2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
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Las Vegas Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#8
2015–16 record	26–9 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (9th year)
Assistant coach	Larry Harrison
Assistant coach	Ron Everhart
Assistant coach	Erik Martin
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
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The 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by ninth year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. 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.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the season 25–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Buffalo in the second round and Maryland in the third round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Kentucky.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Juwan Staten	3	G	6'1"	190	RS Senior	Dayton, OH	Graduated
Chase Connor	10	G	6'1"	190	Sophomore	Shady Spring, WV	Transferred to Fairmont State
Gary Browne	14	G	6'1"	195	Senior	Cupey, PR	Graduated
BillyDee Williams	21	F	6'6"	215	Junior	Orlando, FL	Transferred to Texas–Permian Basin
Tyron Hughes	23	G	6'0"	185	Junior	Chicago, IL	Walk-on; left the team
Kevin Noreen	34	F	6'10"	245	Senior	Minneapolis, MN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Teyvon Meyers	1	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Junior college transfer from Williston State College
TyQuane Goard		F	6'7"	215	RS Senior	Charleston, WV	Transferred from Marshall. Under NCAA transfer rules, Goard will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

Recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Esa Ahmad SF	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sep 10, 2014
Esa Ahmad SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
James Bolden PG	Covington, KY	Holmes High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 14, 2014
James Bolden PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lamont West PG	Lithonia, GA	Miller Grove High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 14, 2015
Lamont West PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: 23 ESPN: 20
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Recruit Class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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:
Brandon Knapper SG	Charleston, WV	South Charleston High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 21, 2014
Brandon Knapper SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: 23 ESPN: 20
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Roster

2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	0	Teyvon Myers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Grover Cleveland HS Williston State College	Brooklyn, NY
F	1	Jonathan Holton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Coral Cables HS Palm Beach State CC	Miami, FL
G	2	Jevon Carter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Proviso East HS	Maywood, IL
G	3	James Bolden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Holmes HS	Covington, KY
G	4	Daxter Miles, Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Notre Dame Prep	Baltimore, MD
G	5	Jaysean Paige	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Perry County Central HS Moberly Area CC	Jamestown, NY
F	11	Nathan Adrian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Morgantown	Morgantown, WV
G	12	Tarik Phillip	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Queen City Prep Independence CC	Brooklyn, NY
G	13	James Long	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wofford	Charleston, WV
F	15	Lamont West	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Miller Grove	Cincinnati, OH
F	20	Brandon Watkins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Grady	Decatur, GA
F	21	Logan Routt	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Cameron	Cameron, WV
F	23	Esa Ahmad	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Shaker Heights	Shaker Heights, OH
G	30	Richard Romero III	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Greenbrier East	White Sulphur Springs, WV
F	41	Devin Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Montverde Academy	Cincinnati, OH
F	45	Elijah Macon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Brewster Academy	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Bob Huggins (West Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Sources: [1] and [2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:00 PM		Glenville State	W 114–76		WVU Coliseum (6,115) Morgantown, WV
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM		Northern Kentucky	W 107–61	1–0	WVU Coliseum (10,120) Morgantown, WV
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM, RTPT		vs. James Madison Charleston Showcase	W 86–73	2–0	Charleston Civic Center (8,101) Charleston, WV
11/20/2015* 7:00 PM, RTPT		Stetson Las Vegas Invitational	W 103–62	3–0	WVU Coliseum (8,268) Morgantown, WV
11/23/2015* 7:00 PM, RTPT		Bethune-Cookman Las Vegas Invitational	W 97–44	4–0	WVU Coliseum (6,196) Morgantown, WV
11/26/2015* 5:00 PM, FS1		vs. Richmond Las Vegas Invitational semifinals	W 67–59	5–0	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
11/27/2015* 10:30 PM, FS1		vs. San Diego State Las Vegas Invitational championship	W 72–50	6–0	Orleans Arena (3,245) Paradise, NV
12/05/2015* 12:30 PM, RTPT	#20	Kennesaw State	W 87–54	7–0	WVU Coliseum (8,731) Morgantown, WV
12/08/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN	#14	vs. #10 Virginia Jimmy V Classic	L 54–70	7–1	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
12/13/2015* 5:00 PM	#14	Louisiana–Monroe	W 100–58	8–1	WVU Coliseum (8,323) Morgantown, WV
12/17/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#20	vs. Marshall Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic	W 86–68	9–1	Charleston Civic Center (11,748) Charleston, WV
12/21/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#19	Eastern Kentucky	W 84–59	10–1	WVU Coliseum (8,121) Morgantown, WV
12/30/2015* 12:00 PM, ESPNU	#19	at Virginia Tech	W 88–63	11–1	Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA
01/02/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU	#19	at Kansas State	W 87–83 ^2OT	12–1 (1–0)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,270) Manhattan, KS
01/04/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#17	at TCU	W 95–87	13–1 (2–0)	Schollmaier Arena (4,239) Fort Worth, TX
01/09/2016 1:00 PM, ESPNU	#17	Oklahoma State	W 77–60	14–1 (3–0)	WVU Coliseum (11,219) Morgantown, WV
01/12/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#11	#1 Kansas	W 74–63	15–1 (4–0)	WVU Coliseum (12,097) Morgantown, WV
01/16/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN2	#11	at #2 Oklahoma	L 68–70	15–2 (4–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,933) Norman, OK
01/20/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#6	Texas	L 49–56	15–3 (4–2)	WVU Coliseum (9,881) Morgantown, WV
01/23/2016 1:00 PM, ESPNews	#6	at Texas Tech	W 80–76	16–3 (5–2)	United Supermarkets Arena (10,732) Lubbock, TX
01/26/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews	#9	Kansas State	W 70–55	17–3 (6–2)	WVU Coliseum (9,936) Morgantown, WV
01/30/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN	#9	at Florida Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 71–88	17–4	O'Connell Center (11,611) Gainesville, FL
02/02/2016 9:00 PM, ESPN2	#14	at #13 Iowa State	W 81–76	18–4 (7–2)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
02/06/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#14	#15 Baylor	W 80–69	19–4 (8–2)	WVU Coliseum (14,069) Morgantown, WV
02/09/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#10	at #6 Kansas	L 65–75	19–5 (8–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/13/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU	#10	TCU	W 73–42	20–5 (9–3)	WVU Coliseum (13,137) Morgantown, WV
02/16/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#10	at #24 Texas	L 78–85	20–6 (9–4)	Frank Erwin Center (12,284) Austin, TX
02/20/2016 4:00 PM, ESPN	#10	#3 Oklahoma	L 62–76	20–7 (9–5)	WVU Coliseum (15,289) Morgantown, WV
02/22/2016 9:00 PM, ESPN	#14	#17 Iowa State	W 97–87	21–7 (10–5)	WVU Coliseum (10,683) Morgantown, WV
02/27/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#14	at Oklahoma State	W 70–56	22–7 (11–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,539) Stillwater, OK
03/02/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#10	Texas Tech	W 90–68	23–7 (12–5)	WVU Coliseum (12,680) Morgantown, WV
03/05/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN	#10	at #19 Baylor	W 69–58	24–7 (13–5)	Ferrell Center (7,629) Waco, TX
Big 12 Tournament
03/10/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU	(2) #9	vs. (10) TCU Quarterfinals	W 86–66	25–7	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/11/2016 9:00 PM, ESPN2	(2) #9	vs. (3) #6 Oklahoma Semifinals	W 69–67	26–7	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/12/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN	(2) #9	vs. (1) #1 Kansas Championship game	L 71–81	26–8	Sprint Center (19,046) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/18/2016* 7:10 PM, CBS	(3 E) #8	vs. (14 E) Stephen F. Austin First round	L 56–70	26–9	Barclays Center (17,502) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. 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	RV	RV	RV	20	14	20	19	19	17	11	6	9	14	10	10	14	10	9	8	*N/A
Coaches	23	22	22	15	14	16	18	17	15	10	7	9	12	10	11	12	9	8	8	14

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

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2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kansas †	15	–	3	.833	33	–	5	.868
#8 West Virginia	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
#7 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	29	–	8	.784
Texas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
#21 Baylor	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
#22 Iowa State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Texas Tech	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Kansas State	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Oklahoma State	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375
TCU	2	–	16	.111	12	–	21	.364

† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll