West Virginia basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
West Virginia returns 84% of last season's minutes, and adds the No. 22 recruiting class.
Last season it ranked No. 54 in adjusted net rating (No. 115 on offense, No. 19 on defense). The biggest loss is Treysen Eaglestaff, 9.8 points a game, gone to UC San Diego. The schedule has 30 games, seven against last season's adjusted top 25.
2026-27 roster
PPG to MPG are last season’s numbers, wherever he played: a transfer’s line is from his old school. Freshmen have none yet.
Who left
The players who left played 16% of last season’s minutes.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 112.3 (No. 115), defense 96.7 (No. 19).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 30 games, 18 in the Big 12. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for West Virginia in 2026-27?
11 players who played for West Virginia last season: Honor Huff, Brenen Lorient, Jasper Floyd, Chance Moore, Harlan Obioha, DJ Thomas, Amir Jenkins, Morris Ugusuk, Jayden Forsythe, Abraham Oyeadier, Niyol Hauet. They played 84% of its minutes.
Who did West Virginia add for 2026-27?
No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.