........Chucky Hepburn vs Louisville (11/28/24)
FIELD GOALS MADE
10.....................Darius Johnson vs UCF (03/08/25) J’Wan Roberts at Houston (01/15/25)
FIELD GOAL ATT.
21.....................Darius Johnson vs UCF (03/08/25)
FG PCT (MIN 5 MADE)
.857 (6-7) Robert Wright at Baylor (02/15/25)
3-POINT FG MADE
5........................Gabe Madsen at Utah (03/04/25) Christian Anderson at Texas Tech (02/22/25) LJ Cryer at Houston (01/15/25)
3-POINT FG ATT
14......................Gabe Madsen at Utah (03/04/25)
3-PT FG PCT (MIN 2 MADE)
1.000 ..................(2-2) JJ Taylor vs UCF (03/08/25) (2-2) Dan Skillings Jr. vs Cincinnati (02/19/25) (2-2) Trey Stewart vs BYU (02/11/25) (2-2) Jake Wahlin vs Utah (02/08/25) FREE THROWS MADE
14..........Chucky Hepburn vs Louisville (11/28/24)
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
17..........Chucky Hepburn vs Louisville (11/28/24)
FT PCT (MIN 5 MADE)
1.000 (13-13) Zeke Mayo at Kansas (12/31/24) (12-12) Langston Love at Baylor (02/15/25) (8-8) Julian Hammond III at Colorado (01/12/25) (7-7) Josh Omojafo vs Robert Morris (11/04/24) (6-6) Julian Hammond III vs Colorado (03/12/25) (6-6) Assane Diop at Colorado (01/12/25) (4-4) Andrej Jakimovski vs Colorado (03/12/25) (4-4) Gabe Madsen at Utah (03/04/25) (4-4) Vasean Allette vs TCU (02/25/25) (4-4) Darrion Williams at Texas Tech (02/22/25) (4-4) Josh Reed at Cincinnati (02/02/25) (4-4) Dug McDaniel at Kansas St. (01/25/25) (4-4) David N’Guessan at Kansas St. (01/25/25) (4-4) Dajuan Harris Jr. at Kansas (12/31/24) (4-4) Thomas Sorber vs Georgetown (12/06/24) (4-4) Trey Townsend vs Arizona (11/29/24) (4-4) Kasean Pryor vs Louisville (11/28/24) (4-4) Zack Austin at Pittsburgh (11/15/24) (4-4) Brandin Cummings at Pittsburgh (11/15/24) (3-3) Richie Saunders at BYU (03/01/25) (3-3) Jace Posey vs TCU (02/25/25) (3-3) Miro Little vs Utah (02/08/25) (3-3) LJ Cryer vs Houston (01/29/25) (3-3) Emanuel Sharp at Houston (01/15/25) (3-3) Kernan Bundy vs Iona (11/20/24)
BLOCKED SHOTS
4..................Eduardo Andre at Kansas (12/31/24)
Eduardo Andre vs N.C. Central (12/10/24)
Eduardo Andre vs Georgetown (12/06/24)
Tucker DeVries vs Gonzaga (11/27/24)
TURNOVERS
Eduardo Andre vs Iona (11/20/24)
6..............................Toby Okani vs UCF (03/08/25)
Javon Small vs TCU (02/25/25)
Javon Small vs Oklahoma St. (01/04/25)
FOULS
5..........................Sencire Harris vs UCF (03/08/25)
Toby Okani at Utah (03/04/25)
Amani Hansberry at Baylor (02/15/25)
Toby Okani at Kansas St. (01/25/25)
Eduardo Andre at Colorado (01/12/25)
Sencire Harris at Colorado (01/12/25)
Sencire Harris vs Louisville (11/28/24)
Tucker DeVries vs Louisville (11/28/24)
Tucker DeVries at Pitt (11/15/24)
Amani Hansberry at Pitt (11/15/24)
MINUTES
43....................Javon Small vs Arizona (11/29/24)
Javon Small vs Louisville (11/28/24)
Javon Small vs Gonzaga (11/27/24)
REBOUNDS
12...Jayden Quaintance vs Arizona St. (01/21/25) Hunter Dickinson at Kansas (12/31/24) ASSISTS
12...........Ryan Nembhard vs Gonzaga (11/27/24)
STEALS
7.......................Darius Johnson vs UCF (03/08/25)
BLOCKED SHOTS
4..........David N’Guessan at Kansas St. (01/25/25)
TURNOVERS
6........................Keyshawn Hall vs UCF (03/08/25) Darius Johnson vs UCF (03/08/25)
FOULS
5......................Josh Reed vs Cincinnati (02/19/25) Norchad Omier at Baylor (02/15/25) Javon Ruffin at Colorado (01/12/25) Aquan Smart vs N.C. Central (12/10/24) KJ Lewis vs Arizona (11/29/24) J’Vonne Hadley vs Louisville (11/28/24) Jaylen Curry vs Massachusetts (11/08/24)
POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS
49-63 L 4-0-1
02/02/25 63-50 W 5-2-1 16-4-0
L
62-59
L 6-5-0 4-3-0 2-0-0
12 13 22
OPPONENT DATE SCORE WL DEVRIES HANSBERRY
11/08/24 75-69 W 17-8-2 16-6-2
AT PITTSBURGH 11/15/24 62-86 L 6-3-2 2-3-1
IONA 11/20/24 86-43 W 13-4-3 10-9-2
VS GONZAGA 11/27/24 86-78 WOT 16-6-4 19-8-3
VS LOUISVILLE 11/28/24 70-79 LOT 8-3-1 19-5-1
VS ARIZONA 11/29/24 83-76 WOT 26-4-6 13-10-2
GEORGETOWN 12/06/24 73-60 W 15-7-3 6-2-1
N.C. CENTRAL 12/10/24 79-45 W DNP 7-12-1
BETH-COOKMAN 12/14/24 84-61 W DNP 16-6-1
MERCYHURST 12/22/24 67-46 W DNP 0-0-0
AT KANSAS 12/31/24 62-61 W DNP DNP
OKLAHOMA ST. 01/04/25 69-50 W DNP 6-3-3
ARIZONA 01/07/25 56-75 L DNP 8-3-0
78-70
01/15/25 54-70 L DNP
IOWA ST 01/18/25 64-57 W
ST. 01/21/25 57-65 L
60-73
EDUARDO ANDRE
WHEN WEST VIRGINIA
• Played a home game: 13-4
• Played a road game: 4-7
• Played a game at a neutral site: 2-2
• Played a Big 12 game: 10-10
• Played a nonconference game: 9-2
• Played on Sunday: 3-0
• Played on Monday: 1-0
• Played on Tuesday: 4-3
• Played on Wednesday: 3-4
• Played on Thursday: 0-1
• Played on Friday: 3-1
• Played on Saturday: 5-4
• Wore white uniforms: 9-5
• Wore blue uniforms: 1-4
• Wore gold uniforms: 3-3
• Wore gray uniforms: 3-0
• Wore black uniforms: 1-0
• Wore throwback uniforms: 2-1
• Won the tipoff: 6-4
• Was ahead at halftime: 17-4
• Was behind at halftime: 2-9
• Was tied at halftime: 0-0
• Played an overtime game: 2-2
• Led by 10 or more points: 16-3
• Trailed by 10 or more points: 2-9
• Led entering the final minute: 18-1
• Was behind entering the final minute: 1-12
• Was tied entering the final minute: 0-0
• Shot 50% or better from the field: 3-0
• Shot less than 50% from the field: 16-13
STARTERS BY GAME
• Allowed the opponent to shoot 50% or better: 0-2
• Held the opponent to less than 50%: 19-11
• Outshot the opponent: 15-4
• Outrebounded the opponent: 11-0
• Was outrebounded by the opponent: 8-13
• Had the same number of rebounds as the opponent: 0-0
• Outscored the opponent in bench scoring: 8-5
• Was outscored by the opponent’s bench: 11-7
• Scored the same as the opponent’s bench: 0-1
• Shot more free throws than the opponent: 10-2
• Shot fewer free throws than the opponent: 7-11
• Shot the same number of free throws as the opponent: 2-0
• Committed more fouls than the opponent: 9-11
OPPONENT FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD GUARD GUARD
ROBERT MORRIS Hansberry Okani DeVries Small Harris (1)
MASSACHUSETTS Hansberry Okani DeVries Small Harris at Pitt Hansberry Okani DeVries Small Harris
IONA Hansberry Okani DeVries Small Harris vs. Gonzaga Hansberry Okani DeVries Small Harris vs. Louisville Hansberry Okani DeVries Small Harris vs. Arizona Hansberry Okani DeVries Small Harris
GEORGETOWN Hansberry Okani DeVries Small Harris
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL Hansberry Okani Andre Small Harris (2)
BETHUNE-COOKMAN Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris (3)
MERCYHURST Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris at Kansas Powell Okani Andre Small Harris (4)
OKLAHOMA STATE Powell Okani Andre Small Harris
ARIZONA Powell Okani Andre Small Harris at Colorado Powell Okani Andre Small Harris at Houston Powell Okani Andre Small Harris
IOWA STATE Powell Okani Andre Small Harris
ARIZONA STATE Powell Okani Andre Small Harris at Kansas State Powell Okani Andre Small Harris
HOUSTON Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris at Cincinnati Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris at TCU Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris
UTAH Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris
BYU Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris at Baylor Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris
CINCINNATI Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris at Texas Tech Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris
TCU Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris at BYU Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris at Utah Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris
UCF Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris vs. Colorado Hansberry Okani Powell Small Harris
• Committed fewer fouls than the opponent: 8-1
• Committed the same number of fouls as the opponent: 2-1
• Had more turnovers than the opponent: 2-4
• Had fewer turnovers than the opponent: 16-8
• Had the same number of turnovers as the opponent: 1-1
Record By Starting Lineup: (1) Hansberry/Okani/DeVries/Small/Harris 6-2 (2) Hansberry/Okani/Andre/Small/Harris 1-0 (3) Hansberry/Okani/Powell/Small/Harris 8-7 (4) Powell/Okani/Andre/Small/Harris 4-4
TEAM STATISTICS
WEST VIRGINIA STATISTICS
GAME #2
WEST VIRGINIA 75, UMASS 69
Nov. 8, 2024 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
GAME #3
PITT 86, WEST VIRGINIA 62
Nov. 15, 2024 • Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pa.
Recap
West Virginia scored the game’s first 21 points on the way to an 87-59 season-opening victory over Robert Morris in Darian DeVries’ coaching debut for the Mountaineers.
His son, Tucker, tallied the first 8 and finished his night with a game-high 18.
Oklahoma State transfer Javon Small chipped in with 15, UIC transfer Toby Okani scored 13, freshman Jonathan Powell had 11 and fellow freshman KJ Tenner finished with 10. Amani Hansberry just missed a double-double with 9 points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
West Virginia made 33 of its 60 field goal attempts for 55%, including 14 of 34 from 3-point distance. Six different Mountaineer players made 3s, led by DeVries’ four on nine attempts.
DeVries, who engineered six straight 20-win seasons and three NCAA Tournament berths at Drake, is the 23rd coach making his Mountaineer debut and the seventh since the WVU Coliseum opened on Dec. 1, 1970, against Colgate. What the 9,229 here saw was an extremely aggressive defense, some accurate long-range shooting, excellent ball movement and good decision making.
Leading 30-2 with 11:59 left in the first half, West Virginia remained stuck on 30 for the next three minutes until Okani took Small’s baseline inbounds pass with one hand and soared above everyone for a thunderous dunk.
WVU answered Robert Morris’ 12-2 run with an 11-0 flurry that included 3s by DeVries, Hansberry and Powell, sandwiched between Tenner’s runner in the paint.
The only thing slowing West Virginia down was a delay to the second half because of a shot clock malfunction to the basket where the Mountaineers were warming up. Temporary shot clocks were positioned underneath each basket.
The Mountaineers outscored the Colonials 4133 in a second half in which both teams used most of their players. WVU emptied its bench with 2:48 left and leading 82-56. West Virginia’s largest lead was 29 points, 73-44, with 9:01 remaining.
The Colonials shot just 32.4% and turned the ball over 14 times, 10 of those coming in the first half.
Nit pickers will notice Robert Morris’ 41-37 advantage on the glass, including 16 offensive rebounds, West Virginia shooting just 58.3% from the free throw line and the Mountaineers’ 11 turnovers, many of those unforced.
West Virginia improved to 100-16 overall in season-opening games in its 116th season of basketball. DeVries improved to 7-0 all-time in season-opening contests.
Recap
West Virginia received contributions from all nine players who got into the game in the 75-69 victory over Massachusetts at the WVU Coliseum.
Tucker DeVries’ 17 points led a balanced scoring attack that included 16 from forward Amani Hansberry, 12 from guard Javon Small and 10 off the bench from freshman guard Jonathan Powell.
Seven of Powell’s points came late in the first half when WVU went on an 8-0 run to lead 45-28 at the break.
But UMass (1-1) used a 1-1-3 zone defense for a portion of the second half that led to a six-minute field goal drought that ended with DeVries’ 3 from the wing to give the Mountaineers a 63-52 lead.
A Daniel Rivera layup and free throw made it a seven-point game with 2:45 left, but Hansberry answered with a close one at the other end and then free throws by DeVries and Hansberry got the lead back to 11.
The game was won at the free throw line where West Virginia made 25 of 29 from the charity stripe while UMass missed seven of its 20 attempts, four of those coming from Jaylen Curry late in the second half.
“We knew what this game was going to be – it was going to be tough; it was going to be physical, and it was going to be hard-fought, and it certainly didn’t disappoint,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “I thought we did some really good things at times, especially in the first half, but in the second half there were a lot of learning opportunities for us.”
The Mountaineers (2-0) shot just 25% after intermission and finished the game 21 of 57 overall for 36.8%. From behind the arc, where West Virginia made 14 in its 28-point win over Robert Morris, it was 8 of 23 for 34.8%.
WVU also turned the ball over eight times in the second half when Massachusetts turned up the pressure.
Every player on the floor for the Mountaineers scored, grabbed at least one rebound and five different players made 3s. WVU had a 36 to 34 advantage on the glass and turned 15 Minutemen turnovers into 22 points.
Other specialty stats in WVU’s favor were bench scoring (23 to 8) and fastbreak points (19 to 6), which compensated for UMass’ 32 to 24 edge in paint scoring.
Guard Rahsool Diggins led everyone with 19 points, but he made just 5 of his 14 field goal attempts and got 8 of his game-high total in the final 16 seconds when the outcome was already decided.
UMass was making its first appearance in the WVU Coliseum since the 2007 National Invitation Tournament.
An announced crowd of 10,017 watched the game.
Recap
Damian Dunn’s 23 points led a balanced Pitt attack in an 86-62 victory over West Virginia at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dunn, a Houston transfer, was one of four Panther players to reach double figures. Ishmael Leggett contributed 15, Cameron Cohren scored 13 and Guillermo Diaz Graham added 10 for the Panthers.
Pitt shot 48.3% overall, including 10 of 27 from 3-point range, and had a 20-to-8 edge at the free throw line. Pitt was 20 of 26 from the charity stripe compared to 8 of 15 for West Virginia.
The Mountaineers struggled shooting the basketball, WVU connecting on just 24 of 62 overall for 38.7% and 6 of 29 from 3-point range for 20.7%.
“It wasn’t the way we anticipated this game going,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “I thought we had a great week of practice. Our guys were really excited about coming here in a big rivalry game and I thought they were ready.
“Then, we got off to a poor start and we just never recovered,” DeVries added.
Pitt, which dominated the glass 45 to 32, led 4422 at halftime.
The big discrepancy came from the two starting lineups where Pitt outscored West Virginia 70 to 36. Javon Small was the only Mountaineer starter to reach double figures with 12 points, although the senior made just 5 of his 14 field goal attempts.
A bright spot for West Virginia was the play of freshman Jonathan Powell coming off the bench with a team-high 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting. Powell made four of the Mountaineers’ six 3s tonight.
Senior center Eduardo Andre contributed 9 points, making all four of his field goal tries, while freshman KJ Tenner added 7 in a reserve role.
Tucker DeVries and Amani Hansberry fouled out for West Virginia while Tenner had four fouls. The Mountaineers committed 22 fouls to Pitt’s 14.
“I’m incredibly disappointed,” DeVries said. “There is no way to sugarcoat what happened tonight. It’s three games in and we’re not going to hang on to it forever, but we do need to learn from it and we’ve got to get some things figured out.”
The game was the 191st Backyard Brawl, which WVU now leads 101-90. The Panthers have won two straight, including taking last year’s game in Morgantown 80-63.
GAME #5
WEST
VIRGINIA 86, NO. 3/4 GONZAGA 78 OT
Nov. 27, 2024 • Imperial Arena
Paradise Island, Bahamas • Battle 4 Atlantis
GAME #6
LOUISVILLE 79, WEST VIRGINIA 70 OT
Nov. 28, 2024 • Imperial Arena
Paradise Island, Bahamas • Battle 4 Atlantis
Recap
Javon Small’s 23 points powered West Virginia to an 86-43 victory over visiting Iona at the WVU Coliseum.
Small made half of his 14 field goal attempts, including 5 of 9 from 3-point distance, grabbed five rebounds and handed out five assists for the Mountaineers.
WVU also got 13 points from Tucker DeVries, 11 from freshman Jonathan Powell (during a fourminute span in the first half), and 10 points and nine rebounds from Amani Hansberry.
The Mountaineers connected on 15 of their 31 3-point attempts and was 29 of 56 overall from the floor for 51.8%
WVU’s biggest lead was 44 points with 48 seconds remaining.
West Virginia used a 14-2 run during a threeminute stretch in the first half to build a 14-point lead, which quickly swelled to 22 on Small’s basket with 6:55 left.
The Mountaineers hit a lull for the next four minutes, missing seven straight jump shots at one point, before Small’s layup ended the drought.
Iona (1-4) then got a couple of baskets from Adam Nie Jr. and Kernan Bundy ahead of Dejour Reaves’ 3-point try from the corner that got stuck between the rim and the backboard, one of 20 shots missed by the Gaels in the first half.
West Virginia shot well enough early, especially from 3, to force Iona to pull out of its full-court pressure.
Iona, making its first-ever visit to Morgantown, didn’t convert its 10th field goal until 30 minutes into the game and finished the night 14 of 59 overall for 23.7%.
James Patterson led Iona with 12 points while Luke Jungers came off the bench to contribute 10. Reaves, Iona’s leading scorer averaging 15.5 points per game, had a miserable night missing all seven of his field goal tries and failing to score.
Iona turned the ball over 21 times leading to 26 West Virginia points and the Mountaineers also outscored the Gaels 24 to 10 in the paint. WVU was credited with 11 blocked shots, four coming from backup forward Eduardo Andre, and 11 steals, four credited to Small.
“I thought Javon had a terrific game,” coach Darian DeVries said. “You go 7 for 14, 5 for 9 from 3, 4 for 5 from the line, five assists, one turnover and four steals. That’s a good night. We challenged him a little bit after our last game because we need him to be more aggressive, not just as a scorer but also as a facilitator.”
Iona scored on just 19 of its 70 possessions.
Recap
Just five games into his West Virginia University coaching career, Darian DeVries owns his first signature victory.
His rebuilt Mountaineers, powered by Javon Small’s career-high 31 points, outlasted thirdranked Gonzaga 86-78 in overtime in the second game of the Bad Boys Battle For Atlantis at Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
It was West Virginia’s first win over a No. 3-rated team since last year against Kansas in Morgantown, but you must go back five years to find an instance when that has happened away from the Coliseum. That was against secondranked Ohio State at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Dec. 29, 2019.
It was also WVU’s first-ever victory against Gonzaga in six tries, two of those coming in NCAA Tournament play.
Small’s game-high tally came on 9 of 18 from the floor, 9 of 11 from the free throw line, and 4 of 10 from behind the arc.
The free throw line is where the game was decided, West Virginia making four more free throws (23) than Gonzaga attempted (19).
Gonzaga (5-1) used the 3-ball to build an eightpoint halftime lead, but the Mountaineers made a 12-0 run early in the second half to take a 4543 lead. Toby Okani began things with a dunk, followed by Small’s fastbreak layup and 3.
Amani Hansberry, who began the game by scoring 10 points in rapid-fire succession during a four-minute stretch, added a 3 and Small capped the run with another basket. West Virginia got its lead to five before the Zags rallied.
Gonzaga got eight in a row during a twominute stretch and led by five with 25 seconds left on Ryan Nembhard’s two free throws.
But Tucker DeVries banged in a 3 from the top of the key and then turned a midcourt steal into two free throws when he was fouled by Nolan Hickman while attempting a game-tying layup.
Following a lengthy break to determine substitutions, Gonzaga was unable to get off a game-winning shot when Khalif Battle lost the ball while trying to score.
Small began the overtime with a layup, and free throws by Okani and Hansberry pushed the lead to four. After Small’s layup, Sincere Harris came up with a big defensive rebound and was eventually fouled by Nembhard. Harris made both free throws, giving WVU a two-possession cushion which it extended to eight on Small’s free throw and Harris’ steal and dunk.
After Braden Huff’s putback basket, DeVries iced the victory with a pair of free throws.
West Virginia (4-1) got 19 points and eight rebounds from Hansberry, 16 from DeVries and 10 from Okani.
WVU made 11 of 35 from 3-point range, which compensated for Gonzaga’s 30 to 2 advantage in bench points.
Recap
Louisville rallied from 11 points down in the first half to defeat West Virginia 79-70 in overtime in the semifinals of the Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis at Atlantis Resort Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
After trailing 28-17 late in the first half, the Cardinals pulled even with 8:06 left on Chucky Hepburn’s 3. His basket was part of a 9-0 Louisville run that got the Cardinals’ lead to four, 54-50.
Javon Small stopped the run with a jumper in the paint, but Louisville responded with another 5-0 spurt, all five points coming from the free throw line, to build its lead to seven, 59-52, with 4:22 remaining.
West Virginia (4-2) rallied, however.
Toby Okani got a short jumper to go down with 3:59 left, Amani Hansberry added a pair of free throws, Small hit another jumper and Okani’s close one gave WVU a 60-59 lead with two minutes left.
The lead went back Louisville on Terrence Edwards Jr.’s jumper and then back to West Virginia 16 seconds later on Small’s answer.
Hepburn’s free throw with 31 seconds left tied the game at 62, but his second was missed giving West Virginia an opportunity to win the game in regulation.
Unfortunately, the Mountaineers were unable to get off a shot before the shot clock expired and the game went into overtime.
In the extra session, the Cardinals took control of the game when Tucker DeVries picked up his fifth foul attempting to help on Hepburn’s drive to the basket. Hepburn converted the layup and added the free throw to give Louisville a 70-67 lead. The margin swelled to five on Kasean Pryor’s layup and then to seven after more Hepburn free throws.
Hepburn finished with a career-high 32 on 8 of 12 shooting, including 14 of 17 from the free throw line. Louisville made 24 of its 33 free throws compared to just 9 of 12 for West Virginia, which drops to 4-2 with the loss.
Small led the Mountaineers with 26 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He also had seven rebounds and seven assists one day after scoring 31 against Gonzaga.
Hansberry contributed 19 points and five rebounds, while Okani chipped in with 12.
West Virginia made 26 of its 59 field goal attempts for 44.1%, while Louisville connected on 24 of 57 for 42.1%.
Louisville had a 41 to 34 edge on the glass and outscored West Virginia 21 to 10 in second-chance points. The Cardinals’ other significant advantage was their bench scoring where they out-tallied the Mountaineers 16 to 3.
Reyne Smith scored 15 and Pryor finished with 13 for Louisville.
GAME #8
WEST VIRGINIA 73, GEORGETOWN 60
Dec. 6, 2024 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va. • Big 12-Big East Battle
GAME #9
WEST VIRGINIA 79, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 45
Dec. 10, 2024 • WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
West Virginia got 26 points from Tucker DeVries to outlast 24th-ranked Arizona 83-76 in overtime in the third-place game at the Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis at Atlantis Resort Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
It was the third-straight overtime game for WVU, which outlasted third-ranked Gonzaga two days earlier and then lost to Louisville a day earlier.
