Game 29 - TCU 2016-17 Schedule/Results DATE: Saturday, February 25, 2017 Date Opponent Television Time/Results LOCATION: (6,700) in Fort Worth, Texas N11 Mount St. Mary’s ROOT SPORTS W/87-59 TIPOFF: 2:00 p.m. ET N14 Valley State ROOT SPORTS W/107-66 SERIES: West leads 10-0 N20 New Hampshire & ROOT SPORTS W/100-41 TV: ESPN (Rich Hollenberg and ) N24 vs. Illinois ^ ESPNU W/89-57 TCU RADIO: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG (Tony Caridi & Jay Jacobs) No. 12/13 N25 vs. Temple ^ ESPN2 L/77-81 OFFICIALS: Announced on game day N28 Manhattan & ROOT SPORTS W/108-61 Horned Frogs (17-11, 6-9) Mountaineers (22-6, 10-5) D3 at Virginia ESPNU W/66-57 D7 vs. Western Carolina # ROOT SPORTS W/90-37 No. 12 West Virginia Travels to TCU to Begin Two-Game Road Trip D10 VMI ROOT SPORTS W/90-55 • WVU is 12-6 all-time in games played in Texas. All 18 of those games have been since WVU joined the Big 12 in 2012. D17 UMKC ROOT SPORTS W/112-67 • WVU’s 22 wins mark the 31st 20-win season in school history. now has 28 20-win seasons in 35 years as D20 Radford Nextar W/84-57 a head coach. He has led WVU to seven 20-win seasons in his 10 years as a head coach at WVU. D23 Northern Kentucky ROOT SPORTS W/92-61 • Bob Huggins became the 10th NCAA Division I head coach to win 800 games on Dec. 17 against UMKC. D30 at Oklahoma State * ESPN2 W/92-75 J3 at Texas Tech * ESPNEWS L/76-77 OT • Bob Huggins is in ninth place all-time on the NCAA Division I winningest coaches list. His record now stands at 813-327. J7 TCU * ESPNU W/82-70 Huggins trails Rollie Massimino by two wins and Jim Phelan by 17 wins. J10 Baylor * ESPN2 W/89-68 • Huggins is the third-winningest active Division I coach behind Mike Krzyzewski and . J14 at Texas * ESPN2 W/74-72 • Last season, WVU won 13 Big 12 games and 11 two years ago. WVU is 34-17 in the Big 12 in the last two-plus seasons. J18 Oklahoma * ESPN2 L/87-89 OT • West Virginia is 103-74 under Bob Huggins in conference regular season games (Big 12 and Big East). J21 at Kansas State * ESPN2 L/75-79 • Bob Huggins is 59-44 in games. He is 49-38 at WVU, and was 10-6 at Kansas State in 2006-07. J24 Kansas * ESPN W/85-69 • West Virginia is 155-36 in its last 191 games against unranked teams, including 82 of its last 93 at the WVU Coliseum. J28 Texas A&M $ ESPN W/81-77 Bob Huggins has posted 42 conference road victories in 10 seasons at WVU, including wins at Iowa State, Oklahoma J31 at Iowa State * ESPN2 W/85-72 • F4 Oklahoma State * ESPNU L/75-82 State, Oklahoma and Texas this season, six Big 12 road wins last season and four Big 12 road wins two years ago. F8 at Oklahoma * ESPN2 W/61-50 • Bob Huggins has wins over 37 ranked teams at WVU, including 14 wins over Top 10 teams and three over No. 1. F11 Kansas State * ESPN W/85-66 • WVU became the first team since Indiana in 2011-12 to beat No. 1 and No. 2 in the same season. F13 at Kansas * ESPN L/80-84 OT • WVU is the fourth team in AP history to beat an AP No. 1 and AP No. 2 by least 15 points each in a single season. F18 Texas Tech * ESPN2 W/83-74 2OT • WVU’s 21-point win over No. 1 Baylor was the eighth-largest margin victory ever against a No. 1-ranked AP team. F20 Texas * ESPN W/77-62 • WVU is 6-2 in its last eight games vs. AP Top 25 teams, with two wins over No. 1, one vs. No. 2 and two wins over No. 6. F25 at TCU * ESPN 2:00 p.m. • needs 28 more points to become West Virginia’s 51st 1,000-point scorer. He has scored 78 points and has F27 at Baylor * ESPNU 7:00 p.m. M3 Iowa State * ESPN2 7:00 p.m. grabbed 31 rebounds over the last four games, shooting 50 percent or better in each contest. M8-11 Phillips 66 Big 12 Champ. ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU TBA • With 17 points at OU, James Bolden became the seventh different WVU player to lead in scoring in a league game this year. He is the first player in school history to score 17 points while playing a maximum of 10 minutes in a game. & NIT Season Tip-Off, Morgantown, W.Va. • WVU leads the country in turnover margin (9.1), turnovers forced (21.6) and steals (11.0). WVU ranks third in scoring ^ NIT Season Tip-Off, Barclays , Brooklyn, N.Y. # Charleston, W.Va. margin (18.7), fourth in offensive rebounds (14.5), 15th in assists (17.2) and 11th in scoring offense (85.3). $ SEC/Big Challenge • WVU’s plus/minus leaders are Tarik Phillip (+362), Jevon Carter (+360) and Nathan Adrian (+326). * Big 12 Conference game - All Times Eastern • WVU is averaging 42.0 deflections per game, while averaging 34.9 deflections in Big 12 Conference games. • The Mountaineers forced a school record 40 turnovers against Manhattan on Nov. 28. • All but eight Mountaineer opponents have had at least 18 miscues this year, including three with more than 30. WVU Athletic Communications • Baylor’s 29 turnovers were the most forced by WVU in a league game in 24 years (30 vs. St. Bonaventure in 1992). Asst. Athletic Director/Communications ...... Bryan Messerly • The Mountaineers are forcing their opponents to turn it over on 28.5 percent of their possessions, tops in the country. Email ...... [email protected] • WVU has nearly forced more turnovers (604) than its opponents have made field goals (625). Phone ...... 304-293-2821 • WVU has attempted 314 more shots than its opponents this season -- 1,792 to 1,478. Twitter ...... @wvusidmess/@wvuhoops • WVU’s bench has scored 30 or more in 39 of the last 55 games. This year’s team is averaging 35.2 points from the bench. Web ...... WVUsports.com • WVU has shot 43 percent or higher in all but three games this season, including four games of 50 percent or higher. • WVU finished in second place in the Big 12 Conference regular season and postseason tournament last season. • The Mountaineers have been ranked 76 weeks in the AP poll under Bob Huggins, including 30 weeks in the AP Top Follow the Mountaineers on ... 10. Huggins has had WVU ranked more weeks than any other coach in school history. • Dating back to last year, WVU has been ranked for 32 consecutive weeks in the AP poll and 49 of the last 52 weeks in the AP rankings. WVU has been ranked 52 consecutive weeks in the USA Today Coaches poll. • The Mountaineers have won 57 of their last 58 games when holding opponents to 69 points or less. • WVU is 178-30 under Huggins when holding opponents to 69 points or less. WVU has won 67 of its last 69 and 123 of its last 134 games when holding opponents under 69 points. youtube/wvusports • West Virginia has made at least one 3-point in 586 consecutive games. • West Virginia has allowed its opponent to shoot 50 percent or better only 57 times under Bob Huggins (339 games). • West Virginia is 60-3 under Bob Huggins when shooting 50 percent or better from the field. • West Virginia is 174-31 under Bob Huggins when leading at halftime. • West Virginia is 182-19 under Bob Huggins when leading by 10 or more points in a game. big12sports.com • West Virginia is 154-11 under Bob Huggins when posting a higher shooting percentage than its opponent. • The Mountaineers are 166-32 under Bob Huggins when scoring 70 or more points in a game. • West Virginia is 163-40 under Bob Huggins when outrebounding its opponent. • WVU is 18-10 all-time on Feb. 25 and 518-397 all-time in the month of February. Bob Huggins By The Numbers By School • Huggins is WVU’s 21st head coach. 