2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Appearance
2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Chester Frazier |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | WVU Coliseum |
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No. 10 Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of October 29, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by first year head coach Darian DeVries, and play their home games at the WVU Coliseum located in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Mountaineers finished the 2023–24 season 9–23, 4–14 in Big 12 Play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Cincinnati.[1][2]
Departures
[edit]Name | Pos. | Number | Height | Weight | Previous School | Hometown | Reason for Leaving |
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Noah Farrakhan | 1 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Junior | Hillside, NJ | Transferred to Hampton |
Kobe Johnson | 2 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Junior | Canton, OH | Transferred to Saint Louis |
Kerr Kriisa | 3 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Tartu, Estonia | Transferred to Kentucky |
Jeremiah Bembry | 5 | F | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred |
Jesse Edwards | 7 | C | 6'11" | 230 | GS Senior | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves |
Quinn Slazinski | 11 | F | 6'9" | 215 | GS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Akok Akok | 13 | F | 6'10" | 225 | GS Senior | Manchester, MH | Graduated |
Seth Wilson | 14 | G | 6'2" | 215 | Junior | Lorain, OH | Transferred to Akron |
RaeQuan Battle | 21 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Tulalip, WA | Graduated |
Josiah Harris | 22 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Sophomore | Canton, OH | Transferred to Akron |
Patrick Suemnick | 24 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Green Bay, WI | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Eduardo Andre | 0 | C | 6'11" | 248 | GS Senior | London, England | Fresno State |
Joseph Yesufu | 1 | G | 6'0" | 185 | GS Senior | Bolingbrook, IL | Washington State |
Toby Okani | 5 | G | 6'8" | 210 | GS Senior | Orange, NJ | UIC |
Javon Small | 7 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | South Bend, IN | Oklahoma State |
Jake Auer | 8 | G | 6'0" | 178 | GS Senior | Clive, IA | Rockhurst |
Sencire Harris | 10 | G | 6'4" | 160 | Sophomore | North Canton, OH | Illinois |
Tucker DeVries | 12 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Waukee, IA | Drake |
Amani Hansberry | 13 | F/C | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Silver Spring, MD | Illinois |
Jayden Stone | 14 | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS Senior | Perth, Australia | Detroit Mercy |
Recruiting classes
[edit]2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jonathan Powell #21 SF |
Centerville, OH | Centerville High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 6, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Emerson Tenner #57 PG |
Cordova, TN | Cordova High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | Apr 4, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Preseason
[edit]Big 12 Preseason Poll
Big 12 Coaches | Points | ||
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1. | Kansas | 215 (9) | |
2. | Houston | 211 (5) | |
3. | Iowa State | 194 (1) | |
4. | Baylor | 185 | |
5. | Arizona | 179 (1) | |
6. | Cincinnati | 140 | |
7. | Texas Tech | 135 | |
8. | Kansas State | 133 | |
9. | BYU | 116 | |
10. | TCU | 90 | |
11. | UCF | 83 | |
12. | Arizona State | 64 | |
13. | West Virginia | 62 | |
14. | Oklahoma State | 46 | |
15. | Colorado | 37 | |
16. | Utah | 30 | |
Reference:[3] (#) first-place votes |
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team
- First Team
Player | School | ||
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Caleb Love | Arizona | ||
LJ Cryer | Houston | ||
J’Wan Roberts | |||
Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State | ||
Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas | ||
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:[3] |
- Second Team
Player | School | ||
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Norchad Omier | Baylor | ||
Jeremy Roach | |||
Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State | ||
Dajuan Harris Jr | Kansas | ||
Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State | ||
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:[3] |
- Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
- Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
- Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Charleston | W 94-61 | - |
18 – Tucker DeVries | 8 – Eduardo Andre | 4 – Tucker DeVries | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Robert Morris | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
at Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl |
Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Iona | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. Gonzaga Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals |
Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 28, 2024* 12:00/2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. Indiana/Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m./3:00/5:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. Arizona/Davidson/Oklahoma/Providence Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas | |||||||||
December 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Georgetown Big East–Big 12 Battle |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Carolina Central | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bethune–Cookman | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mercyhurst | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2024 ESPN+ |
at Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Oklahoma State | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Arizona | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
January 12, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Colorado | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Houston | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Iowa State | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Arizona State | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati rivalry |
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at TCU | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
BYU | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
at Baylor | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Cincinnati rivalry |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
TCU | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
at BYU | Marriott Center Provo, UT | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UCF | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
March 11–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[4]
See Also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 West Virginia Mountaineers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule". CBS Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". wvusports.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.