2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg 150 Big 12 Conference Big 12 18 20 25–10 11–7 Bob Huggins 8th Larry Harrison Ron Everhart Erik Martin WVU Coliseum Puerto Rico Tip-Off champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 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 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 no no 2014 Elijah Macon PF Columbus, OH Brewster Academy (NH) 6 8 225 9/23/2011 4 4 NR MR Daxter Miles PG Baltimore, MD Dunbar 6 2 175 6/1/2013 3 3 3 4 2014 West Virginia 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 West Virginia Basketball Commits ESPN westvirginia 159 277 Not Ranked 23 20 September 27, 2014 yes Roster 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers y yes Jaysean Paige y 0 G 6 2 200 jr Jamestown, NY Moberly Area CC Jonathan Holton 1 F 6 7 220 jr y Miami, FL Palm Beach State CC Jevon Carter y 2 G 6 2 185 fr Maywood, IL Proviso East HS Juwan Staten y 3 G 6 1 190 sr y Dayton, OH Dayton Daxter Miles, Jr. y 4 G 6 3 185 fr Baltimore, MD Notre Dame Prep Devin Williams basketball 5 F 6 9 255 so Cincinnati, OH Montverde Academy y Chase Connor 10 G 6 1 190 so Shady Spring, WV Shady Spring HS Nathan Adrian 11 F 6 9 235 so Morgantown, WV Morgantown Tarik Phillip 12 G 6 3 185 so Brooklyn, NY Independence CC James Long 13 G 5 11 190 so Charleston, WV Wofford Gary Browne basketball y 14 G 6 1 195 sr Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico Arlington Country Day Brandon Watkins 20 F 6 9 245 so Decatur, GA Grady BillyDee Williams 21 F 6 6 215 jr Orlando, FL South Plains College Tyrone Hughes 23 G 6 0 185 jr Chicago, IL Whitney M. Young Magnet Richard Romero 30 G 6 0 190 jr White Sulphur Springs, WV Greenbrier East Kevin Noreen 34 F 6 10 245 sr Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Transitions Charter y Elijah Macon 45 F 6 9 240 fr y Columbus, OH Brewster Academy Bob Huggins (West Virginia) Larry Harrison (Pitt) Ron Everhart (Virginia Tech) Erik Martin (Cincinnati) http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?sport=mbball&show=roster Schedule and results Sources: and yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| Exhibition 11/09/2014 4:00 pm yes Shepherd WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV RTPT 109–60 4,879 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| Non-conference games 11/14/2014 7:00 pm yes Monmouth WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 64–54 6,792 1–0 11/16/2014 3:00 pm yes Lafayette WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV RTPT 83–56 6,089 2–0 11/20/2014 7:30 pm yes yes George Mason Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals ESPNU 91–65 6,723 3–0 11/21/2014 5:00 pm yes yes Boston College Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals ESPN2 70–66 7,438 4–0 11/23/2014 6:00 pm yes yes UConn 17 Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship ESPN2 78–68 8,002 5–0 11/26/2014 7:30 pm yes yes 21 VMI Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV 103–72 8,102 6–0 11/29/2014 7:30 pm yes 21 College of Charleston WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Puerto Rico Tip-Off 86–57 7,367 7–0 12/04/2014 7:00 pm yes 16 LSU WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 73–74 10,802 7–1 12/07/2014 6:00 pm yes yes 16 Northern Kentucky The Bank of Kentucky Center Highland Heights, KY ESPN3 67–42 5,089 8–1 12/14/2014 4:30 pm yes yes 22 Marshall Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic RTPT 69–66 10,749 9–1 12/20/2014 9:30 pm yes yes 22 NC State Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Gotham Classic ESPN2 83–69 8,088 10–1 12/22/2014 7:30 pm yes 18 Wofford WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 77–44 7,897 11–1 12/30/2014 2:00 pm yes 17 Virginia Tech WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 82–51 13,330 12–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| Conference games 01/03/2015 4:00 pm yes 17 TCU 23 Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center Fort Worth, TX RTPT 78–67 4,918 13–1 1–0 01/05/2015 7:00 pm yes 14 Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU 78–67 6,073 14–1 2–0 01/10/2015 8:00 pm 14 Iowa State 17 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN2 72–74 12,076 14–2 2–1 01/13/2015 7:00 pm 16 Oklahoma 18 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNews 86–65 9,196 15–2 3–1 01/17/2015 6:15 pm yes 16 Texas 20 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN 50–77 13,204 15–3 3–2 01/24/2015 2:00 pm 18 TCU WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 86–85 OT 12,756 16–3 4–2 01/27/2015 7:00 pm yes 17 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN2 65–59 12,528 17–3 5–2 01/31/2015 12:00 pm 17 Texas Tech WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 77–58 12,192 18–3 6–2 02/03/2015 8:00 pm yes 15 Oklahoma 21 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 52–71 10,154 18–4 6–3 02/07/2015 12:00 pm 15 Baylor 19 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 69–87 12,783 18–5 6–4 02/11/2015 7:00 pm 21 Kansas State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 76–72 8,762 19–5 7–4 02/14/2015 4:00 pm yes 21 Iowa State 14 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN2 59–79 14,384 19–6 7–5 02/16/2015 9:00 pm 23 Kansas 8 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 62–61 7,033 20–6 8–5 02/21/2015 2:00 pm yes 23 Oklahoma State 22 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNews 73–63 8,610 21–6 9–5 02/24/2015 7:00 pm 20 Texas WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN2 71–64 12,048 22–6 10–5 02/28/2015 4:00 pm yes 20 Baylor 19 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPNU 66–78 9,385 22–7 10–6 03/03/2015 9:00 pm yes 20 Kansas 9 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN2 OT 69–76 16,300 22–8 10–7 03/07/2015 2:00 pm 20 Oklahoma State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNews 81–72 13,714 23–8 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| Big 12 Tournament 03/12/2015 12:30 pm yes 18 Baylor 16 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPN2 70–80 18,972 23–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| NCAA tournament 03/20/2015 2:10 pm yes yes 20 5 MW Buffalo 12 MW Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Second round TNT 68–62 18,417 24–9 03/22/2015 8:40 pm yes yes 20 5 MW Maryland 12 4 MW Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Third round TNT 69–59 19,115 25–9 03/26/2015 9:45 pm yes yes 20 5 MW Kentucky 1 1 MW Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Sweet Sixteen CBS 39–78 19,465 25–10 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Region Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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