The 2020–21 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by Bob Huggins, in his 14th 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. They finished the season 19–10, 11–6 in Big 12 Play to finish in 4th place. 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 in the Second Round to Syracuse.
Previous season The Mountaineers finished 2019–20 season 21–10, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish tied for third place in the conference. The Mountaineers were to play in the Big 12 Tournament, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Offseason
Departures +NamePos.NumberHeightWeightPrevious SchoolHometownReason for LeavingBrandon KnapperG26 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)Hargrave Military AcademySouth Charleston, WVTransferred to Eastern Kentucky Logan RouttF316 ft 11 in (2.11 m)260 lb (118 kg)Cameron HSCameron, WVGraduatedChase HarlerG146 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)Wheeling Central HSMoundsville, WVGraduatedJermaine HaleyG106 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)Odessa CollegeVancouver, BCGraduated
Recruits
Recruiting class of 2020
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Kedrian Johnson 0 G 6'3" 180 Dallas, TX Junior college transferred from Temple College.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
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