West Virginia Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 6, 2021 · CSM Staff
West Virginia Mountaineers
Big 12 (18-9, 11-6)
Big Wins: 1/4 at Oklahoma State (87-84), 2/6 Kansas (91-79), 2/20 at Texas (84-82)
Bad Losses: 1/9 Texas (70-72), 1/30 Florida (80-85), 2/13 Oklahoma (90-91)
Coach: Bob Huggins
Probable Starters:
Miles McBride, Sophomore, Guard, 15.4 ppg, 4.7 apg, 1.8 spg
Sean McNeil, Junior, Guard, 11.8 ppg
Derek Culver, Junior, Forward, 14.6 ppg, 9.8 rpg
Emmitt Matthews Jr., Junior, Forward, 7.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Jalen Bridges, Freshman, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Key Role Players:
Taz Sherman, Senior, Guard, 13.6 ppg, 1.3 apg
Gabe Osabuohien, Senior, Forward, 1.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.6 (45th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.1 (226, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.8 (238, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.2 (210, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.3 (170, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.9 (71, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.8 (143, 3)
Rebound Margin: 3.1 (88, 5)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (116, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (82, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | CBI | First Round win over Grand Canyon |
| 2019 | CBI | Quarterfinal loss to Coastal Carolina |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Murray State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Marshall |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Villanova |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Bucknell |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Notre Dame |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Gonzaga |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Stephen F. Austin |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Buffalo |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Maryland |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round loss to Georgetown |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Clemson |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kentucky |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Morgan State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Missouri |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Washington |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional final win over Kentucky |
| 2010 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Duke |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Dayton |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Arizona |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Duke |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Xavier |
| 2007 | NIT | First Round win over Delaware State |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Massachusetts |
| 2007 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over North Carolina State |
| 2007 | NIT | Semifinal win over Mississippi State |
| 2007 | NIT | Final win over Clemson |
*all team stats through 3/7
