2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Maciej Bender #30 PF |
Grundy, VA | Mountain Mission School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Oct 4, 2015 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Chase Harler SG |
Wheeling, WV | Central Catholic High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 3, 2014 | |
Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: 23 ESPN: 20 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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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 |
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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
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 |
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AP | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | *NA | |||||||||||||||
Coaches | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings