2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	9–4 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Ross Hodge (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Yusuf Ali; Johnny Estelle; Phil Forte; Jase Herl; Andre Shaw;
Home arena	Hope Coliseum

2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Arizona	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 3 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 10 BYU	0	–	0	–	12	–	1	.923
No. 8 Houston	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
UCF	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Colorado	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Baylor	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
No. 17 Kansas	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
TCU	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
No. 15 Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Utah	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583

† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents West Virginia University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by first year head coach Ross Hodge, and play their home games at the Hope Coliseum located in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2023–24 season 19–13, 10–10 in Big 12 Play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Colorado, 67−60.^[1]

Departures


Name	Pos.	Number	Height	Weight	Previous School	Hometown	Reason for Leaving
Eduardo Andre	0	C	6'11"	240	Graduate Senior	London, England	Out of eligibility
Jake Auer	8	G	6'0"	195	Graduate Senior	Clive, IA	Out of eligibility
Tucker DeVries	12	G/F	6'7"	220	Graduate Senior	Waukee, IA	Transferred to Indiana
Haris Elezovic	22	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada	Transferred to Northeastern
Amani Hansberry	13	F	6'8"	240	Junior	Silver Spring, MD	Transferred to Virginia Tech
Sencire Harris	10	G	6'4"	175	Junior	Canton, OH	Transferred to Cincinnati
Dylan Jay	2	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Chelan, WA	Transferred to Pierce College
Ofri Naveh	9	F	6'7"	185	Junior	Neot Golan, Israel	Transferred to Oral Roberts
Toby Okani	5	G	6'8"	210	Graduate Senior	Orange, N.J.	Out of eligibility
Jonathan Powell	11	G	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Centerville, OH	Transferred to North Carolina
Javon Small	7	G	6'3"	190	Senior	South Bend, IN	Drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies
Jayden Stone	14	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Perth, Australia	Transferred to Missouri
Aden Tagaloa-Nelson	4	G	6'1"	200	Junior	Lexington, KY	Transferred to Eastern Kentucky
KJ Tenner	3	G	6'0"	165	Sophomore	Memphis, TN	Transferred to Murray State
Joseph Yesufu	1	G	6'0"	190	Graduate Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Out of eligibility

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Treysen Eaglestaff	52	G	6'6"	205	GS Senior	Bismarck, N.D.	North Dakota
Jackson Fields	15	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Missouri City, TX	Troy
Jasper Floyd	1	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Tampa, FL	North Texas
Niyol Hauet	21	G	6'4"	180	RS Freshman	Yokohama, Japan	Weber State
Honor Huff	3	G	5'10"	165	Senior	Brooklyn N.Y.	Chattanooga
Brenen Lorient	0	F	6'9"	215	Senior	Ocala, FL	North Texas
Chance Moore	13	G	6'6"	210	GS Senior	Brookhaven, GA	St. Bonaventure
Harlan Obioha	55	C	7'0"	265	Senior	Hoxie, KS	UNC Wilmington
Morris Ugusuk	23	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Helsinki, Finland	South Carolina

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Evans Barning Jr. F	Toronto, Ontario	Archbishop Carroll HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 15, 2025
Evans Barning Jr. F	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NA)
MJ Feenane g	Miami, FL	Christopher Columbus HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 2, 2025
MJ Feenane g	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NA)
Jayden Forsythe F	Norristown, PA	Westtown School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 6, 2025
Jayden Forsythe F	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79)
Amir Jenkins G	Worcester, MA	Worcester Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 1, 2025
Amir Jenkins G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NA)
DJ Thomas F	Allen, TX	Allen HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 8, 2025
DJ Thomas F	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NA)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 51 247Sports: 51 On3: 63 ESPN: NA
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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Preseason

The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released on October 16, 2025. All awards were voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players. The Big 12 preseason media poll was released on October 30, 2025.

Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll

	Big 12 Coaches	Points
1.	Houston	224 (12)
2.	BYU	204 (1)
3.	Texas Tech	200
4.	Arizona	179 (1)
5.	Iowa State	170
6.	Kansas	163
7.	Baylor	137
8.	Cincinnati	120
9.	Kansas State	117
10.	TCU	90
11.	West Virginia	79
12.	Oklahoma State	77
13.	Utah	50
14.	UCF	39
15.	Colorado	37
16.	Arizona State	34
Reference:^[2] (#) first-place votes

Big 12 Preseason Media Poll

	Big 12 Media
1.	Houston
2.	Texas Tech
3.	BYU
4.	Arizona
5.	Iowa State
6.	Kansas
7.	Baylor
8.	Kansas State
9.	Cincinnati
10.	TCU
11.	West Virginia
12.	Oklahoma State
13.	Utah
14.	UCF
15.	Colorado
16.	Arizona State
Reference:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Brenen Lorient	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	North Texas	Ocala, FL
G	1	Jasper Floyd	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	North Texas	Tampa, FL
G	2	Amir Jenkins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Worcester Academy	Worcester, MA
G	3	Honor Huff	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Chattanooga	Brooklyn N.Y.
G	4	Jayden Forsythe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Westtown School	Brooklyn N.Y.
F	5	DJ Thomas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Allen HS	Allen, TX
F	7	Abraham Barning Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Carroll HS	Toronto, Ontario Canada
C	8	Abraham Oyeadier	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	AOSS Prep	Ocala, FL
G	13	Chance Moore (5Y)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	St. Bonaventure	Brookhaven, GA
F	15	Jackson Fields	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Troy	Missouri City, TX
G	20	MJ Feenane	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Christopher Columbus HS	Miami, FL
G	21	Niyol Hauet	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Weber State	Yokohama, Japan
G	23	Morris Ugusuk	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	South Carolina	Helsinki, Finland
G	52	Treysen Eaglestaff	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	North Dakota	Bismarck, N.D.
C	55	Harlan Obioha	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	UNC Wilmington	Hoxie, KS

