2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Mountaineers were coached by eighth year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum . They were members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 25–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Buffalo in the second round and Maryland in the third round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Kentucky.
Previous season
The Mountaineers finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Texas. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round Georgetown .
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruits
Roster
2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Jaysean Paige
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Moberly Area CC
Jamestown, NY
F
1
Jonathan Holton
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Jr
Palm Beach State CC
Miami, FL
G
2
Jevon Carter
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Proviso East HS
Maywood, IL
G
3
Juwan Staten
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
Dayton
Dayton, OH
G
4
Daxter Miles, Jr.
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Notre Dame Prep
Baltimore, MD
F
5
Devin Williams
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
So
Montverde Academy
Cincinnati, OH
G
10
Chase Connor
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Shady Spring HS
Shady Spring, WV
F
11
Nathan Adrian
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Morgantown
Morgantown, WV
G
12
Tarik Phillip
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Independence CC
Brooklyn, NY
G
13
James Long
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Wofford
Charleston, WV
G
14
Gary Browne
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Arlington Country Day
Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
F
20
Brandon Watkins
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Grady
Decatur, GA
F
21
BillyDee Williams
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
South Plains College
Orlando, FL
G
23
Tyrone Hughes
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Whitney M. Young Magnet
Chicago, IL
G
30
Richard Romero
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Greenbrier East
White Sulphur Springs, WV
F
34
Kevin Noreen
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Sr
Minnesota Transitions Charter
Minneapolis, MN
F
45
Elijah Macon
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Fr
Brewster Academy
Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Sources: [1] and [2]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014 *4:00 pm, RTPT
Shepherd
W 109–60
WVU Coliseum (4,879)Morgantown, WV
Non-conference games
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm
Monmouth
W 64–54
1–0
WVU Coliseum (6,792)Morgantown, WV
11/16/2014 *3:00 pm, RTPT
Lafayette
W 83–56
2–0
WVU Coliseum (6,089)Morgantown, WV
11/20/2014 *7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. George Mason Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals
W 91–65
3–0
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (6,723)San Juan, PR
11/21/2014 *5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Boston College Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals
W 70–66
4–0
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (7,438)San Juan, PR
11/23/2014 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 17 UConn Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship
W 78–68
5–0
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (8,002)San Juan, PR
11/26/2014 *7:30 pm
No. 21
vs. VMI
W 103–72
6–0
Charleston Civic Center (8,102)Charleston, WV
11/29/2014 *7:30 pm
No. 21
College of Charleston Puerto Rico Tip-Off
W 86–57
7–0
WVU Coliseum (7,367)Morgantown, WV
12/04/2014 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16
LSU Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 73–74
7–1
WVU Coliseum (10,802)Morgantown, WV
12/07/2014 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 16
at Northern Kentucky
W 67–42
8–1
The Bank of Kentucky Center (5,089)Highland Heights, KY
12/14/2014 *4:30 pm, RTPT
No. 22
vs. Marshall Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
W 69–66
9–1
Charleston Civic Center (10,749)Charleston, WV
12/20/2014 *9:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 22
vs. NC State Gotham Classic
W 83–69
10–1
Madison Square Garden (8,088)New York City, NY
12/22/2014 *7:30 pm
No. 18
Wofford
W 77–44
11–1
WVU Coliseum (7,897)Morgantown, WV
12/30/2014 *2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17
Virginia Tech
W 82–51
12–1
WVU Coliseum (13,330)Morgantown, WV
Conference games
01/03/2015 4:00 pm, RTPT
No. 17
at No. 23 TCU
W 78–67
13–1 (1–0)
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,918)Fort Worth, TX
01/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 14
at Texas Tech
W 78–67
14–1 (2–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (6,073)Lubbock, TX
01/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14
No. 17 Iowa State
L 72–74
14–2 (2–1)
WVU Coliseum (12,076)Morgantown, WV
01/13/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 16
No. 18 Oklahoma
W 86–65
15–2 (3–1)
WVU Coliseum (9,196)Morgantown, WV
01/17/2015 6:15 pm, ESPN
No. 16
at No. 20 Texas
L 50–77
15–3 (3–2)
Frank Erwin Center (13,204)Austin, TX
01/24/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18
TCU
W 86–85 OT
16–3 (4–2)
WVU Coliseum (12,756)Morgantown, WV
01/27/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17
at Kansas State
W 65–59
17–3 (5–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)Manhattan, KS
01/31/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17
Texas Tech
W 77–58
18–3 (6–2)
WVU Coliseum (12,192)Morgantown, WV
02/03/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15
at No. 21 Oklahoma
L 52–71
18–4 (6–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (10,154)Norman, OK
02/07/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 15
No. 19 Baylor
L 69–87
18–5 (6–4)
WVU Coliseum (12,783)Morgantown, WV
02/11/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21
Kansas State
W 76–72
19–5 (7–4)
WVU Coliseum (8,762)Morgantown, WV
02/14/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21
at No. 14 Iowa State
L 59–79
19–6 (7–5)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)Ames, IA
02/16/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 23
No. 8 Kansas
W 62–61
20–6 (8–5)
WVU Coliseum (7,033)Morgantown, WV
02/21/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 23
at No. 22 Oklahoma State
W 73–63
21–6 (9–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,610)Stillwater, OK
02/24/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20
Texas
W 71–64
22–6 (10–5)
WVU Coliseum (12,048)Morgantown, WV
02/28/2015 4:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20
at No. 19 Baylor
L 66–78
22–7 (10–6)
Ferrell Center (9,385)Waco, TX
03/03/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20
at No. 9 Kansas
L 69–76 OT
22–8 (10–7)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
03/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 20
Oklahoma State
W 81–72
23–8 (11–7)
WVU Coliseum (13,714)Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Tournament
03/12/2015 12:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 18
vs. No. 16 Baylor Quarterfinals
L 70–80
23–9
Sprint Center (18,972)Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015 *2:10 pm, TNT
(5 MW) No. 20
vs. (12 MW) Buffalo Second round
W 68–62
24–9
Nationwide Arena (18,417)Columbus, OH
03/22/2015 *8:40 pm, TNT
(5 MW) No. 20
vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Maryland Third round
W 69–59
25–9
Nationwide Arena (19,115)Columbus, OH
03/26/2015 *9:45 pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 20
vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Kentucky Sweet Sixteen
L 39–78
25–10
Quicken Loans Arena (19,465)Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
AP
RV
NR
21
16
22
22
18
17
14
16
18
17
15
21т
23
20
20
18
20
N/A
Coaches
NR
NR
24
17
21т
20
17
15
14
15
17
17
12
20
22
19
20
18
21
18
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics