2022–23 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team explained

Year:2022–23
Team:West Virginia Mountaineers
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:19–15
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:16th
Assoc Coach:Vacant
Larry Harrison (until January 12, 2023)
Stadium:WVU Coliseum
Tourney Result:First Round

The 2022–23 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by Bob Huggins, in his 16th and final season as WVU's head coach, and they played their home games at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 7–11 in Big 12 Play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region, where they were defeated by Maryland in the First Round.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2021–22 season 16–17, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They defeated Kansas State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing to Kansas in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

!Namewshue!Pos.!Number!Height!Weight!Previous School!Hometown!Reason for Leaving
Pauly Paulicap 1 F 6'8" 235 GS Senior Graduated
3 F 6'7" 240 GS Senior Graduated
Dimon Carrigan 5 F 6'9" 230 GS Senior Graduated
Malik Curry 10 G 6'1" 190 GS Senior Graduated
11 F 6'7" 225 RS Sophomore Transferred to Baylor
12 G 6'4" 190 GS Senior Graduated
Isaiah Cottrell 13 F 6'10" 245 RS Freshman Transferred to UNLV
Sean McNeil 22 G 6'3" 205 Senior Graduate transferred to Ohio State
Seny N'diaye 23 F 6'10" 245 Sophomore Transferred to USC Upstate
Taj Thweatt 24 F 6'7" 210 Sophomore Transferred to Temple
Spencer Macke 30 G 5'11" 175 Junior Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Emmitt Matthews Jr. 1 F 6'7" 215 GS Senior Washington
3 F 6'9" 220 Senior Texas
Joe Toussaint 5 G 6'0" 190 Senior Iowa
Erik Stevenson 10 G 6'4" 209 GS Senior South Carolina
Mohamed Wague 11 C 6'9" 225 Sophomore Harcum College
Jimmy Bell 15 F 6'10" 270 Senior Moberly Area CC
Patrick Suemnick 24 F 6'8"230 Sophomore Triton College
Jose Perez 55 G 6'5" 220 Senior Manhattan

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule. September 4, 2022. wvusports.com.