The Mountaineers are currently 17-3 and 6-2 in the Big 12 Conference. Nearly halfway through league play, the team is certainly in a good spot.
But could the WVU basketball team be 20-0 at this point, with a No. 1 ranking in the country?
Absolutely.
The three losses can be drawn together because of poor shooting by the Mountaineers. In the first loss of the season, a 70-54 setback to Virginia as part of the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden, the Mountaineers 20 of 50 shooting for a 40-percent shooting percentage.
They held a 36-30 lead at halftime, but that whittled away as the team held just a 30-percent shooting average in the second half.