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2022–23 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

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2022–23 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record19–15 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachVacant
Larry Harrison (until January 12, 2023)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 13 5   .722 28 8   .778
No. 5 Texas 12 6   .667 29 9   .763
No. 15 Kansas State 11 7   .611 26 10   .722
No. 11 Baylor 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Iowa State 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
No. 22 TCU 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Oklahoma State 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
West Virginia 7 11   .389 19 15   .559
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 16 16   .500
Oklahoma 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
2023 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by Bob Huggins, in his 16th and final season as WVU's head coach, and they played their home games at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 7–11 in Big 12 Play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region, where they were defeated by Maryland in the First Round.

Previous season

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The Mountaineers finished the 2021–22 season 16–17, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They defeated Kansas State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament before losing to Kansas in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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Namewshue Pos. Number Height Weight Previous School Hometown Reason for Leaving
Pauly Paulicap 1 F 6'8" 235 GS Senior Elmont, NY Graduated
Gabe Osabuohien 3 F 6'7" 240 GS Senior Toronto, ON Graduated
Dimon Carrigan 5 F 6'9" 230 GS Senior Boston, MA Graduated
Malik Curry 10 G 6'1" 190 GS Senior Wilmington, DE Graduated
Jalen Bridges 11 F 6'7" 225 RS Sophomore Fairmont, WV Transferred to Baylor
Taz Sherman 12 G 6'4" 190 GS Senior Missouri City, TX Graduated
Isaiah Cottrell 13 F 6'10" 245 RS Freshman Las Vegas, NV Transferred to UNLV
Sean McNeil 22 G 6'3" 205 Senior Union, KY Graduate transferred to Ohio State
Seny N'diaye 23 F 6'10" 245 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Transferred to USC Upstate
Taj Thweatt 24 F 6'7" 210 Sophomore Wildwood, NJ Transferred to Temple
Spencer Macke 30 G 5'11" 175 Junior Fort Thomas, KY Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Emmitt Matthews Jr. 1 F 6'7" 215 GS Senior Tacoma, WA Washington
Tre Mitchell 3 F 6'9" 220 Senior Pittsburgh, PA Texas
Joe Toussaint 5 G 6'0" 190 Senior Bronx, NY Iowa
Erik Stevenson 10 G 6'4" 209 GS Senior Lacey, WA South Carolina
Mohamed Wague 11 C 6'9" 225 Sophomore Bronx, NY Harcum College
Jimmy Bell 15 F 6'10" 270 Senior Saginaw, MI Moberly Area CC
Patrick Suemnick 24 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Green Bay, WI Triton College
Jose Perez 55 G 6'5" 220 Senior Bronx, NY Manhattan

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josiah Harris
#19 PF
Cleveland, OH Richmond Heights High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 31, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Josiah Davis
#34 PG
Kitchener, ON Teays Valley Christian School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Feb 22, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2022–23 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kedrian Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Temple College Dallas, TX
F 1 Emmitt Matthews Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Washington Tacoma, WA
G 2 Kobe Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Canton HS Canton, OH
C 3 Tre Mitchell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Texas Pittsburgh, PA
F 4 Jamel King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bella Vista Prep Uniontown, AL
G 5 Joe Toussaint 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Iowa Bronx, NY
G 10 Erik Stevenson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS South Carolina Lacey, WA
F 11 Mohamed Wague 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Harcum College Bronx, NY
G 12 Josiah Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Teays Valley Christian School (WV) Kitchener, ON
F 15 Jimmy Bell Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Sr Moberly Area CC Saginaw, MI
F 22 Josiah Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Richmond Heights HS Canton, OH
F 24 Patrick Suemnick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Triton College Green Bay, WI
F 32 James Okonkwo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Beckley Prep Maidenhead, England
G 45 Seth Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lorain HS Lorain, OH
G 55 Jose Perez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Manhattan College Bronx, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bowling Green
Charity Exhibition
W 73–57 
 18  Stevenson   10  Stevenson   4  Toussaint  WVU Coliseum (9,840)
Morgantown, WV
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mount St. Mary's W 76–58  1–0
 15  Matthews   9  Wague   5  Matthews  WVU Coliseum (9,960)
Morgantown, WV
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
at Pittsburgh
Backyard Brawl
W 81–56  2–0
 18  Toussaint   6  Mitchell   5  Toussaint  Petersen Events Center (10,827)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Morehead State W 75–57  3–0
 21  Mitchell   8  Bell   3  Stevenson  WVU Coliseum (9,417)
Morgantown, WV
November 18, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Penn W 92–58  4–0
 21  Stevenson   5  Okonkwo   5  Toussaint  WVU Coliseum (9,875)
Morgantown, WV
November 24, 2022*
10:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 24 Purdue
Phil Knight Legacy Quarterfinals
L 68–80  4–1
 17  Stevenson   5  Tied   4  Toussaint  Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
November 25, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Portland State
Phil Knight Legacy Consolation Round
W 89–71  5–1
 16  Mitchell   5  Ke. Johnson   4  Matthews  Moda Center 
Portland, OR
November 27, 2022*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Florida
Phil Knight Legacy 5th Place Game
W 84–55  6–1
 17  Mitchell   9  Wague   3  Toussaint  Chiles Center (1,016)
Portland, OR
December 3, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Xavier
Big East–Big 12 Battle
L 74–84  6–2
 16  Stevenson   6  Bell   4  Tied  Cintas Center (10,460)
Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Navy W 85–64  7–2
 19  Mitchell   7  Stevenson   7  Toussaint  WVU Coliseum (10,277)
Morgantown, WV
December 10, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB W 81–70  8–2
 17  Ke. Johnson   9  Matthews   5  Mitchell  WVU Coliseum (12,182)
Morgantown, WV
December 18, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Buffalo W 96–78  9–2
 22  Stevenson   10  Bell   7  Ke. Johnson  WVU Coliseum (10,689)
Morgantown, WV
December 22, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stony Brook W 75–64  10–2
 18  Ke. Johnson   6  Bell   4  Stevenson  WVU Coliseum (10,535)
Morgantown, WV
December 31, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 24 at Kansas State L 76–82 OT 10–3
(0–1)
 16  Mitchell   13  Mitchell   7  Ke. Johnson  Bramlage Coliseum (8,199)
Manhattan, KS
January 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Oklahoma State L 60–67  10–4
(0–2)
 17  Stevenson   9  Bell   2  Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,134)
Stillwater, OK
January 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 3 Kansas L 62–76  10–5
(0–3)
 15  Mitchell   6  Okonkwo   5  Toussaint  WVU Coliseum (14,135)
Morgantown, WV
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Baylor L 78–83  10–6
(0–4)
 20  Toussaint   15  Mitchell   6  Ke. Johnson  WVU Coliseum (11,815)
Morgantown, WV
January 14, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Oklahoma L 76–77  10–7
(0–5)
 16  Mitchell   6  Bell   3  Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (7,756)
Norman, OK
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 14 TCU W 74–65  11–7
(1–5)
 20  Ke. Johnson   12  Bell   4  Stevenson  WVU Coliseum (11,402)
Morgantown, WV
January 21, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 7 Texas L 61–69  11–8
(1–6)
 22  Ke. Johnson   8  Mitchell   2  Tied  WVU Coliseum (14,141)
Morgantown, WV
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Texas Tech W 76–61  12–8
(2–6)
 22  Toussaint   10  Tied   4  Stevenson  United Supermarkets Arena (11,802)
Lubbock, TX
January 28, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 15 Auburn
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 80–77  13–8
 31  Stevenson   7  Bell   6  Ke. Johnson  WVU Coliseum (14,116)
Morgantown, WV
January 31, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 15 TCU L 72–76  13–9
(2–7)
 17  Stevenson   6  Tied   4  Tied  Schollmaier Arena (7,444)
Fort Worth, TX
February 4, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Oklahoma W 93–61  14–9
(3–7)
 34  Stevenson   10  Okonkwo   3  Stevenson  WVU Coliseum (14,022)
Morgantown, WV
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11 Iowa State W 76–71  15–9
(4–7)
 22  Ke. Johnson   9  Okonkwo   6  Ke. Johnson  WVU Coliseum (11,573)
Morgantown, WV
February 11, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 5 Texas L 60–94  15–10
(4–8)
 13  Matthews Jr   6  Stevenson   3  Johnson  Moody Center (10,763)
Austin, TX
February 13, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 9 Baylor L 67–79  15–11
(4–9)
 17  Matthews Jr.   5  Tied   6  Johnson  Ferrell Center (9,811)
Waco, TX
February 18, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
Texas Tech L 62–68  15–12
(4–10)
 27  Stevenson   9  Mitchell   4  Tied  WVU Coliseum (13,940)
Morgantown, WV
February 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Oklahoma State W 85–67  16–12
(5–10)
 23  Stevenson   5  Tied   4  Toussaint  WVU Coliseum (11,874)
Morgantown, WV
February 25, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 3 Kansas L 74–76  16–13
(5–11)
 23  Stevenson   7  Mitchell   4  Stevenson  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 27, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Iowa State W 72–69  17–13
(6–11)
 23  Stevenson   7  Toussaint   5  Ke. Johnson  Hilton Coliseum (13,575)
Ames, IA
March 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 Kansas State W 89–81  18–13
(7–11)
 27  Stevenson   6  Tied   6  Ke. Johnson  WVU Coliseum (14,111)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 tournament
March 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
(8) vs. (9) Texas Tech
First round
W 78–62  19–13
 20  Ke. Johnson   9  Mitchell   6  Stevenson  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
March 9, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN
(8) vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas
Quarterfinals
L 61–78  19–14
 13  Stevenson   7  Mitchell   4  Toussaint  T-Mobile Center (18,034)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023*
12:15 pm, CBS
(9 S) vs. (8 S) Maryland
First Round
L 65–67  19–15
 27  Johnson   6  Tied   2  Okonkwo  Legacy Arena (15,126)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRV24RVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV24RVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". wvusports.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.