The 2021–22 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by Bob Huggins, in his 15th season as WVU's head coach, and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mountaineers finished the 2020–21 season 19–10, 11–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Morehead State in the first round before losing to Syracuse in Second Round.
Offseason
Departures +NamePos.NumberHeightWeightPrevious SchoolHometownReason for Leaving Derek Culver 1 F 6'10" 255 Junior Youngstown, OH Declared for the 2021 NBA draft Miles McBride 4 G 6'2" 200 Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Declared for the 2021 NBA draft Jordan McCabe 5 G 6'0" 188 Junior Kaukauna, WI Transferred to UNLV Emmitt Matthews Jr. 11 F 6'7" 215 Junior Tacoma, WA Transferred to Washington Jay Moore 20 G 6'3" 195 Freshman Beckley, WV Walk-on; transferred
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Pauly Paulicap 1 F 6'8" 235 Graduate Student Elmont, NY DePaul Dimon Carringan 5 F 6'9" 230 Graduate Student Boston, MA FIU Malik Curry 10 G 6'1" 190 Graduate Student Wilmington, DE Old Dominion
Recruiting classes
2021 recruiting class
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 tournament
Source
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