| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 5–2 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Tom Ostrom |
| Asst Coach3: | Kory Barnett |
| Asst Coach4: | Nick Norton |
| Asst Coach5: | Cavel Witter |
| Stadium: | WVU Coliseum |
The 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents 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.
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
Big 12 Preseason Poll
| Big 12 Coaches | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Player | School | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Love | Arizona | |||
| LJ Cryer | Houston | |||
| J’Wan Roberts | ||||
| Tamin Lipsey | Iowa State | |||
| Hunter Dickinson† | Kansas | |||
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: | ||||
| Player | School | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norchad Omier | Baylor | |||
| Jeremy Roach | ||||
| Keshon Gilbert | Iowa State | |||
| Dajuan Harris Jr | Kansas | |||
| Coleman Hawkins | Kansas State | |||
| † denotes unanimous selection Reference: | ||||
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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.