< Previous• On March 9, Culver had 16 points and 21 rebounds at Oklahoma State to become the first WVU player since Rod Thorn (1961) to have two 20-plus rebounding games in the same season • Culver went to the line 129 times in Big 12 play, ranking first in free throw attempts. • Oscar Tshiebwe is the second McDonald’s All-American to come to WVU as a freshman The other was Chris Brooks in 1986 • Jermaine Haley posted his first career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the Big 12 Championship vs Oklahoma • Jordan McCabe had 25 points, 11 assists, six steals and five boards vs. TCU, the only college player last season to have 25 points, 11 assists, six steals and five boards in a game, and the first college player since 2010 (D.J. Cooper, Ohio U.). • Emmitt Matthews Jr. had 28 points vs. Texas Tech (3/14), the second-most points by a Big 12 freshman last season • West Virginia used 18 different starting lineup combinations last season with 14 different players starting a game • WVU is 51-39 in the Big 12 regular season in the last five seasons, including a 40-32 mark in the last four seasons. • West Virginia is 120-96 under Bob Huggins in conference regular season games (Big 12 and Big East). • Bob Huggins is 76-66 in Big 12 Conference games He is 66- 60 at WVU and was 10-6 at Kansas State in 2006-07 • The Mountaineers are 204-50 under Bob Huggins when scoring 70 or more points in a game • West Virginia is 199-58 under Bob Huggins when outrebounding its opponent • Bob Huggins has posted 47 conference road victories in 12 seasons at WVU, including four in 2017-18, five Big 12 road wins in 2016-17, six Big 12 road wins in 2015-16 and four Big 12 road wins in 2014-15. • The Mountaineers have won 87 of their last 126 conference games at the WVU Coliseum • West Virginia is 105-8 at home against non-conference teams in the last 17 years and has won 86 of its last 92 • West Virginia is 152-39 against non-conference teams in regular season games in the last 16 seasons • West Virginia is 121-33 in non-conference regular season games under Bob Huggins, including a 70-6 mark at home • WVU has made nine NCAA appearances in the last 12 years and 11 appearances in the last 15 seasons. • WVU has reached the Sweet 16 in eight of its last 12 NCAA appearances (2018, 2017, 2015, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 1998). • WVU has made 15 postseason appearances in the last 16 years, including the NCAA Final Four in 2010 Bryan Messerly is an associate athletics director for communications in the WVU Athletics Communications office. Emmitt Matthews, Jr. 10Returning Statistical Leaders POINTS GP PTS. PTS./G Derek Culver 26 299 11.5 Jermaine Haley 36 256 7.1 Jordan McCabe 35 202 5.8 Chase Harler 36 194 5.4 Emmitt Matthews Jr. 32 174 5.4 Brandon Knapper 32 160 5.0 Logan Routt 34 78 2.3 REBOUNDS TOTAL AVG. OFF. DEF. Derek Culver 258 9.9 92 166 Jermaine Haley 146 41 44 102 Emmitt Matthews Jr. 99 3.1 48 51 Logan Routt 71 2.1 40 31 Jordan McCabe 55 1.6 13 42 Brandon Knapper 54 1.7 4 50 Chase Harler 42 1.2 8 34 ASSISTS TOTAL AST/G Jordan McCabe 88 2.5 Jermaine Haley 87 24 Brandon Knapper 46 14 Chase Harler 43 1.2 Derek Culver 43 1.7 Emmitt Matthews Jr 20 06 Logan Routt 7 02 BLOCKS TOTAL Derek Culver 17 Logan Routt 12 Chase Harler 11 Emmitt Matthews Jr 7 Jermaine Haley 5 STEALS TOTAL Jermaine Haley 37 Jordan McCabe 31 Brandon Knapper 16 Emmitt Matthews Jr 16 Derek Culver 14 Chase Harler 11 Logan Routt 5 Logan Routt 12(—and West Virginia Fans!) West Virginia Operated. West Virginia Trusted. 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Northeast Natural Energy - Doing things well for West Virginia northeastnaturalenergy.com Morgantown | Charleston Mike John – President2019-20 photo roster DEREK CULVER # 1 Sophomore F • 6-10 • 255 BRANDON KNAPPER # 2 Sophomore G • 6-0 • 185 GABE OSABUOHIEN # 3 Junior F • 6-7 • 235 MILES MCBRIDE # 4 Freshman G • 6-2 • 196 JORDAN MCCABE # 5 Sophomore G • 6-0 • 188 JERMAINE HALEY # 10 Senior G • 6-7 • 215 EMMITT MATTHEWS JR. # 11 Sophomore F • 6-7 • 210 TAZ SHERMAN # 12 Junior G • 6-4 • 185 CHASE HARLER # 14 Senior G • 6-3 • 210 JALEN BRIDGES # 15 Freshman F • 6-7 • 210 SEAN M C NEIL # 22 Sophomore G • 6-3 • 207 SPENCER MACKE # 30 Freshman G • 5-11 • 170 LOGAN ROUTT # 31 Senior F • 6-11 • 250 OSCAR TSHIEBWE # 34 Freshman F • 6-9 • 258 14A proven success as a program builder, recruiter and game strategist who has won 860 games as a collegiate head coach, Bob Huggins has directed his alma mater to 270 