TBT
Best Virginia Has First Opponent for This Summer’s TBT
Just a few weeks away from tip-off, Best Virginia has its first opponent in the 2025 TBT, as announced by the affiliated Final Fourcast earlier in the week. Best Virginia will start off their return to Charleston against the Dubois Dream.
As of now, the roster for this summer’s Best Virginia team looks like this – Erik Stevenson, James Reese V, former Marshall basketball alum Jarrod West, Jermaine Hailey Jr., Kedrian Johnson, Wesley Harris and Will Vorhees. Former West Virginia Mountaineer and TBT staple John Flowers is back as a player/general manager this year.
Esa Ahmad was announced for the team, but does not currently appear on the official roster.
FIRST UP:
We're up against Dubois Dream! See you July 18 in Charleston!
Tickets at https://t.co/5vv5EYd7DV! pic.twitter.com/kWugngXFo7
— The Final Fourcast Podcast (@finalfourcast) June 24, 2025
Jarrod West returns as coach for the first time since Best Virginia’s debut in the TBT in 2019. West is joined by former WVU assistant coach Ron Everhart and Donald Kummer on his staff. Gregory Richardson is also apart of the fold as a general manger.
The TBT returns to West Virginia this year as the 2025 West Virginia Regional will be played in the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center from July 18-23. Charleston previously hosted TBT regionals in 2021 and 2022.
The winner of the 2025 West Virginia Regional will advance to the quarterfinals on July 28. The semifinals will be played on July 31 and the $1 million championship game is scheduled for Aug. 3.
Find more coverage of Best Virginia in this year’s TBT at WV Sports Now.
