West Virginia is in Danger of Being Down Two Starters Versus Kansas

The Mountaineers are going to be down a couple of key pieces this afternoon.

West Virginia University forward Tucker DeVries / Christopher Hall - West Virginia on SI

As expected, West Virginia will be without senior forward Tucker DeVries (shoulder) for Saturday's road game at No. 7 Kansas. This marks the fourth straight DeVries has missed, last playing on December 6th against Georgetown.

In eight games this season for the Mountaineers, DeVries is averaging 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 41% from the floor and 47% from three-point range.

Sophomore forward Amani Hansberry is listed as a gametime decision, according to college basketball insiderJeff Goodman. He will go through pregame shootaround to test it out and see if he's able to go. He left the floor within the first minute of West Virginia's game against Mercyhurst due to an ankle injury and did not return. Head coach Darian DeVries said in his postgame press conference that he didn't believe it was a serious injury.

If Hansberry is unable to suit up, WVU will likely turn to Eduardo Andre as the starting center. In 10 games this season, Andre is averaging 4.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game.

West Virginia and Kansas are scheduled to tip the action off at 2 p.m. EST on ESPN+.

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