victories, the 2010 NCAA Final Four, the 2010 Big East Championship and 11 postseason appearances, including nine NCAA Tournaments (five NCAA Sweet 16s), during his 12 seasons in Morgantown. Huggins, a 1977 graduate of West Virginia University, was introduced as WVU’s 21st men’s basketball coach on Good Friday, April 6, 2007 Huggins has compiled an 860-362 (.704) record in 37 seasons as a head coach at Walsh College (1980-83), Akron (1984- 1989), Cincinnati (1989-2005), Kansas State (2006-07) and West Virginia (2007-present). He ranks fourth in total victories among active Division I head coaches and has the eighth-most wins in college basketball history among Division I head coaches Huggins’ teams have participated in postseason play in 33 of his 37 seasons, including 24 NCAA Tournaments. His squads have won 20 or more games in all but eight of his 37 campaigns, including 30 or more three times, and he has averaged 23.2 victories a season. In November 2012, Huggins signed an amended employment agreement, extending his employment to the year 2023. Huggins has coached 18 NBA draft selections as well as 13 All-Americans He has also guided 69 all-conference selections in Division I On Dec 22, 2007, Huggins became the 29th Division I coach (minimum 10 years coaching in Division I) to reach 600 victories when the Mountaineers won at Canisius In 2006-07, Huggins led Kansas State to 23 wins, the Wildcats’ most wins in 19 years and the NIT second round Huggins earned USBWA District VI Coach of the Year honors and Big 12 Coach of the Year by the Kansas City Star Coach Bob Huggins 16order online at chanksusa.com S c o r e C h a n k ' s a t h o m e !While at Cincinnati, Huggins elevated the Bearcat program to among the nation’s elite. In 16 seasons, he was 399-127 (.759), making him the winningest coach in victories and percentage in the school’s rich basketball history The Bearcats advanced to postseason play every year, reaching the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament three times and the 1992 Final Four Huggins directed Cincinnati to 10 conference regular season titles and eight league tournament titles In 2002, Huggins suffered a major heart attack on the last Saturday of September but was present for the team’s first practice two weeks later and coached the Bearcats with the same intensity that has become his trademark Huggins earned his first head coaching assignment at Walsh College (now University), an NAIA school in North Canton, Ohio, in 1980 at the age of 27 Inheriting a program with just two winning seasons in the previous 17 years, Huggins transformed the Cavalier program into one of the best in the NAIA ranks. He compiled a 71-26 record (.732) from 1980-83, twice guiding the team to the postseason, including its first- ever NAIA national tournament appearance After one year as an assistant coach at Central Florida in 1983- 84, Huggins accepted his first Division I head coaching position at Akron in 1984 He quickly resurrected another program that had fallen on difficult times, guiding the Zips to a 97-46 (.678) overall record and to postseason play in three of his five seasons. After his playing career at West Virginia, Huggins began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at WVU for his college coach, Joedy Gardner, in 1977 He moved to Ohio State the following season to assist coach Eldon Miller During his two- year stint, Huggins helped the Buckeyes to a 40-20 (.667) record and a pair of postseason appearances, including the second round of the 1980 NCAA tournament Huggins was a three-year All-Ohio selection and the 1972 Ohio Player of the Year while playing for his father, Charles, at Indian Valley South High in Gnadenhutten, Ohio. He first attended Ohio University but transferred to West Virginia after his freshman season Huggins was a three-year letterman for the Mountaineers under Gardner from 1975-77. As a senior and tri-captain, he helped the squad to an 18-11 overall record (the best at WVU in nine seasons) and a tie for the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League (ECBL) Western division title. In addition, he was named MVP after pacing the squad with 3.8 assists per game average A two-time Academic All-American, Huggins graduated from West Virginia magna cum laude in 1977 and received his master’s in health administration from WVU in 1978 Huggins was born in Morgantown on Sept. 21, 1953. He and his wife, June, have two daughters, Jenna Leigh and Jacqueline Coach Bob Huggins 18Next >