Year: | 2020–21 |
Team: | West Virginia Mountaineers |
Sport: | Basketball |
Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Coachrank: | 18 |
Aprank: | 13 |
Record: | 19–10 |
Conf Record: | 11–6 |
Hc Year: | 14th |
Stadium: | WVU Coliseum |
Champion: | Crossover Classic champions |
Tourney Result: | second round |
The 2020–21 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by Bob Huggins, in his 14th season as WVU's head coach, and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–10, 11–6 in Big 12 Play to finish in 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Morehead State in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Syracuse.
The Mountaineers finished 2019–20 season 21–10, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish tied for third place in the conference. The Mountaineers were to play in the Big 12 Tournament, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Brandon Knapper | G | 2 | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Hargrave Military Academy | South Charleston, WV | Transferred to Eastern Kentucky | |
Logan Routt | F | 31 | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 260 lb (118 kg) | Cameron HS | Cameron, WV | Graduated | |
Chase Harler | G | 14 | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Wheeling Central HS | Moundsville, WV | Graduated | |
Jermaine Haley | G | 10 | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Odessa College | Vancouver, BC | Graduated |
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See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.