WVU Basketball Roster Movement Tracker: Who's In, Who's Out

Keeping track of the West Virginia men's basketball roster.

The West Virginia men's basketball roster is seeing a ton of movement with Bob Huggins no longer at the helm. Players are entering the portal, entering and returning, thinking about entering, and so forth. 

If you're having a difficult time keeping track of it all, we got you covered. Below is a look at who is on the roster and who is in the portal. We'll keep this file updated as moves are made.

On the roster:

G Kerr Kriisa 

Kriisa transferred in from Arizona but re-entered the portal during West Virginia's coaching search. After meeting with interim head coach Josh Eilert, Kriisa has decided to remain at WVU.

Kriisa led the Pac-12 Conference in assists the last two seasons and was the first player to lead the league in consecutive seasons since 2001 (Brandon Granville, USC), averaging 4.9 assists the last two seasons while averaging 9.8 points per game.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard from Tartu, Estonia ranks 10th in Wildcat history with 177 career 3-point field goals made and fifth in Arizona history with 503 career 3-point field goal attempts. He is one of five players in Pac-12 history to record multiple triple-doubles in a career.

G Kobe Johnson 

Johnson hasn't been a stat sheet filler during his first two seasons at West Virginia but he does a lot of things right on both ends of the floor. He's an unselfish player that helps facilitate the ball and get the offense in motion while playing solid defense on the other end. 

In 61 career games, Johnson has averaged 9.6 minutes of action which could be doubled this upcoming season if he chooses to remain at WVU and Toussaint leaves.

G Seth Wilson 

Bob Huggins has told us several times over the past couple of years about Wilson's knack to score the ball. Last season, he showed it in spurts, particularly from three-point range. He shot 42% from beyond the arc on 2.4 attempts per game. 

Assuming the roster stays together, Wilson will serve as a sparkplug off the bench once again in 2023-24. Look for him to have a Jaysean Paige type of role where he gets starters minutes.

G RaeQuan Battle 

Battle spent the first two years of his career at Washington, where he averaged 4.8 points per game in a rather limited role. Following the 2020-21 campaign he transferred to Montana State. 

Over the past two seasons, Battle has become a big part of their success averaging 13.1 points per contest. This season alone, he went for 17.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game while shooting 47% from the field and 35% from three.

He announced he is staying at WVU. Now, he just awaits word on his eligibility.

G Omar Silverio

At Hofstra in 2021-22, Silverio played in all 32 games, averaging 26.0 minutes per game. He averaged 10.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

Silverio scored in double figures 14 times, including four games with 20 or more points. He scored a career-high 40 points, including a Hofstra school record 11 3-point field goals against Elon. Silverio had a career-best eight rebounds against Northeastern and had multiple assists 10 times. He shot 91.9 percent from the free throw line.

G Jeremiah Bembry (Florida State transfer)

Bembry spent one year at Florida State but did not play in a single game due to an undisclosed injury. As a senior at Executive Education Academy, Bembry averaged 14.1 points per game and helped lead the team to a spot in the quarterfinals of the PIAA Class 3A State Tournament. He has four years of eligibility remaining.

F Josiah Harris 

Harris appeared in 17 games as a true freshman, going 10/28 (36%) from the field and 5/16 (31%) from three. Due to an experienced roster, he saw limited action and that will likely be the case again next season if the roster sticks together. In 2024-25, Harris will push for a spot in the starting five.

F Pat Suemnick 

Suemnick saw more action down the stretch and played well in his limited opportunities. He's not someone who will get you 20 a game but he showed the ability to score the ball at all three levels and plays with tremendous hustle/effort. 

C Jesse Edwards 

The Amsterdam native averaged 14.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game last season as a senior at Syracuse, including scoring a career-high 27 points in the season finale versus Wake Forest. 

He nabbed a career-best 21 rebounds against Bryant in November and twice swatted a season-high six blocks (Pitt, Richmond), a notch below his career-high set as a junior.

Edwards recently announced that he isn't going anywhere and will play next season at WVU.

In the transfer portal:

G Jose Perez

Perez transferred to WVU after the start of the season and was forced to sit out the entire year due to NCAA transfer rules. He averaged 18.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists, earning First Team All-MAAC honors a season ago with Manhattan.

Perez initially decided to return to WVU instead of turning pro but due to everything that's happened over the course of the last month, he feels it's the best decision to see what else is out there. Perez entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal on July 5th.

Who's out:

G Joe Toussaint - transferred to Texas Tech

In 34 games with the Mountaineers last season, Toussaint averaged 9.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.

F Tre Mitchell - transferred to Kentucky

Last season at WVU, Mitchell averaged 11.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest.

C Jimmy Bell Jr. - transferred to Mississippi State

Bell averaged 4.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in his lone season at WVU last season.

C Mohamed Wague - transferred to Alabama

Wague averaged 4.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.5 blocks, and 0.3 assists in 28 games played and shot 72% from the field.

C James Okonkwo - transferred to North Carolina

In 31 games this past season, Okonkwo averaged 2.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 0.7 blocks per game while shooting 57% from the field.

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