West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
West Virginia Mountaineers | ||||
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University | West Virginia University | |||
All-time record | 1,792–1,110 (.618) | |||
Head coach | Darian DeVries (1st season) | |||
Conference | Big 12 Conference | |||
Location | Morgantown, West Virginia | |||
Arena | WVU Coliseum (Capacity: 14,000) | |||
Nickname | Mountaineers | |||
Student section | Mountaineer Maniacs | |||
Colors | Gold and blue[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
1959 | ||||
NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
1959, 2010 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1959, 2005, 2010 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1959, 1960, 1963, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018 | ||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
1982, 1984, 1989, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
SoCon: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967 A10: 1983, 1984 Big East: 2010 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
EIC: 1935 SoCon: 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967 A10: 1982, 1985, 1989 |
The West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents
Their head coach is Darian DeVries. WVU plays their home games at the WVU Coliseum, their home venue since 1970.
History
West Virginia men's basketball has competed in three basketball championship final matches: the
The most points scored in a game was 132 points against Alaska-Fairbanks in 1994, while the largest margin of victory was against Salem College, with the Mountaineers winning 113–32 in 1945. The largest margin of defeat in Mountaineer basketball history came in 1978 against Louisville, when the Cardinals beat the Mountaineers 106–60.[2]
1955–1965 era
Rod Hundley
The modern era of West Virginia basketball history began in 1955, with the emergence of sophomore guard
The following season, 1956, the Mountaineers posted a 21–9 record in Hundley's junior season, which was his best statistically. The team began the season with a #14 ranking, however lost consecutively to #13
In Hundley's senior season, 1957, the team opened with eight straight victories, including an 83–82 upset over the
Jerry West
After
The following season, West's junior season at West Virginia, the squad posted a 29–5 record with another undefeated conference record, 11–0. The squad's highest ranking of the season was at a #4 ranking after a Penn State victory in the third game of the season. However, they lost shortly afterwards to
In the 1960 season following their NCAA tournament championship loss, West led the Mountaineers to a 26–5 record as a senior. The team posted eight straight wins before being ranked, including victories over Tennessee, Richmond, and Kentucky to win the Kentucky Invitational Tournament. Upon being ranked #2 in the nation, the Mountaineers won over the
Rod Thorn
After the departure of Jerry West to the NBA draft, sophomore guard Rod Thorn stepped in to fill his place for new head coach George King, much like West did when star guard Hot Rod Hundley graduated for former head coach Fred Schaus in 1958. Thorn helped the Mountaineers to a 23–4 record, 11–1 in conference. Their highest ranking of the season came in the Southern Conference tournament, where they finished it out with a #8 ranking as they lost the Championship for the first time in four years. The Mountaineers season resume included wins over Wake Forest, #19 Memphis State to win the Sugar Bowl, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, NC State, and four more victories to end the season over Penn State, Pitt, Penn State again, and George Washington, respectively. The Mountaineers lost in the second round of the Southern Conference tournament to William & Mary, 76–88, which kept them out of the NCAA tournament.
The following season, Rod Thorn guided the Mountaineers to a 24–6 record, 11–1 in conference. The Mountaineers won the first six games of the season, but lost the seventh game of the season against #7 Duke, 65–69. They lost the following two games as they earned a #7 ranking, but finished out the three-game
In Thorn's final season as a Mountaineer, effectively ending the era of WVU basketball, the team posted a 23–8 record with an 11–2 conference record. The team began the season ranked #5, but would end the season with unranked with a loss in the
2001–2005 senior class
Other than the late 1950s teams of
2007 NIT Championship
The team that followed the 2001–2005 senior class was projected to be weak and undeveloped due to lack of experience.
The team, projected to have a bad year with a tough Big East schedule, started out their season 5–0 with an easy early schedule. After a loss to Arkansas, they posted an 8–0 record to make their season record 13–1 before suffering two losses to Notre Dame and Marquette to make their record 13–3. After a win against USF and an overtime loss at Cincinnati, the Mountaineers won four games to make their record 18–4. They were beaten by 13 at home to nationally ranked Pittsburgh, followed by one of the biggest upsets in school history. The upset of #2 UCLA 70–65 made the Mountaineers 19–5, although they lost to Georgetown the next week to make their record 19–6. After a win against Seton Hall, they lost back-to-back against Providence and Pittsburgh both on the road. They then finished out the regular season with a home blowout of Cincinnati to make their record 21–8.