2 – Appearances in the NCAA Final Four (1992, 2010) School Tenure Won Lost Pct. Walsh 3 years 71 26 .732 • Huggins is a Morgantown native and a 1977 graduate of 3 – Times earning the Ray Meyer Award as the Conference USA . Coach of the Year (1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00); also named the Akron 5 years 97 46 .678 • Huggins has won 813 games in 35 seasons as a head Conference USA Coach of the Decade 16 years 399 127 .759 coach. 4 – Appearances in the NCAA Elite Eight (1992, 1993, 1996, 2010) Kansas State 1 year 23 12 .657 West Virginia 10 years 223 116 .659 • Huggins ranks third in total victories among active 5 – Conference Players of the Year (Danny Fortson – 1996 and Division I head coaches. 1997; Kenyon Martin – 2000; Steve Logan 2001 and 2002) • Huggins ranks ninth among the NCAA’s all-time 6 – Times named National Coach of the Year (1991-92 – Hoop Coaching Honors winningest coaches. Scoop, 1992-93 – Playboy, 1997-98 – Basketball Times, 1999-2000 – The Sporting News, 2001-02 – ESPN.com, 2014-15 – Jim Phelan 2014-15 Season • Huggins’ teams have participated in postseason play in 30 Award) Big 12 Coach of the Year of 34 seasons, including 22 NCAA Tournaments. 7 – Number of NCAA appearances at West Virginia (2008, 2009, National Coach of the Year (Jim Phelan Award) • His squads have won 20 or more games in all but seven 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016) West Virginia State Sportswriters Coach of the Year NABC District 8 Coach of the Year of his 35 campaigns, including 30 or more twice. 9 – Top-10 final poll rankings 2009-10 Season • Huggins averages 23.3 victories a season. 10 – Conference tournament titles West Virginia State Sportswriters Coach of the Year • Huggins has made two NCAA Final Fours and four NCAA Big East Tournament Champions 12 – Number of All-Americans in coaching tenure (Bobby Brannan Elite Eight appearances. - 1998, Da’Sean Butler – 2010, Danny Fortson 1995-1997, DerMarr 2008-09 Season Johnson - 2000, Kevin Jones – 2012, Steve Logan – 2001-2002, West Virginia State Sportswriters Coach of the Year • Huggins has been named national coach of the year six Kenyon Martin – 1999-2000, Pete Mickeal - 2000, Ruben Patterson 2007-08 Season times. - 1998, Juwan Staten - 2015, Nick Van Exel - 1993, Dontonio West Virginia State Sportswriters Coach of the Year • Huggins’ teams have finished in the Top 10 final rankings Wingfield - 1994) 2006-07 Season nine times. 13 – Conference regular season titles USBWA District VI Coach of the Year Big 12 Coach of the Year by the Kansas City Star • Huggins has coached 12 All-Americans and 64 all- 14 – Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances at Cincinnati 2004-05 Season conference selections. (1992-2005) Conference USA Coach of the Decade • Huggins has coached 18 NBA draft picks, including six first 18 – NBA Draft picks, including six first round selections and four 2003-04 Season round selections and four lottery picks. lottery picks (Marcel Boyce – 1987; Corie Blount and Nick Van Exel Conference USA Regular Season Champions – 1993; Dontonio Wingfield – 1994; Danny Fortson – 1997; Ruben Conference USA Tournament Champions • Huggins has won 13 conference regular season titles. Patterson – 1998; Melvin Levett – 1999; Kenyon Martin, DerMarr Johnson and Pete Mickeal – 2000; Kenny Satterfield – 2001; Steve 2001-02 Season • Huggins has won 10 conference tournament titles. Logan – 2002; Jason Maxiell – 2005; James White – 2006; Joe Conference USA Regular Season Champions • Huggins has led West Virginia to seven NCAA Tournament Alexander – 2008; Bill Walker – 2008; Da’Sean Butler and Devin Conference USA Tournament Champions Ebanks – 2010) National Coach of the Year (ESPN.com) appearances. 2000-01 Season 22 – NCAA Tournament appearances Conference USA Regular Season Champions Year-By-Year 28 – Number of 20-win seasons in his 35 years as a head coach, 1999-00 Season Year School Position Record including 16 seasons of 25 wins or more Conference USA Regular Season Champions 1977-78 West Virginia Grad. Assistant 12-16 30 – Postseason appearances; 22 NCAA appearances, six NIT Conference USA Coach of the Year appearances (two at Akron; two at Cincinnati; one at Kansas State; Ohio College Coach of the Year 1978-79 Ohio State (NIT) Assistant Coach 19-12 one at West Virginia) and two NAIA National Coach of the Year (The Sporting News) 1979-80 Ohio State (NCAA) Assistant Coach 21-8 1998-99 Season 64 – All-Conference selections in Division I (43 at Cincinnati; three 1980-81 Walsh College Head Coach 14-16 at Akron; two at Kansas State; 16 at West Virginia) Conference USA Regular Season Champions 1981-82 Walsh College (NAIA) Head Coach 23-9 Conference USA Coach of the Year 1997-98 Season 1982-83 Walsh College (NAIA) Head Coach 34-1 WINNINGEST ALL-TIME DIVISION I Conference USA Regular Season Champions 1983-84 UCF Assistant Coach 15-13 MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES Conference USA Tournament Champions 1984-85 Akron Head Coach 12-14 Coach Wins Conference USA Coach of the Year 1985-86 Akron (NCAA) Head Coach 22-8 1. Mike Krzyzewski 1,066 National Coach of the Year (Basketball Times) 2. Bob Knight 902 1996-97 Season 1986-87 Akron (NIT) Head Coach 21-9 3. Jim Boeheim 901 Conference USA Regular Season Champions 1987-88 Akron Head Coach 21-7 4. Dean Smith 879 1995-96 Season 1988-89 Akron (NIT) Head Coach 21-8 5. Adolph Rupp 876 Conference USA Regular Season Champions 6. 873 Conference USA Tournament Champions 1989-90 Cincinnati (NIT) Head Coach 20-14 7. Jim Phelan 830 Mideast Coach of the Year (Basketball Times) 1990-91 Cincinnati (NIT) Head Coach 18-12 8. Rollie Massimino 815 Ohio College Coach of the Year 1991-92 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 29-5 9. Bob Huggins 813 1994-95 Season 1992-93 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 27-5 10. Roy Williams 807 Great Midwest Tournament Champions 11. Eddie Sutton 806 1993-94 Season 1993-94 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 22-10 12. Lefty Driesell 786 Great Midwest Tournament Champions 1994-95 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 23-11 13. Lute Olson 780 1992-93 Season 1995-96 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 28-5 14. Lou Henson 779 Great Midwest Conference Season Champions 1996-97 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 26-8 15. Rick Pitino 768 Great Midwest Tournament Champions 16. Ed Diddle 759 Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year 1997-98 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 27-6 17. Henry Iba 755 National Coach of the Year (Playboy) 1998-99 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 27-6 18. Bo Ryan 747 1991-92 Season 1999-00 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 29-4 19. Phog Allen 746 Great Midwest Conference Season Champions 2000-01 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 25-10 20. John Chaney 741 Great Midwest Tournament