The 2023-24 WVU Men’s Basketball has been projected to finish towards the bottom of the Big 12.
Morgantown, WV – There is a lot going against the WVU Men’s Basketball program right now. Not only have they lost some potentially key players, but Hall of Fame Head Coach Bob Huggins is now out the door. In comes Josh Eilert to try to right the ship for one season before the university does a nationwide coaching search.
With so much turmoil, many media members are beginning to take notice as they draft their preseason previews.
College Hoops Today with Jon Rothstein recently revealed his Big 12 Offseason Breakdown. Included in his breakdown was the ranking of all Big 12 schools.
West Virginia was featured in 9th out of 14th place in the league.
Here are his current Big 12 standings:
1. Kansas
2. Houston
3. Texas
4. Baylor
5. TCU
6. Kansas State
7. Texas Tech
8. Iowa State
9. West Virginia
10. Oklahoma State
11. Cincinnati
12. Oklahoma
13. BYU
14. UCF
Rothstein also featured WVU’s projected starters, key losses, newcomers, and projected bench:
”Projected Starting 5:
G Kerr Kriisa
G Seth Wilson
G Jose Perez
F Quinn Slazinski
C Jesse Edwards
Projected Bench: Omar Silverio, RaeQuan Battle (needs NCAA waiver), Jeremiah Bembry, Patrick Suemnick, Kobe Johnson
Key Newcomers: Kerr Kriisa (Arizona), Jesse Edwards (Syracuse), Omar Silverio (Manhattan), Jose Perez (Manhattan), RaeQuan Battle (Montana State), Jeremiah Bembry (Florida State), Quinn Slazinski (Iona)
Key Losses: Erik Stevenson, Emmitt Matthews Jr., Kedrian Johnson, Mohamed Wague”
Jon Rothstein’s full breakdown of the Big 12 can be seen on College Hoops Today.
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