Podcast Recap
The College Basketball Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network previews the upcoming basketball season for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) and Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down the WVU roster and highlight what they did in recruiting and the transfer portal this offseason. Will Bob Huggins gets the Mountaineers back to the NCAA Tournament in 2022-2023?
Offseason Changes
OUTGOING
- 6’3 G Taz Sherman (Graduated – 18 pts, 35% 3pt)
- 6’3 G Sean McNeil (Transferred to Ohio St – 12 pts, 37% 3pt)
- 6’0 G Malik Curry (Graduated – 10 pts, 2 ast)
- 6’7 F Jalen Bridges (Transferred to Baylor – 8 pts, 5 reb, 33% 3pt)
- 6’7 F Gabe Osabuohien (Graduated – 5 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast)
- 6’10 F Isaiah Cottrell (Transferred to UNLV – 4 pts, 3 reb)
- 6’7 F Pauly Paulicap (Graduated – 3 pts 3 reb)
- 6’9 F Dimon Carrigan (Graduated – 2 pts, 3 reb)
INCOMING
- 6’8 F Tre Mitchell (Transfer from Texas – 9 pts, 4 reb)
- 6’7 F Emmitt Matthews (Transfer from Washington & West Virginia – 12 pts, 5 reb)
- 6’4 G Erik Stevenson (Transfer from So Carolina & Wichita St – 12 pts, 5 reb, 33% 3pt)
- 6’0 G Joe Toussaint (Transfer from Iowa – 4 pts, 3 ast, 2 reb)
- 6’10 C Jimmy Bell (JUCO Transfer from Moberly College)
- 6’9 F Mohamed Wague (JUCO Transfer from Harcum College)
- 6’8 F Pat Suemnick (JUCO Transfer from Triton College)
- 6’7 F Josiah Harris (Ranked #155 from Canton, OH)
- 6’1 G Josiah Davis (Ranked #212 from Kitchener, Ontario)
Projected Roster
Starting 5
1 – 6’1 SR. Kedrian Johnson (5 pts, 2 ast, 2 stl)
2 – 6’4 SR. Erik Stevenson (Transfer from South Carolina & Wichita St – 12 pts, 5 reb, 33% 3pt)
3 – 6’4 SR. Emmitt Matthews (Transfer from Washington & West Virginia – 12 pts, 5 reb)
4 – 6’9 SR. Tre Mitchell (Transfer from Texas – 9 pts, 4 reb)
5 – 6’10 SR. Jimmy Bell Jr. (JUCO Transfer from Moberly College)
Preseason Tournament:
Phil Knight Legacy (November 24th – 27th in Portland, OR)
Open with Purdue. The rest of the field includes Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Oregon St, Portland St, & Xavier.
Rest of Non-Conference Schedule:
November 7th – Mount St Mary’s
November 11th – at Pittsburgh
November 15th – Morehead St
November 18th – Penn
December 3rd – at Xavier
December 7th – Navy
December 10th – UAB
December 18th – Buffalo
December 22nd – Stony Brook