Champions Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year 2001-02 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 31-4 District 4 Coach of the Year (USBWA) 2002-03 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 17-12 Ohio College Coach of the Year 2003-04 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 25-7 Midwest Coach of the Year (Basketball Times) Milestone Wins National Co-Coach of the Year (Hoop Scoop) 2004-05 Cincinnati (NCAA) Head Coach 25-8 1 - at Oberlin (11/22/80) 91-59 1989-90 Season 2006-07 Kansas State (NIT) Head Coach 23-12 50 - vs. Mercyhurst (1/6/83) 65-56 Coach of the Year 2007-08 West Virginia (NCAA) Head Coach 26-11 100 – vs. Tennessee Tech (2/10/86) 79-69 1985-86 Season 2008-09 West Virginia (NCAA) Head Coach 23-12 150 – vs. Stephen F. Austin (12/3/88) 102-77 Ohio Valley Conference Champions 200 – vs. Xavier (1/30/91) 69-56 Ohio Valley Coach of the Year 2009-10 West Virginia (NCAA) Head Coach 31-7 250 – vs. DePaul (1/30/93) 80-54 1984-85 Season 2010-11 West Virginia (NCAA) Head Coach 21-12 300 – at Dayton (1/26/95) 81-60 350 – vs. DePaul (2/1/97) 90-53 Ohio Valley Coach of the Year 2011-12 West Virginia (NCAA) Head Coach 19-14 400 – vs. UNC Wilmington (12/30/98) 81-52 1982-83 Season 2012-13 West Virginia Head Coach 13-19 Mid-Ohio Conference Champions 450 – vs. Youngstown State (12/20/00) 74-65 NAIA District Champions 2013-14 West Virginia (NIT) Head Coach 17-16 500 – vs. Boston University (3/15/02) 90-52 550 – vs. Jackson State (12/20/04) 95-43 Mid-Ohio Conference Coach of the Year 2014-15 West Virginia (NCAA) Head Coach 25-10 600 – at Canisius (12/22/07) 77-54 NAIA District 22, NAIA Area 6 Coach of the Year 2015-16 West Virginia (NCAA) Head Coach 26-9 650 – vs. Marquette (12/29/09) 63-62 1981-82 Season 700 – vs. Missouri State (12/22/11) 70-68 Mid-Ohio Conference Champions 2016-17 West Virginia Head Coach 22-6 750 – vs. NC State (12/20/14) 83-69 Mid-Ohio Conference Coach of the Year Overall 35th Season 813-327 800 - vs. UMKC (12/17/16) 112-67 NAIA District 22 Coach of the Year

GAME 29 - TCU

Probable Mountaineer Starters When West Virginia ... No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Statistics Notes Plays a home game: 15-2 11 Nathan Adrian F 6-9 235 Sr. 10.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg 131 games played - eighth most in school history Plays a road game: 5-3 Plays a game at a neutral site: 2-1 45 Elijah Macon F 6-9 240 Jr. 5.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg Averaging 13.5 points, 7.0 boards in last 2 games Plays a Big 12 game: 10-5 4 Daxter Miles Jr. G 6-3 200 Jr. 8.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg Scored 11 points against Texas Tech Plays a non-conference game: 12-1 2 Jevon Carter G 6-2 200 Jr. 12.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg Ranks seventh nationally in steals per game 12 Tarik Phillip G 6-3 195 Sr. 9.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg Leads WVU with a +/- of +362 this season Plays on Sunday: 1-0 Plays on Monday: 3-1 Plays on Tuesday: 4-1 Mountaineers Off The Bench Plays on Wednesday: 2-1 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Statistics Notes Plays on Thursday: 1-0 23 Esa Ahmad F 6-8 225 So. 11.7 rpg, 4.1 rpg Career-high 27 points in win over No. 2 Kansas Plays on Friday: 3-1 15 Lamont West F 6-8 215 r-Fr. 6.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg Career-high 23 points vs. Texas on Monday Plays on Saturday: 8-2 0 Teyvon Myers G 6-2 185 Sr. 6.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg Career-high 16 points at Texas Wears white uniforms: 12-4 20 Brandon Watkins F 6-9 225 Sr. 5.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg Shooting 60.2 percent from the field Wears blue uniforms: 5-2 50 Sagaba Konate F 6-8 250 Fr. 4.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg WVU freshmen record with 40 blocks Wears gold uniforms: 5-0 3 James Bolden G 6-0 160 r-Fr. 4.4 ppg, 1.1 rpg Scored 17 points in 10 minutes at Oklahoma Wears black uniforms: 0-0 25 Maciej Bender F 6-10 240 Fr. 1.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg Played for Poland in U20 European Champ. 13 James Long G 5-11 180 Sr. 1.8 ppg, 0.3 rpg Career best 10 points against Manhattan Wins the tipoff: 8-4 Is ahead at halftime: 19-4 14 Chase Harler G 6-3 200 Fr. 1.8 ppg, 0.5 rpg Two-time W.Va. State Player of the Year Is behind at halftime: 2-2 21 Logan Routt F 6-11 250 r-Fr. 1.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg Had four points against UMKC Is tied at halftime: 1-0 Plays an overtime game: 1-3 Leads by 10 or more points: 19-3 Probable TCU Starters Trails by 10 or more points: 2-3 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Statistics Leads entering the final minute: 22-2 10 Vlad Brodziansky F 6-11 220 Jr. 13.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg Is behind entering the final minute: 0-4 15 JD Miller F 6-8 235 So. 7.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg Is tied entering the final minute: 0-0 0 Jaylen Fisher G 6-2 195 Fr. 9.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg Shoots 50% or better from the field: 5-0 25 Alex Robinson G 6-1 180 So. 11.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg Shoots less than 50% from the field: 17-6 34 Kenrich Williams G 6-7 210 Jr. 9.9 ppg, 9.2 rpg Allows the opponent to shoot 50% or better: 0-3 Holds the opponent to less than 50%: 22-3 Outshoots the opponent: 17-1 Scouting TCU • TCU is 17-11 overall and 6-9 in the Big 12 Conference following an 87-68 loss at Kansas on Wednesday. Outrebounds the opponent: 13-5 • The Horned Frogs have lost four in a row and eight of their last 11 contests. Is outrebounded by the opponent: 6-1 Has the same number of rebounds as the opponent: 3-0 • TCU is 13-4 at home this season, including a 4-3 mark in home Big 12 games. Outscores the opponent in bench scoring: 20-5 • , a TCU graduate and 13-year head coach at Pitt, is 345-134 in his 14th season as a head coach. Is outscored by the opponent’s bench: 2-1 Scores the same as the opponent’s bench: 0-0

Series Record Against TCU Shoots more free throws than the opponent: 15-2 • West Virginia is 10-0 all-time against TCU, including an 82-70 win in Morgantown on Jan. 7 this season. Shoots fewer free throws than the opponent: 6-4 • All 10 meetings have come since both teams joined the Big 12 in 2012. Shoots the same number of free throws as the opponent: 1-0 • The two teams met three times last season, including the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Championship. Commits more fouls than the opponent: 5-5 Commits fewer fouls than the opponent: 16-1 • WVU is 4-0 all-time against TCU in Fort Worth. Commits the same number of fouls as the opponent: 1-0 • Bob Huggins is 13-0 all-time against TCU. He was 3-0 while he was the head coach at Cincinnati and 10-0 at WVU. Has more turnovers than the opponent: 0-4 • Jamie Dixon is 12-8 all-time against WVU. He was 12-7 while at Pitt and 0-1 at TCU. Has fewer turnovers than the opponent: 22-2 Has the same number of turnovers as the opponent: 0-0