The Mountaineers then beat Providence in the first round of the Big East tournament. In the second round, the Mountaineers held with the Louisville Cardinals for two-overtimes, but lost 82–71. The Mountaineers failed to be selected for the NCAA tournament, to the surprise of many West Virginia fans, but they managed to accept a #1 seed in the NIT. The Mountaineers then posted an easy win against Delaware State. The second round the Mountaineers won a shootout 90–77 against UMass, then a nail biting win against North Carolina State at home to win the east region, making the first NIT semifinal appearance since 1981. The semifinal contest against Mississippi State was one of the great wins in Mountaineer history, in which Darris Nichols hit the game-winning three-point shot to win the game 63–62 for the Mountaineers. Two days later in the National Invitation Tournament, the Mountaineers, led by Frank Young's 24 points and Da'Sean Butler's 20 points off the bench, beat Clemson 78–72 to win the university's second NIT crown after their 1942 victory.
Bob Huggins era
2007–2008
A few days after WVU won the 2007 National Invitation Tournament, coach John Beilein announced he would be leaving the school to accept a head coaching job with Michigan. His official departure on April 4, 2007, was followed a day later by the announcement that Morgantown native Bob Huggins was resigning his post at Kansas State to take the vacant head coaching job at WVU. Huggins was followed by assistant coach Billy Hahn.
The Mountaineers earned an 88–65 win over
With their record at 16–7, the Mountaineers followed up with an 81–63 victory over Rutgers, then an 89–68 victory over Seton Hall. The Mountaineers were then upset by Villanova, 56–78, but bounced back with an 80–53 victory over Providence. The Mountaineers earned their 20th win of the season in an 85–73 victory over DePaul. With their record at 20–8, the Mountaineers extended its 20-win season streak to four seasons, the best ever since a seven-season streak from 1981 to 1987. Bob Huggins' 20-win season moved his record to at least 20 wins in 22 of his 26 seasons coaching. His twenty 20-win seasons in his collegiate career at the Division 1 level is tied for 12th place all-time. "I'm old," Huggins said of the accomplishment.[4]
After the DePaul victory, the Mountaineers lost a critical game to #16 Connecticut, 79–71. However,
The Mountaineers finished the year with an 83–74 overtime victory over St. John's, then opened the Big East tournament with a 58–53 victory over Providence. In the second round of the tourney, the Mountaineers upset the #15-ranked
The run to the Big East semifinals paved the way for the team to reach the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in coach Huggins' first season. The Mountaineers received a #7 seed in the west region, set to play the #10 seed Arizona Wildcats, on March 20. The Mountaineers were victorious over Arizona in their first game of the NCAA tournament with a final score of 75–65. This advanced the Mountaineers into the second round of the tournament to play the Duke Blue Devils for the third time in school history. The team then beat #2 seed Duke, 73–67. They lost the Sweet Sixteen match to #3 seed Xavier in overtime, 79–75. West Virginia finished the season ranked #17.
2008–2009
West Virginia began the 2008 season projected to finish 9th in the Big East under Huggins. However, they began the season 4–0, led by senior Alex Ruoff, junior Da'Sean Butler, and a freshman class highlighted by Devin Ebanks, Kevin Jones and Darryl Bryant. They lost the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament Championship Game to Kentucky 54–43, but then bounced back with two wins to move to 6–1. However, they lost a last-second game to #22 Davidson and Stephen Curry in Madison Square Garden, 68–65.
Following the loss, WVU posted five straight victories; ending at the beginning of 2009. This streak included a 76–48 win over #13 Ohio State in Columbus, snapping the Buckeyes' nation-long 14-game win streak and handing OSU their biggest home loss since 1998.[5] However, the streak ended in a 61–55 loss to #5 Connecticut which was followed by a 75–53 loss to #15 Marquette. The Mountaineers bounced back with a three-game win streak that included a 75–58 victory over #14 Georgetown in Washington, D.C. However, the streak ended in the 79–67 loss to #4 Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl. WVU defeated St. John's, but then lost to #7 Louisville and #20 Syracuse back-to-back. The Mountaineers ended the losing streak with an 86–59 win over Providence, but then lost to #4 Pittsburgh for the second time.
