WVU Basketball Players at TBT Quarterfinals in Wheeling

Current WVU basketball players attended Best Virginia’s quarterfinals matchup against Herd That in Wheeling on Thursday.

Players in attendance included RaeQuan Battle, Jeremiah Bembry, Josiah Harris, Kobe Johnson, Quinn Slazinski, Patrick Suemnick and Seth Wilson. WVU interim head coach Josh Eilert as well as assistants DerMarr Johnson, Da’Sean Butler and Alex Ruoff were also in attendance.

Some of the current Mountaineers (+ Gabe O) are in Wheeling tonight for TBT pic.twitter.com/AujnUavVW1

— Ethan Bock (@ethanbock_) July 27, 2023

On Tuesday, former WVU head coach Bob Huggins attended Best Virginia’s first round win against Dubois Dream. Erik Stevenson pointed to Huggins after hitting the game-winning three.

Best Virginia will take on Herd That starting at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

Best Virginia is 7-3 all-time in their TBT history, dating back to 2019.

Wheeling is one of TBT’s eight regional locations this summer. Eight teams will compete in the West Virginia Regional over the course of five days in July in the single-elimination event, with the West Virginia Regional champion advancing to the quarterfinals.

The Basketball Tournament is a 64-team field, which the winning team takes home $1 million.