Big 12
West Virginia Picked Low in Big 12 Preseason Poll
The Big 12 Conference released its preseason coaches poll on Thursday afternoon, where West Virginia was picked to finish 13th.
1. Kansas (9)
2. Houston (5)
3. Iowa State (1)
4. Baylor
5. Arizona (1)
6. Cincinnati
7. Texas Tech
8. Kansas State
9. BYU
10. TCU
11. UCF
12. Arizona State
13. West Virginia
14. Oklahoma State
15. Colorado
16. Utah
() = first place votes
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WVU is entering its first season under head coach Darian DeVries from Drake. DeVries and his new staff completely flipped the roster as they only return rising sophomore Ofri Naveh. West Virginia brings top transfers Tucker DeVries (F – Drake) and Javon Small (G – Oklahoma State) to lead the way with other adds being Sencire Harris (G – Illinois), Amani Hansberry (F – Illinois), Toby Okani (F – UIC), Eduardo Andre (C – Fresno State), Joseph Yesufu (G – Washington State), Jayden Stone (G – Detroit Mercy) and many others.