West Virginia followed the loss to Pittsburgh with a 93–72 victory over #13
West Virginia earned a first round bye in the Big East tournament, and opened the second round of play with a 74–62 victory over Notre Dame. In the quarterfinals round, West Virginia defeated rival #2 Pittsburgh 74–60 in a shocking upset.[7] The Mountaineers next played the #20 Syracuse Orange in the semi-finals, losing 74–69 in overtime. WVU's second consecutive trip to the Big East semi-finals paved the way for a #6 seed in the NCAA tournament, where they would play the #11 seed Dayton Flyers.[8] However, the Mountaineers would be upset by Dayton to the score of 68–60, ending the season.
2009–2010
The 2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers team captured the first Big East tournament championship in school history and won the east region to advance to the second Final Four in school history, where they lost in the national semi-finals (Final Four) to eventual national champion Duke, 78–57 after Da'Sean Butler tore his ACL with 8:59 left in the 2nd half. The team finished #3 in the final Coaches Poll with a record of 31–7, setting the record for most wins in school history. Da'Sean Butler scored nine game-winning baskets over the course of the season, including one in each game of the
2010–2011
The West Virginia Mountaineers finished the regular season with a record of 20–11 overall and 11–7 in the Big East, good for sixth place in the conference. They earned a 5th seed in east region of the 2011 NCAA tournament, one of the record eleven Big East Conference teams selected. They defeated the Clemson Tigers in the second round, 84–76, to advance to the Round of 32. In a rematch of last season's Elite Eight match-up, the Mountaineers played the Kentucky Wildcats. Despite holding a 41–33 halftime lead, the Mountaineers lost, 71–63. WVU finished their season with a record of 21–12.
Notable games
- March 2, 1949, against Geneva in Morgantown, West Virginia, with a 75–38 win when Fred Schaus scored 1000th career point.
- February 26, 1951, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a 72–74 loss when the final basketball game played in Pitt Pavilion was held.
- February 9, 1957, at Rod Hundleyscored 2000th career point.
- March 22, 1959 California defeats West Virginia 71 to 70 for NCAA national title. Jerry West nearly wins the game with a last second shot from half court.
- February 11, 1960, at St. John's in New York City with a 73–79 loss when Jerry West scored 2000th career point.
- February 7, 1966, West Virginia defeats #2 Duke 94–90 in coach Bucky Waters' most memorable win.
- January 14, 1970, at Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a 67–66 overtime win when a Pittsburgh fan threw a large dead fish onto the court after a technical foul against Pittsburgh.
- March 3, 1970, against Pittsburgh in Morgantown, West Virginia, with an 87–92 loss in the final game in Mountaineer Fieldhouse.
- February 19, 1977, West Virginia's 81–68 upset of the #17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who were led by Digger Phelps.
- March 2, 1978, West Virginia upset the #1-seed Rutgers 81–74 in Pittsburgh, with help from sophomore Lowes Moore.
- February 24, 1982, marked West Virginia's 82–77 win over Pittsburgh in front of a school-record 16,704 fans.
- February 27, 1983, West Virginia defeated #1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball at home, 87–78, in what is considered the greatest win in Mountaineer basketball history.[by whom?]
- March 9, 1984, West Virginia tallied a 67–65 win over #15 Atlantic 10tournament.
- December 12, 1988, West Virginia defeats the Pittsburgh Panthers in double-overtime, 84–81.
- December 9, 1989, 97–93 in favor of West Virginia against the Pittsburgh Panthers in an overtime classic.
- February 11, 1998, West Virginia's 80–62 win over #6 UConn.
- March 15, 1998, #10 Seeded West Virginia defeats #2 seeded Cincinnati by a bank 3-pointer by Jarrod West with 0.8 seconds to play. Cincinnati was coached by current WVU head coach Bob Huggins.
- February 20, 2001, West Virginia walks away at WVU Coliseum with a double-overtime 107–100 win against Villanova.
- March 19, 2005, in a 111–105 double overtime win against Cleveland, Ohio.
- March 18, 2006, West Virginia defeats Northwestern State 67–54 in Kevin Pittsnogle, Mike Gansey, and the other seniors' last win as a Mountaineer. Five days later, in the Sweet 16, the Mountaineers lost to #2-seed Texas, 74–71 on a buzzer beater three-point shot.