WVU Basketball Tradition Scores less than 60 points: 0-0 • This is the 108th season and 114th year overall for West Virginia basketball, which began in 1903. Scores 60-69 points: 2-0 Scores 70-79 points: 2-4 • The Mountaineers own a 1,724-1,065 all-time record in intercollegiate basketball competition, ranking the Scores 80 or more points: 18-2 Mountaineers 23rd in wins among all Division I schools. Allows the opponent less than 60 points: 8-0 • WVU has earned 27 NCAA berths and 16 NIT trips since 1941, and has finished in the Top 25 19 times, including an Allows the opponent 60-69 points: 8-0 amazing nine straight years from 1955-63. Allows the opponent 70-79 points: 6-2 • In the past 12 years, WVU has reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2015, NIT First Round in 2014, NCAA Second Round in 2012, Allows the opponent more than 80 points: 0-4 NCAA Third Round in 2011, the NCAA Final Four in 2010, made the NCAA Tournament in 2009, reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2008, won the NIT in 2007, reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2006 and made it to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2005. West Virginia • In 1958, the Mountaineers finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in both polls and in 1959, West Virginia, led by All-America guard Jerry West, lost in the NCAA finals to California. In Its 22 Wins/6 Losses WVU’s field goal percentage: 47.8/44.2 • West Virginia has had 11 first team All-Americans, headlined by West, who went on to become one of WVU’s percentage: 68.2/67.6 basketball’s all-time greats with the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers. WVU’s 3-point field goal percentage: 36.9/35.5 • Most recently, Juwan Staten was named to the Lute Olson All-America team in 2015, Da’Sean Butler earned All-America WVU’s free throw attempts/game: 26.0/23.2 WVU’s offensive rebounds/game: 14.7/13.8 first team honors in 2010 by John Wooden and Basketball Times and Kevin Jones earned All-America first team honors in WVU’s rebounds/game: 38.0/35.2 2012 by John Wooden. WVU’s margin/game: +3.6/+0.8 • Besides West, some of basketball’s biggest names have been affiliated with the Old Gold & Blue, including former WVU’s assists/game: 18.0/14.3 WVU’s turnovers/game: 11.5/16.0 Lakers coach and general manager Fred Schaus, former NBA President of Basketball Operations Rod Thorn and former WVU’s points/game: 87.2/78.3 broadcaster and NBA Hall of Famer “Hot Rod” Hundley. Opponent’s field goal percentage: 40.6/48.3 • West Virginia has played in four different home venues: the ROTC Armory (1903-15), The Ark (1916-27), Stansbury Hall Opponent’s points/game: 62.4/82.0 Opponent’s turnovers/game: 23.2/15.7 (1928-69) and the WVU Coliseum (1970-present). When the WVU Coliseum was closed due to asbestos removal during Opponent’s free throw attempts/game: 20.6/29.5 the 1999-2000 season, WVU played home games in Charleston, Wheeling and Fairmont. Wins are first, followed by losses

GAME 29 - TCU Last Year at Home Last Year at TCU Two Years Ago at TCU No. 10/10 West Virginia 73, TCU 42 No. 17/15 West Virginia 95, TCU 87 No. 17/15 West Virginia 78, TCU 67 Feb. 13, 2016 • WVU Coliseum Jan. 4, 2016 • Schollmaier Arena Jan. 3, 2015 • Wilkerson-Greines Athletic Center Morgantown, W.Va. Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas

TCU 42 • 11-14/2-10 West Virginia 95 • 13-1; 2-0 Big 12 West Virginia 78 • 13-1; 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Abron, Devonta f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 5 0 0 2 2 0 12 01 Holton, Jonathan f 6-8 0-1 3-3 3 3 6 4 15 0 2 1 1 24 01 Holton, Jonathan f 3-40-03-41233 9021120 33 Washburn, Chris f 1-4 0-0 1-5 1 8 9 4 3 3 7 1 0 28 23 Ahmad, Esa f 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 15 05 Williams, Devin f 4-7 0-0 6-6 2 6 8 3 14 1 4 1 0 25 01 Collins, Chauncey g 7-15 3-6 3-6 1 3 4 4 20 0 4 0 1 37 41 Williams, Devin f 3-8 0-0 7-8 2 4 6 5 13 1 3 1 0 12 00 Paige, Jaysean g 4-82-40-0303310100128 03 Trent, Malique g 4-9 0-1 1-3 0 2 2 2 9 3 4 0 4 24 02 Carter, Jevon g 5-8 2-4 1-4 0 4 4 3 13 5 5 0 1 31 11 Parrish, Brandon g 1-5 0-0 1-3 1 4 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 35 04 Miles Jr., Daxter g 4-8 3-5 3-8 1 2 3 1 14 1 1 0 2 26 04 Miles Jr., Daxter g 4-10 0-0 1-3 1 2 3 3 9 1 1 0 2 23 00 Shreiner, Lyrik 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 00 Myers, Teyvon 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 14 Browne, Gary g 5-110-16-9112316210023 02 Williams, Michael 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 4 0120118 05 Paige, Jaysean 6-8 2-2 6-8 1 3 4 4 20 3 1 0 1 15 02 Carter, Jevon 3-12 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 3 7 6 1 0 6 35 10 Brodziansky, Vlad 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 0 20 11 Adrian, Nathan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 18 10 Connor, Chase 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 15 Miller, JD 1-4 0-0 2-4 2 4 6 2 4121017 12 Phillip, Tarik 5-8 2-2 6-8 0 2 2 1 18 3 3 0 1 26 11 Adrian, Nathan 1-5 0-2 1-1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 19 20 Dry, Dalton 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20 Watkins, Brandon 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 4 2 1 2 2 1 17 12 Phillip, Tarik 1-1 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 9 Team 0 0 0 45 Macon, Elijah 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 9 Totals 15-45 3-8 9-23 5 30 35 25 42 10 26 5 6 200 Team 1 2 3 20 Watkins, Brandon 3-7 0-0 0-1 5 3 8 4 6 0 2 0 0 7 45 Macon, Elijah 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 5 2 0 2 0 0 8 FG % 1st Half: 8-20 40.0% 2nd half: 7-25 28.0% Game: 15-45 33.3% Deadball Totals 30-52 9-17 26-39 10 25 35 33 95 17 22 5 10 200 Rebounds Team 4 2 6 1 3FG % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 3-8 37.5% FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 16-24 66.7% Game: 30-52 57.7% Deadball 6 FT % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 9-23 39.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 9-17 52.9% Rebounds Totals 28-66 3-11 19-28 21 22 43 33 78 11 14 2 12 200 FT % 1st Half: 14-19 73.7% 2nd half: 12-20 60.0% Game: 26-39 66.7% 4 West Virginia 73 • 20-5/9-3 FG % 1st Half: 13-37 35.1% 2nd half: 15-29 51.7% Game: 28-66 42.4% Deadball Total 3-Ptr Rebounds TCU 87 • 8-6; 0-2 Big 12 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 3-11 27.3% Rebounds 2,2 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 17-22 77.3% Game: 19-28 67.9% 11 Adrian, Nathan f 2-5 1-2 0-1 3 3 6 4 5 2 0 0 1 25 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Ahmad, Esa f 4-7 0-0 6-6 2 3 5 2 14 0 2 0 1 22 10 Brodziansky, Vlad f 1-4 0-0 6-7 0 4 4 1 8 1 0 0 0 17 TCU 67 • 13-1; 0-1 41 Williams, Devin c 3-11 0-0 5-10 1 12 13 2 11 1 2 1 2 27 32 Shepherd, Karviar f 4-9 0-0 10-11 2 3 5 3 18 0 0 1 0 24 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 02 Carter, Jevon g 2-6 0-3 0-3 2 2 4 2 4 2 1 0 3 19 02 Williams, Michael g 1-3 1-2 4-4 0 0 0 3 7 3 1 0 1 28 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Miles Jr., Daxter g 1-5 1-3 0-0 2 1 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 15 03 Trent, Malique g 5-11 0-1 5-6 0 0 0 5 15 1 4 0 4 29 11 Parrish, Brandon f 4-102-31-2101311031026 00 Myers, Teyvon 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 11 11 Parrish, Brandon g 2-5 1-2 0-0 1 5 6 4 5 1 3 1 1 28 33 Washburn, Chris f 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 4 1 2 1 1 18 01 Holton, Jonathan 6-8 1-2 1-2 1 6 7 2 14 500218 00 Shreiner, Lyrik 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 05 Paige, Jaysean 3-10 1-4 3-4 2 5 7 1 10 2 2 1 4 28 01 Collins, Chauncey 6-13 4-8 4-4 0 3 3 2 20 2 5 0 0 36 14 Shepherd, Karviar c 3-60-03-52684 9021026 12 Phillip, Tarik 1-4 0-2 2-4 2 1 3 1 4110117 15 Miller, JD 1-4 0-0 5-6 2 3 5 1 7 1 1 0 0 18 05 Anderson, Kyan g 4-8 2-5 9-12 0 0 0 2 19 3 3 1 1 38 20 Watkins, Brandon 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23 Abron, Devonta 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 32 Zeigler, Trey g 4-6 0-1 9-12 2 4 6 5 17 4 4 1 0 33 30 Romeo, Richard 0-00-02-20000 20000 2 33 Washburn, Chris 2-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 5 5 3 4 1 3 16 01 Collins, Chauncey 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 45 Macon, Elijah 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 14 Team 3 1 4 04 Fields, Amric 1-3 0-0 1-3 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 17 Team 2021 Totals 23-54 6-13 35-40 9 21 30 27 87 12 18 3 10 200 Totals 24-64 4-16 21-34 17 33 50 21 73 14 11 2 15 200 21 Price, Hudson 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 FG % 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 23-54 42.6% Deadball 23 Abron, Devonta 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 FG % 1st Half: 15-36 41.7% 2nd half: 9-28 32.1% Game: 24-64 37.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 6-13 46.2% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 4-16 25.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 22-25 88.0% 2nd half: 13-15 86.7% Game: 35-40 87.5% 2 34 Williams, Kenrich 0-2 0-1 2-4 1 5 6 5 2 0 2 0 0 17 FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 13-23 56.5% Game: 21-34 61.8% 6 Team 2 2 4 1 Officials: Doug Sirmons, Gary Maxwell, Don Daily Officials: Joe DeRosa, Michael Stephens, Jeb Hartness Technical fouls: West Virginia-Phillip, Tarik. TCU-Washburn, Chris. Totals 19-44 4-13 25-38 10 23 33 28 67 8 18 5 2 200 Technical fouls: TCU-None. West Virginia-TEAM. Attendance: 4739 Attendance: 13137 FG % 1st Half: 9-21 42.9% 2nd half: 10-23 43.5% Game: 19-44 43.2% Deadball Start Time: 12:02 End Time: 2:06 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 4-13 30.8% Rebounds Abron (TCU) fouled out with 8:28 remaining in the game. West Virginia 45 50 95 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench FT % 1st Half: 13-21 61.9% 2nd half: 12-17 70.6% Game: 25-38 65.8% 4,1 WVU3415136 40 TCU 47 40 87 TCU 28 28 7 8 34 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Officials: Rick Crawford, Duke Edsall, Bert Smith TCU 22 20 42 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Technical fouls: West Virginia-None. TCU-None. TCU 24 16 5 8 12 Last FG - WVU 2nd-00:34, TCU 2nd-00:22. Score tied - 5 times. West Virginia 41 32 73 WVU 36 26 11 2 40 Largest lead - WVU by 12 2nd-01:22, TCU by 7 2nd-16:02. Lead changed - 6 times. Attendance: 4918 WVU led for 20:49. TCU led for 18:04. Game was tied for 01:07. Last FG - TCU OT-00:01, WVU OT-00:07. Score tied - 0 times. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Largest lead - TCU by 1 1st-18:39, WVU by 32 2nd-00:16. Lead changed - 2 times. Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench TCU led for 00:57. WVU led for 42:46. Game was tied for 01:17. West Virginia 30 48 78 Recap WVU4014238 20 TCU 32 35 67 Recap Jaysean Paige scored 20 points and Tarik Phillip added 18 to lead TCU 22 12 12 0 7 Last FG - WVU 2nd-02:30, TCU 2nd-02:10. Score tied - 2 times. 17th-ranked West Virginia to a 95-87 come-from-behind victory over TCU Largest lead - WVU by 11 2nd-01:03, TCU by 10 1st-06:40. Lead changed - 3 times. “Press” Virginia caused 26 TCU turnovers and limited the Horned WVU led for 13:49. TCU led for 23:57. Game was tied for 02:14. Frogs to a season-low 42 points during the 73-42 victory at the WVU at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. The fired-up Horned Frogs led by seven early in the second half, and had a one-point advantage with 5:56 remaining before Paige and Recap West Virginia junior forward Devin Williams scored 11 points and West Virginia coach Bob Huggins didn’t like his team’s mojo in the grabbed 13 rebounds – his 28th career double-double – including his Phillip took over. Phillip’s 3 started a three-minute flurry that saw the Mountaineers first half so he decided to switch from the suit jacket to the pullover. 1,000 career point as a Mountaineer, becoming the 50th player in It worked. school history to do so. outscore TCU 14-2 to turn a one-point deficit into an 11-point lead with 2:58 to go. The 17th-ranked Mountaineers played like a completely different Freshman Esa Ahmad led a balanced attack with a season-high 14 team after Huggins’ switcheroo, West Virginia turning TCU’s first half points, while senior forward Jonathan Holton contributed 14 points and Paige scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, with nine of those coming inside the 6-minute mark. double-digit lead into a runaway 78-67 victory in front of 4,918 at seven rebounds in his first action following a four-game suspension. Wilkerson-Greines Athletic Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Senior guard Jaysean Paige came off the bench to add 10 for 10th- The critical moment came with 3:16 remaining and West Virginia ahead by five, 82-77, when Chris Washburn was called for two fouls, one Gary Browne had a pretty big hand in the win by scoring all of ranked West Virginia, now 20-5, 9-3. his season-high 16 points in the second half running the team in place This game was over by halftime when the Mountaineers took a 41- of those a technical, leading to a pair of Paige free throws and another free throw by Jevon Carter. of preseason Big 12 Player of the Year Juwan Staten, who did not play 22 advantage into the locker room, West Virginia’s points coming mostly because of illness. on baskets in the paint or the result of TCU turnovers. The Horned Frogs’ Then, 18 seconds later, Paige banked in a 3 from the corner to give West Virginia its biggest lead of the game at 88-77. Therefore, during Browne spent most of the first half and the early portion of the 15 first-half miscues resulted in 17 West Virginia points. second half on the bench with three fouls, but when he got back The key flurry came during four-minute flurry midway through the that 18-second sequence the Mountaineers scored six out of a potential seven points, which basically turned out to be the difference in the on the floor that’s when West Virginia got going. All 16 of Browne’s first half when the Mountaineers used an 18-5 run to build a 22-7 lead. second-half points were scored inside of 11 minutes to go when the Threes by Daxter Miles Jr. and Jaysean Paige got things going, and then game. The Mountaineers (13-1, 2-0) played like a team that was on the