2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg 150 Big 12 Conference Big 12 14 8 26–9 13–5 Bob Huggins 9th Larry Harrison Ron Everhart Erik Martin WVU Coliseum Las Vegas Invitational Champions NCAA tournament First Round The 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by ninth 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 26–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They defeated TCU and Oklahoma to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a #3 seed, they were upset in the first round by #14 seed Stephen F. Austin. Previous season The Mountaineers 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. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Juwan Staten 3 G 6'1" 190 RS Senior Dayton, OH Graduated Chase Connor 10 G 6'1" 190 Sophomore Shady Spring, WV Transferred to Fairmont State Gary Browne 14 G 6'1" 195 Senior Cupey, PR Graduated BillyDee Williams 21 F 6'6" 215 Junior Orlando, FL Transferred to UT Permian Basin Tyron Hughes 23 G 6'0" 185 Junior Chicago, IL Walk-on; left the team Kevin Noreen 34 F 6'10" 245 Senior Minneapolis, MN Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Teyvon Meyers 1 G 6'3" 180 Junior Brooklyn, NY Junior college transfer from Williston State College TyQuane Goard F 6'7" 215 RS Senior Charleston, WV Transferred from Marshall. Under NCAA transfer rules, Goard will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Recruits no no 2015 Esa Ahmad SF Shaker Heights, OH Shaker Heights High School 6 8 218 09/10/2014 4 4 4 4 James Bolden PG Covington, KY Holmes High School 5 11 160 05/14/2014 4 3 3 3 Lamont West PG Lithonia, GA Miller Grove High School 6 7 200 05/14/2015 NR 3 NR NR 2015 West Virginia 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 West Virginia Basketball Commits ESPN westvirginia 159 277 Not Ranked 23 20 July 11, 2015 yes Recruit Class of 2016 no yes 2016 Chase Harler SG Wheeling, WV Central Catholic High School 6 3 180 08/03/2014 3 NR 3 3 Brandon Knapper SG Charleston, WV South Charleston High School 6 0 160 09/21/2014 NR NR NR NR 2016 West Virginia 2016 Basketball Commitments 2016 West Virginia Basketball Commits ESPN westvirginia 159 277 Not Ranked 23 20 July 11, 2015 yes Roster 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers y yes Teyvon Myers 0 G 6 2 170 jr Brooklyn, NY Williston State College Jonathan Holton 1 F 6 7 220 sr y Miami, FL Palm Beach State CC Jevon Carter y 2 G 6 2 195 so Maywood, IL Proviso East HS James Bolden y basketball 3 G 6 0 160 fr Covington, KY Holmes HS Daxter Miles Jr. y 4 G 6 3 195 so Baltimore, MD Notre Dame Prep Jaysean Paige 5 G 6 2 210 sr Jamestown, NY Moberly Area CC y Nathan Adrian 11 F 6 9 240 jr Morgantown, WV Morgantown Tarik Phillip y 12 G 6 3 200 jr Brooklyn, NY Independence CC James Long 13 G 5 11 190 jr Charleston, WV Wofford Lamont West 15 F 6 8 215 fr Cincinnati, OH Miller Grove Brandon Watkins 20 F 6 9 245 jr Decatur, GA Grady Logan Routt 21 F 6 11 250 fr Cameron, WV Cameron Esa Ahmad 23 F 6 8 225 fr Shaker Heights, OH Shaker Heights Richard Romeo III 30 G 6 0 185 sr White Sulphur Springs, WV Greenbrier East Devin Williams basketball 41 F 6 9 255 jr Cincinnati, OH Montverde Academy y Elijah Macon 45 F 6 9 235 so 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 11/06/2015 7:00 pm yes Glenville State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 114–76 6,115 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes Northern Kentucky WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 107–61 10,120 1–0 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes yes James Madison Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV Charleston Showcase RTPT 86–73 8,101 2–0 11/20/2015 7:00 pm yes Stetson WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Las Vegas Invitational RTPT 103–62 8,268 3–0 11/23/2015 7:00 pm yes Bethune-Cookman WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Las Vegas Invitational RTPT 97–44 6,196 4–0 11/26/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Richmond Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Invitational semifinals