2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 19
AP No. 25
2016–17 record 5–1 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach Bob Huggins (10th year)
Assistant coach Larry Harrison
Assistant coach Ron Everhart
Assistant coach Erik Martin
Home arena WVU Coliseum
2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Baylor 0 0       8 0   1.000
TCU 0 0       8 0   1.000
#3 Kansas 0 0       7 1   .875
Kansas State 0 0       7 1   .875
Texas Tech 0 0       7 1   .875
#15 West Virginia 0 0       6 1   .857
Oklahoma State 0 0       6 2   .750
#25 Iowa State 0 0       5 2   .714
Oklahoma 0 0       5 2   .714
Texas 0 0       4 3   .571
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by tenth year head coach Bob Huggins and play their home games at WVU Coliseum. They are members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place in the league. They defeated TCU and Oklahoma to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a #3 seed, they were upset in the first round by #14 seed Stephen F. Austin.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jonathan Holton 1 F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Miami, FL Graduated
Jaysean Paige 5 G 6'2" 210 Senior Jamestown, NY Graduated
Richard Romero III 30 G 6'3" 185 Senior Sulphur Springs, WV Graduated
Devin Williams 41 F 6'9" 255 Junior Cincinnati, OH Declare for 2016 NBA draft

Recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maciej Bender
#30 PF
Grundy, VA Mountain Mission School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 4, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Sagaba Konate
#19 C
Hermitage, PA Kennedy Catholic High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 1, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Chase Harler
SG
Wheeling, WV Central Catholic High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 3, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: 23  ESPN: 20
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Myers, TeyvonTeyvon Myers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Williston State College Brooklyn, NY
G 2 Carter, JevonJevon Carter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Proviso East HS Maywood, IL
G 3 Bolden, JamesJames Bolden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Holmes HS Covington, KY
G 4 Miles, Jr., DaxterDaxter Miles, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Notre Dame Prep Baltimore, MD
F 11 Adrian, NathanNathan Adrian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Morgantown Morgantown, WV
G 12 Phillip, TarikTarik Phillip 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Independence CC Brooklyn, NY
G 13 Long, JamesJames Long 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wofford Charleston, WV
G 14 Harler, ChaseChase Harler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Wheeling Central Moundsville, WV
F 15 West, LamontLamont West 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Miller Grove Cincinnati, OH
F 20 Watkins, BrandonBrandon Watkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Grady Decatur, GA
F 21 Routt, LoganLogan Routt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Fr Cameron Cameron, WV
F 23 Ahmad, EsaEsa Ahmad 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Shaker Heights Shaker Heights, OH
F 25 Bender, MaciejMaciej Bender 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Mountain Mission School Warsaw, Poland
F 45 Macon, ElijahElijah Macon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Brewster Academy Columbus, OH
F 50 Konate, SagabaSagaba Konate 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Kennedy Catholic Bamako, Mali
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 18 July 2016

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

10/29/2016*
6:00 PM
No. 20 WVU Tech W 131–56 
Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center (6,630)
Beckley, WV
Regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM, RTPT
No. 20 Mount St. Mary's W 87–59  1–0
WVU Coliseum (10,510)
Morgantown, WV

11/14/2016*
7:00 PM, RTPT
No. 19 Mississippi Valley State W 107–66  2–0
WVU Coliseum (7,807)
Morgantown, WV

11/20/2016*
1:00 PM, RTPT
No. 19 New Hampshire
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 100–41  3–0
WVU Coliseum (8,842)
Morgantown, WV

11/24/2016*
2:30 PM, ESPNU
No. 19 vs. Illinois
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
W 89–57  4–0
Barclays Center (2,451)
Brooklyn, NY

11/25/2016*
3:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 19 vs. Temple
NIT Season Tip-Off finals
L 77–81  4–1
Barclays Center (3,713)
Brooklyn, NY

11/28/2016*
7:00 PM, RTPT
No. 25 Manhattan
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 108–61  5–1
WVU Coliseum (8,190)
Morgantown, WV

12/03/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 25 at No. 6 Virginia   
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA

12/07/2016*
7:00 PM, RTPT
vs. Western Carolina   
Charleston Civic Center 
Charleston, WV

12/10/2016*
2:00 PM, RTPT
VMI   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

12/17/2016*
2:00 PM, RTPT
UMKC   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

12/20/2016*
7:00 PM, WOWK
Radford   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

12/23/2016*
4:00 PM, RTPT
Northern Kentucky   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

12/30/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN2
at Oklahoma State   
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK

01/03/2017
9:15 PM, ESPNews
at Texas Tech   
United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX

01/07/2017
1:00 PM, ESPNU
TCU   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

01/10/2017
7:00 PM, ESPNU
Baylor   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

01/14/2017
4:00 PM, ESPNU
at Texas   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

01/18/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Oklahoma   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

01/21/2017
4:00 PM, ESPNU
at Kansas State   
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS

01/24/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Kansas   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

01/28/2017*
12:00 PM, ESPN
Texas A&M
Big 12/SEC Challenge
  
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

01/31/2017
9:00 PM, ESPN2
at Iowa State   
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA

02/04/2017
5:00 PM, ESPNU
Oklahoma State   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

02/08/2017
9:00 PM, ESPN2
at Oklahoma   
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK

02/11/2017
12:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
Kansas State   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

02/13/2017
9:00 PM, ESPN
at Kansas   
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS

02/18/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
Texas Tech   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

02/20/2017
9:00 PM, ESPN
Texas   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

02/25/2017
12:00 PM/2:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
at TCU   
Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX

03/01/2017
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Baylor   
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX

03/03/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Iowa State   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Tournament

03/08–11/2017
vs.    
Sprint Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP 20 19 19 25 *NA
Coaches 18 19 17 19

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also

References

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