2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team


The 2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by Bob Huggins, in his 10th season as WVU's head coach, and played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 28–9, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Texas and Kansas State in the Big 12 tournament before losing to Iowa State in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Bucknell and Notre Dame before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Gonzaga.

2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 13
Record28–9 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
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]

Previous season

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The Mountaineers finished the 2015–16 season 26–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place in conference. 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 No. 3 seed, they were upset in the First Round by No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin.[2]

Departures

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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 White Sulphur Springs, WV Graduated
Devin Williams 41 F 6'9" 255 Junior Cincinnati, OH Declare for 2016 NBA draft

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maciej Bender
#30 PF
Warsaw, Poland Mountain Mission School (Grundy, VA) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 4, 2015 
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Chase Harler
SG
Wheeling, WV Wheeling Central Catholic High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 18, 2016

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2016*
6:00 pm
No. 20 vs. 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 W 66–57  6–1
John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, RTPT
No. 15 vs. Western Carolina W 90–37  7–1
Charleston Civic Center (8,384)
Charleston, WV
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm, RTPT
No. 15 VMI W 90–55  8–1
WVU Coliseum (9,023)
Morgantown, WV
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm, RTPT
No. 12 UMKC W 112–67  9–1
WVU Coliseum (8,800)
Morgantown, WV
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, WOWK
No. 11 Radford W 84–57  10–1
WVU Coliseum (8,311)
Morgantown, WV
12/23/2016*
4:00 pm, RTPT
No. 11 Northern Kentucky W 92–61  11–1
WVU Coliseum (10,197)
Morgantown, WV
12/30/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 at Oklahoma State W 95–72  12–1
(1–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK
01/03/2017
9:15 pm, ESPNews
No. 7 at Texas Tech L 76–77 OT 12–2
(1–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (10,013)
Lubbock, TX
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 TCU W 82–70  13–2
(2–1)
WVU Coliseum (12,568)
Morgantown, WV
01/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 No. 1 Baylor W 89–68  14–2
(3–1)
WVU Coliseum (14,632)
Morgantown, WV
01/14/2017
4:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 at Texas W 74–72  15–2
(4–1)
Frank Erwin Center (10,751)
Austin, TX
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 Oklahoma L 87–89 OT 15–3
(4–2)
WVU Coliseum (11,895)
Morgantown, WV
01/21/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 at Kansas State L 75–79  15–4
(4–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
01/24/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18 No. 2 Kansas W 85–69  16–4
(5–3)
WVU Coliseum (13,694)
Morgantown, WV
01/28/2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18 Texas A&M
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 81–77  17–4
WVU Coliseum (12,836)
Morgantown, WV
01/31/2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 at Iowa State W 85–72  18–4
(6–3)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
02/04/2017
5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 Oklahoma State L 75–82  18–5
(6–4)
WVU Coliseum (14,225)
Morgantown, WV
02/08/2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 at Oklahoma W 61–50  19–5
(7–4)
Lloyd Noble Center (4,663)
Norman, OK
02/11/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 Kansas State W 85–66  20–5
(8–4)
WVU Coliseum (14,074)
Morgantown, WV
02/13/2017
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9 at No. 3 Kansas L 80–84 OT 20–6
(8–5)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 Texas Tech W 83–74 2OT 21–6
(9–5)
WVU Coliseum (14,150)
Morgantown, WV
02/20/2017
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 Texas W 77–62  22–6
(10–5)
WVU Coliseum (10,460)
Morgantown, WV
02/25/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 at TCU W 61–60  23–6
(11–5)
Schollmaier Arena (6,486)
Fort Worth, TX
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 at No. 11 Baylor L 62–71  23–7
(11–6)
Ferrell Center (8,203)
Waco, TX
03/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 No. 24 Iowa State W 87–76  24–7
(12–6)
WVU Coliseum (14,528)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Tournament
03/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) No. 11 vs. (10) Texas
Quarterfinals
W 63–53  25–7
Sprint Center (18,837)
Kansas City, MO
03/10/2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) No. 11 vs. (6) Kansas State
Semifinals
W 51–50  26–7
Sprint Center (18,486)
Kansas City, MO
03/11/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN
(2) No. 11 vs. (4) No. 23 Iowa State
Championship
L 74–80  26–8
Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/16/2017*
2:45 PM, CBS
(4 W) No. 13 vs. (13 W) Bucknell
First Round
W 86–80  27–8
KeyBank Center (17,806)
Buffalo, NY
03/18/2017*
12:15 pm, CBS
(4 W) No. 13 vs. (5 W) No. 14 Notre Dame
Second Round
W 83–71  28–8
KeyBank Center (19,261)
Buffalo, NY
03/23/2017*
7:39 pm, TBS
(4 W) No. 13 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Gonzaga
Sweet Sixteen
L 58–61  28–9
SAP Center (16,884)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP2019192515121111710718713912101113Not released
Coaches1819171916131212798181214121310111211

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (March 18, 2016). "Another upset: No. 14 Stephen F. Austin shocks West Virginia". USA Today. Retrieved February 4, 2024.