WVU Basketball Cracks Top 40 in KenPom Ahead of Season-Opener

WVU basketball moved up one spot in the KenPom rankings before its season-opener against Niagara Monday, sitting at No. 40.

WVU was rated No. 41 in the preseason KenPom rankings. WVU is currently No. 9 in the Big 12 behind Houston at No. 3, Kansas at No. 5, Iowa State at No. 6, Arizona at No. 7, Texas Tech at No. 17, Cincinnati at No. 32, BYU at No. 33 and Baylor at No. 35.

Last season, West Virginia had a resume of a 70-54 win over Mount Saint Mary’s, a 73-65 win over Campbell, a 69-47 victory over Lehigh, a 71-49 domination of Pitt in the Backyard Brawl, a 81-59 blowout win over Lafayette, a 70-38  routing of Mercyhurst, a 91-49 blowout win over Coppin State, a 90-58 win over Little Rock, an 86-51 win over MVSU,  two wins over Cincinnati, a 86-75 upset over Kansas, a convincing 72-61 win over Colorado, 75-63 road win at Arizona State, a gritty 59-54 win over Kansas State, a 74-63 comeback win over UCF, a 79-71 victory over No. 19 BYU and a 77-62 win over UCF to close out the season.

In head coach Ross Hodge’s first year, West Virginia finished the season at 18-14 with a 9-10 Big 12 record, including 0-1 in the conference tournament. The Mountaineers finished with three straight wins, culminating in a College Basketball Crown Championship.

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