Mountaineers were leading by three. Ahmad took over with baseline baskets or drives to the rim resulting in Browne’s best stretch came with four minutes to go and West free throws. road for six days, West Virginia continuing on from Manhattan, Kansas, after its double-overtime victory at Kansas State two days earlier. West Virginia leading by seven. He scored on back-to-back possessions by West Virginia’s biggest lead was 32 points with 16 seconds running down the shot clock at midcourt before driving to the basket. remaining. Virginia committed 33 fouls that led to 40 TCU free throws, turned the ball over 22 times and missed 13 free throws - eight of those coming in Once he got all the way to the rim and flipped up a left-handed layup Neither team shot well, WVU hitting on 24 of its 64 field goal that went down. The next time down the floor he pulled up from the attempts for 37.5 percent while TCU finishing just 15-of-45 for 33.3 the second half. Paige, the Big 12 Player of the Week following his 25-point foul line to knock down a short jumper with 3:24 to go to put West percent. Virginia ahead by nine, 70-61. The Mountaineers had a 50-35 advantage on the glass and came performance at Kansas State, and Phillip combined to produce 38 of West Virginia’s 40 bench points. A third trip down the floor with Browne running down the clock up with 15 steals. resulted in a Jaysean Paige 3 from the wing to put the Mountaineers Chauncey Collins led all scorers with 20 points for TCU, now 11-14, Jonathan Holton led the starters with 15 points and six rebounds; Daxter Miles Jr. had 14 points and Carter and Devin Williams scored 13 ahead by 10, 73-63, with just 2:34 to go. 2-10. Devin Williams, who struggled in the first half against TCU’s big This 31-point victory was in stark contrast to the 2015 game when points each. Foul trouble limited Williams to just 12 minutes of action before he fouled out with 54 seconds left. front line of Karviar Shepherd and Chris Washburn, took control of the the Mountaineers needed two free throws from freshman Jevon Carter game in the second half, grabbing several key offensive rebounds and to knock off the Horned Frogs in overtime. The Mountaineers shot 57.7 percent from the floor (30 of 52), including 52.9 percent from 3 (9 of 17). finishing with eight, tying him with teammate Brandon Watkins’ eight. A crowd of 13,137 watched the game. West Virginia’s press took its toll on the Horned Frogs, the TCU (8-6, 0-2) got 20 points off the bench from guard Chauncey Collins and 18 points and five rebounds from Karviar Shepherd. Mountaineers making 12 steals and forcing 17 TCU turnovers – nine of Notebook those coming in the second half. • West Virginia sweeps the season series from TCU for the fourth The two teams combined to commit 60 fouls and shoot 79 free throws. The Horned Frogs (13-1, 0-1) finished the game shooting just 43.2 consecutive year since joining the Big 12 Conference in 2012. percent overall, including 30.8 percent from 3. • TCU’s 42 points were the lowest in a conference game since Bob Huggins has been at West Virginia. It was the second lowest score Notebook • WVU improved to 4-0 in games at TCU. Notebook by an opponent since Huggins has been at WVU (Duquesne, 39). • Jevon Carter became the 11th different Mountaineer player to have • WVU won three consecutive road games for the first time since the 1988-89 season. six assists and six steals in a game.

GAME 29 - TCU Double-Figure Scoring Games/2016-17 Winning Non-Conference Mark Jevon Carter ...... 21 • West Virginia finished with a winning non-conference mark for the 25th consecutive season. Esa Ahmad...... 16 • West Virginia is 133-32 against non-conference teams in regular season games in the last 13 seasons. Nathan Adrian ...... 15 Tarik Phillip ...... 12 • The last time WVU did not post a winning non-league record was 1990-91, when WVU went 4-4 outside of conference. Daxter Miles Jr...... 9 • WVU is 102-26 in non-conference games under Bob Huggins. Teyvon Myers ...... 7 • WVU has finished with one loss during non-conference play in eight different seasons. They were: 1981-82 when West Lamont West ...... 6 Virginia went 11-1 out of the Atlantic 10, 1957-58 when WVU lost only to Duke in going 11-1, 1996-97 when the Mountain- Elijah Macon ...... 4 Sagaba Konate ...... 3 eers were 7-1, losing the season opener at Minnesota, 2004-05 when WVU went 10-1 outside the Big East, 2006-07 Brandon Watkins ...... 3 when the Mountaineers went 12-1 with their only loss to Arkansas, 2009-10 when WVU was 11-1 with its only loss at James Bolden ...... 1 Purdue, 2014-15 when the Mountaineers had a one point home loss to LSU, finishing 12-1 and in 2016-17 when WVU James Long ...... 1 finished 12-1 with a four-point loss to Temple in Brooklyn, New York. Career Double-Figure Scoring Games • WVU has had one perfect non-conference regular season, 10-0, in 1997-98. Jevon Carter ...... 46 Non-Conference Records Since 1990 (Regular season games only) Daxter Miles Jr...... 40 Year Conference Record Tarik Phillip ...... 30 1990-91 ...... Atlantic 10 ...... 4-4 Nathan Adrian ...... 26 1991-92 ...... Atlantic 10 ...... 7-4 Esa Ahmad...... 18 1992-93 ...... Atlantic 10 ...... 8-3 Teyvon Myers ...... 8 1993-94 ...... Atlantic 10 ...... 8-2 Elijah Macon ...... 8 1995-96 ...... Big East ...... 5-3 1996-97 ...... Big East ...... 7-1 Brandon Watkins ...... 7 1997-98 ...... Big East ...... 10-0 Lamont West ...... 6 1998-99 ...... Big East ...... 6-4 Sagaba Konate ...... 3 1999-00 ...... Big East ...... 8-3 James Bolden ...... 1 2000-01 ...... Big East ...... 9-2 James Long ...... 1 2001-02 ...... Big East ...... 7-5 2002-03 ...... Big East ...... 9-3 2003-04 ...... Big East ...... 8-3 20-Point Games/2016-17 2004-05 ...... Big East ...... 10-1 Daxter Miles Jr...... 3 2005-06 ...... Big East ...... 9-4 Jevon Carter ...... 3 2006-07 ...... Big East ...... 12-1 Nathan Adrian ...... 2 2007-08 ...... Big East ...... 11-2 Esa Ahmad...... 2 2008-09...... Big East ...... 11-2 Lamont West ...... 2 2009-10 ...... Big East ...... 11-1 Tarik Phillip ...... 1 2010-11 ...... Big East ...... 9-3 2011-12 ...... Big East ...... 10-3 2012-13 ...... Big 12 ...... 7-6 Career 20-Point Games 2013-14...... Big 12 ...... 8-5 Jevon Carter ...... 8 2014-15 ...... Big 12 ...... 12-1 Daxter Miles Jr...... 5 2015-16...... Big 12 ...... 11-2 Tarik Phillip ...... 3 2016-17 ...... Big 12 ...... 12-1 Nathan Adrian ...... 2 Esa Ahmad...... 2 Lamont West ...... 2 In The Rankings • West Virginia is ranked No. 12 in the Associated Press poll and No. 12 in the latest USA Today Coaches poll. Double-Figure Rebounding Games/2016-17 Jevon Carter ...... 3 • The Mountaineers began the season No. 20 in the AP poll and No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches poll. Nathan Adrian ...... 2 • West Virginia has been ranked as high as No. 7 (three times in the AP poll) in both polls this season. Brandon Watkins ...... 1 • The Mountaineers were ranked as high as No. 6 in the AP poll and No. 7 in the USA Today poll on Jan. 18 last season Elijah Macon ...... 