The 2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by eighth year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Buffalo in the second round and Maryland in the third round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Kentucky.
Previous season The Mountaineers finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Texas. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round Georgetown.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Remi Dibo 0 F 6'9" 220 Junior Montreuil, France Signed to play professionally in France Eron Harris 10 G 6'2" 195 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Michigan State Terry Henderson 15 G 6'3" 200 Sophomore Raleigh, NC Transferred to NC State
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jaysean Paige 0 G 6'1" 200 Junior Hazard, KY Junior college transfer from Moberly Area Community College Tarik Phillip 12 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Junior college transfer from Independence Community College. BillyDee Williams 22 G 6'6" 215 Junior Orlando, FL Junior college transfer from South Plains College.
Recruits
Roster
Schedule and results Sources: and
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!colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| Non-conference games
!colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| Conference games
!colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#FFC600; color:#003366;"| NCAA tournament
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP RV NR 21 16 22 22 18 17 14 16 18 17 15 21т 23 20 20 18 20 N/A Coaches NR NR 24 17 21т 20 17 15 14 15 17 17 12 20 22 19 20 18 21 18
See also 2014–15 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
References