2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team explained

Year:2024–25
Team:West Virginia Mountaineers
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:0–0
Conf Record:0–0
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Tom Ostrom
Asst Coach3:Kory Barnett
Stadium:WVU Coliseum

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
Noah Farrakhan 1 G 6'2" 165 Junior Transferred to Hampton
Kobe Johnson 2 G 6'3" 210 Junior Transferred to Saint Louis
3 G 6'3" 190 Senior Transferred to Kentucky
Jeremiah Bembry 5 F 6'5" 185 Freshman Transferred
7 C 6'11" 230 GS Senior Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves
Quinn Slazinski 11 F 6'9" 215 GS Senior Graduated
Akok Akok 13 F 6'10" 225 GS Senior Graduated
Seth Wilson 14 G 6'2" 215 Junior Transferred to Akron
RaeQuan Battle 21 G 6'5" 190 Senior Graduated
Josiah Harris 22 F 6'7" 200 Sophomore Transferred to Akron
Patrick Suemnick 24 F 6'8" 230 Junior Transferred to Oklahoma State

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Eduardo Andre 0 C 6'11" 248 GS Senior Fresno State
Joseph Yesufu 1 G 6'0" 185 GS Senior Washington State
Toby Okani 5 G 6'8" 210 GS Senior UIC
Javon Small 7 G 6'3" 195 Senior Oklahoma State
Jake Auer 8 G 6'0" 178 GS Senior Rockhurst
Sencire Harris 10 G 6'4" 160 Sophomore Illinois
12 G/F 6'7" 210 Senior Drake
Amani Hansberry 13 F/C 6'8" 225 Sophomore Illinois
Jayden Stone 14 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Detroit Mercy

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 tournamentSource[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-24 West Virginia Mountaineers Men's Schedule and Results . Sports Reference . 29 July 2024.
  2. Web site: 2023-24 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule . CBS Sports . 29 July 2024.
  3. Web site: 2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule. August 6, 2024. wvusports.com.