WVU Basketball Shows Scoring Depth to Start Season: ‘I Wouldn’t Wanna Guard Us’

WVU basketball has had major offensive success to start the season, sporting consecutive 91-point games in wins over Niagara and Stetson.

Junior guard Joson Sanon made a claim which some may see as bold, but he has the evidence to back it so far.

“I feel like the whole team can shoot,” Sanon said in the postgame press conference.

At times, WVU will have up to four players capable of making threes at a time. Through two games, the team has shot 42.6% from three with seven different players having connected from beyond the arc in just two games.

Senior guard Finley Bizjack said guarding a team like WVU’s would be difficult, and he does not envy WVU’s opponents.

“I would imagine that it’s super difficult for them. I wouldn’t want to guard us,” Bizjack added.

Head coach Ross Hodge added to the conversation, saying even the centers work on their shooting from range.

“I see the work they put in. They’re in the gym a lot. We feel really confident when the ball leaves just about anybody’s hands that it’s going in,” Hodge said.

Hodge gave some more insight into WVU’s hot start on offense on a deeper level. He added the Mountaineers consistently make good choices on offense.

“I think it just speaks to the depth of the team, of the strengths of this team and their willingness to continue to make simple plays,” Hodge said. “Nobody’s out there trying to make too big of a play. And ironically, when they do try to make too big of a play, it doesn’t work out for them. And then it doesn’t work out for us.”

WVU basketball will be back in action at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, when it hosts Mercer.

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