Georgia Tech Transfer Center Mouhamed Sylla Commits to WVU Basketball

Ross Hodge and his WVU basketball staff land their first Power Four transfer in Georgia Tech center Mouhamed Sylla, per multiple national reports.

Providing West Virginia a major boost in the front court, Sylla committed to the Mountaineers on Tuesday morning. He will now switch conferences from the ACC to the Big 12 after spending his first college season with the Yellow Jackets.

A former four-star prospect out of Belle Vista Prep in Arizona, Sylla is listed at 6-foot-10 and 240 pounds. He will join WVU as a sophomore after recording 9.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and shooting 57.9% from the field during the 2025-26 season.

Sylla decided to move on from Georgia Tech after the firing of Damon Stoudamire, who finished with a 42-55 record in three seasons.

With Sylla’s commitment, WVU has secured three transfer players as he joins Boise State transfer Javan Buchanan and Finley Bizjack.

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