- February 10, 2007, West Virginia defeated #2 UCLA 70–65 at the WVU Coliseum in front of a national television audience on CBS.
- March 29, 2007, West Virginia defeated Clemson 78–73 to win the university's second NIT Championship crown, the other in 1942. West Virginia was led by senior Frank Young's 24 points (6 of 7 for three-pointers) and five rebounds and freshman Da'Sean Butler's 20 points to win the championship.
- March 22, 2008, West Virginia defeated Duke, 73–67 at the Verizon Center, DC To advance to the Sweet 16.
- December 27, 2008, West Virginia defeated #13 Ohio State 76–48 in Columbus, Ohio – snapping the Buckeyes' 14-game home win streak which led the nation
- February 13, 2009, West Virginia defeated #13 Villanova 93–72, led by Da'Sean Butler's 43 points
- March 7, 2009, against #6 College GameDay
- March 12, 2009, West Virginia upset the #2 Pittsburgh Panthers in the quarterfinal round of the Big East tournament 74–60
- March 13, 2010, West Virginia, led by Da'Sean Butler's game-winning running jump-shot defeated #8 Georgetown to win its first Big East Conference tournament Championship.
- March 25, 2010, West Virginia sets a new record for most wins in a season with 30, in its 69–56 Sweet Sixteen win over Washington.
- March 27, 2010, West Virginia advances to its first Final Four since 1959 with a 73–66 victory over #1 seed Kentucky.
- January 12, 2016, #11 West Virginia upset #1 Kansas at the WVU Coliseum, forcing 22 turnovers. It was also their third straight home victory against Kansas.
- March 12, 2016, #9 West Virginia upset #6 Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament, 69–67, after a made half-court shot by Buddy Hield of Oklahoma was disallowed when replay showed it was still in his hands as the clock expired. WVU went on to lose to Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament Final.
- January 10, 2017, #10 West Virginia upset #1 Baylor at the WVU Coliseum. With a final score of 89–68, WVU forced 29 turnovers in the Bears' first-ever game with the #1 ranking.
Rivals
Pittsburgh
With 184 games played between 1906 and 2012, West Virginia's rivalry against
Maryland
West Virginia's interstate rivalry against
In May 2008, West Virginia assistant coach Billy Hahn announced that he and Maryland head coach Gary Williams proposed a home-and-home series that would begin after the 2008–09 season.[14] This plan never materialized, but Maryland and West Virginia met again in the third round of the NCAA tournament on March 22, 2015, with West Virginia winning 69–59.[13] The Mountaineers met Maryland once again in the NCAA Tournament in the Round of 64 on March 16, 2023 in which Maryland won 67-65.[15]
Penn State
West Virginia had an interstate rivalry with
Virginia Tech
West Virginia has an interstate multisport rivalry with the Virginia Tech Hokies. Although the rivalry is heavily focused on football, it also spans to other collegiate sports between the two schools, including basketball. The location of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, along the Appalachian Mountains puts it in direct competition with West Virginia University. It is not uncommon to see families along the Virginia/West Virginia border to be split between the two rivals.
