With the head coaching hire of Darian DeVries this offseason, the West Virginia men’s basketball team will look a lot different this upcoming season, with new additions as well as departures.
The Mountaineers got a pair of transfer commitments this week alone and the team is starting to take more shape. The transfer portal has also now closed, meaning players can no longer enter the transfer portal this cycle, but can sign with a new school if they have already entered the portal. With that being said let’s take a look at WVU’s roster as of Thursday.
G Aden Tagloa-Nelson, Sophomore
G Javon Small, Senior
G KJ Tenner, Freshman
G Sencire Harris, Redshirt Sophomore
G/F Tucker DeVries, Senior
F Amani Hansberry, Sophomore
F Ofri Naveh, Sophomore
F Toby Okani, Fifth year
C Eduardo Andre, Fifth year
Although they have not officially signed yet, Andre committed to West Virginia on Tuesday and Small on Wednesday. DeVries was the first player to transfer to WVU, following his dad to Morgantown. Then, former Illinois teammates Hansberry and Harris signed with the Mountaineers around the same time on April 22. Okani committed and signed last week as well.
The only two Mountaineers returning from last season are Naveh and Tagloa-Nelson. However, Tagloa-Nelson may not be on the team in 2024-2025 because he was added during the season last year and is a WVU football player, which had him play was an agreement between former interim head coach Josh Eilert’s staff and Neal Brown’s staff. Making Naveh, the only true basketball player returning next year, it was announced on Wednesday that he would remain with the team.