FS1 67–59   5–0 11/27/2015 10:30 pm yes yes San Diego State Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Invitational championship FS1 72–50 3,245 6–0 12/05/2015 12:30 pm yes 20 Kennesaw State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV RTPT 87–54 8,731 7–0 12/08/2015 7:00 pm yes yes 14 Virginia 10 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Jimmy V Classic ESPN 54–70   7–1 12/13/2015 5:00 pm yes 14 Louisiana–Monroe WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 100–58 8,323 8–1 12/17/2015 7:00 pm yes yes 20 Marshall Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic ESPNU 86–68 11,748 9–1 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes 19 Eastern Kentucky WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 84–59 8,121 10–1 12/30/2015 12:00 pm yes yes 19 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 88–63 9,567 11–1 01/02/2016 12:00 pm yes 19 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPNU 2OT 87–83 12,270 12–1 1–0 01/04/2016 7:00 pm yes 17 TCU Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX ESPN2 95–87 4,239 13–1 2–0 01/09/2016 1:00 pm 17 Oklahoma State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 77–60 11,219 14–1 3–0 01/12/2016 7:00 pm 11 Kansas 1 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN2 74–63 12,097 15–1 4–0 01/16/2016 4:00 pm yes 11 Oklahoma 2 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 68–70 11,933 15–2 4–1 01/20/2016 7:00 pm 6 Texas WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 49–56 9,881 15–3 4–2 01/23/2016 1:00 pm yes 6 Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNews 80–76 10,732 16–3 5–2 01/26/2016 7:00 pm 9 Kansas State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNews 70–55 9,936 17–3 6–2 01/30/2016 12:00 pm yes yes 9 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN 71–88 11,611 17–4 02/02/2016 9:00 pm yes 14 Iowa State 13 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN2 81–76 14,384 18–4 7–2 02/06/2016 8:00 pm 14 Baylor 15 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN2 80–69 14,069 19–4 8–2 02/09/2016 7:00 pm yes 10 Kansas 6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN2 65–75 16,300 19–5 8–3 02/13/2016 12:00 pm 10 TCU WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 73–42 13,137 20–5 9–3 02/16/2016 7:00 pm yes 10 Texas 24 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 78–85 12,284 20–6 9–4 02/20/2016 4:00 pm 10 Oklahoma 3 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 62–76 15,289 20–7 9–5 02/22/2016 9:00 pm 14 Iowa State 17 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN 97–87 10,683 21–7 10–5 02/27/2016 6:00 pm yes 14 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU 70–56 5,539 22–7 11–5 03/02/2016 7:00 pm 10 Texas Tech WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 90–68 12,680 23–7 12–5 03/05/2016 2:00 pm yes 10 Baylor 19 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN 69–58 7,629 24–7 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| Big 12 tournament 03/10/2016 7:00 pm yes 9 2 TCU 10 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPNU 86–66 18,972 25–7 03/11/2016 9:00 pm yes 9 2 Oklahoma 6 3 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Semifinals ESPN2 69–67 18,972 26–7 03/12/2016 6:00 pm yes 9 2 Kansas 1 1 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Championship ESPN 71–81 19,046 26–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| NCAA tournament 03/18/2016 7:10 PM yes yes 8 3 E Stephen F. Austin 14 E Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY First Round CBS 56–70 17,502 26–9 AP Poll Eastern Time E East Region Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. 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 Post Final AP RV RV RV 20 14 20 19 19 17 11 6 9 14 10 10 14 10 9 8*N/A Coaches 23 22 22 15 14 16 18 17 15 10 7 9 12 10 11 12 9 8 8 14 *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings See also 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball seasons West Virginia Mountaineers men's bask West Virginia Mountaineers men's bask West Virginia