2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 |
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 September 20, 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
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
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
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
2024 recruiting class
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 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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* TBA | Charleston | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* TBA | Robert Morris | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
November 8, 2024* TBA | UMass | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* TBA | at Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
November 20, 2024* TBA | Iona | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* 2:30 pm EST | vs. Gonzaga Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals | Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 28, 2024* TBA | vs. Indiana/Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis | Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* TBA | vs. Arizona/Davidson/Oklahoma/Providence Battle 4 Atlantis | Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas | |||||||||
December 6, 2024* TBA | Georgetown Big East–Big 12 Battle | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
December 10, 2024* TBA | North Carolina Central | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* TBA | Bethune–Cookman | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
December 22, 2024* TBA | Mercyhurst | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
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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. |
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