Suemnick to start vs No. 15 Oklahoma despite dealing with illness

West Virginia’s Pat Suemnick will start tonight in the Mountaineers ranked matchup against the No. 15 ranked Oklahoma Soooners.

Interim head coach Josh Eilert announced on Tuesday that Suemnick had been dealing with an illness and that the staff would check him out and try to isolate him as much as possibel before the team traveled to Pittsburgh to fly out for tonight’s game.

Most recently Suemnick led the Mountaineers in scoring in a win over then No. 25 ranked Texas, scoring 16 points and bringing in six rebounds.