It is the first time in school history West Virginia has ever played three consecutive overtime games.
DeVries was virtually unstoppable at times, particularly from behind the 3-point arc where he made 8 of 12, including a couple of just in front of the mid-court line. DeVries had 17 points at halftime to give WVU a 39-37 lead at intermission.
WVU, down backup big Eduaro Andre following his injury yesterday against Louisville and still without Jayden Stone, had to go one player deeper on its bench with senior forward Haris Elezovic getting his first meaningful minutes of the season. Elezovic didn’t score, but he did grab two rebounds in seven minutes of action.
The Mountaineers (5-2) appeared to have control of the game with less than four minutes left after Javon Small’s two free throws gave them a 63-56 lead, but empty possessions allowed the Wildcats to battle back.
KJ Lewis converted a traditional three-point play to cut West Virginia’s lead to four, and then Jaden Bradley’s layup made it a two-point game with three minutes remaining.
Toby Okani answered with a corner 3 with 2:06 left, but that was WVU’s last field goal during regulation.
Trey Townsend converted a layup with 47 seconds left and Caleb Love banged in a transition 3 with 14 seconds left to tie the game.
Following a West Virginia timeout, Tucker DeVries was unable to get his shot inside the free throw line to go down to win the game.
In overtime, Amani Hansberry got things going with a jumper and then DeVries hit another 3 to give WVU a 71-66 lead. The margin swelled to eight on two Small free throws with 1:32 left and again got to eight on two more Small charities with 27 seconds to go.
WVU won the game despite being out-shot 45.3% to 39.7% and being out-scored 38 to 20 in the paint.
The Mountaineers made up for it with a 24 to 6 advantage in points off turnovers and their 21 assists on 27 made baskets.
Okani contributed a season-high 20 on 7-of-11 shooting, while Small finished with 14.
Hansberry contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds. WVU had a 40 to 39 edge on the glass against the Wildcats.
Recap
West Virginia rallied from a five-point second half deficit to down Georgetown 73-60 in a Big 12-Big East Battle game at the WVU Coliseum.
The Hoyas, leading 30-28 at halftime and 4136 on Malik Mack’s 3-pointer with 14:46 left, got just a Drew Fielder layup over the next six minutes as the Mountaineers went on a 17-2 run to take control of the game.
Javon Small, who scored a game-high 26, began the run with a three-point play, followed by an Eduardo Andre dunk and then two K.J. Tenner free throws tied the game at 43.
Consecutive Toby Okani baskets and then 3s from Small and Tucker DeVries built the Mountaineer lead to 10, 53-43, with 9:28 left. Another DeVries basket pushed the lead to 12 before the Hoyas rallied with seven straight.
Small again stopped the run with a jumper, and his biggest shot of the game, a bank-shot 3 with the shot clock winding down, pushed the margin back to 11 with 1:20 to go. Okani put the punctuation mark on tonight’s win with a breakaway dunk with a minute remaining.
The Hoyas (7-2) took the lead six minutes into the contest and led for 20:11 of the game.
“In the first half we were just stuck in the mud a little bit and couldn’t get much going, but thankfully defensively we were able to keep it fairly tight going into the half,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said.
DeVries contributed 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting, including 13 in the second half. Okani chipped in with 11.
Andre gave West Virginia a big lift coming off the bench in the second half and finished the game with four points, four blocks and three defensive rebounds.
West Virginia (6-2) held its own on the glass against the much bigger Hoyas and actually outboarded them 34 to 33.
Guards Sencire Harris (nine) and DeVries (seven) led the Mountaineers in rebounding.
WVU outscored Georgetown 28 to 22 in the paint and had a 19 to 12 edge on points off turnovers. Other specialty stats in West Virginia’s favor were fastbreak points, 14 to 4, and bench points, 9 to 8.
Georgetown got 17 from Jayden Epps and 13 from leading scorer Thomas Sorber, who played a good portion of the second half with four fouls. West Virginia finished the game out-shooting Georgetown 45.6% to 37.9%, and also had a 12 to 7 advantage in free throws.
A crowd of 11,522 watched the contest.
Recap
West Virginia advanced its record to 7-2 with a commanding 79-45 victory over North Carolina Central at the WVU Coliseum.
Freshman Jonathan Powell led three doublefigure Mountaineer scorers with a season-high 17 points, 12 of those coming from 3-point distance on 4-of-11 shooting.
Joseph Yesufu chipped in with a season-high 14, including 11 during a nine-minute stretch in the first half.
Senior guard Javon Small contributed 12.
West Virginia was without starting guard Tucker DeVries, sidelined indefinitely with an upper body injury. The announcement of DeVries’ injury was made before this game.
“I wasn’t sure what to expect and we had two days to prepare a few different lineups, and a lot of guys were in different spots tonight,” coach Darian DeVries said. “Then, you play a team that switches defenses almost every possession throwing everything at you, so having some organization for every single defense was a little bit of a challenge.”
Eduardo Andre got the starting nod in place of DeVries and scored 3 points with eight rebounds. Freshman K.J. Tenner began the second half for Andre and tallied 9 for the contest.
“I liked the fact that K.J. was getting into the paint and we needed that,” DeVries explained. “It was just a matchup thing. Like I told Eduardo, it had nothing to do with his performance by any means, we just needed four perimeter guys out there to help break the press and also to just match up better on the defensive end for what they were running.”
Amani Hansberry pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds to help give the Mountaineers a 45 to 28 advantage on the glass.
All 10 West Virginia players who got into the game scored, including 9 from senior guard Jake Auer in just four minutes of court time.
WVU got 51 points from its bench and had a 19 to 7 advantage in points off turnovers.
“What I did like is we got 21 assists on 28 (field goals) and that says something about the way the guys played tonight. They really shared it, really moved it and made that extra pass,” DeVries said.
Defensive-oriented North Carolina Central of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, making its first-ever Coliseum appearance, made just 16 of its 48 field goal attempts for 33.3%.
Isaac Parson was the only Eagle to reach double figures with 16 points. Leading scorer Po’Boigh King, averaging 17.4 points per game, was 0 for 7 from the floor and finished with 5 points.
GAME #11
WEST VIRGINIA 67, MERCYHURST 46
Dec. 22, 2024 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
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GAME #12
WEST VIRGINIA 62, NO. 7/7 KANSAS 61
Dec. 31, 2024 • Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kan.
Recap
West Virginia used 27 points, six rebounds and six assists from senior guard Javon Small to defeat Bethune-Cookman 84-61 at the WVU Coliseum.
The Mountaineers had a balanced scoring attack with four players reaching double figures. Amani Hansberry tallied 16, Jonathan Powell contributed 14 and Sencire Harris added a seasonhigh 12.
West Virginia, which led by as many as 20 points in the first half, saw its lead trimmed to six four minutes into the second half. But the Mountaineers scored seven in a row to push it back to 13 and kept the margin above double digits for the remainder of the game.
“We were able to build up a pretty good lead in the first half and then there was a long stretch from that point on until late in the second half when we couldn’t quite find our rhythm,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said.
WVU didn’t grab its first offensive rebound until Hansberry hauled down a Harris missed with 14:34 left in the second half and was out-boarded by the Wildcats, 39 to 35.
The Mountaineers (8-2) made 17 free throws in a row until Hansberry missed his second attempt with 3:28 left.
West Virginia finished the game connecting on 20 of 22 from the charity stripe.
After shooting 51.7% in the first half, the Mountaineers cooled off after intermission and ended the game making 27 of 58 field goal attempts for 46.6%.
WVU was outscored 32 to 30 in the paint and 13 to 9 off turnovers.
“We fouled a little too much and the game got a little choppy because there was a lot of free throws and there was no flow to it and it was hard for us to get going,” DeVries said. “We’ve got to play with more discipline and keep our hands back.”
West Virginia did convert 10 of its 26 attempts from 3-point distance, Powell leading the way with four. Small made two and one each came from Hansberry, Toby Okani, Joseph Yesufu and Jake Auer.
It was the second game without secondleading scorer Tucker DeVries, who is nursing an undisclosed upper body injury. Powell got his first career start in place of DeVries.
“I thought the last five minutes we really dug in defensively, the talk was a little better and we got some transition baskets to really extend it and feel more comfortable,” DeVries said.
Brayon Freeman led Bethune-Cookman with 14 points.
An announced crowd of 9,651 attended the game.
Recap
West Virginia concluded its four-game homestand with a 67-46 victory over Mercyhurst at the WVU Coliseum.
Javon Small scored a game-high 19 points, including the 1,000th point of his collegiate career.
Eduardo Andre came off the bench to score a season-high 14 points while Toby Okani got his first double-double of the season with 13 points and a season-high 12 rebounds.
West Virginia, now 9-2 and equaling its win total from last season, limited the Lakers of the Northeast Conference to just 28.3% shooting for the game. Mercyhurst missed 38 of its 53 field goal attempts and turned the ball over 16 times.
“Like I told the guys, the nonconference portion is now over, and they did their job in terms of putting themselves in position and now they get ready for Big 12 play,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said. “Overall, this game was a little ugly at times, but I thought defensively in the second half we got it cranked up and get out into transition a little bit more to pull away.”
After WVU led 35-22 at halftime, the Lakers went on an 8-0 run to reduced the Mountaineers’ lead to eight, 38-30, with 14:46 left. Small finally snapped its nearly six-minute field goal drought with a layup, two of 16 straight points West Virginia scored to build its lead up to 24 points.
Starting center Amani Hansberry also checked out 18 seconds into the game with what appeared to be an ankle injury. He spent the game sitting on the bench with an ice bag on his foot, but DeVries indicated afterward it was nothing serious.
With Hansberry out, Harris Elezovich got some extended playing time and finished with four points, five rebounds and an assist in 15 minutes.
“(Hansberry’s injury) took away a little bit of our depth and our ability to throw it inside,” DeVries explained. “But I thought Haris came in and gave us some really good minutes and Eduardo took an extended role, so that was good.”
Freshman Jonathan Powell, getting his second start in DeVries’ place, made two 3s and finished the game with six points.
The Mountaineers outscored the Lakers 30 to 16 in the paint and had a 29 to 19 edge in bench scoring.
“When you are kind of struggling a little bit offensively you need to have defense so you can hang around, and then when you get the chance to break it open you can do that,” DeVries said.
A crowd of 10,777 attended the game.
Recap
Javon Small’s free throw with 1.8 seconds left lifted West Virginia to a 62-61 upset victory over seventh-ranked Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. It was the Mountaineers’ first-ever triumph in 12 tries at Kansas, and snapped KU’s 33-game winning streak in conference openers.
The last time the Jayhawks dropped a league lidlifter was on Jan. 8, 1991, when it lost 88-82 to Oklahoma while the two teams were members of the Big Eight Conference.
The victory was unlikely in several different ways.
One, West Virginia was without two key starters, guard Tucker DeVries and forward Amani Hansberry, and the team had issues with its charter flight and did not arrive in Lawrence until early Tuesday morning.
Furthermore, the hotel at which the team was staying in Lawrence lost power briefly, adding more disruptions to the trip.
Despite the obstacles, DeVries’ gritty team came out and held the Jayhawks scoreless for the first five and a half minutes of the game and led by as many as 15 points in the first half.
The advantage swelled to 18 on Jonathan Powell’s 3 and Eduardo Andre’s layup to begin the second half, before Kansas began chipping away.
KU got it to 12 on Dajuan Harris Jr.’s 3 with 14:40 to go. The margin fell to single digits on Flory Bidunga’s layup with 8:09 remaining. He got another one to go down a minute later, and the margin was reduced to two on Zeke Mayo’s free throws.
Freshman KJ Tenner ended Kansas’ 10-0 run with a jumper, and former Jayhawk Joseph Yesufu followed with a huge 3 with five minutes remaining to get the WVU lead back out to seven.
Mayo and Small exchanged baskets and eventually, the Jayhawks tied the game on Mayo’s conventional three-point play with 15 seconds left.
The game came down to Bidunga fouling Small and Small making the second free throw after missing the first.
The senior guard scored West Virginia’s final seven points and finished with 13 to go with 11 rebounds and six assists.
Andre, a senior center getting his second start of the season, tallied a season-high 15 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He also grabbed six rebounds and blocked four shots in 34 minutes of action.
Powell, also making another start, contributed 11, including 3 of 8 from 3-point range.
WVU, which led the entire game, assisted on 18 of its 26 field goals, while Kansas assisted on just 10 of its 19 field goals.
The victory will go down as one of the great road triumphs in school annals, possibly approaching WVU’s 77-70 win over fifth-ranked Kentucky in Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 20, 1957.
GAME #14
ARIZONA 75, NO. 21/23 WEST VIRGINIA 56
Jan. 7, 2025 • WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
Senior Javon Small recorded a double-double against his former team to lead the West Virginia University men’s basketball team to a 69-50 victory over Oklahoma State before a crowd of 11,753 at the WVU Coliseum.
Small recorded his second double-double in as many games with 24 points and 11 rebounds against the Cowboys, the school he played for in 2023-24.
Small was complemented by freshman Jonathan Powell, who recorded 17 points on five 3-point field goals, and Eduardo Andre, who posted seven points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Sencire Harris (nine points), Amani Hansberry (six points), Toby Okani (five points) and Joseph Yesufu (one point) rounded out WVU’s scoring.
The Mountaineers jumped on Oklahoma State early in the first half and cruised to a 4619 halftime lead, holding the Cowboys to 25% shooting in the first half. Oklahoma State finished the game shooting 33.3% from the field, 14.3% from 3-point range and 55% from the free throw line.
West Virginia shot 41.8% from the field and made 11 3-point field goals. The Mountaineers outrebounded the Cowboys, 40-38.
“I thought defensively the guys were terrific. We’re really locked in,” DeVries said. “We took a lot of their driving angles away and did a nice job there and then we were able to get steals, offensive or defensive rebounds and get out in transition and push.”
The Mountaineers led by as many as 28 points with 18:26 remaining in the game. For the second consecutive Big 12 Conference game, the Mountaineers never trailed in the contest.
With the win, West Virginia improves to 11-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12 Conference. WVU is 2-0 in league play for the first time since the 201718 season. Oklahoma State falls to 8-5 overall and 0-2 in the Big 12.
Recap
Arizona shot 51% to defeat 21st-ranked West Virginia 75-56 at the WVU Coliseum in snowy Morgantown.
It was Arizona’s fifth straight victory and boosts its Big 12 record to 3-0 with wins over TCU and Cincinnati.
Former starter KJ Lewis came off the bench to lead three double-figure scorers with 21. The sophomore guard was 9-of-13 from the floor in just 26 minutes of court time.
Jaden Bradley contributed 15 and Anthony Dell’Orso added 10 for the Wildcats.
Arizona’s bench outscored West Virginia’s 34 to 10 and the Wildcats also had a 36 to 22 edge in the paint.
“We weren’t our usual selves, especially defensively,” Mountaineer coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “I didn’t think we were quite as connected as we have been, and I thought Arizona did a good job of exploiting some of our pick-and-roll defensive things that gave us some issues. It’s certainly something we’ve got to clean up and get better at as we move forward.”
Arizona took control of the game with seven minutes to go in the first half and never relinquished its lead. The advantage got to 13 in the first half, and then to 15 early in the second half before WVU went on a 13-3 run to cut the deficit to five, 48-43.
Lewis answered with a pair of free throws and then later his layup started an 11-0 run during a three-minute stretch to put the game away.
Arizona made 31 of its 61 field goal attempts, including 7 of 20 from behind the 3-point arc. West Virginia, meanwhile, connected on just 21 of its 58 field goal attempts for 36.2%
“The ball got stuck a little bit at times and I thought we were a little too anxious trying to go get it on our own,” DeVries said. “When there were opportunities when we did get it and had a few open looks that didn’t go in, but that’s basketball.
“I thought Arizona did a nice job. They bumped us off our spots and got us out in spaces where we weren’t as comfortable,” DeVries added.
Javon Small was the only WVU player to reach double digits with 17.
Arizona’s victory avenges an 83-76 nonconference loss to the Mountaineers in the Bahamas back on Nov. 29.
This week was the Mountaineers’ first appearance in the Associated Press Top 25 since Dec. 26, 2022.
West Virginia, which saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end, tallied a seasonlow 56 points.
GAME #15
NO. 21/23 WEST VIRGINIA 78, COLORADO 70
Jan. 12, 2025 • CU Events Center Boulder, Colo.
Recap
West Virginia got a game-high 26 points from the Big 12’s leading scorer Javon Small, but it was Joseph Yesufu’s 18 points coming off the bench that really made the difference in the Mountaineers’ 78-70 victory over Colorado at the CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado.
Yesufu’s 18 points came on 6 of 9 shooting, including 4 of 5 from the free throw line, with a pair of 3-pointers.
It was West Virginia’s first ever visit to the CU Events Center, some 1,481 miles from Morgantown, West Virginia, and 5,430 feet above sea level.
“It was a strange game,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “I thought the first half we had a nice half. It was perfect, but we kind of controlled the half and were able to create some turnovers and got a little ball movement.
“I thought they did a nice job in the second half. They got us a little stagnant with their switching and we kind of settled a little bit, and as the game went on, we got a little fatigued as well,” DeVries said.
Small (17) and Yesufu (13) combined to score 30 of West Virginia’s 38 second-half points after the Mountaineers led 40-29 at halftime. Except for 18 seconds, West Virginia led for the entire game, but it got a little hairy in the second half when the Mountaineers got into foul trouble and the Colorado altitude began to wear down an undermanned WVU team.
Small came out on fire in the second half, knocking downs 3s at 18:43, 18:02 and 17:28 to give the Mountaineers their biggest lead of the game, 49-35.
But Colorado clawed back into it by getting to the free throw line.
The Buffs shot 28 free throws after intermission, making 24, and as a result, West Virginia lost two of its key players to fouls - Sincere Harris with 5:28 left and then Eduardo Andre with 1:30 to go.
That meant WVU had to finish the game with 6-foot-8 Toby Okani and 6-foot-6 Amani Hansberry the two tallest players on the floor
It was Yesufu who came up with two critical big baskets, the first a driving layup right before Andre fouled out and then another with 1:23 left to keep it a two-possession game.
Yesufu and Small got the lead back to 10 with free throws, and then Hansberry iced it with two more charities with 18 seconds left.
“I thought Joe had a huge second half for us,” DeVries said. “He’s done a great job of continuing to keep himself ready and waiting for that opportunity and we needed his speed and his ability to get to the rim in the second half.”
GAME #17
NO. RV/25 WVU 64, NO. 2/2 IOWA STATE 57
Jan. 18, 2025 • WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, W.Va.
GAME #18
ARIZONA STATE 65, NO. 23/23 WVU 57
Jan. 21, 2025 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
No. 10-ranked Houston extended its nation’sbest home winning streak to 32 games with a 7054 victory over West Virginia at the Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas.
The Cougars got a season-high 22 points from J’Wan Roberts and 18 from L.J. Cryer
“(Roberts) makes it tough because we did double him one time in the first half and they hit a three, but our game plan going into it was to play him one on one and he made us pay for it,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “He puts you in a really tough spot because he is such a good passer.”
Roberts made 10 of his 13 field goal attempts while Cryer connected on half of his 10 threepoint field goal tries.
Amani Hansberry came off the bench to tally 16 points, including 12 in a row during one stretch in the second half, while Javon Small contributed 13. Small scored nine straight points in the first half and West Virginia was trailing by three points with 10 minutes to go. But the Cougars used a 9-0 spurt to push their lead to 12 and led 40-27 at halftime.
West Virginia scored eight straight to begin the second half, and had the deficit down to three, 51-48, with 12:36 to go when it went ice cold.
“In the second half, we came out much more aggressive and did some better things defensively, which led to some better offense as well,” DeVries said. “Then Amani gave us a spark in the second half, but every time we got back in there it seemed like it was a big turnover from us that didn’t give us a shot to even get a ball up at the rim.”
Houston held the Mountaineers scoreless for a six-minute stretch and the Cougars responded with a 14-0 run to put the game away.
The Cougars made 11 of 26 from behind the three-point arc and turned West Virginia’s 12 turnovers into 25 points. Houston also outscored West Virginia 24 to 16 in the paint and outrebounded the Mountaineers 30 to 23.
West Virginia shot 44.2% from the floor, connecting on 19 of 43, while Houston shot 49% by making 25 of its 51 field goal attempts.
Emanuel Sharp contributed 14 points for the Cougars.
The loss was West Virginia’s first against a nationally ranked team after three victories.
“I thought the way the game played out, we did a lot of really good things at times, and we knew going into it that turnovers were going to be the biggest key,” DeVries said. “We only had 12 turnovers, which is a couple more than you would like, but all of them it seemed like resulted in points.
Recap
Javon Small tallied a game-high 27 points, including 12 in a row late in the game, to lead West Virginia to a 64-57 victory over secondranked Iowa State at the WVU Coliseum.
“This was one of those games you just never knew which way it was going to go,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “It came down to the wire, and fortunately, we were able to make enough plays to finish that thing and come out on top.”
West Virginia needed a little Coliseum magic against an Iowa State team that was a one-point loss against top-ranked Auburn removed from being undefeated, and it got it from the 14,444 in the building this evening to celebrate Jerry West Day.
West Virginia University recognized the late West’s family during a halftime celebration that included the announcement that no Mountaineer player in any sport will ever wear West’s jersey No. 44 again, similar to what Major League Baseball did with Jackie Robinson’s No. 42.
The three-time NBA Hall of Famer died last June 12 in Los Angeles.
Iowa State missed its first 13 triples before Jones finally got one to go down early in the second half; it ended the day 1 of 17 from behind the arc.
Meanwhile, West Virginia was successful on 9-of27, including 4-of-8 from Amani Hansberry. All 12 of Hansberry’s points came from behind the arc.
Small’s stat line was very Wooden Award-like with 27 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals against the No. 2 -rated team in the country.
“What an incredible player he is and continues to be,” DeVries said of Small. “Down the stretch he just kind of willed us to win.”
It was West Virginia’s fourth victory against ranked teams so far this year.
After Joseph Yesufu’s contested basket gave West Virginia a 51-49 lead with 2:06 left, Small took over.
His conventional three-point play with 1:39 remaining built the Mountaineers’ lead to four, 53-49, and then a defensive stop led to two more Small free throws 20 seconds later
The big basket came with 42 seconds left when Small lined up and knocked down a 3 to give West Virginia an eight-point lead. The senior guard punctuated the performance with a breakaway dunk with 21 seconds left, much to the delight of a raucous and enthusiastic student crowd.
Recap
Arizona State used a balanced scoring effort to knock off 23rd-ranked West Virginia 65-57 at the WVU Coliseum.
Freshman forward Jayden Quaintance led the Sun Devils with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Basheer Jihad added 15, BJ Freeman tallied 14 and Adam Miller contributed 10 for Arizona State. “They have multiple guys that can come at you and put you in some tough spots,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said. “Our defense has been really good, and when our offense was struggling, we had opportunities to crawl back into the game with our defense and really for the first time all year we weren’t able to get stops at the times we needed to.”
WVU connected on just 18 of its 58 field goal attempts for 31% and went nearly eight minutes before making its first basket of the second half. All six West Virginia points prior to that were Javon Small free throws before Eduardo Andre’s layup with 12:52 remaining.
ASU led by as many as 13 points and never trailed after intermission.
Arizona State scored 36 of its 65 points in the paint and totally dominated the glass. The Sun Devils outrebounded the Mountaineers 46 to 28 and at one point midway through the second half, WVU’s only two boards were credited as team rebounds.
Fourteen of ASU’s rebounds came on the offensive glass.
