| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 9–23 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Head Coach: | Josh Eilert (interim) |
| Stadium: | WVU Coliseum |
The 2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by interim head coach Josh Eilert, and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference. Following the dismissal of longtime head coach Bob Huggins in the offseason, the Mountaineers finished the season with a 9–23 record (4–14 in Big 12 play), their worst record since the 2001–02 season.
The Mountaineers finished the 2022–23 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.
On June 16, 2023, head coach Bob Huggins was arrested in Pittsburgh and charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol.[1] Police officers reported that they found him in an SUV that was blocking traffic, with the driver's door ajar and with a "flat and shredded tire". Bags of empty beer containers were found in the vehicle. A breath test determined his blood alcohol content to be 0.21%, more than two times the legal limit of 0.08%. Officers asked Huggins what city he was in, and did not get a clear response, with Huggins making mention of Columbus, Ohio a few times.[2] The next day, Huggins released a statement announcing his resignation from West Virginia. In the statement, he also announced his retirement.[3]
On June 24, 2023, assistant coach Josh Eilert was promoted to interim head coach after Huggins resigned.[4] [5] [6]
| Kedrian Johnson | 0 | G | 6'3" | 185 | GS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Emmitt Matthews Jr. | 1 | F | 6'7" | 215 | GS Senior | Graduated | |||
| 3 | C | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Kentucky | ||||
| Jamel King | 4 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Sophomore | Transferred to Kennesaw State | |||
| Joe Toussaint | 5 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Texas Tech | |||
| Erik Stevenson | 10 | G | 6'4" | 205 | GS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Mohamed Wague | 11 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | Transferred to Alabama | |||
| Josiah Davis | 12 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Transferred to Tennessee Tech | |||
| Jimmy Bell Jr. | 15 | F | 6'10" | 295 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Mississippi State | |||
| James Oknokwo | 32 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Transferred to North Carolina |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Farrakhan | 1 | G | 6'2" | 162 | Junior | Eastern Michigan | ||
| 3 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Arizona | |||
| Jeremiah Bembry | 5 | F | 6'6" | 185 | RS Freshman | Florida State | ||
| 7 | C | 6'11" | 230 | GS Senior | Syracuse | |||
| Quinn Slazinski | 11 | F | 6'9" | 215 | GS Senior | Iona | ||
| Akok Akok | 13 | F | 6'9" | 205 | GS Senior | Georgetown | ||
| RaeQuan Battle | 21 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Montana State |
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