Big 12
West Virginia’s Honor Huff Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Honor Huff earned recognition from the conference for his play last week, being named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.
Huff averaged 23.5 points and 7.5 rebounds to help the Mountaineers to a pair of wins, including the program’s first AP Top 25 victory under first-year head coach Ross Hodge. In the 62-60 win against Cincinnati, the Brooklyn, N.Y. native poured in 24 points and added a career-high eight rebounds, as he scored five of WVU’s last 10 points that erased a late five-point deficit.
The 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝟭𝟮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 & member of this week's 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲, @honor2official 👏
▪️ 23.5 ppg
▪️ 10-21 3PT
▪️ 7.5 rpg
▪️ 38.5 min pic.twitter.com/6E3LCgnjXJ— WVU Men's Basketball (@WVUhoops) January 12, 2026
The senior guard, who transferred from Chattanooga, followed up with 23 points in the 86-75 win over No. 22 Kansas, adding another seven rebounds while making four 3-pointers. It is Huff’s first Big 12 Newcomer of the Week selection.
WVU basketball will play again at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at No. 7 Houston.
Find more coverage of Honor Huff and WVU basketball and at WV Sports Now.
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David Wvu
January 13, 2026 at 10:34 am
My schedule time for the Houston game says 8:30 P.M. and not what it says here @ 7:00. BTW it’s about time the BIG XII honor’s Honor.