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Season preview: Mountaineers enter season with elevated expectations

Oscar Tshiebwe is set to begin his sophomore season Wednesday (Photo by Ben Queen-USA Today Sports)

— by Taylor Kennedy

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The upcoming college basketball will be one that will require a lot of patience. There have already been teams suspending activities due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The West Virginia men’s basketball team is coming into this season with high expectations. Mountaineer head basketball coach Bob Huggins compared this year’s team to the 2010 Final Four team. That is a high ceiling.

As WVU’s first regular season game approaches, let’s take a look at the team as a whole then break down the players.