West Virginia, in a difficult portion of its schedule playing its fifth game in nine days, including a two-game western swing to Colorado and Houston, really struggled from behind the 3-point arc.
The Mountaineers (13-5, 4-3) connected on just 4 of their 28 threes with leading scorer Small missing all eight of his attempts.
“They did a nice job on him,” DeVries said. “They kept the ball in front of them and when we had possessions, there were not enough of them where we got good movement to be able to get some (good scoring) opportunities.”
Small got 10 of his team-high 14 points from the free throw line. Freshman Jonathan Powell was the only other Mountaineer to reach double figures with 12.
Nearly half (28) of the team’s 57 points came off Arizona State’s 15 turnovers. Otherwise, it was struggle for WVU to score.
“At the end of the day, we settled too much. We didn’t get enough action on the backside to create confusion and that’s the result we ended up with,” DeVries noted.
GAME #20
NO. 6/5 HOUSTON 63, WEST VIRGINIA 49
Jan. 29, 2025 • WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, W.Va.
GAME #21
WEST VIRGINIA 63, CINCINNATI 50
Feb. 2, 2025 • Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
Recap
Kansas State scored 19 of the game’s first 21 points and never looked back in defeating West Virginia 73-60 at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas.
Dug McDaniel’s 15 points led a balance Wildcat offense that included 14 from David N’Guessan, 12 from Max Jones, 11 from Coleman Hawkins and 10 off the bench from C.J. Jones.
“We didn’t bring the tenacity like I thought we would,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “I thought we had a couple of good days of practice after the (Arizona State) loss. We were incredibly focused and we came out flat in those first five minutes and never really recovered.”
West Virginia got a game-high 22 points from Javon Small, but all of them were hard-earned points in 38 minutes of action. Small made seven of his 16 field goal attempts, including three of six from 3, oftentimes with two and sometimes three players on him.
West Virginia struggled to make its 3s, connecting on only four of 21 for 19%.
Other than Small, Amani Hansberry was the only West Virginia player to make a three, the forward finishing one-of-six from behind the arc.
Kansas State’s largest lead was 26 points at 4216 right before the end of the first half.
The Mountaineers were much better in the second half, outscoring K-State 42-31, but the opening half’s margin was too big to overcome.
“The last 20 minutes we really competed and played the way we need to play if we’re going to be successful,” DeVries said. “I’m certainly proud of the guys for that, but trying to dig your way out of a 24-point hole at the half is tough.”
For the game, the Wildcats shot 47.3% from the floor and scored on 55.7% of their offense possessions. Meanwhile, the Mountaineers scored on just 43.1% of their 65 offensive possessions.
Toby Okani chipped in with 13 and Sencire Harris finished with 12 points for West Virginia. Only five of the 10 players who got on the floor scored for the Mountaineers.
Recap
West Virginia’s second half rally came up short in a 63-49 loss to sixth-ranked Houston at the WVU Coliseum.
The Cougars, winners of 13 straight, had a comfortable 39-19 halftime lead, but West Virginia scored the first 11 points of the second half and was trailing 49-44 with 6:59 remaining and Jonathan Powell at the free throw line to shoot a one-and-one.
The freshman missed, unfortunately, and at the other end of the floor LJ Cryer was fouled by Joseph Yesufu on his shot attempt that Toby Okani was called for goal tending. Cryer made the free throw, pushing the lead back to eight, and it quickly grew back to 11 on Milos Uzan’s secondchance 3 after J’Wan Roberts grabbed one of his four offensive rebounds.
Subsequent missed free throws by Amani Hansberry and Sencire Harris enabled Houston to get its lead back to 15.
“When you are down 20 to a team like Houston, that’s incredibly difficult to come back from,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said.
WVU ended up outscoring Houston 30-24 in the second half after the Cougars had built up their big first-half advantage.
“That second half was us,” DeVries said. “It’s the same guys. Nobody has left the team, or we’ve added a new guy, but when we’ve won the games, we’ve won because they played at that level. It’s getting after it and playing as hard as you can and disrupting on defense.
“As a coach, you hope we’ve got that back in the second half, but these last few first halves, we have come out not playing that way.”
The Mountaineers dug themselves a 13-3 hole to begin the game.
Houston (17-3, 9-0) got 17 points from West Virginia slayer Cryer, who is now 6-0 against the Mountaineers with 122 points going back to his Baylor days. The senior guard made half of his 12 field goal attempts and was three-for-three from the free throw line tonight.
Joseph Tugler contributed 12 points and seven rebounds while Uzan finished with 10.
J’Wan Roberts, who scored a game-high 22 points the first time these two teams met in Houston, was held to just five.
Yesufu was West Virginia’s leading scorer with nine points. Javon Small was held to eight. He wasn’t able to get off his first shot attempt until 11:07 remaining in the first half. Okani and Hansberry also tallied eight for the Mountaineers.
As it did the first time these two teams played, Houston controlled the glass by outrebounding West Virginia 34 to 19 - 13 of those on the offensive end which led to a 16-to-three advantage in second-chance points.
Recap
Javon Small scored a game-high 19 points and Joseph Yesufu contributed 16 points off the bench to lead West Virginia to a 63-50 victory at Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena.
West Virginia, sporting its 1959 Jerry West era throwback uniforms used in its 64-57 victory over Iowa State, snapped its three-game losing streak and now shows three league road victories at Kansas, Colorado and Cincinnati. WVU’s Big 12 road record was 2-25 over the prior three seasons combined.
“This one feels a lot better,” Darian DeVries said afterward.
WVU also ended its recent trend of slow starts by building a 40-25 halftime lead, while also shooting much better from 3-point range, thanks to Yesufu going four-for-four and Small making four-of-seven.
Overall, West Virginia made half of its 18 triples and finished the game 49% overall from the floor
The Bearcats were 11-of-12 from the line, compared to just 17-of-54 from the floor. Most of the misses came from Day Day Thomas (10), Jizzle James (eight) and Simas Lukosius (six).
“I thought defensively, the guys came out with a good focus,” DeVries said. “We put a lot of stress on starting the game off better because we had dug ourselves such big holes that by the time we came out of it, it was too much.”
West Virginia’s biggest lead was 22 points with 7:47 left on Yesufu’s wing 3.
Cincinnati switched to full-court pressure while WVU was content to run clock, resulting in the Bearcats scoring eight straight points before Toby Okani’s dunk ended the run.
A Yesufu runner, a Dillon Mitchell jumper and Rayvon Griffith’s 3 were the only baskets made by both teams during the game’s final 4:24.
The Mountaineers turned 14 Bearcat turnovers into 20 points and outscored them 30 to 22 in the paint.
Cincinnati had four field goal droughts in the first half lasting nearly three minutes each, including the last 3:55 when all it could get were free throws from Lukosius and Josh Reed.
“That’s a hard game plan to execute sometimes because you’ve got a guard coming down hill and they love to throw lobs. Obviously the bigs did a really good job of not giving that up, but then the guards of not getting (beaten) was the biggest key to it all,” DeVries explained. “They had to get back in front so our bigs did not have to stay quite as long (to help) and get put into indecision of do I help, or do I go back to the big?”
Amani Hansberry grabbed 11 rebounds for the Mountaineers while Mitchell finished with 10 boards for the Bearcats.
GAME #23
WEST VIRGINIA 72, UTAH 61
Feb. 8, 2025 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
GAME #24
BYU 73, WEST VIRGINIA 69
Feb. 11, 2025 • WVU Coliseum Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
Vasean Allette scored 22 points and Noah Reynolds added 20 to lead TCU to a 65-60 victory over West Virginia at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Horned Frogs, one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the country, took advantage of a big free throw disparity to turn a 12-point first half deficit into their second straight home victory.
Shooting just 63.3% from the charity stripe, TCU made 20 of 23 compared to only two of five for the Mountaineers, whose 18 fouls were twice as many as the nine called on the Frogs.
“We’ve got to play without fouling,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said.
WVU went cold toward the latter part of the first half after Toby Okani’s dunk gave it a 25-13 lead with 6:08 remaining. TCU used a 15-4 run to finish the first half trailing 29-28 and then scored the first seven points of the second half before Eduardo Andre’s dunk finally ended the cold spell.
“We started the game off, and I thought defensively we were terrific for the first 15 minutes,” DeVries said. “I told them going into the four-minute timeout that they worked their tails off to get this lead, don’t let them crawl back into it. We had some silly turnovers, gave up a few easy buckets and now you are up one at the end of the half instead of 10, 12 or 13.”
TCU’s biggest lead was 11, 54-43, with 7:56 remaining when Javon Small caught fire and scored eight straight points to get it back to a one-point game, 54-53.
Jonathan Powell’s 3 with 3:53 left tied it at 56, and then Small’s steal and layup knotted the score at 58 with 1:29 to go.
Allette answered with a layup and a free throw when he was fouled by KJ Tenner.
Small was unable to get his long step-back jumper to go down, Micah Robinson was unsuccessful at the other end, but Allette grabbed the offensive rebound and scored with nine seconds left to make it a two-possession game.
Allette added two free throws with three seconds left and then TCU conceded Joe Yesufu’s layup ahead of the horn.
“Once we got our defense going again, I thought we were pretty good,” DeVries said. “We got better ball movement, Javon got going a little bit and Joe made a couple of 3s when we became the aggressor, but we were unable to finish it off.”
Small finished with 20, getting equal point distribution in both halves. He finished eight of 19 from the floor and was four of 10 from 3-point range.
Yesufu contributed 11 and Andre added 10 for the Mountaineers.
Recap
The supporting cast came through for West Virginia in its 72-61 victory over Utah at the WVU Coliseum.
With the Utes focusing their attention on the Big 12’s leading scorer, Javon Small, teammate Amani Hansberry scored a game-high 17 points, Joseph Yesufu came off the bench to contribute 14 and freshman Jonathan Powell tallied 11. Small finished with 14 points and handed out eight assists, but the senior attempted just five shots while getting nine of his 14 at the free throw line. If not for Small’s perfect free throw shooting, however, West Virginia would have been much worse from the charity stripe. The rest of the team made only four of 14, including two of 10 in the second half.
West Virginia (15-8) took control of the game late in the first half following Mason Madsen’s 3-pointer that pulled the Utes to within two, 2927, with 2:59 to go.
Yesufu got a pair of baskets and then Toby Okani made the play of the game by blocking 7-foot-1 center Lawson Lovering’s dunk attempt and then hitting a 3 from the corner at the other end. That put the Mountaineers ahead 36-27 at the half.
West Virginia had its biggest lead of the game, 14, on Powell’s 3 with 12:38 to go, but the Utes wouldn’t go away. A Keanu Hawes layup made it a six-point game, 56-50, and the margin was whittled to five after five straight points by Jake Wahlin.
Powell answered with a big 3 from straight away that bounced off the rim and settled down through the basket with 2:33 left. That put WVU ahead 67-59.
Two Small free throws got the margin back to 10 with 1:50 left and then layups by Yesufu and Powell punctuated an 8-2 spurt to end the game.
West Virginia held its own on the glass against the much taller Utes, who had a slim 35-to-33 rebounding advantage for the game.
Dawes grabbed a game-high 11 boards while leading Utah in scoring with 14 points.
Leading scorer Gabe Madsen was held eight points below his season average and finished with seven.
Overall, Utah made 23 of its 56 field goal attempts for 41.1% and scored on just 28 of its 61 offensive possessions tonight. The Utes were just eight of 19 on layup attempts.
Wahlin finished with 10 for Utah.
West Virginia connected on 25 of its 52 field goal attempts for 48.1% and was successful on 51.6% of its 62 offensive possessions.
The victory was the first in seven tries against Utah.
Recap
BYU scored the game’s final five points to defeat West Virginia 73-69 at the WVU Coliseum.
The Mountaineers had a six-point lead with 6:33 to go, but they couldn’t come up with enough defensive stops and rebounds down the stretch to pull out a victory.
After Amani Hansberry’s jumper gave WVU a 62-56 lead, the Cougars scored nine straight points to take a 65-62 advantage with 4:45 remaining. A Joseph Yesufu three-point play tied the game at 65, but Egor Demin successfully got off a long 3-pointer before the shot clock expired to put the Cougars ahead 68-65.
Two Toby Okani baskets gave WVU back the lead, 69-68, but the Mountaineers couldn’t add to it.
Two Demin free throws put BYU ahead 70-69, and Yesufu’s corner 3 at the other end didn’t go down, leading to a possession for the Cougars that eventually ended with Mihailo Boskovic’s layup with nine seconds left. He was fouled by Sencire Harris on the play and added a free throw to make it a two-possession game.
Yesufu’s layup try was unsuccessful, Dallin Hall grabbed the rebound and dribbled out the clock. “The first half, defensively, I thought we played really well,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “We held them to 35%, which is a really good half defensively. The second half, we were able to get our offense going but unfortunately, we weren’t able to slow them down and kind of gave them what they wanted.”
Demin led the Cougars with 16 points while Kanon Catchings came off the bench to contribute 11.
BYU’s size, rebounding and overall depth played a big role in the victory. The Cougars, using 12 players compared to just eight for the Mountaineers, had a 35 to 25 advantage on the glass and a 38 to 18 edge in bench scoring.
“You let a team like that hang around and eventually they are going to make some. They are a good team with good players,” DeVries said.
Okani led West Virginia with 16 points while Yesufu and Jonathan Powell added 11 each. Small finished with nine points and a gamehigh nine assists.
Both teams shot similar percentages from the floor, but the free throw line was once again a factor in a Mountaineers defeat as it was at TCU. The Cougars were 13 of 16 from the charity stripe compared to just six of seven for West Virginia.
“It was disappointing that we weren’t able to hold on to that one,” DeVries said.
GAME #26
WEST VIRGINIA 62, CINCINNATI 59
Feb. 19, 2025 • WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, W.Va.
Recap
Baylor outscored West Virginia 9-6 in overtime to defeat the Mountaineers 74-71 at Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas.
The Bears got 17 points each from Langston Love and Norchad Omier.
“Sometimes there are games when you don’t play as hard as you like, you end up losing and those are certainly disappointing, but this was not one of those by any means,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “Our guys really competed and played their tails off. They put us in a position to win the game and we certainly had some great looks at critical times and unfortunately, it was one of those (days) when we didn’t make them.”
The game once again came down to free throw shooting, as it did in WVU’s recent defeats against TCU and BYU.
In Fort Worth back on Feb. 5, the Horned Frogs took 18 more foul shots and made the same number more than the Mountaineers. BYU had a seven-free-throw advantage in its four-point win at the Coliseum, and the free throw disparity was 32-to-17 in attempts and 27-to-11 in makes in favor of the Bears.
“We’ve got to figure out how to do a better job of keeping people off the free throw line,” DeVries said. “When you give a team 27 points and they shoot 32 free throws, it’s hard to win.”
West Virginia turned a six-point deficit into a two-point lead during a two-minute stretch late in the second half and led 61-59 with 3:22 to go on Amani Hansberry’s jumper.
Unfortunately, that was the final field goal of regulation for the Mountaineers. A pair of free throws by Javon Small and two more from Hansberry knotted the score with 32 seconds left.
West Virginia successfully defended Baylor’s final offensive possession of regulation and forced Robert Wright to miss with four seconds left. Toby Okani grabbed the rebound and got the ball to Jonathan Powell, whose midcourt shot bounced off the rim as time expired.
The extra session was basically a free throw exhibition - Baylor shooting them and West Virginia watching them go in. All nine of the Bears’ points in overtime came at the line – four from Love, three from Wright and one each from Omier and Jalen Celestine.
The only two field goals in overtime were made by West Virginia, one each from Small and Hansberry.
Overall, Baylor shot just 38.9% with the Bears connecting on 21 of their 54 attempts compared to West Virginia, which made 26 of 65 for 40%.
Baylor has claimed 10 of the last 11 meetings against West Virginia, including five straight in Waco.
Recap
West Virginia used 17 points and 13 rebounds from Amani Hansberry to defeat Cincinnati 62-59 at the WVU Coliseum.
Javon Small added 16 and Jonathan Powell chipped in with 12 to help the Mountaineers rally from a six-point second half deficit.
“It was just a tough, hard-fought game,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “We knew they were going to come in and play extremely tough and there was a lot at stake tonight for both of us, both teams knew that and played that way.”
WVU used a 17-3 run during a 6:30 stretch late in the second half to take control of the game before having to hang on for dear life at the end.
All Cincinnati could get during that stretch was a Jizzle James 3-pointer with 4:01 remaining. Meanwhile, Hansberry was the catalyst with a couple of free throws, a wide-open 3 from the top of the key to put the Mountaineers ahead 53-50 and then a layup with 1:29 left to extend the lead to eight.
“I thought Amani down the stretch was huge for us with some of that pick-and-pop stuff, and Javon is always good,” DeVries said. “Then, (Powell) hit a couple of huge 3s and had a big layup there, too.”
A Day Day Thomas 3 briefly reduced the Mountaineers’ lead to five, 58-53, but Powell answered with a layup and two Small free throws pushed the lead up to nine, 62-53, with 34 seconds to go.
Then things got really interesting.
Dan Skillings Jr. banked in a 3 from the wing with eight seconds left. Hansberry’s inbound pass underneath Cincinnati’s basket was stolen by Skillings, and he quickly made another 3, reducing West Virginia’s lead to 62-59 with five seconds to go.
On three different occasions, West Virginia couldn’t inbound the ball. WVU called its final two timeouts and on its third attempt, Joseph Yesufu’s pass in the corner to Sencire Harris was knocked out of his hands, possession was awarded to Cincinnati and confirmed after the play was reviewed.
That gave the Bearcats the basketball underneath their basket with three seconds remaining and an opportunity to send the game into overtime with a 3.
The ball eventually made its way to a wideopen Tyler Betsey at the top of the key, but fortunately, the freshman forward’s shot hit the front of the rim and was rebounded by Harris.
The Mountaineers did an exceptional job on the glass by outrebounding the Bearcats 40 to 32 and had a rare advantage at the free throw line. West Virginia made 12 of its 14 attempts compared to just two-of-seven for Cincinnati.
GAME #27
NO. 9/10 TEXAS TECH 73, WEST VIRGINIA 51
Feb. 22, 2025 • United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, Texas
Recap
JT Toppin scored 22 points and Christian Anderson added 21 in No. 9 Texas Tech’s 73-51 victory over West Virginia at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Toppin and Anderson scored 16 points each in the second half while the Red Raiders shot 62.5% and converted on 62.1% of their possessions after intermission.
Tech’s biggest lead was 24 right before Eduardo Andre’s basket with four seconds left in the game.
“They shot 62% in the second half and that’s where the game got away from us,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “We can survive some scoring droughts, but not if our defense isn’t really hooked up. In the first half they shot 34% and scored 30 points and we were right where we needed to be.”
WVU (16-11, 7-9) had a 24-15 lead with 5:25 left in the first half on Amani Hansberry’s 3, but added just one more Hansberry triple over the final 5:25 as Tech began to take control of the game.
The Red Raiders (21-6, 12-4) finished the first half on a 15-3 run and scored eight of the first 10 points of the second half to assume full control.
Tech’s margin swelled to 11 on Anderson’s 3 and then to 15 on two Toppin free throws with 7:59 remaining.
“I felt we did a really good job early,” DeVries said. “Those first 15 minutes we were kind of controlling the offense, getting some paint touches, some movement and really getting quality shots. Then defensively, I thought we were really good and locked into what we were willing to give up.
“Then we had two possessions in a row when we took really quick ones that led to their transition right off of it and that really swung that half,” DeVries said.
The Mountaineers shot 32.8% overall and 22.2% from 3 for the game, while getting outboarded 41 to 31. West Virginia committed 16 fouls to Texas Tech’s nine, and when Javon Small got his second with 7:05 left in the first half, that really took the wind out of its sails.
“That was a big play for us when he picked up that second one in the first half because I thought we had the game going exactly how we envisioned it,” DeVries said. “We kept them out of transition, made them guard us side to side in the halfcourt, got some paint touches and then we got away from that and got a little 3 happy.”
Small finished with 10 points on three-of-14 shooting, four below Hansberry’s 14. The forward ended the game six-of-12 from the floor and got all but two of his points in the first half.
Elijah Hawkins and Kevin Overton had 10 each for the winners.
GAME #28
GAME #29
NO. 25/RV BYU 77, WEST VIRGINIA 56
March 1, 2025 • Marriott Center
Provo, Utah
GAME #30 WEST VIRGINIA 71, UTAH 69
Recap
West Virginia used 23 points and 10 assists from Javon Small to defeat TCU 73-55 at the WVU Coliseum.
West Virginia held TCU scoreless for an eightminute stretch that saw the Mountaineers outscore the Horned Frogs 18-0. TCU, which got the first five points of the game, didn’t make its third field goal until Brendan Wenzel’s jumper with 9:32 remaining in the half.
West Virginia had its biggest lead with 2:08 left, 42-20, before the Horned Frogs closed out the half on a 7-0 run.
TCU’s Trazarien White began the second half with a 3, but West Virginia answered with a 10-3 run to build its lead back to 19, 52-33.
WVU got the margin back to 20 on a Small 3, but the Horned Frogs forced turnovers on four straight possessions to get it down to nine, 62-53, with five minutes remaining.
Again, Small answered with a jumper, and then Joseph Yesufu added a 3 from the corner to make it a 14-point lead.
Yesufu tallied 14 and Sencire Harris added a career-high 13 for the Mountaineers.
“I was really pleased, especially defensively,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said. “We put a full 40 minutes together that I thought was really good. In that first half, I thought that looked like us earlier this year. We were getting stops and getting out and running.”
West Virginia shot 51.9% overall, connecting on 27 of its 52 field goal attempts, while also making 11 of 26 from 3-point distance for 42.3%. Small was eight-of-16 from the floor and produced his third double-double for the season.
“I thought he was terrific,” DeVries said. “We’ve got to continue to have him be aggressive, whether it be scoring or assisting. He has 23 (points) and 10 (assists), and we’re putting a lot on him. And we’re also going to ask him to guard one of their best players. That’s the type of player he is.”
White was the only TCU player to reach double figures with 11 points.
In the first meeting in Fort Worth, Vasean Allette and Noah Reynolds combined to score 42 points in a 65-60 Horned Frog victory. This game, the pair were limited to just 10 on a combined two-of-nine shooting.
Overall, TCU (15-13) shot just 39.2% and had one fewer rebound than West Virginia’s 29 boards. The Mountaineers are now 10-0 when outboarding their opponents. Yesufu, West Virginia’s 6-foot guard, took top honors with six rebounds.
“That’s pretty simple math, so let’s just keep doing that,” DeVries said of his team’s work on the glass.
Recap
Forward Fousseyni Traore’s game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds led 25th-ranked BYU to a 77-56 victory over West Virginia at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.
The Mountaineers led the Cougars 19-15 before BYU used a 10-0 run over the remaining 3:13 of the first half to take a 25-19 lead into the locker room at intermission.
In the second half, BYU chose to go inside to Traore, and as a result, the Cougars shot 60.6% in second half and outscored West Virginia 52-37.
“I thought we had the game going exactly how we wanted,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward. “We had the crowd out of it. We were trying to slow it down and it was very similar to the Texas Tech game when we controlled the first 17 minutes.
“We came out of the timeout with three minutes to go reminding them of Texas Tech and we’ve got to finish this first half off defensively and making sure we get good shots to finish off the half,” DeVries said. “Unfortunately, it just didn’t happen.”
The Cougars had a 46 to 22 edge in paint scoring and their superior depth outscored West Virginia’s bench 43 to 16.
Egor Demin chipped in with 15 and leading scorer Richie Saunders added 13.
Traore’s work near the basket made up for BYU’s cold 3-point shooting. The Cougars finished the game just five of 15 from behind the arc, all five coming in the second half when the game got away from West Virginia.
Traore also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds as BYU controlled the glass by a 43-to-32 margin.
The Cougars’ largest lead was 30 points, 73-43, with 3:26 remaining.
