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
Maciej Bender #30 PF	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
Sagaba Konate #19 C	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
Chase Harler SG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "West Virginia 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016. "2016 West Virginia Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Myers, TeyvonTeyvon Myers	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Williston State College	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	2	Carter, JevonJevon Carter	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Proviso East HS	Maywood, IL
1.5 !G	3	Bolden, JamesJames Bolden	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Holmes HS	Covington, KY
1.5 !G	4	Miles, Jr., DaxterDaxter Miles, Jr.	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Notre Dame Prep	Baltimore, MD
3.5 !F	11	Adrian, NathanNathan Adrian	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Morgantown	Morgantown, WV
1.5 !G	12	Phillip, TarikTarik Phillip	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Independence CC	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	13	Long, JamesJames Long	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wofford	Charleston, WV
1.5 !G	14	Harler, ChaseChase Harler	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wheeling Central	Moundsville, WV
3.5 !F	15	West, LamontLamont West	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Miller Grove	Cincinnati, OH
3.5 !F	20	Watkins, BrandonBrandon Watkins	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Grady	Decatur, GA
3.5 !F	21	Routt, LoganLogan Routt	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Cameron	Cameron, WV
3.5 !F	23	Ahmad, EsaEsa Ahmad	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Shaker Heights	Shaker Heights, OH
3.5 !F	25	Bender, MaciejMaciej Bender	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mountain Mission School	Warsaw, Poland
3.5 !F	45	Macon, ElijahElijah Macon	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Brewster Academy	Columbus, OH
3.5 !F	50	Konate, SagabaSagaba Konate	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kennedy Catholic	Bamako, Mali

Head coach

Bob Huggins (West Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

References

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

Venues	WVU Fieldhouse (1929–1970) WVU Coliseum (1970–present)

Rivalries	Marshall

Culture & lore	History The Mountaineer

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References