2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 25

2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
No. 13 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	28	–	9	.757
No. 12 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	27	–	8	.771
No. 16 Iowa State †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
Oklahoma State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Texas Tech	6	–	12	.333	18	–	14	.563
TCU	6	–	12	.333	24	–	15	.615
Oklahoma	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Texas	4	–	14	.222	11	–	22	.333

† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Hometown
G	0	Teyvon Myers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Williston State College	Brooklyn, NY
G	2	Jevon Carter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Proviso East HS	Maywood, IL
G	3	James Bolden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Fr	Holmes HS	Covington, KY
G	4	Daxter Miles, Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Notre Dame Prep	Baltimore, MD
F	11	Nathan Adrian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Morgantown	Morgantown, WV
G	12	Tarik Phillip	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Independence CC	Brooklyn, NY
G	13	James Long	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Wofford	Charleston, WV
G	14	Chase Harler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Wheeling Central	Moundsville, WV
F	15	Lamont West	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Miller Grove	Cincinnati, OH
F	20	Brandon Watkins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Grady	Decatur, GA
F	21	Logan Routt	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Fr	Cameron	Cameron, WV
F	23	Esa Ahmad	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Shaker Heights	Shaker Heights, OH
F	25	Maciej Bender	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Mountain Mission School	Warsaw, Poland
F	45	Elijah Macon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Brewster Academy	Columbus, OH
F	50	Sagaba Konate	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	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: [1]

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

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

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