The 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by Darian DeVries in his first and only season in Morgantown, and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum located in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference. Despite improving upon their 9–23 record from the previous season, the Mountaineers failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season.
After one season at the helm, DeVries would depart the West Virginia program to become head coach at Indiana.
Previous season The Mountaineers finished the 2023–24 season 9–23, 4–14 in Big 12 Play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Cincinnati.
Departures +NamePos.NumberHeightWeightPrevious SchoolHometownReason for Leaving Noah Farrakhan 1 G 6'2" 165 Junior Hillside, NJ Transferred to Hampton Kobe Johnson 2 G 6'3" 210 Junior Canton, OH Transferred to Saint Louis Kerr Kriisa 3 G 6'3" 190 Senior Tartu, Estonia Transferred to Kentucky Jeremiah Bembry 5 F 6'5" 185 Freshman Brooklyn, NY Transferred Oakland Jesse Edwards 7 C 6'11" 230 GS Senior Amsterdam, Netherlands Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves Quinn Slazinski 11 F 6'9" 215 GS Senior Houston, TX Graduated Akok Akok 13 F 6'10" 225 GS Senior Manchester, MH Graduated Seth Wilson 14 G 6'2" 215 Junior Lorain, OH Transferred to Akron RaeQuan Battle 21 G 6'5" 190 Senior Tulalip, WA Graduated Josiah Harris 22 F 6'7" 200 Sophomore Canton, OH Transferred to Akron Patrick Suemnick 24 F 6'8" 230 Junior Green Bay, WI Transferred to Oklahoma State
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Eduardo Andre 0 C 6'11" 248 GS Senior London, England Fresno State Jake Auer 8 G 6'0" 178 GS Senior Clive, IA Rockhurst Tucker DeVries 12 G/F 6'7" 210 Senior Waukee, IA Drake Amani Hansberry 13 F/C 6'8" 225 Sophomore Silver Spring, MD Illinois Sencire Harris 10 G 6'4" 160 Sophomore North Canton, OH Illinois Toby Okani 5 G 6'8" 210 GS Senior Orange, NJ UIC Javon Small 7 G 6'3" 195 Senior South Bend, IN Oklahoma State Jayden Stone 14 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Perth, Australia Detroit Mercy Joseph Yesufu 1 G 6'0" 185 GS Senior Bolingbrook, IL Washington State
Recruiting classes 2024 recruiting class
Preseason Big 12 Preseason Poll Big 12 CoachesPoints 1.Kansas215 (9) 2.Houston211 (5) 3.Iowa State194 (1) 4.Baylor185 5.Arizona179 (1) 6.Cincinnati140 7.Texas Tech135 8.Kansas State133 9.BYU116 10.TCU90 11.UCF83 12.Arizona State64 13.West Virginia62 14.Oklahoma State46 15.Colorado37 16.Utah30Reference: (#) first-place votes
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team First Team Player SchoolCaleb LoveArizonaLJ CryerHoustonJ’Wan RobertsTamin LipseyIowa StateHunter Dickinson†Kansas† denotes unanimous selectionReference: Second Team Player SchoolNorchad OmierBaylorJeremy RoachKeshon GilbertIowa StateDajuan Harris Jr.KansasColeman HawkinsKansas State† denotes unanimous selectionReference: Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor
Roster
Schedule and results
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Source
Rankings
See also 2024–25 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
References