“In the second half, they went to more Saunders driving it and he was able to get to the rim a little bit more and finish,” DeVries said. “Then, we knew we had to play one-on-one in the post (against Traore) with all their shooting. He was really the difference in the game that broke it open.”
Guard Javon Small was the only West Virginia player to reach double figures with 15 points. He was five of 14 from the floor and was doubleteamed the moment he crossed midcourt.
An announced crowd of 17,978 watched the game.
Recap
West Virginia got 18 points and seven assists from Javon Small to defeat Utah 71-69 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Playing nearly 2,000 miles and two time zones away from campus, 4,265 feet above sea level, on the backend of a five-day road trip and with a beat-up and dwindling roster, the Mountaineers overcame all of that and more to pick up a critical 18th victory and sixth Quad 1 win of the season.
West Virginia overcame a 12-point first half deficit and another near late-game implosion to secure its fourth conference road win of the year.
Utah (16-14, 8-11) jumped out to a 19-7 lead on its Senior Night before West Virginia finally got its footing at the 10-minute mark of the first half.
Small got things going with a layup, Amani Hansberry tallied another basket and then Joseph Yesufu and Jonathan Powell added 3s to reduce Utah’s lead to 19-17.
Then, the Mountaineers used an 11-4 run over the remaining 4:05 to take a 30-29 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Toby Okani ended up fouling out with 1:03 left and Hansberry managed to finish the game with four fouls.
Another significant free throw shooting disparity nearly did in West Virginia once again with the Utes attempting twice as many foul shots as the Mountaineers’ 16, but Utah missed 10, including five from Lovering.
Utah began the second half on a 15-6 run to take an eight-point lead, 44-36, but the Mountaineers rallied with baskets from Okani and KJ Tenner, and then had an 8-3 spurt to retake the lead on Powell’s triple from the wing.
Free throws from Yesufu, a Small 3 and then Andre’s alley oop dunk off Small’s lob toward the basket put the Mountaineers ahead 63-58 with 2:52 left.
The margin got to six on Small’s runner and two Yesufu free throws with 12 seconds left, and it looked like the Mountaineers were in the clear.
But Gabe Madsen knocked down his fifth 3 with five seconds left and Jake Whalin stole the inbound and converted the layup with 1.2 seconds left to pull the Utes to within a point.
Utah, without any timeouts left, immediately fouled Sencire Harris, who missed the first free throw and made the second, and Madsen’s frantic shot to win the game from beyond midcourt was blocked by Yesufu.
Utah shot just 38% from the floor and committed 16 turnovers for the game.
WEST VIRGINIA 72. UCF 65
March 8, 2025 • WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, W.Va.
GAME #32
COLORADO 67, WEST VIRGINIA 60
The game came unglued for the Mountaineers with nine minutes to go after K.J. Tenner’s short jumper gave them a 46-37 lead.
WVU went scoreless for five minutes at the same time Colorado went inside to senior center Elijah Malone on three consecutive possessions for baskets. Malone scored 10 of his 14 team-leading points during a four-minute span that helped turn that deficit into a six-point Buffalo lead.
After Tenner’s basket, West Virginia’s only field goals were a Toby Okani alley oop dunk, a Javon Small jumper and two Small 3s late in the game when the Mountaineers were trying to play catchup.
Colorado (14-19) made seven of its final nine field goal attempts, turned the Mountaineers over 11 times in the second half and outscored West Virginia’s bench 38 to 12.
“I thought they went to a little more floppy action in the second half, and were able to throw it inside,” DeVries said. “They’ve been pretty good all year when you bring a double team, kicking it out for open 3s. A little bit of foul trouble probably played a part in it, and we weren’t quite as aggressive defensively maybe as we needed to be.
“We went and brought help one time and gave away a kickout 3, so, we were kind of in a tough spot with whether to come or not to come, but they did a good job of taking advantage of that,” he added.
Recap
West Virginia used 25 points from senior Javon Small and withstood a furious second-half rally to defeat UCF 72-65 at the WVU Coliseum to conclude the regular season.
A sellout crowd celebrated WVU’s 22-point first half lead and then sat on pins and needles in the second half when the Knights rallied to cut West Virginia’s lead to 67-64, on Dior Johnson’s driving layup.
Freshman Jonathan Powell answered with a big 3 with 1:10 to go and then Small’s two free throws with 15 seconds left iced the game.
The Mountaineers’ largest lead was 27 at 47-20 with 1:40 left in the first half on one of Small’s five 3s.
In the second half, West Virginia made just four field goals during an eight-minute stretch to allow UCF to claw back into the game.
Fifteen of West Virginia’s 24 shot attempts in the second half came from behind the 3-point arc, and as a result, shot just 29.2%.
UCF made half of its 28 second-half field goal attempts and outscored the Mountaineers 40-25 after intermission.
“The second half didn’t go the way we had planned, but what I love about this group is they stayed resilient when all the momentum had shifted, and they found a way to make some big plays,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward.
Small’s 25 came on seven-of-23 from the floor, five-of-15 from 3 and six-of-six from the free throw line.
“I hope people really appreciate what they saw this year from Javon,” DeVries said. “Under the circumstances with everything, a new team, new coaches, and for him to put together the type of year he had it was just an incredible season for him. It was one of the best individual seasons that I’ve been around.”
Amani Hansberry contributed 18 points and 10 rebounds and Powell added 15, a season-high for him in Big 12 play. Johnson scored a game-high 27, while Keyshawn Hall, the Big 12’s leading scorer, was held to just six points on oneof-10 shooting.
Moustapha Thiam scored 13 points for UCF, which falls to 16-15 overall and 7-13 in Big 12 play.
“In the second half, we just gave up too many transition points, and part of it was our offense just got stagnant playing in transition all the time,” DeVries said. “Usually, that’s a recipe for disaster. We just like to keep people entertained until the end.”
The victory, before an announced crowd of 12,523, locked up a .500 record in conference play and a tie for seventh place finish.
Recap
Colorado shot 61% in the second half to rally from a 13-point first half deficit and upset eighthseeded West Virginia 67-60 in a Big 12 Tournament second-round game at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
The 16th-seeded Buffaloes used a strong second-half defensive performance.
“We’re certainly disappointed with the loss,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said afterward.
In addition to Malone’s 14, R.J. Smith contributed 13, including a couple of critical baskets late when Colorado was making its run.
Andrej Jakimovski added 11, nine of those coming in the first half.
Small’s 23 points led all scorers. He finished seven of 15 from the floor, including four of 11 from 3, and was five of six from the free throw line.
Okani was the only other Mountaineer player to reach double figures with 11 points.
JAVON SMALL
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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, 195860
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, 12-232008
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; Javon Small vs. UCF, 3-8-2025
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, 2-14-52; 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: 287 by Oscar Tshiebwe, 2020
Sophomore: 349 by Lloyd Sharrar, 1956
Junior: 443 by Lloyd Sharrar, 1957
Senior: 510 by Jerry West, 1960
Offensive Rebounds
Game: 15 by Mark Workman vs. Richmond, 2-11-52 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: 175 by Mike Boyd, 1991
Sophomore: 191 by Alex Ruoff, 2007
Junior: 197 by Ron Williams, 1967
Senior: 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: 67 by Jevon Carter, 2015
Sophomore: 72 by Greg Jones, 1981; by Alex Ruoff, 2007
Junior: 92 by Jevon Carter, 2017
Senior: 112 by Jevon Carter, 2018
Blocked Shots
Game: 9 by D’or Fischer vs. Rhode Island, 3-19-04; by Sagaba Konate vs. Baylor, 2-20-2018
Season: 124 by D’or Fischer, 2004
Career: 191 by Sagaba Konate, 2017-19
Freshman: 53 by Sagaba Konate, 2017
Sophomore: 116 by Sagaba Konate, 2018
Junior: 124 by D’or Fischer, 2004
Senior: 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: 110 by Mike Boyd, 1991
Sophomore: 149 by Rod Hundley, 1955
Junior: 116 by Marsalis Basey, 1993
Senior: 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: 1,056 by Devin Ebanks, 2009
Sophomore: 1,254 by Kevin Jones, 2010
Junior: 1,251 by Darris Nichols, 2007
Senior: 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 28- 62; 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
7 Kedrian Johnson, Derek Culver,
Eddie Beach, Russell Chapman, Ralph Holmes, Skip Kintz, John Lesher
Jaysean Paige, Charles Becton, Holman Harley, Greg Nance, Sam Oglesby 5 Esa Ahmad, Terry Henderson, John Gocke, Larry Harris, Bob Huggins, Dick Kesling, Tim Lyles, Dana Perno, Adrian Pledger, Zain Shaw, Harry Moore, Wayne Yearwood 4 Jesse Edwards, 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, Joe Stydahar, Pierre Hill, Mike King, Jack Latterner, Tom Leverte, Scott MacDonald, Vernon Odom, Ricky Ray, Jim Warren, Jrrod West, Mike Wolfe, William Zirkel
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53 players have one 20-point game
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
Tucker DeVries 8 Arizona 11-29-2024
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
Javon Small 15 UCF 3-8-2025
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
Darryl Prue 10 George Washington 1-14-87 Willie Bergines 10 Penn State 1-14-53 Mack Isner 10 Washington & Lee 12-6-52 Jim Sottile 10 Washington & Lee 12-6-52 Mark Workman 10 North Carolina 2-6-52
Single Game Assists
PLAYER ASSISTS OPPONENT DATE
Steve Berger 16 Pitt 12-9-89
Ron Williams 15 Davidson 3-4-67
Levi Phillips 13 Virginia Tech 2-16-74
Ricky Ray 13 Syracuse 2-17-64
Jevon Carter 12 Fordham 12-23-2017
Juwan Staten 12 TCU 1-24-2015
Tim Lyles 12 Syracuse 1-13-2001
Bob Hummell 12 Richmond 12-6-69
A WVU player had 11 assists 26 times.
Single Game Steals
PLAYER STEALS OPPONENT DATE
Drew Schifino 11 Arkansas-Monticello 12-1-2001
Jevon Carter 9 American 11-15-2017 Mike Boyd 9 UNC Charlotte 12-21-90
Darryl Prue 9 George Mason 11-29-86 Ralph Holmes 9 South Carolina 12-22-52 Elton Scott 8 Villanova 1-23-99
Damian Owens 8 Georgia 12-20-97
Ralph Holmes 8 Maryland 12-13-52
Harry Moore 8 Washington & Lee 2-15-52
Single Game Blocked Shots
PLAYER BLOCKS OPPONENT DATE
Sagaba Konate 9 American 11-15-2017
D’or Fischer 9 Rhode Island 3-19-2004
D’or Fischer 8 Boston College 1-24-2004
D’or Fischer 8 James Madison 11-24-2003
Sagaba Konate 7 Kentucky 1-27-2018
Sagaba Konate 7 Baylor 1-9-2018
John Flowers 7 Oakland 11-12-2010
Joe Alexander 7 Prairie View A&M 11-18-2007
D’or Fischer 7 St. Bonaventure 12-7-2004
D’or Fischer 7 IUPUI 12-17-2003
Marcus Goree 7 Bowling Green 12-18-99
Marcus Goree 7 Robert Morris 11-27-99
Single Game Turnovers
PLAYER TOS OPPONENT DATE
Levi Phillips 12 Villanova 2-2-74
Bob Hummell 11 New Mexico 12-30-69
Mike Boyd 10 Kentucky 11-20-91
Mike Boyd 10 UNC Charlotte 12-21-90
Bob Huggins 10 Villanova 3-4-77
Levi Phillips 10 Washington 12-27-73
Ron Williams 10 Davidson 3-4-67
Single Game Minutes Played
PLAYER MINS OPPONENT DATE
Mark Catlett 55 Virginia Tech 1-26-72
Wil Robinson 55 Virginia Tech 1-26-72
Curtis Price 55 Virginia Tech 1-26-72
Russel Todd 54 Virginia Tech 2-2-83
Greg Jones 54 Virginia Tech 2-2-83
Devin Ebanks 53 Pitt 2-12-2010
Ricky Robinson 53 Rhode Island 2-24-94
Jermaine Haley 52 TCU 2-26-2019
Chase Harler 51 TCU 2-26-2019
Kevin Jones 51 Pitt 2-12-2010
Marsalis Basey 51 Rhode Island 2-24-94
Darryl Bryant 50 Kansas State 12-8-2011
Darris Nichols 50 Louisville 3-8-2007
Pervires Greene 50 Rhode Island 2-24-94
Greg Jones 50 Ohio State 12-30-80
Warren Baker 50 Manhattan 2-27-74
Jerome Anderson 50 Davidson 2-3-73
Warren Baker 50 Davidson 2-3-73
Ron Williams 50 Davidson 1-7-67
JERRY WEST
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
• 46 by Mark Workman vs. Virginia Military, 1952
• 45 by Wil Robinson vs. Penn State, 1971
• 44 by Mark Workman vs. George Washington, 1951
• 43 by Da’Sean Butler vs. Villanova, 2009
• 42 by Wil Robinson vs. Pitt, 1972
• 41 by Wil Robinson vs. Virginia Tech, 1972
• 41 by Wil Robinson vs. Manhattan, 1972
• 40 by Rod Hundley vs. Pitt, 1956
• 40 by Stan Boskovich vs. Davidson, 1975
Top Away Scorers
• 47 by Rod Hundley vs. Wake Forest, 1955
• 45 by Wil Robinson vs. Furman, 1972
• 44 by Jerry West vs. Tennessee, 1959
• 44 by Rod Thorn vs. St. Joseph’s, 1963
• 42 by Rod Hundley vs. Furman, 1956
• 42 by Jerry West vs. William & Mary, 1960
• 42 by Dave Reaser vs. Richmond, 1967
• 41 by Dave Reaser vs. Minnesota, 1966
• 40 by Rod Hundley vs. George Washington, 1956
• 40 by Jerry West vs. Virginia, 1960
• 40 by Jerry West vs. George Washington, 1960
• 40 by Wil Robinson vs. Virginia, 1972
• 40 by Lowes Moore vs. Notre Dame, 1978
Top Coliseum Scorers
• 45 by Wil Robinson vs. Penn State, 1971
• 43 by Da’Sean Butler vs. Villanova, 2009
• 42 by Wil Robinson vs. Pitt, 1972
• 41 by Wil Robinson vs. Virginia Tech, 1972
• 41 by Wil Robinson vs. Manhattan, 1972
• 40 by Stan Boskovich vs. Davidson, 1975
• 39 by Wil Robinson vs. Colgate, 1971
• 39 by Wil Robinson vs. Notre Dame, 1972
• 38 by Alex Ruoff vs. Radford, 2008
• 38 by Greg Jones vs. Virginia Tech, 1983
• 37 by Wil Robinson vs. Navy, 1972
• 37 by Lowes Moore vs. Duquesne, 1978
• 37 by Chris Brooks vs. Massachusetts, 1991
KEVIN JONES
CLASS RANKINGS
Freshman Scoring (since 1973)
Junior Scoring (since 1904)
Junior Rebounding (since 1952)
Freshman Rebounding (since 1973)
NAME
Junior Assists (since 1952)
Freshman Assists (since 1973)
Freshman Steals (since 1978)
NAME
Junior Steals (since 1978)
Senior Scoring (since 1904)
Sophomore Scoring (since 1904)
NAME
Senior Rebounding (since 1952)
Sophomore Rebounding (since 1952)
Sophomore Assists (since 1952)
Sophomore Steals (since 1978)
Senior Assists (since 1952)
Senior Steals
(since 1978)
SEASON LEADERS
Season Scoring Average
Season 3-Point Field Goals Made
Season
Season 3-Point Field Goals
Season Scoring
Season Field Goals Attempted
Season
Season
Throws Made
WIL ROBINSON
Season Free Throws Attempted
PLAYER GP FTA YEAR
Jerry West 31 337 1960
Rod Hundley 30 326 1956
Jerry West 34 320 1959
Pierre Hill 18 287 1922
Lloyd Sharrar 30 261 1957
Rod Hundley 30 255 1955
Rod Hundley 29 254 1957
Juwan Staten 33 253 2014
Mark Workman 27 252 1951
Homer Martin 20 248 1921
Season
Free Throw Percentage (minimum 50 att.)
PLAYER FTM/FTA PCT YEAR
Sean McNeil 48/54 .889 2021
Jonathan Hargett 89/101 .881 2002
Javon Small 146/166 .880 2025
Roger “Shorty” Hicks 44/50 .880 1941
Taz Sherman 89/102 .783 2021
Vernon Odom 62/71 .873 1986
Casey Mitchell 74/85 .871 2011
Holman Harley 96/111 .865 1986
Bob Hummell 95/110 .864 1970
Jevon Carter 133/155 .858 2018
Season Rebounds
PLAYER
Jerry
Jerry
Season Rebound Average
PLAYER
Jerry
Lloyd
Season Assist Average
Season Blocked Shots
Season Steals
Season Offensive Rebounds
PLAYER
Season Turnovers
Season Assists
PLAYER
Season Steal Average
Season Personal Fouls
JEVON CARTER
Season Double Doubles
Season Disqualifications
Season 30-Point Games
Season 10-Point Games
Season Minutes Played
Season Minutes Played Average
Season
WARREN BAKER
CAREER LEADERS
Career Scoring Average (minimum 50 games)
PLAYER GP AVERAGE YEARS
Jerry West 93 24.8 1958-60
Wil Robinson 75 24.7 1970-72
Rod Hundley 89 24.5 1955-57
Rod Thorn 82 21.8 1961-63
Mark Workman 76 20.4 1950-52
Ron Williams 84 20.1 1966-68
Tony Robertson 57 18.0 1976-77
Stan Boskovich 52 17.7 1975-76
Carl Head 55 17.1 1966-67
Fred Schaus 61 16.5 1947-49
Career Scoring
PLAYER GP POINTS YEARS
Jerry West 93 2,309 1958-60
Rod Hundley 89 2,180 1955-57
Da’Sean Butler 146 2,095 2007-10
Wil Robinson 75 1,850 1970-72
Kevin Jones 139 1,822 2009-12
Greg Jones 122 1,797 1980-83
Rod Thorn 82 1,785 1961-63
Jevon Carter 144 1,758 2015-18
Kevin Pittsnogle 128 1,708 2003-06
Lowes Moore 113 1,696 1977-80
Career Field Goals Made
PLAYER GP FGM YEARS
Jerry West 93 843 1958-60
Rod Hundley 89 785 1955-57
Da’Sean Butler 146 741 2007-10
Wil Robinson 75 733 1970-72
Kevin Jones 139 728 2009-12
Rod Thorn 82 692 1961-63
Chris Brooks 121 690 1988-91
Lowes Moore 113 680 1976-80
Ron Williams 84 670 1966-68
Greg Jones 122 649 1980-83
Career Field Goals Attempted
PLAYER GP FGA YEARS
Rod Hundley 89 2,218 1955-57
Jerry West 93 1,660 1958-60
Da’Sean Butler 146 1,654 2007-10
Wil Robinson 75 1,616 1970-72
Rod Thorn 82 1,559 1961-63
Ron Williams 84 1,525 1966-68
Kevin Jones 139 1,475 2009-12
Jevon Carter 144 1,441 2015-18
Lowes Moore 113 1,434 1977-80
Greg Jones 122 1,391 1980-83
Career Field Goal Percentage
(minimum 500 att.)
Player FGM/FGA Pct. Years
Chris Brooks 690/1,147 .602 1988-91
Darryl Prue 610/1,094 .558 1986-89
Ricky Robinson 542/998 .543 1991-94
Lester Rowe 593/1,095 .542 1982-85
Brent Solheim 335/625 .536 1995-98
Calvin Bowman 326/612 .533 2000-01
Carl Head 366/690 .530 1966-67
Maurice Robinson546/1,034 .528 1975-78
Mike Gansey 364/692 .526 2005-06
Mike Boyd 432/823 .525 1991-94
Career 3-Point Field Goals Made
PLAYER GP 3-FGM YEARS
Alex Ruoff 127 261 2006-09
Kevin Pittsnogle 128
Patrick Beilein 128
Jevon Carter 144 241 2015-18
Da’Sean Butler 146 205 2007-10
Chris Leonard 107 200 1989-92
Darryl Bryant 135 197 2009-12
Frank Young 122 187 2004-07
Lionel Armstead
Daxter
Career 3-Point Field Goals
Attempted
PLAYER
Alex Ruoff
Jevon Carter
Kevin
Darryl
Da’Sean
Daxter
Chris
Career 3-Point Field Goal
Career Free Throws Made
Career Free Throws Attempted
ALEX RUOFF
Career Free Throw Percentage (minimum 100 ATT.)
PLAYER FTM/FTA PCT YEARS
Jonathan Hargett 89/101 .881 2001-02
Javon Small 146/166 .880 2024-25
Casey Mitchell 92/106 .868 2010-11
Sean McNeil 143/166 .861 2020-22
Harry Moore 120/143 .839 1950-52
RaeQuan Battle 86/103 .835 2023-24
Taz Sherman 218/262 .832 2020-22
Joe Posch 92/111 .829 1959-61
Chris Leonard 227/274 .828 1989-92
Stan Boskovich 182/220 .827 1975-76
Career Rebounds
PLAYER GP REBOUNDS YEARS
Jerry West 93 1,240 1958-60
Lloyd Sharrar 88 1,178 1956-58
Warren Baker 105 1,070 1973-76
Kevin Jones 139 1,048 2009-12
Willie Bergines 107 1,025 1953-56
Rod Hundley 89 941 1955-57
Thomas Lowry 89 914 1962-64
Rod Thorn 82 912 1961-63
Maurice Robinson 105 881 1975-78
Damian Owens 116 868 1995-98
Darryl Prue 127 865 1986-89
Devin Williams 102 846 2014-16
Da’Sean Butler 146 800 2007-10
Derek Culver 86 799 2019-21
Career Rebound Average
PLAYER GP REBOUNDS AVG. YEARS
Lloyd Sharrar 88 1,178 13.4 1956-58
Jerry West 93 1,240 13.3 1958-60
Rod Thorn 82 912 11.1 1961-63
Rod Hundley 89 941 10.6 1955-57
Carey Bailey 55 570 10.4 1968-69
Thomas Lowry 89 914 10.3 1962-64
Warren Baker 105 1,070 10.2 1973-76
Mack Isner 74 749 10.1 1952-54
Willie Bergines 107 1,025 9.6 1953-56
Derek Culver 86 799 9.3 2019-21
Career Offensive Rebounds
PLAYER GP OR YEARS
Kevin Jones 139 450 2009-12
Chris Brooks 121 320 1988-91
Pervires Greene 120 304 1991-94
Ricky Robinson 114 304 1991-94
Devin Williams 102 299 2014-16
Chris Moss 111 292 1999-02
Marcus Goree 109 284 1997-00
Da’Sean Butler 146 270 2007-10
Damian Owens 116 266 1995-98
Derek Culver 86 258 2019-21
Career Assists
PLAYER GP ASSISTS YEARS
Steve Berger 122 574 1987-90
Jevon Carter 144 559 2015-18
Marsalis Basey 114 514 1991-94
Ron Williams 84 504 1966-68
Mike Boyd 110 471 1991-94
Johannes Herber 128 467 2003-06
Juwan Staten 94 433 2013-15
Greg Jones 122 430 1980-83
Alex Ruoff 127 410 2006-09
J.D. Collins 128 402 2003-06
Career Steals
Career Steal Average
Career Blocked Shots
Career Assist Average
Career Turnovers
Career Personal Fouls
Career Disqualifications
LLOYD SHARAR
Mark Workman 76 22 1950-52
Mack Isner 74 19 1952-54
Greg Nance 105 19 1978-81
Darryl Prue 127 18 1986-89
Larry Carr 44 17 1973-75
Marsalis Basey 114 17 1991-94
Career Minutes Played
PLAYER
Da’Sean Butler
4,491 2007-10
Kevin Jones 139 4,347 2009-12
Jevon Carter
Johannes Herber
Darryl Bryant
Darryl Prue
Dale Blaney
4,299 2015-18
4,129 2003-06
3,824 2009-12
3,788 1986-89
3,771 1983-86
Steve Berger 122 3,711 1987-90
Greg Jones 122 3,706 1980-83
Chris Brooks 120 3,674 1988-91
Career Minutes Played Average
Ron
Javon
Wil
Rod
Jerome
Warren
Jerry
Career Games Played
PLAYER
Da’Sean
Jevon
Career Games Started
Career Double Doubles
Career 10-Point Games
Career 20-Point Games
Career 30-Point Games
DA’SEAN BUTLER
JOHANNES HERBER
TEAM RECORDS
Scoring
Half: 72 vs. William & Mary, 2-26-60
Game: 132 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 11-25-94
Home: 132 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 11-25-94
Away: 120 vs. George Washington, 1-13-62
Losing Game: 109 vs. Northwestern, 12-27-58
Two-Team: 227 (109-118/2OT) vs. Northwestern, 12-27-58
High Season: 3,014 in 2016-17
Low Season: 1,662 in 1972-73
High Season Average: 89.5 in 1959-60
Low Season Average: 20.0 in 1903-04
Field Goals
Game Made: 53 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 11-25-94
Game Attempted: 116 vs. Washington & Lee, 12-6-52
Game Percentage: 68.0% (34-50) vs. Bowling Green, 12-18-76
High Season Made: 1,075 in 1958-59
High Season Attempted: 2,374 in 2017-18
High Season Percentage: 51.4% (924-1,797) in 988-89
Low Season Made: 699 in 1972-73
Low Season Attempted: 1,631 in 2003-04
Low Season Percentage: 36.2% (779-2,151) in 1951-52
3-Point Field Goals
Game Made: 20 vs. Marquette, 1-14-2006
Game Attempted: 45 vs. LSU, 11-26-2005
Game Percentage (min. 7 att.): 75.0% (9/12) vs. Purdue, 1-1-2010; 75.0% (6/8) vs. Ohio State, 12-30-93
Season Made: 371 in 2006-07
Season Attempted: 989 in 2006-07
Season Percentage: 47.0% (55-117) in 1984-85
Free Throws
Game Made: 45 vs. Missouri Southern, 12-14-56
Game Attempted: 59 vs. Missouri Southern, 12-14-56
Game Percentage: 1.000 (13/13) vs. Massachusetts, 3-5-77
High Season Made: 734 in 1958-59
High Season Attempted: 1,072 in 1958-59
High Season Percentage: 76.6% (570-744) in 2017-18
Low Season Made: 264 in 1972-73
Low Season Attempted: 411 in 1972-73
Low Season Percentage: 58.4% (256-438) in 1973-74
Rebounds
Game: 85 vs. Duke, 12-22-51; vs. George Washington, 2-6-60
Lowest Game: 15 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 11-27-98
Offensive Rebounds Game: 43 vs. Washington & Lee, 12-6-52
Lowest Offensive Rebounds Game: 3 vs. Massachusetts, 2-21-85; vs. WisconsinGreen Bay, 11-27-98; vs. UNLV, 12-28-2002
High Season: 1,680 in 1955-56
High Season Average: 56.0 in 1955-56
Low Season: 846 in 1953-54
Low Season Average: 27.7 in 2005-06
Season Offensive Rebounds: 585 in 2009-10
Personal Fouls
High Game: 41 vs. Providence, 1-5-99
Low Game: 3 vs. Washington & Jefferson, 12-3-2005
High Season: 822 in 2015-16
Low Season: 419 in 2005-06
Disqualifications Game: 6 vs. Providence, 1-5-99
Disqualifications Season: 30 in 1964-65; 1971-72
Assists
High Game: 33 vs. Washington & Lee, 2-27-54
Low Game: 0 vs. Princeton, 3-11-67; vs. Ohio, 12-15-79
High Season: 633 in 2006-07
Low Season: 272 in 1969-70
Steals
High Game: 26 vs. VMI, 11-26-2014; 26 vs. Rice, 11-29-97; VMI, 2-7-53
Low Game: 0 vs. Niagara, 1-5-52; Towson State, 1-20-86; East Carolina, 12-20-99
High Season: 407 in 1997-98
Low Season: 139 in 2024-25
Turnovers
High Game: 35 vs. Notre Dame, 12-29-69
Low Game: 2, five times; most recent vs. Cornell, 2-31-52
High Season: 562 in 1980-81
Low Season: 287 in 2005-06
Blocked Shots
High Game: 14 vs. Ohio Wesleyan, 12-14-82
High Season: 192 in 2017-18
Low Season: 56 in 1989-90
Miscellaneous Games
Most Lopsided Win: 81 points vs. Salem (113-32), 1-6-45
Most Lopsided Loss: 46 points vs. Louisville (60-106), 12-16-78
Fewest Points: 5 vs. Allegheny, 1-27-05; Allegheny, 3-4-04
Fewest Points/Half: 2 vs. Carnegie Tech, 3-634; Pitt, 1-17-31
Lowest Two-Team Score: 22 vs. All-Stars (6-16), 3-18-1904
Fewest Field Goals: 0 vs. Grove City, 1-27-23
Fewest Field Goals Attempted: 28 vs. St. Bonaventure, 2-13-82
Lowest Field Goal Game Percentage: 20.0% (10-50) vs. Cincinnati, 1-30-2008
Fewest 3-Point Field Goals Made: 0, 24 times; most recent vs. Robert Morris, 11-27-99
Fewest 3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 0, three times; most recent vs. Massachusetts, 1-10-87
Lowest Three-Point Game Percentage: 0.0%, 21 times; most recent vs. Robert Morris, 11-27-99
Fewest Free Throws Made: 0, 15 times; most recent vs. Fordham, 2-4-43
Fewest Free Throw Attempts: 0, four times; most recent vs. Syracuse, 2-20-2006
Most Free Throws Missed: 22 vs. Rutgers, 1-14-89; 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 2009-10; 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
2010 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
OPPONENT RECORDS
Individual Points
Half: 29 by Austin Carr of Notre Dame, 2-2170; 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 Zeke Mayo of Kansas, 12-31-2024; 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, 1-28-88; 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, 2-283; 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; by 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: 74.0% (425-574) in 2024-25
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, 2-2774; Virginia Tech, 1-26-72
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS
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
1969-70 11-15
1970-71 13-12
13-11
1972-73 10-15
1973-74 10-15
Bucky Waters Greg Ludwig
Sonny Moran Bob Hummell
Sonny Moran Wil Robinson
1,998 Sonny Moran Wil Robinson
Sonny Moran Jerome Anderson
Sonny Moran Jerome Anderson, Levi Phillips
1974-75 14-13 2,197 2,124 Joedy Gardner Jerome Anderson, Scott McDonald
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
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
2,111 Gale Catlett None 1988-89 26-5
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
Gale Catlett Seldon Jefferson, Cyrus Jones 1996-97 21-10 2,502 2,282 Gale Catlett Seldon Jefferson, Damian Owens
24-9 2,647 2,282 Gale Catlett Damian Owens, Adrian Pledger, Brent Solheim, Jarrod West 1998-99 10-19 1,934
Gale Catlett Tom Beynon, Marcus Goree, Elton Scott 1999-00 14-14
2,012 Gale Catlett Marcus Goree 2000-01 17-12
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
2019-20 21-10 2,179 1,935 Bob Huggins Jermaine Haley, Chase Harler, Logan Routt 2020-21 19-10 2,243 2,089 Bob Huggins Gabe Osabuohien, Taz Sherman
2021-22 16-17
2022-23 19-15
Bob Huggins Sean McNeil, Gabe Osabuohien, Taz Sherman
Bob Huggins Kedrian Johnson, Emittt Matthews Jr., Erick Stevenson
2024-25 19-13 2,181 2,074 Darian DeVries Javon Small
YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS
Scoring
1905 Shelby Taylor 13.0
1906 Otis Cole 9.0
1907 Robert Strickler 5.0
1908 Richard Nebinger 13.0
1915 Eugene Kersting 9.9
1916 Ross H. Tuckwiller 7.5
1917 Frank Ice 8.1
1918 Harry Whetsell 5.2
1919 Homer Martin 16.9
1920 William Morrison 8.5
1921 Homer Martin 14.6
1922 Pierre Hill 12.8
1923 Pierre Hill 11.4
1934 Joseph Stydahar 10.5 1935 Jack Gocke 10.5
1936 Jack Gocke 11.1
1937 Jack Gocke 11.9
1938 Homer Brooks 10.6
1939 Homer Brooks 13.2 1940 James Ruch 10.9
Schaus 16.9 1948 Edward Beach 14.1 1949 Fred Schaus 18.4
JAVON SMALL
Rebounds
Assists
SELDON JEFFERSON
DARRYL PRUE
Steals
DARRELL PINCKNEY
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 longtime 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 1,874-1,188 over the 116 seasons of competition. -- Buck Martin
1 SEASON/1904 // RECORD: 4-3
1903-04 (4-3)
Anthony CHEZ
3 SEASONS/1905-07 // RECORD: 15-21
1904-05 (6-9) // COACH ANTHONY CHEZ
1905-06 (5-4) //
James JENKINS
1 SEASON/1908 // RECORD: 3-7 1907-08 (3-7) // COACH JAMES H. JENKINS
George PYLE
3 SEASONS/1915-17 // RECORD: 29-25
1914-15 (10-10) // COACH GEORGE PYLE
D19 25-37 L Davis & Elkins Elkins
J8 47-18 W Fairmont YMCA Fairmont
J16 33-20 W Fairmont YMCA Morgantown
J23 59-18 W Davis & Elkins Morgantown
J29 18-42 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
J30 21-28 L Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
F6 20-32
F8 19-24
L West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
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
F21
F22
F26 29-28 W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
F28 32- 7 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
M4
M9
M11
W Fairmont Fairmont
W Davis & Elkins Morgantown
W Davis & Elkins Elkins
1916-17 (8-8) // COACH GEORGE PYLE
D16 32-34 L Gettysburg Morgantown
J9 21-32 L Syracuse Morgantown
J15
W Waynesburg Morgantown
J20 25-28 L Marietta Morgantown
F5 25-26 L Virginia Charlottesville, Va.
F6 19-32 L Washington & Lee Lexington, Va.
F7 29-33 L Virginia Military Lexington, Va.
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 Pittsburgh, Pa.
J17 31-32 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
J18 40-38 W Marietta Marietta,
J24
J31
F3
F7
F17
F18
GREATEST WINS PRE WORLD WAR II
1903-04
1919-20
West Virginia 15, W.U.P. Informal 12 (first varsity basketball win)
West Virginia 49, Yale 44 (OT)
1919-20 West Virginia 34, Washington & Jefferson 31
1929-30
1934-35
1940-41
1941-42
1941-42
1941-42
1941-42
F20
F27
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)
Francis STADSVOLD
1919-20 (12-10) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
D31
J7
J9
J15
F7
F13
F21 22-28
M12 31-27 W Clarksburg Legion Clarksburg
M13 18-21 L Marietta College Marietta, Ohio
M20 24-15 W Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
1920-21 (11-9) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J5 51-21 W Davis & Elkins Morgantown
J8 48-31 W Carnegie Tech Morgantown
J11 35-24 W Fairmont Fairmont
J14 34-26 W Fairmont Morgantown
J18 14-52 L Penn State State College, Pa.
J19 19-47 L Cornell Ithaca, N.Y.
J20 28-30 L Colgate Hamilton, N.Y.
J21 18-27 L Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y.
J22 14-36 L Rochester Centrals Rochester, N.Y
J28 39-25 W Bethany Morgantown
F8 29-24 W Westminster Morgantown
F10 24-32 L Virginia Tech Morgantown
F12 26-42 L Grove City Morgantown
F17 32-45 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F18 21-25 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
F19 29-24 W Geneva Beaver Falls, Pa.
F22 39-32 W Muskingum Morgantown
F26 32-21 W Washington & Lee Morgantown
M5 30-26 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown M12 43-24 W Pitt Morgantown
1921-22 (8-13) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J4 38-22
J28
F25 23-34 L Grove City Grove City, Pa.
F28 28-21 W Westminster Morgantown
M4 26-28 L Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
M11 26-31 L Pitt Morgantown
M15 27-30 L West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
1922-23 (12-7) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J6 34-11 W Davis & Elkins Morgantown
J10 24-22 W Waynesburg Morgantown
J13 30-24 W Allegheny Morgantown
J18 21-26 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
J19 16-29 L Grove City Grove City, Pa.
J20 28-29 L Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
J27 9-38 L Grove City Morgantown
F3 27-20 W Washington & Lee Huntington
F5 17-14 W Virginia Charlottesville, Va.
F6 16-28 L Takola Club Richmond, Va.
F8 15-31 L Navy Annapolis, Md.
F14 25-23 W Bucknell Morgantown
F17 23-16 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
F21 44-25 W Carnegie Tech Morgantown
F23 28-26 W Geneva Beaver Falls, Pa.
F24 33-32 W Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M3 33-28 W Pitt Morgantown
M7 21-14 W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
M10 22-23 L Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
1923-24 (14-2) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J7 31-17 W Alderson-Broaddus Morgantown
J9 41-28 W Salem Morgantown
J12 49-28 W Allegheny Morgantown
J17 25-23* W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
J18 31-21 W Allegheny Meadville, Pa.
J26 30-26 W Grove City Morgantown
F4 21-24 L Kentucky Lexington, Ky.
F5 39-29 W Centre Danville, Ky.
F6 44-31 W Transylvania Lexington, Ky.
F8 33-20 W Charleston AC Charleston
F16 29-21 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
F22 19-17 W Grove City Grove City, Pa.
F23 21-23 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M1 28-14 W Pitt Morgantown
M4 27-22 W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
M10 29-25 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
1924-25
(6-11)
// COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J5 38-32 W Salem Morgantown
J7 28-20 W Waynesburg Morgantown
J10 22-34 L Allegheny Morgantown
J16 30-22 W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
J17 14-24 L Allegheny Meadville, Pa.
J23 21-34 L Marietta Morgantown
J31 32-37 L Washington & Lee Charleston
F2 19-29 L Kentucky Lexington, Ky.
F3 26-31 L Marietta Marietta, Ohio
F7 17-41 L Grove City Morgantown
F11 28-30 L Duquesne Morgantown
F13 23-25
1925-26
(10-11)
// COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
1926-27 (10-8) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
1927-28
(13-7) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J13
J20
J21
J31
F1
F4
F6
F7
F11
F15
F18
F24
F28
M3
M7
M10
1928-29 (16-6) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J3
J5
J9
J12
J16
J18
J31
F2
F16
F22 46-31 W Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
F23 44-35 W Grove City Grove City, Pa.
F26 33-21 W Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M2 19-41 L Pitt Morgantown
M6 43-49 L Davis & Elkins Elkins
M9 25-46 L Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
1929-30 (11-10) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J2 19-45 L Nebraska Morgantown
J4 39-29 W Carnegie Tech Morgantown
J10 34-27 W Georgetown Morgantown
J14 33-27 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
J18 39-40 L Penn State Morgantown
J25 17-24 L West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
J29 51-24 W Salem Morgantown
F1 50-34 W Washington & Lee Huntington
F3 31-34 L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
F4 29-35 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F5 36-41 L Army West Point, N.Y
F7 21-53 L Rider Trenton, N.J.
F8 28-26 L New York University New York, N.Y
F12 26-28 L Duquesne Morgantown
F15 50-28 W Geneva Morgantown
F19 31-28 W Waynesburg Morgantown
F22 19-21 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F26 48-35 W Marshall Morgantown
M1 47-26 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
M5 46-30 W Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M8 33-25 W Pitt Morgantown
1930-31 (9-11) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J5 46-33 W Salem Morgantown
J8 29-36 L Allegheny Morgantown
J10 36-42 L West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
J14 36-22 W Marshall Morgantown
J17 15-17 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
J28 35-26 W Geneva Morgantown
J31 33-40 L West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
F4 35-45 L Bethany Morgantown
F7 34-38 L Washington & Lee Huntington
F9 35-29 W Georgetown Washington, D.C.
F10 28-37 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F11 41-36 W Navy Annapolis, Md.
F12 38-22 W Georgetown Morgantown
F14 27-37 L Penn State State College, Pa.
F21 40-49 L Army Morgantown
F25 38-35* W Duquesne Morgantown
F28 30-23 W Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M3 26-35 L Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
M7 33-15 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
M11 22-24 L Pitt Morgantown
1931-32 (7-14) //
COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J6 25-26 L West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
J9 27-46 L Geneva Morgantown
J13 42-35 W Temple Morgantown
J16 35-31 W Bethany Morgantown
J29 27-35 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F3 50-38* W Salem Morgantown
F6 30-31 L Washington & Lee Beckley
F8 31-45 L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
F9 26-46 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F10 26-42 L Army West Point, N.Y
F11 21-39 L Crescent AC Brooklyn, N.Y.
F17 25-21 W Carnegie Tech Morgantown
F19 50-28 W Georgetown Morgantown
F20 42-33 W Penn State State College, Pa.
F22
F25
F27
M1
M8 19-22 L Pitt Morgantown
M10 22-26 L West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
1932-33 (10-14) // COACH FRANCIS STADSVOLD
J4 35-29 W Salem Morgantown
J7 32-35 L Carnegie Tech Morgantown
J11
J14
J25
J28
F3
F4 47-45
F6
F15 59-36
M1
M6
Marshall GLENN
F5
F10
F12
F15 20-51 L Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
F17 45-18 W Penn State Morgantown
F27 33-40 L Duquesne Morgantown
M1 39-36 W Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M3 57-18 W Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa.
M6 37-12 W Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
M7 38-27 W Temple Morgantown
M10 26-27 L Pitt Morgantown
1934-35 (16-6) // COACH MARSHALL GLENN
D15 51-28 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
J2 39-29 W Maryland Cumberland, Md.
J5 37-34 W Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
J9 41-25 W Waynesburg Morgantown
J12 37-24 W Salem Morgantown
J17 29-16 W Temple Morgantown
J19 27-35 L Duquesne Morgantown
J26 34-35 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
J30 47-28 W Carnegie Tech Morgantown
F1 51-15 W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
F4 43-41 W George Washington Morgantown
F8 51-21 W Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa.
F9 26-40 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F11
F13
F16 48-23 W Bucknell Morgantown
F22 30-51 L Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
M2 45-32 W Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M7 43-13 W Georgetown Morgantown
M9 65-16 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
M13 43-26 W Pitt Morgantown
M18 22-35 L Pitt Morgantown
1935-36 (16-8) // COACH MARSHALL GLENN
D14 32-25 W Waynesburg Morgantown
D28
D30
J4 33-24 W Carnegie Tech Morgantown
J8 54-31 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
J10 45-43 W Dickinson Harrisburg, Pa.
J11 34-42 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
J17 42-36 W Temple Morgantown
J25 27-41 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F1 41-55 L Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
F5 55-22 W Salem Morgantown
F8 40-35 W Penn State State College, Pa.
F10 51-26 W Maryland Cumberland, Md.
F11 36-42* L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
F15 28-42 L George Washington Morgantown
F17 26-38 L Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
F22 54-31 W Penn State Morgantown
F26 41-36 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
F29 35-33 W Duquesne Morgantown
M3 50-34 W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
M5 41-26 W Georgetown Morgantown
M7 58-54 W Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M11 43-42 W Pitt Morgantown
1936-37 (9-14) // COACH MARSHALL GLENN
D12 42-35 W Waynesburg Morgantown
D31 42-29 W Marietta Marietta, Ohio
J2 32-34 L Akron Akron, Ohio
J5 63-42 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
J7 41-32 W Georgetown Morgantown
J12 21-27 L Salem Clarksburg
J16 37-46 L Carnegie Tech Morgantown
J19 21-28 L Penn State State College, Pa.
J30 36-44 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F2 40-48 L Duquesne Morgantown
F5 38-40 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F6 30-45 L St. John’s New York, N.Y
F8 23-51 L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
F13 24-25 L Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
F17 36-31 W Penn State Morgantown
F19 33-39 L George Washington Morgantown
F20 49-47# W Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
F24 41-42* L Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
F27 45-38 W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
M3 45-28 W Marietta Morgantown
M6 47-59 L Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
M10 49-39 W Temple Morgantown
M13 42-48 L Pitt Morgantown
1937-38 (6-13) // COACH MARSHALL GLENN
D18 35-29 W Alumni Morgantown
D30 34-30 W Baltimore Rochester, N.Y
J1 32-38 L Marietta Marietta, Ohio
J8 29-33 L Carnegie Tech Morgantown
J12 42-23 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
J15 29-33 L Penn State State College, Pa.
J18 31-34 L Temple Morgantown
J29 40-43 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
J31 38-47 L George Washington Cumberland, Md.
F5 32-51 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F7 36-40 L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
F12 47-39 W Georgetown Morgantown
F17 29-30 L Marietta Morgantown
F19 41-44 L Penn State Morgantown
F26 42-43 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M2 34-44 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
M5 38-69 L Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
M9 50-34 W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
M12 38-35 W Pitt Morgantown
Dyke RAESE
4 SEASONS/1939-42 // RECORD: 55-29
1938-39 (10-9) // COACH DYKE RAESE
D10 43-29 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
D31 63-35 W Marietta Marietta, Ohio
J3 46-43 W Salem Morgantown J7 43-49 L Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa. J11 46-35 W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
J14 31-37 L Georgetown Morgantown
F15
F22 40-54
Penn State State College, Pa.
1939-40 (13-6) // COACH DYKE RAESE
D16 50-29 W Bethany Morgantown
Marietta,
Morgantown
Morgantown
J18 51-50 W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
1940-41 (13-10) // COACH DYKE RAESE
F19 37-44 L Army West Point, N.Y
F22 41-51 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
F26 46-22 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
F28 47-34 W Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
M1 65-39 W Carnegie Tech Morgantown
M4 50-54 L West Virginia Wesleyan Mt. Hope
M8 37-51 L Duquesne Morgantown
1941-42 (19-4) // COACH DYKE RAESE
D13 54-33 W Geneva Morgantown
D19 63-36 W Maryland Cumberland, Md.
J7 22-30 L Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
J10 50-40 W Youngstown Morgantown
J12 48-40 W Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
J16 58-33 W Penn State Morgantown
J21 58-44 W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
F4 66-47 W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F7 59-36 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
F11 57-40 W Army West Point, N.Y
F14 41-27 W Maryland College Park, Md.
F16 80-41 W Bethany Morgantown
F18 48-34 W Navy Annapolis, Md.
F20 39-46 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F21 66-49 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
F23 74-33 W Carnegie Tech Morgantown
F25 30-44 L Penn State State College, Pa.
F28 38-39 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
1949-50 WVU 58, North Carolina 50 (Dixie Classic, Raleigh)
1951-52
WVU 100, New York U. 75 (Madison Square Garden)
1956-57 WVU 83, Duke 82 (Birmingham Classic finals)
1957-58
WVU 77, at Kentucky 70 (KIT)
1957-58 WVU 75, North Carolina 64 (KIT)
1957-58
WVU 76, at Villanova 75 (Palestra)
1957-58 WVU 113, at George Washington 107 (2OT)
1958-59 WVU 101, Duke 63
1958-59 WVU 76, at Tennessee 72
1958-59
1958-59
WVU 96, St. Joseph’s 92 (NCAA, Charlotte)
WVU 94, Louisville 79 (NCAA, Louisville)
1959-60 WVU 79, Kentucky 70 (KIT finals)
1959-60
WVU 87, UCLA 73 (LA Classic)
F3 44-54 L
Lee PATTON
D12 65-32 W Bethany Morgantown
D16 57-34 W Alderson-Broaddus Morgantown
D19 60-47* W West Virginia Wesleyan Buckhannon
J6 63-50 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
J9 33-48 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
J13
J16
W
J23 36-52 L Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
J26 42-44 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
J30
F3
F4
F6
W Penn State Morgantown
W Army
W Fordham
W Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F10 40-54 L Penn State State College, Pa.
F13
F17
F20
W Waynesburg Morgantown
W Navy Annapolis, Md.
L Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
F24 46-63 L Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y.
F27 82-64 W Pitt Morgantown
M6 56-37 W Duquesne Morgantown
M9 86-36 W Salem Morgantown
Harry LOTHES
1 SEASON/1944 // RECORD: 8-11
1943-44 (8-11) // COACH HARRY LOTHES
D17 51-31 W Fairmont Morgantown
D20 60-51 W 217th MPs Morgantown
J5 83-28 W West Virginia Tech Morgantown
J8 45-47 L Juniata Morgantown
J12 39-51 L Long Island New York, N.Y
J15 36-49 L Rochester Buffalo, N.Y
J19 42-39 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
J26 50-45 W Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa.
J29 32-46 L Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
J31 45-76 L Muhlenberg Allentown, Pa.
F2 31-58 L Army West Point, N.Y
F5 48-68 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
F9 48-51 L Geneva Morgantown
F12 49-67 L Navy Annapolis, Md.
F16 55-59 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F19 45-42 W Bethany Morgantown
F24 68-59 W Geneva Beaver Falls, Pa.
F26 57-60 L Pitt Morgantown
M4 67-25 W Carnegie Tech Morgantown
John BRICKELS
1 SEASON/1945 // RECORD: 12-6
1944-45 (12-6) // COACH JOHN BRICKELS
D9
D15
J6
J10
J13
J17
J20
J24
J27
J31
F4
F6
F9
F13
F16
F20
1946-47 (19-3) // COACH LEE PATTON
D4
Morgantown
D20 68-40 W Fairmont Morgantown
J3 78-35 W Washington & Lee Morgantown
J8 53-58 L Manhattan New York, N.Y
J10 59-58 W Niagara Buffalo, N.Y
J14 46-50 L Penn State State College, Pa.
J24 64-52 W Bethany Morgantown
J27 41-52 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
J31 88-42 W Virginia Military Morgantown
F4 60-32 W Penn State Morgantown
F10 38-37 W Navy Annapolis, Md.
F14 81-75 W Temple Philadelphia, Pa.
F18 81-52 W Geneva Morgantown
F20 70-59 W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F25 73-52 W Washington & Jefferson Morgantown
F28 85-74 W Bradley Morgantown
M2 76-61 W Temple Morgantown
M6 52-36 W Pitt Morgantown
1948-49 (18-6) // COACH LEE PATTON
D1 71-48 W Bethany Morgantown
D4 63-51 W Alderson-Broaddus Morgantown
D10 36-56 L North Carolina State Raleigh, N.C.
D14 62-49 W Wake Forest Morgantown
D18 94-61 W Bucknell Morgantown
D20 61-58 W Arizona Morgantown
D25 66-80 L Bradley Peoria, Ill.
D28 53-38 W Rutgers Morgantown
J1 62-72 L Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio
J7 71-66 W Niagara Buffalo, N.Y
J11 50-64 L City College of New York New York, N.Y
J15 82-50 W Waynesburg Morgantown
J29 81-63 W Cincinnati Morgantown
F2 52-28 W Penn State Morgantown
F5 45-47 L Washington & Jefferson Washington, Pa.
F9 49-47 W Penn State State College, Pa.
F12 88-69 W Ohio Wesleyan Morgantown
F16
F19
F21
F23
F26 51-49 W Davis & Elkins Morgantown
M2
M5
1949-50 (13-11) // COACH LEE PATTON
D3 59-44 W Davis & Elkins Morgantown
D9 62-60 W Bethany Morgantown
D12
D14
D17
D21 57-46 W Temple Morgantown
D23 61-37 W Fordham Morgantown
Dixie Classic
D28 58-50 W North Carolina
J10
F4
Red BROWN
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.
1951-52 (23-4, 15-1 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE/1ST) // COACH RED BROWN
D1 72-41 W West Virginia Wesleyan Morgantown
D3 78-53 W Virginia Tech Morgantown
D11 81-83* L George Washington Washington, D.C.
D13 83-72 W Richmond Richmond, Va.
D15 39-36 W Maryland Morgantown
D20 87-66 W William & Mary Morgantown
D22 95-74 W Duke Morgantown
J3 100-75 W New York University New
J5 74-71 W Niagara Niagara, N.Y.
J12 79-60 W Pitt Morgantown
J14 91-57 W Wake Forest Morgantown
J19 87-57 W Waynesburg Morgantown
J26 69-42 W Bethany Morgantown
J30 67-47 W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F1 91-66 W Virginia Military Morgantown
F2 60-61 L Penn State Morgantown
F6
F11
F14
F15
W North Carolina Morgantown
W Richmond Morgantown
F16 84-49 W Virginia Military Lexington,
F22 88-73 W Clemson Morgantown
F23 80-69 W Clemson Morgantown
F27 65-84 L Penn State State College, Pa.
M1 71-50 W Washington & Lee Morgantown
Southern Conference Tournament
M6 77-64 W William & Mary Raleigh, N.C.
M7 88-90 L Duke Raleigh, N.C.
1952-53 (19-7, 11-3 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE/4TH) // COACH RED BROWN
D1 82-66 W Waynesburg Morgantown
D6 89-83 W Washington & Lee Fayetteville
D9 84-83 W George Washington Morgantown
D13 45-52 L Maryland College Park, Md.
D17 101-100* W William & Mary Williamsburg, Va.
D19 65-83 L Richmond Richmond, Va.
D22 91-74 W South Carolina Morgantown
D23 86-73 W South Carolina Morgantown
D27 71-63 W Syracuse Morgantown
D31 70-65 W Cornell Morgantown
J3 75-78 L New York University New York, N.Y
J10 92-55 W Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va.
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
2020-21 WVU 84, Morehead State 67 (Bob Huggins 900th win)
2023-24 WVU 91, Kansas 85 (Kansas ranked No. 3)
2023-24 WVU 91, Kansas 85 (Kansas ranked No. 3)
2024-25 WVU 86, Gonzaga 78 (Gonzaga ranked No. 3)
2024-25 WVU 62, Kansas 61 (First win at Kansas, KU ranked No. 7)
2024-25 WVU 64, Iowa State 57 (Iowa State ranked No. 2)
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,
N14
1999-2000 (14-14, 6-10 BIG EAST/8TH) // COACH
games during the 1999-00 season were played in Charleston, Wheeling, W.Va. and Fairmont, W.Va., with the closure of the WVU Coliseum. Marshall was the lone contest in any one of those three locations that wasn’t a home contest – it was a neutral site game.
2000-01 (17-12, 8-8 BIG EAST/4TH IN WEST) // COACH GALE
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
J9 64-67
J12 69-75
L St. John’s New York, N.Y
L Notre Dame Morgantown
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 L Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y.
F9 79-85 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 67-69 L Virginia Tech Morgantown
J17 66-87 L Providence Providence, R.I.
J21 55-51 W Marshall Charleston
J24 65-62 W Boston College Morgantown
J28 73-64 W St. John’s Jamaica, N.Y.
J31 58-73 L Villanova Villanova, Pa.
F4 69-64 W Seton Hall Morgantown
F7 58-88 L Connecticut Storrs, Conn.
F11 86-52 W St. John’s Morgantown
F14 67-60 W Villanova Morgantown
F21 58-67 L Pitt Morgantown
F25 53-74 L Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.
F28 49-53 L Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va.
M2 52-65 L Syracuse Morgantown
M6 58-53 W Miami Coral Gables, Fla.
Big East Tournament
M10 64-65 L Notre Dame New York, N.Y
National Invitation Tournament
M17 65-54 W Kent State Kent, Ohio
M19 79-72
M22
2004-05 (24-11, 8-8 BIG EAST/T-7TH) // COACH JOHN BEILEIN
N20
2005-06 (22-11, 11-5 BIG EAST/3RD) // COACH JOHN BEILEIN
F18
F20
2006-07 (27-9, 9-7 BIG EAST/7TH) // COACH JOHN
F7 47-60 L Pitt Morgantown
F10 70-65 W UCLA Morgantown
F12 53-71 L Georgetown Washington, D.C.
F17 81-71 W Seton Hall Morgantown
F20 61-64 L Providence Providence, R.I.
F27 66-80 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
M3 79-65 W Cincinnati Morgantown
Big East Tournament
M7 92-79 W Providence New York, N.Y
M8 71-82# L Louisville New York, N.Y
National Invitation Tournament
M13 74-50 W Delaware State Morgantown
M15 90-77 W Massachusetts Morgantown
M20 71-66 W North Carolina State Morgantown
M27 63-62 W Mississippi State New York, N.Y
M29 78-73 W Clemson New York, N.Y
Bob HUGGINS
16 SEASONS/2008-23 // RECORD: 345-203 2007-08 (26-11, 11-7 BIG EAST/5TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
Legends Classic
N16 81-53 W Arkansas-Monticello Morgantown
N18 106-41 W Prairie View A&M Morgantown
N23 72-74 L Tennessee Newark, N.J.
N24 75-61 W New Mexico State Newark, N.J.
N27 110-44 W Maryland Eastern Shore Morgantown
D1 70-53 W Winthrop Morgantown
D5 88-59 W Auburn Birmingham, Ala.
D8 92-68 W Duquesne Morgantown
D15 86-62 W UMBC Morgantown
D19 90-60 W Radford Radford, Va.
D22 77-54 W Canisius Buffalo, N.Y
D29 82-88# L Oklahoma Charleston
J3 56-69 L Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind.
J6 79-64 W Marquette Morgantown
J10 54-63 L Louisville Louisville, Ky.
J13 81-61 W Syracuse Morgantown
J17 73-64 W St. John’s Morgantown
J20 69-52 W USF Tampa, Fla.
J23 66-64 W Marshall Charleston
J26 57-58 L Georgetown Morgantown
J30 39-62 L Cincinnati Morgantown
F2 77-65 W Providence Providence, R.I.
F7 54-55 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F14 81-63 W Rutgers Morgantown
F17 89-68 W Seton Hall Morgantown
F20 56-78 L Villanova Villanova, Pa.
F23 80-53 W Providence Morgantown
F27 85-73 W DePaul Rosemont, Ill.
M1 71-79 L Connecticut Hartford, Conn.
M3 76-62 W Pitt Morgantown
M8 83-74* W St. John’s New York, N.Y
Big East Tournament M12
M20
M22
M27
Morgantown
F9
F22
2009-10 (31-7, 13-5
2004-05 ELITE EIGHT TEAM
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 69-56 W Washington Syracuse, N.Y.
M27 73-66 W Kentucky Syracuse, N.Y.
A3 57-78 L Duke Indianapolis, Ind.
2010-11 (21-12, 11-7 BIG EAST/6TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N12 95-71 W Oakland Morgantown
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
N18 84-70 W Davidson San Juan, P.R.
N19 74-71 W Vanderbilt San Juan, P.R.
N21 70-74 L Minnesota San Juan, P.R.
N27 82-66 W VMI Charleston
D1 71-50 W American Morgantown
D4 76-79 L Miami Coral Gables, Fla.
D7 82-49 W Robert Morris Morgantown
D12 64-61 W Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa.
D18 74-63 W Cleveland State Morgantown
D29 71-81 L St. John’s Morgantown
J1 74-79 L Marquette Milwaukee, Wis.
J4 67-65 W DePaul Rosemont, Ill.
J8 65-59 W Georgetown Washington, D.C.
J13 93-63 W Providence Morgantown
J16 68-64 W Purdue Morgantown
J19 71-75 L Marshall Charleston
J23 56-46 W USF Morgantown
J26
J29 66-55 W Cincinnati
F2 56-44 W Seton Hall Morgantown
F5 50-66 L Villanova Philadelphia, Pa.
F7 66-71 L Pitt Morgantown
F12
F14
F19
W DePaul Morgantown
W Notre Dame Morgantown
F24 58-71 L Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
F27 65-54 W Rutgers Piscataway, N.J.
M2
M5
M17 84-76 W Clemson Tampa, Fla.
M19 63-71 L Kentucky Tampa, Fla.
2011-12 (19-14, 9-9 BIG EAST/8TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N11
2012-13 (13-19, 6-12 BIG 12/8TH) // COACH
J19
J23
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 78-68 W Connecticut San Juan, P.R.
N26 103-72 W VMI Charleston
N29 86-57 W College of Charleston Morgantown
D4 73-74 L LSU Morgantown
D7 67-42 W Northern Kentucky Highland Heights, Ky.
D14 69-66 W Marshall Charleston
D20 83-69 W NC State New York, N.Y
D22 77-44 W Wofford Morgantown
D30 82-51 W Virginia Tech Morgantown
J3 78-67 W TCU Fort Worth, Texas
J5 78-67 W Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas
J10 72-74 L Iowa State Morgantown
J13 86-65 W Oklahoma Morgantown
J17 50-77 L Texas Austin, Texas
J24 86-85* W TCU Morgantown
J27 65-59 W Kansas State Manhattan, Kan.
J31 77-58 W Texas Tech Morgantown
F3 52-71 L Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
F7 69-87 L Baylor Morgantown
F11 76-72 W Kansas State Morgantown
F14 59-79 L Iowa State Ames, Iowa
F16 62-61 W Kansas Morgantown
F21 73-63 W Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla.
F24 71-64 W Texas Morgantown
F28 66-78 L Baylor Waco, Texas
M3 69-76* L Kansas Lawrence, Kan.
M7 81-72 W Oklahoma State Morgantown
Big 12 Championship
M12 70-80 L Baylor Kansas City, Mo. NCAA
M20
M22
M26
2015-16 (26-9, 13-5 BIG 12/2ND) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N13 107-61 W Northern Kentucky Morgantown
N16 86-73 W James Madison Charleston
Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational
N20 103-62 W Stetson Morgantown
N23 97-44 W Bethune-Cookman Morgantown
N26 67-59 W Richmond Las Vegas, Nev
N27 72-50 W San Diego State Las Vegas, Nev
D5 87-54 W Kennesaw State Morgantown
Jimmy V Classic
D8 54-70 L Virginia New York, N.Y
D13 100-58 W UL Monroe Morgantown
D17 86-68 W Marshall Charleston
D21
J9
J16
2016-17 (28-9, 12-6 BIG 12/2ND) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
F18
M9
NCAA
M16
2017-18 (26-11, 11-7 BIG 12/2ND) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
J20
J22
J27
J31
* overtime # double overtime + triple overtime
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
Big 12 Championship
M8 78-65 W Baylor
M9 66-63 W Texas Tech
Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City, Mo.
M10 70-81 L Kansas Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA Tournament
M16 85-68 W Murray State San Diego, Calif.
M18 94-71 W Marshall San Diego, Calif.
M23 78-90 L Villanova Boston, Mass.
2018-19 (15-21, 4-14 BIG 12/10TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N9 94-99* L Buffalo Morgantown
Myrtle Beach Invitational
N15 71-53 W Monmouth
2019-20 (21-10, 9-9
// COACH BOB HUGGINS N8
D7
Conway, S.C.
N16 57-63 L Western Kentucky Conway, S.C.
N18 97-90 W Saint Joseph’s Conway, S.C.
N24 88-76 W Valparaiso Morgantown
N28 92-78 W Rider Morgantown
D1 106-72 W Youngstown State Morgantown
Jimmy V Classic
D4 56-66 L Florida New York, N.Y
D8 69-59 W Pitt Morgantown
Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Classic
D16 70-83 L Rhode Island Uncasville Conn.
D22 74-72 W Jacksonville State Morgantown
D30 78-68 W Lehigh Morgantown
J2 59-62 L Texas Tech Morgantown
J5 54-61 L Texas Austin, Texas
J9 69-71 L Kansas State Manhattan, Kan.
J12 77-85 L Oklahoma State Morgantown
J15
J19
J21
J26
J30
F2 79-71 W Oklahoma Morgantown
F4
F9
F16
F18
F23 75-82 L Baylor Waco, Texas
F26 104-96+
M3
M7
2020-21 (19-10, 11-6 BIG 12/3RD) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N27
D2
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 81-82 L Texas Morgantown
M1 59-72 L Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
M5 70-64 W TCU Morgantown
Big 12 Championship
M9 73-67 W Kansas State Kansas City, Mo.
M10 63-87 L Kansas Kansas City, Mo.
2022-23 (19-15, 7-11 BIG 12/8TH) // COACH BOB HUGGINS
N7 76-58 W Mount St. Mary’s Morgantown
N11 81-56 W Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa.
N15 75-57 W Morehead State Morgantown
N18 92-58 W Penn Morgantown
Phil Knight Legacy
N24 68-80 L Purdue Portalnd, Ore.
N25 89-71 W Portland State Portland, Ore.
N27 84-55 W Florida Portland, Ore.
D3 74-84 L Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio
D7 85-64 W Navy Morgantown
D10 81-70 W UAB Morgantown
D18 96-78 W Buffalo Morgantown
D22 75-64 W Stony Brook Morgantown
D31 76-82* L Kansas State Manhattan, Kan.
J2 60-67 L Oklahoma State Stillwater, Oka.
J7 62-76 L Kansas Morgantown
J11 78-83 L Baylor Morgantown
J14 76-77 L Oklahoma Norman, Okla.
J18 74-65 W TCU Morgantown
J21 61-69 L Texas Morgantown
J25 76-61 W Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas
J28 80-77 W Auburn Morgantown
J31 72-76 L TCU Fort Worth, Texas
F4 93-61 W Oklahoma Morgantown
F8 76-71 W Iowa State Morgantown
F11 60-94 L Texas Austin, Texas
F13 67-79 L Baylor Waco, Texas
F18 72-78 L Texas Tech Morgantown
F20 85-67 W Oklahoma State Morgantown
F25
F27
M4
Big 12 Championship
M8 78-62 W Texas Tech Kansas City, Mo.
M9 61-78 L Kansas Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA Tournament
M16 65-67 L Maryland Birmingham, Ala.
Josh EILERT
1 SEASON/2024 // RECORD: 9-23
2023-24 (9-23, 4-14 BIG 12/14TH) // INTERIM COACH JOSH EILERT
N6 67-59
N14
N26 62-58
D1
D6
D9
Darian DEVRIES
Morgantown
Monmouth Morgantown
SMU Fort Myers, Fla.
Virginia Fort Myers, Fla.
Morgantown
Morgantown D14
Morgantown D31
F2
F5
IN THE AP RANKINGS
January 23, 2025 23
January 6, 2025.......................21
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, 2018 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 4
March 11, 1958 1
March 4, 1958 2
February 25, 1958 2
February 18, 1958 3
February 11, 1958 2
February 4, 1958 .......................1
January 28, 1958 1
January 21, 1958 1
January 14, 1958 1
January 7, 1958 1
December 31, 1957 1
December 24, 1957 1
December 17, 1957 8
December 10, 1957...................8
March 12, 1957 7
March 5, 1957 11
February 26, 1957 11
February 19, 1957 14
February 12, 1957 10
February 5, 1957 11
January 29, 1957 18
January 22, 1957.....................17
January 15, 1957 15
January 8, 1957 18
January 2, 1957 19
December 26, 1956 4
December 18, 1956 8
December 11, 1956 13
March 13, 1956 20
March 6, 1956 .........................14
January 3, 1956 19
December 13, 1955 15
December 6, 1955 14
March 8, 1955 19
December 21, 1954 12
March 4, 1952 9
February 26, 1952 10
February 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
3/1/25 56-77, L at BYU 25 Provo, Utah
2/22/25 51-73, L at Texas Tech 9 Lubbock, Texas
1/29/25 49-63, L Houston 6 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/18/25 64-57, L Iowa State 2 Morgantown, W.Va.
1/15/25 54-70, L at Houston 10 Houston, Texas
12/31/24 62-61, W at Kansas 7 Lawrence, Kan.
11/29/24 83-76, W vs. Arizona 24 Paradise Island, Bahamas
11/27/24 86-78, W vs. Gonzaga 3 Paradise Island, Bahamas
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
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.
EDUARDO ANDRE
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
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.
DAXTER MILES JR.
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.
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
DATE SCORE OPPONENT RANK SITE
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.
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.
DARRIS NICHOLS
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.
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. 1/29/79 74-90, L at Syracuse 16 Syracuse, N.Y.
