West Virginia Mountaineers
Big 12 (19-14, 7-11)
Big Wins: 1/28 Auburn (80-77), 3/4 Kansas State (89-81)
Bad Losses: 1/2 at Oklahoma State (60-67), 2/18 Texas Tech (72-78)
Coach: Bob Huggins
Probable Starters:
Jimmy Bell Jr., Senior, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Tre Mitchell, Senior, Forward, 11.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Emmitt Matthews Jr., Senior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Erik Stevenson, Senior, Guard, 15.5 ppg, 2.5 apg
Kedrian Johnson, Senior, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 3.2 apg, 1.8 spg
Key Role Players:
James Okonkwo, Sophomore, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Seth Wilson, Sophomore, Guard, 4.2 ppg
Joe Toussaint, Senior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 2.7 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.7 (59th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.1 (205, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (118, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.7 (245, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.3 (188, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (121, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (85, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (98, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.2 (167, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.1 (238, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Syracuse |
2019 | CBI | First Round win over Grand Canyon |
2019 | CBI | Quarterfinal loss to Coastal Carolina |
2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Murray State |
2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Marshall |
2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Villanova |
2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Bucknell |
2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Notre Dame |
2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Gonzaga |
2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Stephen F. Austin |
2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Buffalo |
2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Maryland |
2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky |
2014 | NIT | First Round loss to Georgetown |
2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga |
2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Clemson |
2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kentucky |
2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Morgan State |
2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Missouri |
2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Washington |
2010 | NCAA | Regional final win over Kentucky |
2010 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Duke |
2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Dayton |
2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Arizona |
2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Duke |
2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Xavier |
2007 | NIT | First Round win over Delaware State |
2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Massachusetts |
2007 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over North Carolina State |
2007 | NIT | Semifinal win over Mississippi State |
2007 | NIT | Final win over Clemson |
*all team stats through 3/5