West Virginia Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 (19-14, 7-11)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/28 Auburn (80-77), 3/4 Kansas State (89-81)
Bad Losses: 1/2 at Oklahoma State (60-67), 2/18 Texas Tech (72-78)
Coach: Bob Huggins
 
Probable Starters:
Jimmy Bell Jr., Senior, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Tre Mitchell, Senior, Forward, 11.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Emmitt Matthews Jr., Senior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Erik Stevenson, Senior, Guard, 15.5 ppg, 2.5 apg
Kedrian Johnson, Senior, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 3.2 apg, 1.8 spg
 
Key Role Players:
James Okonkwo, Sophomore, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Seth Wilson, Sophomore, Guard, 4.2 ppg
Joe Toussaint, Senior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 2.7 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.7 (59th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.1 (205, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (118, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.7 (245, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.3 (188, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (121, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (85, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (98, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.2 (167, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.1 (238, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2021NCAARound of 32 loss to Syracuse
2019CBIFirst Round win over Grand Canyon
2019CBIQuarterfinal loss to Coastal Carolina
2018NCAARound of 64 win over Murray State
2018NCAARound of 32 win over Marshall
2018NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Villanova
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Bucknell
2017NCAARound of 32 win over Notre Dame
2017NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Gonzaga
2016NCAARound of 64 loss to Stephen F. Austin
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Buffalo
2015NCAARound of 32 win over Maryland
2015NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2014NITFirst Round loss to Georgetown
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Gonzaga
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Clemson
2011NCAARound of 32 loss to Kentucky
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Morgan State
2010NCAARound of 32 win over Missouri
2010NCAARegional Semifinal win over Washington
2010NCAARegional final win over Kentucky
2010NCAANational Semifinal loss to Duke
2009NCAARound of 64 loss to Dayton
2008NCAARound of 64 win over Arizona
2008NCAARound of 32 win over Duke
2008NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Xavier
2007NITFirst Round win over Delaware State
2007NITSecond Round win over Massachusetts
2007NITQuarterfinal win over North Carolina State
2007NITSemifinal win over Mississippi State
2007NITFinal win over Clemson
 
*all team stats through 3/5