2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Puerto Rico Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 20
Record	25–10 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Harrison Ron Everhart Erik Martin
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Kansas	13	–	5		.722			27	–	9		.750
No. 9 Iowa State †	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
No. 13 Oklahoma	12	–	6		.667			24	–	11		.686
No. 16 Baylor	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
No. 20 West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
Oklahoma State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Texas	8	–	10		.444			20	–	14		.588
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
TCU	4	–	14		.222			18	–	15		.545
Texas Tech	3	–	15		.167			13	–	19		.406
† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Remi Dibo	0	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Montreuil, France	Signed to play professionally in France
Eron Harris	10	G	6'2"	195	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Michigan State
Terry Henderson	15	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Raleigh, NC	Transferred to NC State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jaysean Paige	0	G	6'1"	200	Junior	Hazard, KY	Junior college transfer from Moberly Area Community College
Tarik Phillip	12	G	6'3"	195	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Junior college transfer from Independence Community College.
BillyDee Williams	22	G	6'6"	215	Junior	Orlando, FL	Junior college transfer from South Plains College.

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Elijah Macon PF	Columbus, OH	Brewster Academy (NH)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 23, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Daxter Miles PG	Baltimore, MD	Dunbar	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 1, 2013
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: Not Ranked    Rivals: 23    ESPN: 20
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "West Virginia 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved September 27, 2014. "2014 West Virginia Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved September 27, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved September 27, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 27, 2014.

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 Bob Huggins (West Virginia) Assistant coach(es) Larry Harrison (Pittsburgh) Ron Everhart (Virginia Tech) Erik Martin (Cincinnati) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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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

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ 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

• 2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team