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA tournament 31 times. Their combined record is 38–31.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1955 |
First round | LaSalle | L 61–95 |
1956 |
First round | Dartmouth | L 59–61 OT |
1957 |
First round | Canisius | L 56–64 |
1958 |
First round | Manhattan | L 84–89 |
1959 |
First round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
Dartmouth Saint Joseph's Boston University Louisville California |
W 82–68 W 95–92 W 86–82 W 94–79 L 70–71 |
1960 |
First round Sweet Sixteen Regional third-place game |
Navy NYU Saint Joseph's |
W 94–86 L 81–82 OT W 106–100 |
1962 |
First round | Villanova | L 75–90 |
1963 |
First round Sweet Sixteen Regional third-place game |
Connecticut Saint Joseph's NYU |
W 77–71 L 88–97 W 83–73 |
1965 |
First round | Providence | L 67–91 |
1967 |
First round | Princeton | L 59–68 |
1982 | First round Second round |
North Carolina A&T Fresno State |
W 62–53 L 56–97 |
1983 | First round | James Madison | L 50–57 |
1984 | First round Second round |
Oregon State Maryland |
W 64–62 L 77–102 |
1986 | First round | Old Dominion | L 64–72 |
1987 | First round | Western Kentucky | L 62–64 |
1989 | First round Second round |
Tennessee Duke |
W 84–68 L 63–70 |
1992 | First round | Missouri | L 78–89 |
1998 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen |
Temple Cincinnati Utah |
W 82–52 W 75–74 L 62–65 |
2005 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
Creighton Wake Forest Texas Tech Louisville |
W 63–61 W 111–105 2OT W 65–60 L 75–83 OT |
2006 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen |
Southern Illinois Northwestern State Texas |
W 64–46 W 67–54 L 71–74 |
2008 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen |
Arizona Duke Xavier |
W 75–65 W 73–67 L 75–79 OT |
2009 | First round | Dayton | L 60–68 |
2010 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
Morgan State Missouri Washington Kentucky Duke |
W 77–50 W 68–59 W 69–56 W 73–66 L 57–78 |
2011 | First round Second round |
Clemson Kentucky |
W 84–76 L 63–71 |
2012 | First round | Gonzaga | L 54–77 |
2015 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen |
Buffalo Maryland Kentucky |
W 68–62 W 69–59 L 39–78 |
2016 | First round | Stephen F. Austin | L 56–70 |
2017 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen |
Bucknell Notre Dame Gonzaga |
W 86–80 W 83–71 L 58–61 |
2018 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen |
Murray State Marshall Villanova |
W 85–68 W 94–71 L 78–90 |
2021 | First round Second round |
Morehead State Syracuse |
W 84–67 L 72–75 |
2023 | First round | Maryland | L 65–67 |
NCAA tournament seeding history
The
Years → | '82 | '83 | '84 | '86 | '87 | '89 | '92 | '98 | '05 | '06 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '21 | '23 |
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Seeds→ | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
NIT results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 16 times. Their combined record is 21–16. They are two time NIT Champions (1942, 2007).
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1942 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship |
Long Island Toledo Western Kentucky State |
W 58–49 W 51–39 W 47–45 |
1945 | Quarterfinals | DePaul | L 52–76 |
1946 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game |
St. John's Kentucky Muhlenberg |
W 70–58 L 51–59 W 65–40 |
1947 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game |
Bradley Utah NC State |
W 69–60 L 64–62 L 52–64 |
1968 | First round | Dayton | L 68–87 |
1981 | First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game |
Penn Temple Minnesota Tulsa Purdue |
W 67–64 W 77–76 W 80–69 L 89–87 L 72–75 OT |
1985 | First round | Virginia | L 55–56 |
1988 | First round | Connecticut | L 57–62 |
1991 | First round Second round |
Furman Providence |
W 86–67 L 79–85 |
1993 | First round Second round |
Georgia Providence |
W 95–84 L 67–68 |
1994 | First round Second round |
Davidson Clemson |
W 85–69 L 79–96 |
1997 | First round Second round Quarterfinals |
Bowling Green NC State Florida State |
W 85–69 W 76–73 L 71–76 |
2001 | First round | Richmond | L 56–79 |
2004 | Opening Round First round Second round |
Kent State Rhode Island Rutgers |
W 65–54 W 79–72 L 64–67 |
2007 | First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship |
Delaware State Massachusetts NC State Mississippi State Clemson |
W 74–50 W 90–77 W 71–66 W 63–62 W 78–73 |
2014 | First round | Georgetown | L 65–77 |
CBI Results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the Division I College Basketball Invitational (CBI) tournament one time. Their record is 1–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | First round Quarterfinals |
Grand Canyon Coastal Carolina |
W 77–63 L 91–109 |
Notable players
Retired numbers
The Mountaineers have retired three jerseys in their history.
West Virginia Mountaineers retired numbers | |||||
No. | Player | Pos. | Career | No. Ret. | Ref. |
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33 | Hot Rod Hundley | PG / SG | 1954–1957 | 2010 | [18] |
44 | Jerry West | SG | 1957–1960 | 2005 | [19] |
Rod Thorn | PG / SG | 1960–1963 | 2020 | [20][19] |
Mountaineers in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame
- Bob Huggins, inducted in 2022 (as a coach)
- Rod Thorn, inducted in 2018
- Jerry West, inducted in 1980
All-Americans
The following players were named to All-American teams recognized by the NCAA for the purpose of determining consensus teams for the given season.
