#72 West Virginia Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
West Virginia Mountaineers
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #72
Conference Rank: #10 Big 12
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2021-22 Record: 16-17, 4-14
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Bob Huggins
Coach Record: 326-188 at West Virginia, 916-399 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Taz Sherman, Guard, 17.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.4 apg
Sean McNeil, Guard, 12.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.4 apg
Malik Curry, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.5 apg
Jalen Bridges, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 0.8 apg
Gabe Osabuohien, Forawrd, 4.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.6 apg
Isaiah Cottrell, Forward, 4.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.5 apg
Pauly Paulicap, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.1 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Kedrian Johnson, Senior, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
Seth Wilson, Sophomore, Guard, 1.9 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.4 apg
Kobe Johnson, Sophomore, Guard, 1.5 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
Jimmy Bell Jr., Senior, Forward, Transfer from JC
Josiah Davis, Freshman, Guard
Josiah Harris, Freshman, Forward
Emmitt Matthews Jr., Senior, Forward, Transfer from Washington
Tre Mitchell, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Texas
Erik Stevenson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from South Carolina
Patrick Suemnick, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from JC
Joe Toussaint, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Iowa
Mohamed Wague, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from JC
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.5 (243rd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.0 (168, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.3 (307, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.6 (253, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.3 (278, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (237, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.4 (152, 4)
Rebound Margin: -3.8 (316, 10)
Assists Per Game: 10.5 (330, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.5 (162, 5)