1 and finished No. 8 in the Associated Press poll. Career Double-Figure Rebounding Games • The Mountaineers have been ranked 76 weeks in the AP poll under Bob Huggins, including 30 weeks in the AP Top 10. Jevon Carter ...... 3 • West Virginia has been ranked 96 weeks since Jan. 3, 2005 in the AP poll, and 210 weeks total in school history. Brandon Watkins ...... 2 • WVU has been ranked in 52 consecutive USA Today polls and for 32 straight weeks in the AP poll. Nathan Adrian ...... 2 • WVU was No. 6 in the final AP poll in 2010, its highest final ranking since a No. 5 ranking in 1959-60. Elijah Macon ...... 2 • In 2010, WVU was ranked in the Top 10 for nine straight weeks - the most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 since 1960. Double-Doubles/2016-17 Jevon Carter ...... 3 Nathan Adrian ...... 2 Against Ranked Teams Brandon Watkins ...... 1 • The Kansas game marked the 295th time in school history WVU played a team ranked in the AP Top 25. Elijah Macon ...... 1 • Bob Huggins has 37 wins over ranked teams at WVU: No. 1 Baylor, No. 2 Kansas (No. 1 in USA Today Coaches Poll), No. 6 Career Double-Doubles Virginia (2016-17), No. 1 Kansas, No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 13 Iowa State, No. 15 Baylor, No. 17 Iowa State and No. 19 Baylor (2015- Jevon Carter ...... 3 16), No. 8 Kansas, No. 12 Maryland, No. 17 UConn, No. 18 Oklahoma and No. 22 Oklahoma State (2014-15), No. 8 Kansas, Brandon Watkins ...... 2 No. 21 Oklahoma and No. 11 Iowa State (2013-14), No. 9 Georgetown (2011-12), No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 8 Purdue, No. 11 Nathan Adrian ...... 2 Louisville, No. 13 Georgetown and No. 16 UConn (2010-11), No. 2 Kentucky, No. 9 Villanova, No. 15 Ole Miss, No. 19 Elijah Macon ...... 2 Georgetown, No. 21 Ohio St., No. 22 Georgetown and No. 22 Pitt (2009-10), No. 2 Pitt, No. 12 Georgetown, No. 13 Villanova and No. 15 Ohio St. (2008-09) and No. 9 Duke, No. 10 Marquette and No. 15 UConn (2007-08). Pronunciation Guide • WVU’s 21-point win over No. 1 Baylor was the largest loss in AP poll history by a team in its first-ever game as No. 1. First Names Elijah ...... uh-LIE-juh • WVU’s win at No. 6 Virginia this season was its first non-conference road win over a Top 10 team since winning at No. 5 Esa ...... E-sa Kentucky on Dec. 20, 1957. Jevon ...... Je-vohn • WVU became the fourth team in the AP poll to beat an AP No. 1 and No. 2 team by at least 15 points each in a season. Lamont ...... luh-MAANT Maciej ...... MAH-chai • This season, West Virginia becamse the first team since Indiana in 2011-12 to beat No. 1 and No. 2 in the same season. Sagaba ...... SAG-uh-buh • This season marks the first time WVU has defeated three AP Top 10 teams in the same season, and the first time WVU Tarik ...... TUH-reek has ever beaten three AP Top 6 teams in the same year. Last Names • WVU owns 93 wins over AP-ranked teams. Ahmad ...... AAh-muhd Konate ...... Kuh-NUH-teh • Since 1995, the Mountaineers have played 182 nationally ranked teams. The school has played 295 total games Routt ...... Route against nationally-ranked competition. That means more than 61 percent of the games against the best teams in the country have come during the last 23 seasons. • WVU has played 133 ranked teams since the start of the 2004-05 season, winning 51 of those games. • Bob Huggins has faced 86 ranked teams during the regular season in 10 years, the most in school history. faced 66 ranked teams during the regular season in 24 years, while faced 34 ranked teams during regular season play in five years.

GAME 29 - TCU Preseason Bits WVU’s 1,000 Point Scorers • West Virginia was predicted to finish second in the Big 12 Conference preseason coaches’ poll. Player Years Points • Last year, the Mountaineers were predicted to finish sixth and finished second in the Big 12 regular season and Jerry West 1958-60 2,309 conference tournament. Rod Hundley 1955-57 2,180 Da’Sean Butler 2007-10 2,095 • In 11 of the last 14 seasons, the Mountaineers have finished higher than or equal to their preseason prediction. Wil Robinson 1970-72 1,850 • Junior guards Daxter Miles Jr. and Jevon Carter were named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team. Kevin Jones 2009-12 1,822 Greg Jones 1980-83 1,797 Rod Thorn 1961-63 1,785 Academic Success 2003-06 1,708 • Thirty-four of the last 35 seniors on the WVU men’s basketball team have graduated on time or early since 2004. Lowes Moore 1976-80 1,696 Ron Williams 1966-68 1,687 • Jevon Carter has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District II First Team in 2016-17. Chris Brooks 1988-91 1,661 • In 2017, Nathan Adrian, Carter and James Long were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball First Team. Pervires Greene 1991-94 1,655 James Bolden, Daxter Miles Jr. and Lamont West were named to the second team. Damian Owens 1995-98 1,616 Darryl Bryant 2009-12 1,590 • In 2016, Carter and Miles Jr. were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball First Team. Adrian was named to the Warren Baker 1973-76 1,556 second team. Adrian earned first-team honors in 2015. Elijah Macon and Brandon Watkins were second-team honorees in Mark Workman 1950-52 1,553 2015. Lester Rowe 1982-85 1,524 Dale Blaney 1982-86 1,520 • Three members of the 2010-11 team earned their bachelor’s and master’s degrees while playing at WVU under Huggins: Darryl Prue 1986-89 1,426 Joe Mazzulla, Cam Thoroughman and Jonnie West. 2006-09 1,420 • Nathan Adrian and James Long are currently pursuing master’s degrees at WVU. Ricky Robinson 1991-94 1,373 Russel Todd 1980-83 1,350 • Last year, WVU had 13 players on the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA or better. Tracy Shelton 1989-93 1,316 • In 2010, 2011 and 2016, WVU men’s basketball was also recognized nationally for ranking in the top 10 percent Maurice Robinson 1975-78 1,307 nationally among men’s basketball programs for the Academic Progress Rate (APR). Steve Berger 1987-90 1,262 Juwan Staten 2013-15 1,260 • In May 2016, WVU was recognized by the NCAA for a perfect four-year APR score of 1,000. Chris Leonard 1989-92 1,235 Marcus Goree 1997-00 1,183 Marsalis Basey 1991-94 1,168 Seldon Jefferson 1995-97 1,168 Player Assists Chris Moss 1999-02 1,167 • Nathan Adrian: Has appeared in 131 career games with 66 starts ... 22 points in win over No. 1 Baylor ... first career Jim McCormick 1961-63 1,156 double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds vs. Miss. Valley St. ... career-high 23 points and 11 rebounds at Iowa State ... Mike Boyd 1991-94 1,136 Devin Williams 2014-16 1,134 fifth in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds ... pursuing a master’s degree in sport management ... has played in the most Eddie Becker 1952-54 1,127 career games on the team. Bob Smith 1957-59 1,127 • Esa Ahmad: Has started every game he has played (61 starts) ... named Player of the Year for Division I in Ohio for Bob Hummell 1968-70 1,117 Herbie Brooks 1986-89 1,105 two consecutive years ... posted a career-high 27 points in the win over Kansas ... shooting 49.6 percent from the field. Tom Lowry 1962-64 1,104 • Maciej Bender: Signed with WVU during the November 2015 signing period ... played for Poland at the U20 European Lloyd Sharrar 1956-58 1,101 Championships in 2016 .. was invited to the Poland Senior National Team training camp and was the youngest player Tyrone Sally 2002-05 1,092 Lionel Armstead 1999-02 1,083 invited to the camp ... had nine points against Miss. Valley State. Dave Reaser 1966-68 1,071 • James Bolden: Three-time selection to the Kentucky All-State Basketball Team ... suffered a torn ACL in September 2015 2003-06 1,069 and missed entire freshman season ... scored six points against Mount St. Mary’s in his first collegiate game ... scored 17 Drew Schifino 2002-04 1,048 Lee Patrone 1959-61 1,028 points in 10 minutes at Oklahoma ... scored eight points in five minutes at Iowa State. Tony Robertson 1976-77 1,026 • Jevon Carter: Big 12 All-Defensive Team (‘15 & ‘16) ... 