Head coach

Ross Hodge (East Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Yusuf Ali (Seneca College)
Johnny Estelle (Texas A&M–Kingsville)
Phil Forte (Oklahoma State)
Jase Herl (Colorado Mesa)
Andre Shaw (Western New England)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wheeling	W 80–54	–	19 – Obioha	8 – Obioha	3 – Jenkins	Hope Coliseum (9,056) Morgantown, WV
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's	W 70–54	1–0	25 – Floyd	13 – Lorient	4 – Floyd	Hope Coliseum (10,081) Morgantown, WV
November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Campbell	W 73–65	2–0	23 – Huff	9 – Lorient	4 – Tied	Hope Coliseum (9,251) Morgantown, WV
November 9, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lehigh	W 69–47	3–0	26 – Lorient	8 – Obioha	4 – Floyd	Hope Coliseum (10,264) Morgantown, WV
November 13, 2025* 6:00 p.m., FS1	Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl	W 71–49	4–0	19 – Obioha	6 – Obioha	7 – Floyd	Hope Coliseum (12,453) Morgantown, WV
November 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lafayette	W 81–59	5–0	25 – Thomas	5 – Tied	6 – Floyd	Hope Coliseum (9,360) Morgantown, WV
November 21, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Clemson Charleston Classic Palmetto Bracket Semifinals	L 67–70	5–1	17 – Huff	9 – Obioha	4 – Jenkins	TD Arena (4,856) Charleston, SC
November 23, 2025* 3:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. Xavier Charleston Classic Palmetto 3rd Place Game	L 68–78	5–2	20 – Eaglestaff	6 – Floyd	4 – Eaglestaff	TD Arena (3,823) Charleston, SC
November 30, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mercyhurst	W 70–38	6–2	11 – Moore	9 – Moore	3 – Jenkins	Hope Coliseum (10,319) Morgantown, WV
December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coppin State	W 91–49	7–2	17 – Tied	8 – Eaglestaff	4 – Fields	Hope Coliseum (9,713) Morgantown, WV
December 6, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Wake Forest Holiday Hoopfest	L 66–75	7–3	24 – Huff	8 – Moore	3 – Floyd	Charleston Coliseum (10,221) Charleston, WV
December 9, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock	W 90–58	8–3	24 – Huff	7 – Tied	6 – Tied	Hope Coliseum (9,803) Morgantown, WV
December 13, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Ohio State Cleveland Hoops Showdown	L 88–89 ^2OT	8–4	24 – Huff	7 – Lorient	5 – Huff	Rocket Arena (6,465) Cleveland, OH
December 22, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 86–51	9–4	23 – Eaglestaff	10 – Obioha	5 – Lorient	Hope Coliseum (10,234) Morgantown, WV
Big 12 regular season
January 3, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Iowa State						Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Cincinnati Rivalry						Hope Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 10, 2026 12:00 p.m., FOX/FS1	Kansas						Hope Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 13, 2026 8:30 p.m., FS1	at Houston						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	Colorado						Hope Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 21, 2026 9:00 p.m., Peacock	at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., CBS	at Arizona						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 27, 2026 8:30 p.m., FS1	Kansas State						Hope Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 31, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	Baylor						Hope Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Cincinnati Rivalry						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
February 8, 2026 2:00 p.m., FOX	Texas Tech						Hope Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1	at UCF						Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
February 18, 2026 8:30 p.m., FS1	Utah						Hope Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 21, 2026 5:00 p.m., Peacock	at TCU						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Oklahoma State						Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 28, 2026 5:30 p.m., FOX	BYU						Hope Coliseum Morgantown, WV
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
March 6, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	UCF						Hope Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Big 12 tournament
March 10−14, 2026 TBD, TBD	vs. TBD						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Mountaineers Fall to Colorado in Big 12 Tournament Second-Round Game".
^ "Houston Tabbed As Big 12 Men's Basketball Favorite, TTU's Toppin Named Preseason Player of the Year".
^ "Big 12 Media Votes Houston As Preseason MBB Conference Favorite".
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". wvusports.com. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[1] "Mountaineers Fall to Colorado in Big 12 Tournament Second-Round Game".

[:0-2] "Houston Tabbed As Big 12 Men's Basketball Favorite, TTU's Toppin Named Preseason Player of the Year".

[3] "Big 12 Media Votes Houston As Preseason MBB Conference Favorite".

[4] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". wvusports.com. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

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West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Venues	WVU Fieldhouse (1929–1970) Hope Coliseum (1970–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Marshall Pittsburgh
Culture & lore	The Mountaineer
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References