CHRIS MOSS
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
1/10/50 55-80, L at CCNY 7 New York, N.Y
WILLIE AKERS
SERIES RECORDS
Adelphi 1980 1980 1-0
Air Force 1973 1973 1-0
Akron 1905 2012 2-2
Alabama 1955 1955 0-1
Alabama A&M 1998 1999 2-0
Alabama-Birmingham 1987 2022 3-2
Alaska-Fairbanks 1995 1995 1-0
Alcorn State 2012 2012 1-0
Alderson-Broaddus 1924 1949 4-0
Allegheny 1904 1933 10-11
American 1975 2017 4-2
Arizona 1949 2025 3-4
Arizona State 2025 2025 0-1
Arkansas 2007 2022 0-2
Arkansas-Monticello 2002 2008 2-0
Army 1918 1971 6-8
Auburn 1985 2023 3-2
Austin Peay 2019 2019 1-0
Baltimore 1938 1938 1-0
Baylor 2012 2025 8-18
Bellarmine 2021 2023 2-0
Bethany 1907 1953 19-3
Bethune-Cookman 2016 2024 2-0
Boston College 1963 2015 9-8
Boston U. 1959 2019 3-0
Bowling Green 1977 2000 3-0
Bradley 1947 1989 2-3
Bucknell 1923 2017 9-0
Buffalo 1918 2022 3-2
Buffalo State 1977 1977 1-0
BYU 1948 2025 1-4
BYU-Hawaii 1988 1988 1-0
California 1959 1976 1-4
California, Pa. 1984 1984 1-0
California-Irvine 1972 1972 1-0
Canisius 1946 2008 7-1
Carnegie Mellon 1915 1955 34-18
Case Western 1936 1951 2-0
Catholic 1916 1925 0-2
Centre 1924 1924 1-0
Charlotte 1988 1991 2-2
Cincinnati 1941 2025 13-12
Citadel 1959 2010 8-2
City College of N.Y 1922 1981 3-3
Clemson 1952 2021 5-1
Cleveland State 1977 2011 5-0
Coastal Carolina 2019 2019 0-1
Colgate 1918 1971 1-3
College of Charleston 2015 2015 1-0
Colorado 2025 2025 1-1
Columbia 1954 1972 3-1
Connecticut 1963 2021 7-16
Coppin State 2005 2017 3-0
Cornell 1919 1973 3-3
Creighton 1932 2005 1-1
Dartmouth 1956 1959 1-1
Davidson 1956 2013 19-17
Davis & Elkins 1908 1950 13-7
Dayton 1965 2009 1-3
Delaware State 2001 2009 4-0
DePaul 1945 2012 7-1
Detroit 1928 1968 2-2
Dickinson 1936 1936 1-0
Drexel 1980 2023 2-0
Duke 1951 2010 7-18
Duquesne 1915 2014 51-37
East Carolina 1966 2000 9-0
East Tennessee State 1981 1997 2-0
Eastern Kentucky 1979 2021 3-1
Elon 2009 2021 2-0
Fairleigh Dickinson 1978 1978 1-0
Fairmont State 1916 1948 13-1
Florida 1963 2022 4-7
Florida A&M 1996 1996 1-0
Florida Atlantic 1994 1994 1-0
Florida International 2002 2002 1-0
Florida State 1956 1997 3-1
Fordham 1943 2017 3-0
Fresno State 1982 1989 1-2
Furman 1953 1991 24-4
Gardner-Webb 2003 2003 1-0
Geneva 1905 1950 12-6
George Mason 1986 2015 4-0
George Washington 1926 2005 60-33
Georgetown 1922 2024 27-27
Georgia 1993 1999 2-1
Georgia Southern 1975 2014 3-0
Georgia Tech 1950 1999 1-2
Gettysburg 1917 1917 0-1
Glenville State 1946 1946 1-0
Gonzaga 2012 2024 1-5
Grand Canyon 2019 2019 1-0
Grove City 1905 1929 8-10
Hawaii 1970 1970 1-0
High Point 2001 2001 1-0
Hiram 1905 1905 0-2
Holy Cross 1959 1959 1-0
Houston 2024 2025 0-3
Howard 2004 2004 1-0
Hunter 1976 1976 1-0
Iona 2024 2024 1-0
Illinois 1963 2017 2-3
Illinois State 1975 1975 0-1
Indiana, Pa. 1984 1986 3-0
Iowa 1957 2009 1-1
Iowa State 2013 2025 15-10
IPFW 2004 2004 1-0
IUPUI 2004 2004 1-0
Jacksonville State 2018 2023 2-0
James Madison 1983 2006 8-3
Juniata 1944 1944 0-1
Kansas 2013 2024 8-21
Kansas State 1950 2025 16-13
Kennesaw State 2016 2016 1-0
Kent State 2004 2021 2-1
Kentucky 1924 2018 5-16
La Salle 1955 1993 1-3
Lafayette 1940 2015 2-2
Ohio
Morris Brown 2001 2001 1-0
Morris Harvey 1947 1947 1-0
Mount St. Mary’s 1989 2022 6-0
Mount Union 1905 1906 0-2
Muhlenberg 1944 1946 1-1
Murray State 2018 2018 1-0
Muskingum 1917 1921 3-0
Navy 1923 2022 7-7
Nebraska 1930 1930 0-1
Nevada-Las Vegas 1983 2003 1-2
New Hampshire 1976 2017 3-0
New Mexico 1950 2002 4-0
New Mexico State 2008 2008 1-0
New York 1930 1966 7-10
Niagara 1918 1952 3-3
Nicholls State 2019 2019 1-0
NJIT 2017 2017 1-0
North Carolina 1950 1966 5-0
North Carolina A&T 1982 1982 1-0
North Carolina Central 2024 2024 1-0
North Texas 2020 2020 1-0
NC State 1947 2015 10-7
NC-Asheville 2002 2002 1-0
NC-Greensboro 1993 2003 3-0
NE Missouri State 1988 1988 1-0
Northeastern 2004 2021 1-1
Northern Colorado 2019 2019 1-0
Northern Iowa 2019 2019 1-0
Northern Kentucky 2015 2017 3-0
Northwestern 1959 1972 1-1
Northwestern State 2006 2006 1-0
Notre Dame 1970 2017 13-27
Oakland 2011 2021 3-0
Ohio 1907 2001 7-9
Ohio Northern 1981 1981 1-0
Ohio State 1941 2023 8-10
Ohio Wesleyan 1907 1985 4-1
Oklahoma 2006 2024 10-18
Oklahoma State 1959 2025 13-13
Old Dominion 1986 2014 2-3
Oral Roberts 2012 2012 1-0
Oregon State 1963 1984 3-0
Pacific 1975 1975 1-0
Penn State 1906 1991 66-53
Pennsylvania 1922 1922 2-1
Pepperdine 2002 2002 0-1
Pitt 1904 2024 101-90
Portland 2010 2010 1-0
Portland State 2022 2022 1-0
Prairie View A&M 2008 2008 1-0
Presbyterian 2014 2014 1-0
Princeton 1922 1967 0-2
Providence 1965 2012 17-11
Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 1998 1998 1-0
Purdue 1962 2022 1-8
Radford 1992 2023 7-1
Rhode Island 1971 2019 21-13
Rice 1998 1998 1-0
Richmond 1951 2020 42-13
Rider 1930 2018 3-1
Robert Morris 1979 2024 20-2
Rochester 1944 1944 0-1
Rutgers 1919 2012 46-26
Saint Leo 1982 1983 2-0
Saint Louis 1960 2004 3-2
Saint Peter’s 2005 2005 1-0
Salem 1916 1951 21-1
San Diego State 2016 2016 1-0
Santa Clara 1969 1969 0-1
Savannah State 2007 2007 1-0
Seattle 1984 1984 1-0
Seton Hall 1978 2012 15-11
Slippery Rock 2007 2007 1-0
SMU 2023 2023 0-1
South Alabama 1982 1994 2-1
South Carolina 1951 1953 3-1
South Dakota State 2020 2020 1-0
Southern California 1964 1964 0-1
Southern Illinois 2006 2006 1-0
Southern Miss 1957 2002 2-0
St. Bonaventure 1943 2006 34-6
St. Francis, N.Y. 1947 1981 3-0
St. Francis, Pa. 1971 1984 3-2
St. John’s 1937 2023 20-19
St. Joseph’s. 1959 2018 23-10
St. Joseph’s, Ind. 1977 1977 1-0
St. Vincent 1946 1946 1-0
Stanford 1960 1960 1-0
Stephen F. Austin 2016 2016 0-1
Stetson 1982 2016 2-1
Stony Brook 2022 2022 1-0
Syracuse 1917 2021 16-35
TCU 2013 2025 19-8
Temple 1929 2017 34-37
Tennessee 1959 2019 5-4
Tennessee Tech 2012 2012 1-0
Texas 1974 2024 11-18
Texas A&M 2010 2018 2-1
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2012 2012 1-0
Texas Tech 2005 2025 18-11
Toledo 1941 2023 2-1
Towson 1986 1997 2-1
Transylvania 1924 1924 1-0
Tulane 1961 1961 1-0
Tulsa 1981 1981 0-1
UCF 2017 2025 3-1
UCLA 1960 2007 3-1
UMBC 2006 2008 2-0
UMKC 2017 2017 1-0
Union, N.Y 1920 1920 1-0
USF 1978 2012 8-1
Utah 1947 2025 2-6
Valparaiso 2002 2018 1-1
Vanderbilt 2011 2011 1-0
Villanova 1956 2018 20-23
Virginia 1916 2023 10-10
VCU 1983 2020 2-1
Virginia Military 1916 2017 45-5
Virginia Tech 1921 2016 49-30
Wake Forest 1949 2005 7-3
Washington 1973 2010 1-1
Washington & Jefferson1915 2006 40-27
Washington & Lee 1916 1958 27-5
Washington State 1967 1967 0-1
Waynesburg 1905 1955 19-1
Weber State 1975 1975 1-0
West Lafayette 1916 1916 1-0
West Liberty 1941 1941 1-0
West Virginia Tech 1944 1944 1-0
West Virginia Wesleyan1915 1952 41-15
Western Carolina 2003 2017 2-0
Western Illinois 1980 1980 1-0
Western Kentucky 1942 2020 3-2
Western Michigan 2007 2007 1-0
Westminster 1905 1979 5-3
Wichita State 2019 2019 1-0
William & Mary 1951 2014 37-9
Winthrop 2008 2008 1-0
Wisconsin 1966 2014 1-3
Wisconsin-Green Bay 1999 1999 1-0
Wisconsin-Superior 1982 1982 1-0
Wittenberg 1927 1927 0-1
Wofford 2000 2015 4-0
Xavier 1980 2022 1-2
Yale 1920 1964 3-0
Youngstown State 1942 2021 6-0
Non-Intercollegiate 37-14
OVERTIME GAMES
February 15, 2025 Baylor Waco, Texas (OT) 71-74 L
November 29, 2024 Arizona Paradise Island, Bahamas (OT) 83-76 W
November 28, 2024 Louisville Paradise Island, Bahamas (OT) 70-79 L
November 27, 2024 Gonzaga Paradise Island, Bahamas (OT) 86-78 W
February 26, 2024 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. (OT) 90-94 L
December 30, 2023 Ohio State Cleveland, Ohio (OT) 75-78 L
December 31, 2022 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. (OT) 76-82 L
March 2, 2021 Baylor Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 89-94 L
February 13, 2021 Oklahoma Morgantown, W.Va. (2 OT) 90-91 L
February 22, 2020 TCU Fort Worth, Texas (OT) 60-67 L
February 26, 2019 TCU Morgantown, W.Va. (3 OT) 104-96 W
November 9, 2018 Buffalo Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 94-99 L
March 3, 2018 Texas Austin, Texas (OT) 79-87 L
February 18, 2017 Texas Tech Morgantown, W.Va. (2 OT) 83-74 W
February 13, 2017 Kansas Lawrence, Kan. (OT) 80-84 L
January 18, 2017 Oklahoma Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 87-89 L
January 3, 2017 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas (OT) 76-77 L
January 2, 2016 Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. (2 OT) 87-83 W
March 3, 2015 Kansas Lawrence, Kan. (OT) 69-76 L
January 24, 2015 TCU Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 86-85 W
February 5, 2014 Oklahoma Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 91-86 W
January 6, 2014 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas (OT) 89-86 W
January 9, 2013 Texas Austin, Texas (OT) 57-53 W
March 7, 2012 Connecticut New York, N.Y. (OT) 67-71 L
February 5, 2012 Providence Providence, R.I. (OT) 87-84 W
January 21, 2012 Cincinnati Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 77-74 W
December 23, 2011 Baylor Las Vegas, Nev. (OT) 81-83 L
December 22, 2011 Missouri State Las Vegas, Nev. (OT) 70-68 W
December 8, 2011 Kansas State Wichita, Kan. (2 OT) 85-80 W
March 6, 2010 Villanova Philadelphia, Pa. (OT) 68-66 W
February 12, 2010 Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa. (3 OT) 95-98 L
December 26, 2009 Seton Hall Newark, N.J. (OT) 90-84 W
March 13, 2009 Syracuse New York, N.Y. (OT) 69-74 L
March 27, 2008 Xavier Phoenix, Ariz. (OT) 75-79 L
March 8, 2008 St. John’s New York, N.Y. (OT) 83-74 W
December 29, 2007 Oklahoma Charleston, W.Va. (2 OT) 82-88 L
March 8, 2007 Louisville New York, N.Y. (2 OT) 71-82 L
January 20, 2007 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio (OT) 86-96 L
November 26, 2005 LSU Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 68-71 L
March 26, 2005 Louisville Albuquerque, N.M. (OT) 85-93 L
March 19, 2005 Wake Forest Cleveland, Ohio (2 OT) 111-105 W
February 5, 2005 Pitt Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 83-78 W
December 13, 2003 Duquesne Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 88-84 W
December 7, 2003 Maryland Washington, D.C. (OT) 78-77 W
January 12, 2003 Georgetown Washington, D.C. (OT) 82-84 L
January 23, 2002 Marshall Charleston, W.Va. (OT) 79-81 L
February 20, 2001 Villanova Morgantown, W.Va. (2 OT) 107-100 W
January 30, 2000 Providence Wheeling, W.Va. (OT) 70-60 W
January 27, 1999 Marshall Charleston, W.Va. (OT) 85-84 W
January 13, 1999 Seton Hall East Rutherford, N.J. (OT) 58-63 L
January 5, 1999 Providence Providence, R.I. (OT) 87-90 L
January 18, 1998 Villanova Villanova, Pa. (OT) 79-65 W
February 15, 1997 Syracuse Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 77-87 L
February 8, 1997 Providence Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 90-78 W
January 6, 1996 Pitt Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 83-84 L
December 2, 1995 Georgetown Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 83-86 L
January 27, 1995 Massachusetts Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 94-97 L
February 24, 1994 Rhode Island Kingston, R.I. (3 OT) 102-105 L
February 8, 1994 Temple Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 78-71 W
February 4, 1993 Massachusetts Amherst, Mass. (OT) 59-64 L
January 23, 1993 Saint Joseph’s Morgantown, W.Va. (2 OT) 82-81 W
December 7, 1992 South Alabama Mobile, Ala. (OT) 100-107 L
February 27, 1992 Massachusetts Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 69-74 L
February 10, 1991 Temple Philadelphia, Pa. (OT) 78-88 L
February 6, 1991 Massachusetts Amherst, Mass. (OT) 85-82 W
February 25, 1990 Penn State Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 79-71 W
December 16, 1989 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. (OT) 68-75 L
December 9, 1989 Pitt Morgantown, W.Va. (2 OT) 97-93 W
December 22, 1988 UNC Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. (OT) 82-73 W
December 10, 1988 Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa. (OT) 84-81 W
March 17, 1988 Connecticut Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 57-62 L
February 15, 1988 James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. (OT) 70-72 L
February 11, 1988 Penn State University Park, Pa. (OT) 61-63 L
January 18, 1986 Temple Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 69-65 W
January 16, 1986 George Washington Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 75-74 W
January 11, 1986 St. Bonaventure Olean, N.Y. (2 OT) 89-88 W
February 21, 1985 Massachusetts Springfield, Mass. (OT) 76-74 W
January 31, 1985 Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. (OT) 76-71 W
February 4, 1984 Temple Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 77-83 L
January 7, 1984 Saint Joseph’s Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 70-74 L
February 19, 1983 St. Bonaventure Olean, N.Y. (2 OT) 61-63 L
February 2, 1983 Virginia Tech Morgantown, W.Va. (3 OT) 90-86 W
January 29, 1983 George Washington Washington, D.C. (OT) 61-59 W
December 18, 1982 Virginia Commonwealth Charleston, W.Va. (OT) 66-65 W
December 11, 1982
January 9, 1982
March 25, 1981
Ohio State Columbus, Ohio (2 OT) 69-67 W
Rhode Island Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 71-69 W
Purdue New York, N.Y. (OT) 72-75 L
March 16, 1981 Temple Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 77-76 W
February 28, 1981
George Washington Washington, D.C. (OT) 82-85 L
December 30, 1980 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio (2 OT) 67-70 L
December 6, 1980 Marshall Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 73-76 L
February 9, 1980 Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. (OT) 80-82 L
January 23, 1980
American Fort Myer, Va. (OT) 71-69 W
January 9, 1980 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. (OT) 71-73 L
January 2, 1980 Marshall Charleston, W.Va. (OT) 63-62 W
December 8, 1979
Penn State University Park, Pa. (OT) 66-68 L
March 4, 1977 Villanova Philadelphia, Pa. (OT) 75-83 L
January 10, 1976 Davidson Charlotte, N.C. (OT) 84-80 W
February 17, 1975
January 27, 1975
Richmond Richmond, Va. (OT) 82-84 L
Rutgers Morgantown, W.Va. (2 OT) 84-86 L
January 15, 1975
Virginia Tech Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 86-87 L
January 8, 1975 Massachusetts Charleston, W.Va. (OT) 89-85 W
December 3, 1974 Pitt Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 82-78 W
February 27, 1974 Manhattan Morgantown, W.Va. (2 OT) 101-100 W
January 30, 1974 Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 90-85 W
January 9, 1974 George Washington Charleston, W.Va. (OT) 71-74 L
February 19, 1973 Penn State Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 59-62 L
February 3, 1973 Davidson Morgantown, W.Va. (2 OT) 88-85 W
February 21, 1972 Furman Greenville, S.C. (OT) 96-99 L
February 9, 1972 Virginia Charleston, W.Va. (OT) 88-89 L
January 26, 1972 Virginia Tech Morgantown, W.Va. (3 OT) 101-105 L
December 11, 1971 Northwestern Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 98-94 W
January 27, 1971
North Carolina State Raleigh, N.C. (OT) 98-100 L
December 12, 1970 Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 91-94 L
January 31, 1970
George Washington Fort Myer, Va. (OT) 92-91 W
January 17, 1970
January 14, 1970
January 13, 1968
January 3, 1968
January 11, 1967
January 7, 1967
February 19, 1966
February 27, 1965
February 26, 1965
December 12, 1964
December 26, 1962
February 3, 1962
Florida Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 88-87 W
Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa. (OT) 67-66 W
Davidson Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 89-86 W
Virginia Military Beckley, W.Va. (OT) 90-92 L
Maryland Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 81-82 L
Davidson Charlotte, N.C. (2 OT) 93-97 L
Syracuse Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 99-95 W
William & Mary Charlotte, N.C. (2 OT) 70-67 W
Davidson Charlotte, N.C. (OT) 74-72 W
Maryland College Park, Md. (OT) 80-73 W
Boston College New York, N.Y. (OT) 65-64 W
North Carolina State Greensboro, N.C. (OT) 82-81 W
December 30, 1960 Memphis State New Orleans, La. (OT) 86-82 W
December 3, 1960
William & Mary Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 74-72 W
March 11, 1960 New York University Charlotte, N.C. (OT) 81-82
February 12, 1959 New York University New York, N.Y. (OT) 70-72
January 8, 1959 Penn State University Park, Pa. (OT) 89-81 W December 27, 1958
March 1, 1958
17, 1957
March 13, 1956
Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 32-34
December 8, 1945
January 16, 1943
December 19, 1942 WV Wesleyan Buckhannon, W.Va. (OT) 60-47 W
March 17, 1942 Long Island New York, N.Y. (OT) 58-49 W
February 15, 1939 Penn State Morgantown, W.Va. (3 OT) 43-46 L
February 10, 1939 George Washington Cumberland, Md. (OT) 37-39 L
February 19, 1938 Penn State Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 41-44 L
February 7, 1938 Georgetown Washington, D.C. (OT) 36-40
February 24, 1937 Wash. & Jefferson Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 41-42 L
February 20, 1937 Wash. & Jefferson Washington, Pa. (2 OT) 49-47 W
February 5, 1937 Temple Philadelphia, Pa. (OT) 38-40 L
February 11, 1936 Georgetown Washington, D.C. (OT) 36-42 L
January 5, 1935 Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, Pa. (OT) 37-34 W
January 13, 1934 Georgetown Morgantown, W.Va. (2 OT) 37-32 W
February 3, 1932 Salem Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 50-38 W
February 25, 1931 Duquesne Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 38-35 W
February 13, 1929 Army West Point, N.Y. (OT) 39-34 W
January 28, 1926 WV Wesleyan Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 33-35 L
January 17, 1924 Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa. (OT) 24-23 W
December 31, 1919 Yale Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 49-44 W
March 8, 1919 Wash. & Jefferson Morgantown, W.Va. (OT) 35-36 L
February 17, 1919 Allegheny Meadville, Pa. (OT) 29-30 L
TOBY OKANI
DAY-BY-DAY
Dec. 22 21 5 .808
Dec. 23 7 2 .778
Dec. 25 0 1 .000
Dec. 26 2 4 .333
Dec. 27 7 7 .500
Dec. 28 17 10 .630
Dec. 29 16 9 .640
Dec. 30 23 14 .622
Dec. 31 7 3 .700
Jan. 1 1 5 .167
Jan. 2 11 8 .579
Jan. 3 19 10 .655
Jan. 4 18 7 .720
Jan. 5 24 7 .774
Jan. 6 24 8 .750
Jan. 7 15 13 .536
Jan. 8 22 11 .667
Jan. 9 19 20 .487
Jan. 10 19 12 .613
Jan. 11 17 16 .515
Jan. 12 21 11 .656
Jan. 13 21 14 .600
Jan. 14 24 9 .727
Jan. 15 11 16 .407
Jan. 16 21 14 .600
Jan. 17 20 10 .667
Jan. 18 19 16 .543
Jan. 19 11 15 .423
Jan. 20 19 10 .655
Jan. 21 15 10 .600
Jan. 22 9 10 .474
Jan. 23 17 8 .680
Jan. 24 20 3 .870
Jan. 25 11 15 .423
Jan. 26 16 16 .500
Jan. 27 12 15 .444
Feb. 8 22 18 .550
Feb. 9 16 22 .421
Feb. 10 11 16 .407
Feb. 11 21 21 .500
Feb. 12 19 22 .463
Feb. 13 15 16 .484
Feb. 14 20 13 .606
Feb. 15 14 21 .400
Feb. 16 24 10 .706
Feb. 17 24 15 .615
Feb. 18 19 17 .528
Feb. 19 15 17 .469
Feb. 20 28 17 .622
Feb. 21 13 16 .448
Feb. 22 18 22 .450
Feb. 23 20 11 .645
Feb. 24 21 10 .677
Feb. 25 20 11 .645
Feb. 26 21 15 .583
Feb. 27 26 12 .684
Feb. 28 14 13 .519
Feb. 29 4 3 .571
Mar. 1 26 14 .650
Mar. 2 18 13 .581
Mar. 3 24 13 .649
Mar. 4 17 11 .607
Mar. 5 13 11 .542
Mar. 6 13 16 .448
Mar. 7 13 7 .650
Mar. 8 14 9 .609
Mar. 9 16 9 .640 Mar. 10 8 6 .571 Mar. 11 10 10 .500 Mar. 12 13 11 .542 Mar. 13 9 8 .529 Mar. 14 4 3 .571 Mar. 15 4 5 .444 Mar. 16 5 3 .625 Mar. 17 8 3 .727 Mar. 18
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
FRED SCHAUS AND JERRY WEST
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
Quertinmont, Jules (Buddy): 64-65 Point Marion, Pa.
R R R R R
Race, Stuart: 15C Fairmont, W.Va.
Raese, Donald: 42 Davis, W.Va.
Ramsey, Richard: 69 Fayetteville, W.Va.
Ratcliff, George: 28-29-30 Wheeling, W.Va.
Ray, Richard (Ricky): 64 Huntington, W.Va.
Reaser, David: 66-67-68
St. Albans, W.Va.
Reaves, Andrew: 43 Princeton, W.Va.
Reichenbecher: Gary, 72 Accident, Md.
Reiner, Phineas P.: 07 Morgantown, W.Va.
Relph, Tyler: 2004 Victor, N.Y.
Retton, Ronald: 57-58-59C Fairview, W.Va.
Rickey, George: 42
North Bergen, N.J.
Ritchie, James: 59-60-61C
Drexel Hill, Pa.
Roadcap, Matt: 90-91-92-93C
Millersburg, Pa.
Roberts, Thomas: 76-77
Monroeville, Pa.
Robertson, Tony: 76-77C
Detroit, Mich.
Robinson, Junior: 90 Washington, D.C.
Robinson, Maurice: 75-76-7778C Welch, W.Va.
JAYSEAN PAIGE
ZAIN SHAW
Robinson, Ricky: 91-92-93-94 Roselle, N.J.
Robinson, Wil: 70-71C-72C Uniontown, Pa.
Rodgers, Ira Errett: 16-17-1819C Bethany, W.Va.
Rodriquez, Frank: 50-51C Beckley, W.Va.
Rogers, Jackie: 99 Syracuse, N.Y.
Rohrbough, A.F. (Nate): 23-2425-26C
Buckhannon, W.Va.
Rollins, Walter: 42 Ceredo, W.Va.
Romeo III, Richard: 2016 White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Routt, Logan: 2017-18-19-20C Cameron, W.Va.
Rowe, Lester: 82-83-84C-85C Buffalo, N.Y
Ruch, James: 40-41 Wheeling, W.Va.
Ruoff, Alex: 2006-07-08-09C Spring Hill, Fla.
Rupp, Chip: 90 Lexington, Ky.
Russo, Michael: 45 Huntington, W.Va.
Rutledge, Dominique: 2012-13 Newark, N.J.
Ryan, Joseph: 49-50-51 Penns Grove, N.J.
Ryan, Lonnie W.: 07-08 Morgantown, W.Va.
Ryczaj, William: 64-65-66C Elizabeth, Pa.
S S S S S
Sally, Tyrone: 2002-03-04C-05C Chesterfield, Va.
Samuel, Rod: 89-90 Dallas, Texas
Scaggs, Ross: 75 Logan, W.Va.
Schaus, Fred: 47-48C-49C Newark, Ohio
Schertzinger: Howard, 57 Morgantown, W.Va.
Schifino, Drew: 2002-03 Pittsburgh, Pa.
Scott, Elton: 98-99C Lebanon, Ky.
Seabright, Charles: 39-40 Benwood, W.Va.
Seafert, Lawrence: 67-68-69
Braceville, Ohio
Seeley, Kirk: 88 New York, N.Y.
Semisch, Eric: 84-85-86-87 Ambler, Pa.
Shaffer, Gary: 65-66C Wellsburg, W.Va.
Shannon, Lyle: 85 Towson, Md.
Sharrar, Lloyd: 56-57-58C Meadville, Pa.
Shaw, Tyrone: 87-88
Alexandria, Va.