Player | Year(s) | Team(s) |
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Marshall Glenn | 1929 | College Humor (2nd) |
Scotty Hamilton | 1942 | Helms (1st) |
Joseph Walthall | 1943 | Sporting News (3rd)
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Leland Byrd | 1947 | Helms (1st) |
Mark Workman | 1951 | AP (3rd), Look (3rd) |
1952 | Consensus Second Team – Collier's (2nd)
| |
Hot Rod Hundley | 1956 | Consensus Second Team – Collier's (3rd)
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1957 | Consensus First Team – AP (1st), USBWA (1st), NABC (1st), UPI (1st), NEA (2nd), INS (2nd) | |
Lloyd Sharrar | 1958 | AP (2nd), NABC (3rd), UPI (3rd) |
Jerry West | 1958 | AP (3rd), UPI (3rd) |
1959 | Consensus First Team – AP (1st), USBWA (1st), NABC (1st), UPI (1st), NEA (1st) | |
1960 | Consensus First Team – Sporting News (1st)
| |
Rod Thorn | 1962 | Consensus Second Team – Sporting News (1st)
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1963 | Consensus Second Team – AP (2nd), USBWA (1st), NABC (2nd), UPI (2nd) | |
Wil Robinson | 1972 | AP (3rd) |
Kevin Pittsnogle | 2006 | NABC (3rd) |
Kevin Jones | 2012 | Consensus Second Team – Sporting News (3rd)
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Jevon Carter | 2018 | Consensus Second Team – Sporting News (2nd)
|
School records
Career leaders
- Points Scored: Jerry West (2,309)
- Rebounds: Jerry West (1,240)
- Assists: Steve Berger (574)
- Steals: Jevon Carter (330)
- Games Played: Da'Sean Butler (146)
- Games Started: Johannes Herber (128)
- Double-Doubles: Jerry West (70)
- 30-point Games: Jerry West (29)
- 3-pointers: Alex Ruoff (261)
- Blocked Shots: Sagaba Konate (191)
Single-season leaders
- Points Scored: Jerry West (908, 1960)
- Rebounds: Jerry West, (510, 1960)
- Assists: Jevon Carter (246, 2018)
- Steals: Jevon Carter (112, 2018)
- Double-Doubles: Jerry West (30, 1960)
- 30-point Games: Jerry West (15, 1960)
- Blocked Shots: D'or Fischer (124, 2004)
Single-game leaders
- Points Scored: Rod Hundley (54, vs Furman1957)
- Rebounds: Mack Isner/Jerry West (31, vs Virginia Tech/George Washington University 1952/1960)
- Assists: Steve Berger (16, vs Pittsburgh 1989)
- Steals: Drew Schifino (11, vs Arkansas-Monticello2001)
- Triple-Doubles: St. Bonaventure1962)
- 3-Pointers: Alex Ruoff (9, vs Radford 2008)
- Blocked Shots: D'or Fischer/Sagaba Konate (9, vs Rhode Island/Baylor University 2004/2018)
Mountaineers in the NBA
Current players
- Jevon Carter, basketball player for the Chicago Bulls
- Miles McBride, basketball player for the New York Knicks
Former players
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- Ed Beach, former NBA player
- Hot Rod Hundley, first overall pick of 1957 NBA draft and All Star.
- Lowes Moore, former NBA player.
- Tony Robertson, former NBA player.
- NBA All-Star and Head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Bobby Smith, former basketball player for Los Angeles Lakers
- Rod Thorn, former NBA player and executive. Inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Jerry West, former NBA All-Star and NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers (1960–74). Later coach and general manager of the Lakers; won four NBA championships as Lakers GM. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.
- 1968 NFL Draft.
- Mark Workman, first overall pick in the 1952 NBA draft.
Mountaineers in overseas league
Current players
- Joe Alexander, basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Liga Leumit
- Saudi Premier League.
- Kevin Jones (basketball), basketball player for Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League in Japan.
- Jaysean Paige, basketball player for Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).
- London Lions of the British Basketball League.
- Nathan Adrian, Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.
- Sagaba Konate, basketball player for Samsunspor of the Turkey Basketbol Super Ligi.
- S.E. Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League.
- Taz Sherman, basketball player for Kobrat of the Finnish Korisliiga basketball league.
- G-League.
See also
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