The 2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by first year head coach Ross Hodge, and played their home games at the Hope Coliseum located in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference.
Previous season The Mountaineers finished the 2024–25 season 19–13, 10–10 in Big 12 Play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Colorado, 67−60.
Departures +NamePos.NumberHeightWeightPrevious SchoolHometownReason for Leaving Eduardo Andre 0 C 6'11" 240 Graduate Senior London, England Out of eligibility Jake Auer 8 G 6'0" 195 Graduate Senior Clive, IA Out of eligibility Tucker DeVries 12 G/F 6'7" 220 Graduate Senior Waukee, IA Transferred to Indiana Haris Elezovic 22 F 6'8" 235 Senior Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Transferred to Northeastern Amani Hansberry 13 F 6'8" 240 Junior Silver Spring, MD Transferred to Virginia Tech Sencire Harris 10 G 6'4" 175 Junior Canton, OH Transferred to Cincinnati Dylan Jay 2 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Chelan, WA Transferred to Pierce College Ofri Naveh 9 F 6'7" 185 Junior Neot Golan, Israel Transferred to Oral Roberts Toby Okani 5 G 6'8" 210 Graduate Senior Orange, N.J. Out of eligibility Jonathan Powell 11 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Centerville, OH Transferred to North Carolina Javon Small 7 G 6'3" 190 Senior South Bend, IN Drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies Jayden Stone 14 G 6'4" 185 Senior Perth, Australia Transferred to Missouri Aden Tagaloa-Nelson 4 G 6'1" 200 Junior Lexington, KY Transferred to Eastern Kentucky KJ Tenner 3 G 6'0" 165 Sophomore Memphis, TN Transferred to Murray State Joseph Yesufu 1 G 6'0" 190 Graduate Senior Bolingbrook, IL Out of eligibility
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Treysen Eaglestaff 52 G 6'6" 205 GS Senior Bismarck, N.D. North Dakota Jackson Fields 15 F 6'8" 225 Senior Missouri City, TX Troy Jasper Floyd 1 G 6'3" 195 Senior Tampa, FL North Texas Niyol Hauet 21 G 6'4" 180 RS Freshman Yokohama, Japan Weber State Honor Huff 3 G 5'10" 165 Senior Brooklyn N.Y. Chattanooga Brenen Lorient 0 F 6'9" 215 Senior Ocala, FL North Texas Chance Moore 13 G 6'6" 210 GS Senior Brookhaven, GA St. Bonaventure Harlan Obioha 55 C 7'0" 265 Senior Hoxie, KS UNC Wilmington Morris Ugusuk 23 G 6'4" 180 Junior Helsinki, Finland South Carolina
Recruiting classes 2025 recruiting class
Preseason The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released on October 16, 2025. All awards were voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players. The Big 12 preseason media poll was released on October 30, 2025.
Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll Big 12 CoachesPoints 1.Houston224 (12) 2.BYU204 (1) 3.Texas Tech200 4.Arizona179 (1) 5.Iowa State170 6.Kansas163 7.Baylor137 8.Cincinnati120 9.Kansas State117 10.TCU90 11.West Virginia79 12.Oklahoma State77 13.Utah50 14.UCF39 15.Colorado37 16.Arizona State34Reference: (#) first-place votes
Big 12 Preseason Media Poll Big 12 Media 1.Houston 2.Texas Tech 3.BYU 4.Arizona 5.Iowa State 6.Kansas 7.Baylor 8.Kansas State 9.Cincinnati 10.TCU 11.West Virginia 12.Oklahoma State 13.Utah 14.UCF 15.Colorado 16.Arizona StateReference:
Roster
Schedule and results
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Source
See also 2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
References