2016 Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Academic All-Big 12 Fred Schaus 1947-49 1,009 Men’s Basketball First Team ... first-career double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds against Oklahoma ... 2003-06 1,001 double-double at Kansas State ... leads the Big 12 in steals this season ... sixth all-time in school history with 204 steals Leland Byrd 1944-48 1,000 ... ranks seventh nationally in steals per game ... Naismith Player of the Week on Jan. 16 ... CoSIDA Academic All-District II. • Chase Harler: Signed with West Virginia during the 2015 November signing period ... two-time West Virginia Gatorade Latest NCAA Statistics Boys Basketball Player of the Year ... three-time West Virginia First Team All-State selection ... nine points vs. New Scoring Offense ...... 11th Scoring Defense ...... 51st Hampshire Assists ...... 15th • Sagaba Konate: Pennsylvania Class A State Player of the Year ... came to the prior to his junior year of Field Goal Percentage ...... 54th high school ... scored 11 points and had six rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s in his first collegiate game ... made first Field Goal Percentage Defense ...... 101st collegiate start against New Hampshire ... had 12 points in 13 minutes of action at Oklahoma State ... season-best 13 points 3-Point Field Goals Per Game ...... 133rd vs. TCU ... had five blocks at Oklahoma ... has set the school record for blocks by a WVU freshman with 40. 3-Point Field Goal Percentage ...... 109th • James Long: Transfer from Wofford ... West Virginia native ... career-high 10 points against Manhattan. 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense ...... 181st Blocked Shots ...... 60th • Elijah Macon: Career-high 18 points against Stetson ... double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds against Texas Tech Steals ...... 1st ... shooting 61.8 percent from the field ... has made 21 career starts. Turnovers Per Game ...... 105th • Daxter Miles Jr.: 40 games in double figures, including a career-high 23 points at Kansas as a freshman ... has started Turnover Margin ...... 1st 83 of 91 games ... 2016 Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball First Team ... Turnover Ratio ...... 23rd ranked 11th in the Big 12 in steals per game last season ... game-high 22 points at Oklahoma State ... has three games of Free Throw Attempts ...... 9th Free Thows Made ...... 37th 20 points or more this season. Free Throw Percentage ...... 239th • Teyvon Myers: Leading scorer in junior college at 25.0 points per game on 45.4 percent shooting in 2014-15 ... started Total Steals ...... 1st four games last season ... scored a career-high 16 points at Texas ... averaging 6.3 points per game this season. Offensive Rebounds ...... 4th • Tarik Phillip: Had a career-high 10 assists against Stetson last year ... career-high 22 points vs. Iowa State (6-of-8 from 3) Turnovers Forced ...... 1st ... made first career start against Mount St. Mary’s ... started the first six games of the season and has made 11 for his career ... scored a season-high 20 points at Kansas State ... 18 points and six steals at Kansas. Steals Jevon Carter ...... 7th • Logan Routt: Tallied 1,089 career points at Cameron High ... All-State Class A First Team ... was a three-year starter at QB Tarik Phillip ...... 46th ... redshirted last season ... played in his first collegiate game against Mississippi Valley State ... four points vs. UMKC. Assist Turnover Ratio • Brandon Watkins: Has appeared in 105 career games, making nine starts ... has battled injuries during his WVU career ... Jevon Carter ...... 74th career-high 14 points vs. K-State (2015) ... missed first six games last season recovering from ACL surgery ... scored nine Offensive Rebounds Per Game points and had eight rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s in season opener ... second career double-double with 11 points Nathan Adrian ...... 87th and 10 rebounds against VMI ... season-high 12 points vs. UMKC ... shooting 60.2 percent from the field. Blocked Shots Per Game Sagaba Konate ...... 100th • Lamont West: Redshirted last season ... scored seven points and had eight rebounds in his first collegiate game against Assists Per Game Mount St. Mary’s ... scored a career-high 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting from 3 against Oklahoma State ... scored eight Jevon Carter ...... 142nd points, all in the second half, at Virginia ... scored a career-high 23 points on 6-of-8 shooting from 3 against Texas ... had 10 points at Texas Tech ... shooting 81.8 percent from the free throw line.

GAME 29 - TCU Associated Press Poll More Team Assists Rank Team Points Previous • Bob Huggins has won 104 out of his 223 games at WVU away from home. 1 Gonzaga 1,618 1 • The Mountaineers have won 75 of their last 106 conference games at the WVU Coliseum. 2 Villanova 1,556 2 • West Virginia is 118-32 at the WVU Coliseum under Bob Huggins, including a 61-28 mark in league games. 3 Kansas 1,503 3 4 Arizona 1,356 5 • WVU is 527-152 (.781) all-time at the WVU Coliseum and 159-38 at the WVU Coliseum in the last 13 seasons. 5 UCLA 1,316 6 • Under Bob Huggins at the WVU Coliseum, WVU is averaging 81.2 ppg while holding its opponents to 63.1 ppg. 6 Oregon 1,297 7 • West Virginia is 102-26 in non-conference regular season games under Bob Huggins, including a 57-4 mark at home. 7 Louisville 1,267 8 • West Virginia is 91-6 at home against non-conference teams in the last 14 years, including 72 of its last 76. 8 North Carolina 1,138 10 9 Baylor 1,108 4 • West Virginia is 133-32 against non-conference teams in regular season games in the last 14 seasons. 10 Duke 1,014 12 • WVU has won 118 of its last 147 non-conference games and 123 of its last 153 non-league contests (includes postseason). 11 Kentucky 943 13 • Bob Huggins has made 22 Division I NCAA Tournament appearances. 12 West Virginia 908 9 • West Virginia made its 27th appearance in the NCAA Championship in 2015-16. 13 Florida 822 15 14 Purdue 807 16 • Last season, WVU made its seventh NCAA apperance in the last nine years and ninth appearance in the last 12 years. 15 Cincinnati 733 18 • WVU has made 12 postseason appearances in the last 13 years, including the NCAA Final Four in 2010. 16 Wisconsin 713 11 • WVU has reached the Sweet 16 in six