#63 West Virginia Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
West Virginia Mountaineers
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #63
 
Conference Rank: #10 Big 12
 
 
2022-23 Record: 19-15, 7-11
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Josh Eilert
Coach Record: 0-0 at West Virginia, 0-0 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Erik Stevenson, Guard, 15.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.5 apg
Kedrian Johnson, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.1 apg
Tre Mitchell, Forward, 11.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.8 apg
Emmitt Matthews Jr., Forward, 10.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.2 apg
Joe Toussaint, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.6 apg
Jimmy Bell Jr., Forward, 4.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 0.5 apg
Mohamed Wague, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.3 apg
James Okonkwo, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Seth Wilson, Junior, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
Kobe Johnson, Junior, Guard, 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
RaeQuan Battle, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Montana State
Jeremiah Bembry, Freshman, Guard
Jesse Edwards, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Syracuse
Kerr Kriisa, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Arizona
Ofri Naveh, Freshman, Forward
Jose Perez, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Manhattan
Quinn Slazinski, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Iona
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.0 (73rd in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.9 (201, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (143, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.9 (256, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.3 (185, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.0 (127, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.3 (76, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.6 (97, 3)
Assists Per Game: 13.0 (180, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.9 (236, 6)