Shaw, Zain: 94-95 Chester, Pa.
Shelton, Tracy: 89-90-92C-93C Oak Hill, W.Va.
Sherman, Taz: 2020-21C-22C
Missouri City, Texas
Shockey, Jack: 50-51C Fayetteville, W.Va.
Shuck, David: 61-62-63
Lookout, W.Va.
Sidaris, Edward: 49
Elizabeth, N.J.
Simpson, Greg: 96 Lima, Ohio
Sims, Robert: 75 Cleveland, Ohio
Slate, Patsy: 33-34
Weirton, W.Va.
Slazinski, Quinn: 2024C
Houston, Texas
Small, Javon: 2025C
South Bend, Ind.
Smalligan, Jamie: 2007-08C East Grand Rapids, Mich.
Summers, Paul O.: 26-27
Clendenin, W.Va.
Summers, Rob: 2006-07C
Columbus, Ohio
Swiger, Rual: 18 Fairmont, W.Va.
Symons, Richard: 70-71 Toronto, Ohio
T T T T T
Talkington, Ted: 2007-08
New Martinsville, W.Va.
Taylor, Everett R.: 04-05
Morgantown, W.Va.
Taylor, Shelby E.: 04-05-06C Morgantown, W.Va.
Taylor, Truehart: 27-28-29-30
Huntington, W.Va.
Tenner, KJ: 2025
Memphis, Tenn.
Thomas, Will: 2008-09 East Cleveland, Ohio
Thorn, Rod: 61-62-63C Princeton, W.Va.
Thoroughman, Cam: 2008-09-10-11C Portsmouth, Ohio
Smith, Charles: 08 Morgantown, W.Va.
Smith, Bob: 57-58-59C Charleston, W.Va.
Smith, Wade: 88-89
St. John’s, Virgin Islands
Smith, Wellington: 2007-08-0910C Summit, N.J.
Solheim, Brent: 95-96-97-98C
Rochester, Minn.
Sorine, Andy: 84-85
Shinnston, W.Va.
Sortet, Wilbur: 31-32-33C
Huntington, W.Va.
Sottile, James: 51-52-53C
Bristol, Pa.
Sowards, Josh: 2008-09
Scott Depot, W.Va.
Spadafore, Frank: 53-54-55C
Shinnston, W.Va.
Sprenger, Christopher: 72-73-74
Bridgeport, W.Va.
Stakem, Bobby: 44-45
Cumberland, Md.
Stansbury, Harry Jr.: 38-39-40
Morgantown, W.Va.
Stark, Floyd: 43
Ceredo, W.Va.
Staten, Juwan: 2013-14C-15C
Dayton, Ohio
Steadman, William: 15-16-17
New Cumberland, W.Va.
Steindler, David: 50-51-52
Elkins, W.Va.
Sterling, Edward: 48-49-50C
Martins Ferry, Ohio
Stevenson, Erik: 2023C
Lacey, Wash.
Stewart, Herbert: 33
Wheeling, W.Va.
Strickler, Robert P.: 04-05-07
Phillipi, W.Va.
Stydahar, Joseph: 33-34-35C-36
Shinnston, W.Va.
Suemnick, Pat: 2023-24
Green Bay, W is.
Weir, Donald: 62-63-64C
Oceana, W.Va.
Werthman, David: 71-72
Pittsburgh, Pa.
West, Jarrod: 95-96-97-98C
Natchez, Miss.
West, Jerry: 58-59-60C
Chelyan, W.Va.
West, Jonnie: 2008-09-10-11 Memphis, Tenn.
West, Lamont: 2017-18-`9 Cincinnati, Ohio
Whetsell, Harry (Jeff): 18 Elkins, W.Va.
White, Peter: 53-54-55C Clendenin, W.Va.
Williams, Anthony: 90 Atlanta, Ga.
Williams, BillyDee: 2015 Orlando, Fla.
Williams, Carl: 98 Montgomery, Ala.
Williams, Devin: 2014-15-16 Cincinnati, Ohio
Williams, Ron (Fritz): 66-67C-68CWeirton, W.Va.
Thweatt, Taj, 2021 Wildwood, N.J.
Tibbs, Mike: 93 Parkersburg, W.Va.
Todd, Russel: 80-81-82-83C Northfork, W.Va.
Toussaint, Joe: 2023 Bronx, N.Y
Truell, Michael: 69-70 Brooklyn, N.Y.
Tshiebwe, Oscar: 2020 Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Tuckwiller, H. Ross: 16 Lewisburg, W.Va.
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Varejao, Sandro: 96-97 Vitoria, Brazil
Vincent, Brett: 88 Shinnston, W.Va.
Vincent, Donald: 56-57-58C Shinnston, W.Va.
Visnic, Nick: 61 Wheeling, W.Va.
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Wague, Mohammad: 2023 Bronx, N.Y
Walthall, James: 45-47 Princeton, W.Va.
Walthall, Joseph: 43 Athens, W.Va.
Ward, Kenneth: 61-62C Shady Spring, W.Va.
Warren, James: 60 Clarksburg, W.Va.
Washam, Tony: 82-83 Wilmington, Del.
Watkins, Brandon: 2014-15-16-17
Decatur, Ga.
Weary, Lee: 84 Memphis, Tenn.
Weiner, Jess: 33-34C Paterson, N.J.
Weiner, Sigmund: 31 Brooklyn, N.Y.
Williamson, Paul: 2012 Harts, W.Va.
Wilson, David: 45-46-48 Huntington, W.Va.
Wilson, Fred: 33-34 Marlinton, W.Va.
Wilson, Phil: 91-92-93-94 Landover, Md.
Wilson, Seth: 2022-23-24 Lorain, Ohio
Wilson, Tori: 95 Pittsburgh, Pa.
Wimer, Frank: 18
Witting, Paul: 53-54-55-56C Union, N.J.
Wolf, Bernard: 84-85 Riverside, Calif.
Wolfe, Michael: 63-64C Belle, W.Va.
Woods, Larry: 69-70 Peoria, Ill.
Wooton, John: 70-72 Beckley, W.Va.
Workman, Mark: 50-51-52 Charleston, W.Va.
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Yeager, Josh: 2000-01-02-03C Belington, W.Va.
Yearwood, Wayne: 85-86-87 Montreal, Canada
Yesufu, Joseph: 2025 Bolingbrook, Ill.
Yoest, Mike: 88-89-90 Pittsburgh, Pa.
Young, Frank: 2004-05-06-07C Tallahassee, Fla.
Young, Jerrah: 2004 Toledo, Ohio
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Zirkel, William: 47 Brooklyn, N.Y.
ALL-TIME JERSEY NUMBERS
SEASONSNAME SEASONS
00 Marcus Goree 1998-2000
0 Eduardo Andre 2025
0 Kedrian Johnson 2021-22-23
0 Trey Doomes 2019
0 Teyvon Myers 2016-17
0 Jaysean Paige 2015
0 Remi Dibo 2014
1 Joseph Yesufu 2025
1 Noah Farrakhan 2024
1 Emmitt Matthews 2023
1 Pauly Paulicap 2022
1 Derek Culver 2019-20-21
1 Jonathan Holton 2015-16
1 Dominique Rutledge 2012-13
1 Da’Sean Butler 2007-10
1 J.D. Collins 2004-06
1 Tobias Seldon 2001-02
1 Greg Jones 1980
1 Wilbur Sortet 1933
2 Kobe Johnson 2022-24
2 Jalen Bridges 2021
2 Brandon Knapper 2019-20
2 Jevon Carter 2015-18
2 Cam Thoroughman 2008-11
2 Brad Byerson 2005
2 Chaz Briggs 2002-03
2 William Klug 1933
0 Trey Doomes 2019
3 Kerr Kriisa 2024
3 Tre Mitchell 2023
3 Gabe Osabuohien 2020-22
3 James Bolden 2017-19
3 Juwan Staten 2013-15
3 Casey Mitchell 2011
3 Devin Ebanks 2009-10
3 Joe Mazzulla 2007-08
3 Patrick Beilein 2003-06
3 Jonathan Hargett 2002
3 Kent Dennis 2000
3 Carl Williams 1998
3 Greg Simpson 1996
3 Tracy Shelton 1989-93
3 Joe Duff 1948
3 Steve Chepko 1939
3 Harry Cubbon 1934
3 Herbert Stewart 1933
4 Aden Tagaloa-Nelson 2024-25
4 Jamel King 2022-23
4 Miles McBride 2020-21
4 Daxter Miles Jr. 2015-18
4 Chase Connor 2014
4 Jabarie Hinds 2012-13
4 Jonnie West 2008-11
4 Tyrone Sally 2002-05
4 Kerry Murray 1999
4 Wilfred Kirkaldy 1992
4 Steve Berger 1987-90
4 Vernon Odom 1983-86
4 Eddie Sidaris 1948
4 Shorty Hicks 1941-42
4 Harry Lothes 1939
4 George Allen 1933
5 Toby Okani
5 Jaysean Paige
12
Ronnie LaNeve 1955-56
Jack Shockey 1950-52
12
12
12
Jimmy Bell Jr. 2023
Lamont West 2017-19
Terry Henderson 2013-14
Craig Carey 2011
Bryan Lowther 2010
Devan Bawinkel 2007
15 Drew Schifino 2002-04 15 Marsalis Basey 1991-94 15 Brett Vincent 1987-88 15 Andy Sorine 1984-85 15 Jess Hutson 1977-78 15 Dave McCardle 1973-76 15 Larry Harris 1972 15 Skip Kintz 1969-71
15 Ed Harvard 1966-68
15 Larry Lako 1965
15 Mike Barger 1964
15 Lee Patrone 1959-61
15 Don Vincent 1956-58
15 Clayce Kishbaugh 1955 15 Ken Alessi 1951-52
15 Al Purello 1950 15 Charles Dickman 1950 15 Gene Hester 1934 15 Elmer Gower 1933 16 Dave Wilson 1948
16 Joe Stydahar 1933
17 Eddie Beach 1948
17 Louis Fidler 1934
17 Patsy Slate 1933
19 William Klug 1934
19 Glen Ayersman 1933
20 Jay Moore 2021
20 Taevon Horton 2019
20 Brandon Watkins 2014-17
20 Pat Forsythe 2012
20 Jake Ferguson 2011
20 Cam Payne 2010
20 Josh Sowards 2009
20 Mike Gansey 2005-06
20 Jason D’Alesio 1997-2000
20 Zain Shaw 1994-95
20 Mike Tibbs 1993
20 Anthony Williams 1990
20 Aundrae Davis 1985
20 Greg Bozman 1984
20 Levi Phillips 1971-72, 1974
Humphrey 2013
21 Joe Mazzulla 2009-11
21 Josh Sowards 2008
21 Frank Young 2005-07 21 Jerrah Young 2004
21 Chris Garnett 2002
21 Duane Lewis 1998-99
21 Cyrus Jones 1995-96
21 Ricky Robinson 1992-94
21 Shaun Jackson 1988-91
21 Dale Blaney 1983-86
21 Joe Fryz 1977-80
21 Eartha Faust 1974-75
21 Ron Williams 1966-68
21 Rudy Zatezalo 1963
21 Kenny Ward 1960-62
21 Bob Smith 1957-59
21 Gary Mullins 1955-56
21 Dave Steindler 1950-52
21 Bob Miller 1949
21 Andrew Mestrovic 1934
22 Haris Elezovic 2025
22 Josiah Harris 2023-24
22 Sean McNeil 2020-22
22 Aric Dickerson 2013
22 Alex Ruoff 2006-09
22 Josh Yeager 2000-03
22 David Liguori 1994-97
22 Ricky Robinson 1991
22 Adolph Rupp 1990
22 John Goots 1979-80
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22 Tommy Roberts 1976-78
22 Mark Catlett 1972-74
22 Larry Harris 1971
22 Mike Truell 1969-70
22 Carl Head 1966-67
22 John Lesher 1964-65
22 Gale Catlett 1961-63
22 Howie Schertzinger 1957-59
22 Paul Witting 1953, 1955-56
22 Tony Hyde 1952
22 George Davis 1951
22 Bob Jackson 1950
22 Dick Thomas 1950
22 Eddie Sidaris 1949
23 Seny N’Diaye 2021-22
23 Esa Ahmad 2016-19
23 Tyrone Hughes 2014-15
23 Tommie McCune 2012
23 Jarrod West 1995-98
23 Chet Loudermilk 1994
23 Chris Brooks 1988-91
23 Darrell Pinckney 1984-87
23 Diego McCoy 1980-82
23 David Reaser 1966-68
23 Bill Maphis 1963-65
23 Nick Serdich 1960-61
23 Don Eddy 1956-58
23 Mike Holt 1955
23 Jim Coalter 1952
23 Samuel Stansbury 1951
23 Joe Duff 1949-50
23 Fred Wilson 1934
24 Patrick Suemnick 2023-24
24 Taj Thweatt 2021-22
24 Aaric Murray 2013
24 Kerwin Selby 2011
24 Will Thomas 2008-09
24 Josh Sowards 2006
24 Johannes Herber 2003
24 Jonathan Curran 2002
24 Warren Coates 2001
24 Damian Owens 1995-98
24 Charles Becton 1990-91
24 Darryl Prue 1986-89
24 Lester Rowe 1982-85
24 Greg Nance 1978-81
24 Steve Nenadovich 1977
24 Bill Roberson 1976
24 Jerome Anderson 1973-75
24 Dave Werthman 1971-72
24 Jim Botlinger 1968
24 Perry Polinsky 1964-66
24 Dave Shuck 1961-63
24 Jim Warren 1960
24 Bob Davis 1959
24 Lloyd Sharrar 1956-58
24 Pete White 1952-53, 1955
24 Joe Ryan 1949-51
25 Maciej Bender 2017-18
25 Darryl Bryant 2009-12
25 Cam Payne 2008
25 Nate Tallman 2006
25 John Patterson 2002
25 Javis Johnson 1999
25 Seldon Jefferson 1995-97
25 Mike Yoest 1988-90
25 Noah Moore 1979-82
25 Sid Bostick 1975-78
25 Mike Carson 1972
25 Larry Woods 1969
25 Bob Benfield 1965-67
25 Tom Lowry 1962-64
25 Joe Posch 1959-61
25 Bill King 1955-57
25 Jim Sottile 1951-53
25 Eddie Sterling 1949-50
25 Neil Montone 1942
26 Murrell Bolliger 1957
26 Jim Brennan 1955-56
26 Frank Rodriquez 1949
27 Scott Perkins 1949
27 Joe Stydahar 1934
28 Bob Jackson 1949
29 Clyde Green 1949
30 Spencer Macke 2020-21
30 Richard Romeo 2013-16
30 Danny Jennings 2010-11
30 Lionel Armstead 1999-2002
30 Gordon Malone 1996-97
LIONEL ARMSTEAD
30 Stan Boskovich 1975-76
30 Chris Sprenger 1972-74
30 Bob Lowe 1969-71
30 Gary Shaffer 1964-66
30 Gay Elmore 1963
30 Ed Bode 1960-62 30 Bucky Bolyard 1957-59 30 Fred Richardson 1956 30 John Cottle 1955
Ralph Holmes 1953
Mack Isner 1952
Dick Feltenberger 1951
30 Kymar Barron 1994 30 Tim McNeely 1989-92 30 Kirk Seeley 1987-88 30 Renardo Brown 1983-86 30 Jeff Szczepanski 1980-81 30 John Goots 1977-78
Alva Richmond 1950
Fred Schaus 1949 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
Paul Miller 1960-62
Jim Warren 1958-59
John Coil 1953
Mark Workman 1950-52 31 Walter Glenn 1949 31 Homer Brooks 1938
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).
He averaged 14.3 points during his career with 26 20-point games and 11 double-doubles. His 205 3-point field goals rank fourth in school history and he is 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 first-team 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 AllAmerica 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 2017-18, 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 All-District 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 AllAmerican in 2012 after he was named to the John Wooden All-America team, a second-team selection to the USBWA, NABC, Associated Press teams and a third-team 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.
He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame and Mountainee Legends Society in 2022.
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 last-seeded 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 AllAmerican 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 all-time 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. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame and Mountaineer Legends Society in 2017.
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 AllAmericans 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 All-America 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 WVU 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 career-high 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
The West Virginia University All-Time Team Basketball Committee is composed of John Antonik, Warren Baker, Tony Caridi, Michael Fragale, Doug Huff, Bryan Messerly (chair), Jay Redmond, Joe Swan and Craig Walker.
COACHING RECORDS
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GALE CATLETT
WVU PRESIDENT MICHAEL T. BENSON
Michael T. Benson, a veteran higher education administrator, became the 27th president of West Virginia University on July 15, 2025. He brings three decades of academic and administrative experience in higher education to his role leading West Virginia’s flagship, land-grant, R1 institution into a new era.
WVU is Benson’s fifth presidency. Prior to his arrival at Coastal Carolina in 2021, Benson led Snow College, Southern Utah University, and Eastern Kentucky University. During his tenure at Coastal Carolina, Benson secured a $10 million gift, the largest in the school’s history. He worked closely with community partners and policymakers to advance initiatives there, including the successful renewal of a local option penny sales tax to support public and higher education through the year 2039, the only tax of its kind in all of South Carolina.
In 2024, under his leadership, Coastal Carolina enrolled its largest number of students ever11,225 - while also setting a record retention rate.
As the 14th president of Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, he helped raise more private money for the institution during his tenure than had been secured in the previous 115 years of the college’s history combined.
Appointed at age 36, Benson was the youngest college president in the history of the Utah System of Higher Education.
Benson has also held faculty appointments at the University of Utah, the University of Notre Dame, and Johns Hopkins University, and has taught at each institution where he served as president, including Coastal Carolina where he was a professor of history.
His scholarly work has focused on the development of the research university and its impact on society. Benson’s book, “Daniel Coit Gilman and the Birth of the American Research University,” was released by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2022. He was a visiting professor in the Department of the History of
Science and Technology at Johns Hopkins in 2020. Benson’s biography of Gilman was named to the list of Best Higher Education Books of 2023 by Forbes magazine.
Benson is also the author of “Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel,” and, with co-author Hal Boyd, published “College for the Commonwealth: A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy” with the University Press of Kentucky. Nationally, Benson serves on the Council of Presidents of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. He also is the past board chair of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society and is the former chair of the NCAA Honors Committee.
Benson is sought after for public speeches and appearances. He was a featured contributor to the Huffington Post for 5 years; has written articles for The Jerusalem Post, Lexington HeraldLeader, Louisville Courier Journal, The Kansas City Star, Deseret News, and The Salt Lake Tribune, among others; and appeared on ESPN’s The Paul Finebaum Show.
Born in Utah and raised in Texas and Indiana, Benson has worked and studied abroad for nearly 7 years in Italy, England, and Israel. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science and double minors in English and history from Brigham Young University in 1990. He completed his doctorate in modern history from the University of Oxford (St. Antony’s College) in 1995, where he was a Rotary Foundation
Scholar and recipient of the Oxford Graduate Overseas Fellowship.
He also earned a master’s degree cum laude in nonprofit administration in 2011 from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business, where he was the recipient of the prestigious Father Theodore Hesburgh Founder’s Award. Benson graduated with a Master of Liberal Arts from Johns Hopkins University in August 2021 and was elected to the Honor Society of the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs.
An accomplished athlete, President Benson played basketball at BYU and Oxford, and his best marathon time – 2 hours and 41 minutes – won his age division in the St. George (Utah) Marathon. He also finished among the top 25% of all runners in the 1984 Boston Marathon, one of only 19 teenagers from around the world to compete in the race.
An avid traveler, he has visited all 50 states and five of the seven continents.
He and his wife, Debi, are the parents of three children – Truman, Tatum, and Talmage. He also has two older children from a previous marriage. Emma is a TV reporter for KSL in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Samuel writes for Politico in Washington, D.C. Sam’s wife, Keylla, is in her first year at Georgetown Law School.
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WREN BAKER
Wren Baker has changed the face of West Virginia University Athletics. He has reenergized the department and set it up for long-term success in the everchanging world of college athletics. Whether it’s coaching searches, facility master plans, revenue sharing or a modern, business-like approach to Name, Image and Likeness, Baker has faced every challenge head on and has never looked back. He has brought new thinking and confidence to WVU Athletics, and his reputation across the country is second-to-none.
Baker is a high-energy leader, and Mountaineer success has been contagious in competition and in the classroom. Conference championships, NCAA appearances and a national championship have been followed by strong academic achievement for Mountaineer student-athletes, eclipsing previous department GPA highs. Under Baker, WVU has also turned in record fundraising numbers as his forward thinking and strategic planning are geared to bringing future success and revenue stability to the state’s LandGrant Institution.
Baker was an instant hit with WVU fans. In his first year in Morgantown, he traveled the state to learn its culture, geography, and history. He has met and listened to Mountaineer fans from all over the world and immersed himself on what it means to be a proud West Virginian. The results of his approach and work ethic speak volumes as the West Virginia Mountaineers continue to be a national brand.
Despite accomplishing so much in a short period of time, Baker’s plate is still full. Continued revenue generation, launching an NIL full-service business agency for student-athlete advancement and premium seating options in his two major sports venues are still on his radar for the coming year. His endless energy never stops moving WVU forward.
Then 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 studentathletes.
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 200611, 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 from 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
Basketball Operations Assistant 2005-06 Valliant Public Schools Director of Athletics/Principal 2006-10 Rogers State University Director of Athletics
2010-13 Northwest Missouri State Director of Athletics 2013-15 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
WVU INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
STEVE SABINS Head Baseball Coach
SEAN COVICH Head Golf Coach
ROSS HODGE Head Men’s Basketball Coach
TIM FLYNN Head Wrestling Coach
JEN GREENY Head Volleyball Coach JON HAMMOND Hayhurst Family Head Rifle Coach
SEAN CLEARY Head Cross Country/ Track and Field Coach
ROB ALSOP Senior Deputy Athletics Director
MARK KELLOGG Hayhurst Family Head Women’s Basketball Coach
JIMMY KING Head Rowing Coach
MIHA LISAC Head Tennis Coach
DAN STRATFORD Head Men’s Soccer Coach
BRENT MACDONALD Head Swimming and Diving Coach
RICH RODRIGUEZ Head Football Coach
MOUNTAINEER SPORTS NETWORK
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 provides the color commentary.
The broadcast features one-on-one, exclusive interviews with coach Ross Hodge, player and assistant coach features and in-depth scouting reports of the Mountaineers’ 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 Ross Hodge 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 Ross Hodge 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 Ross Hodge 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 Hope Coliseum than with the Mountaineer Sports Network.
BRAD HOWE
TONY CARIDI
MEDIA INFORMATION
Following are some guidelines for covering Mountaineers during the 2025-26 season.
Credentials: Media should apply online for their credentials at www.sportssystems.com/westvirginia at least two weeks prior to the game.
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 2025-26 and possibly the entire 2026-27 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, X, 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: Hope Coliseum is the site of Mountaineer basketball home games. There is no smoking permitted in the Hope 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 Ross Hodge 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
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Athletics Communications Office
West Virginia University 3450 Monongahela Blvd. 217 Coliseum Morgantown, WV 26507
From Interstate 79: Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard. The Hope 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 Hope 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
Sat. Feb. 21 at TCU * Fort Worth, Texas Peacock 5:00 p.m.
Tue. Feb. 24 at Oklahoma State * Stillwater, Okla. CBSSN 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 BYU * Morgantown FOX 5:30 p.m.
Tue. Mar 3 at Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. ESPN+ 8:00 p.m. Fri. Mar. 6 UCF * Morgantown CBSSN 8:00 p.m.
Tue.-Sat. Mar. 10-14 at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Kansas City, Mo. ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN+ ALL DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOR TELEVISION; ALL TIMES EASTERN ^ Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic, Charleston, S.C. + Holiday Hoopfest, Charleston, W.Va. # Cleveland Hoops Showdown, Cleveland, Ohio *Big 12 Conference game
