The WVU men's basketball team enjoyed its most successful season since joining the Big 12 in the 2015-2016 campaign. The Big 12 media have recognized this and ranked the Mountaineers No. 2 in the Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll.
Last season, the Mountaineers amassed a 26-9 overall record, 13-5 record in the Big 12, a No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament, and finished in the same position. Bob Huggins has three of his top five scorers returning, but Devin Williams and Jaysean Paige have since left Morgantown.