KU Jayhawks vs. West Virginia Mountaineers basketball: Starters, tipoff, TV
AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.
- Kansas travels to Morgantown Saturday at 11 a.m. to face West Virginia.
- KU scored 104 in OT win vs TCU; Darryn Peterson scored 32.
- West Virginia relies on Honor Huff's 3-point shooting and roster depth.
The Kansas Jayhawks, who are 0-1 on the road and 1-0 at home in Big 12 Conference action, will meet West Virginia at 11 a.m., Central time, Saturday, in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Here’s what you need to know before tipoff:
Kansas vs West Virginia: How to watch
When: 11 a.m., Central time, Saturday
Where: Hope Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
TV: FOX
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM)
Probable Starters
Kansas (11-4, 1-1)
F (No. 40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 14.3 ppg
F ( 15) — Bryson Tiller, 6-11, Fr., 8.5
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 15.0
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 13.7
G (22) — Darryn Peterson, 6-6, Fr., 22.5
West Virginia (10-5, 1-1)
C (No. 55) — Harlan Obioha, 7-0, Sr., 5.9 ppg.
F (0) — Brenen Lorient, 6-9, Sr., 10.1
G (52) — Treysen Eaglestaff, 6-6, Sr., 9.1
G (3) — Honor Huff, 5-10, Sr., 17.1
G (1) — Jasper Floyd, 6-3, Sr., 7.4
More on the game
About No. 22 KU (11-4, 1-1): The Jayhawks lead the all-time series, 19-7. KU is 4-7 versus WVU in Morgantown. WVU has won the last two meetings after losing six in a row versus KU. WVU beat KU, 62-61, on Dec. 31, 2024 in Allen Fieldhouse and 91-85 on Jan. 20, 2024 in Morgantown. … Kansas is 11-4 or better for the fifth consecutive season and the 21st time in Bill Self’s 23 seasons at KU. KU is 1-1 in league play for the second-consecutive season. …
Bill Self has a 620-160 record while at Kansas, 827-265 all-time. … KU is coming off a 104-100 overtime win over TCU. The last time Kansas allowed 100 points in a win was against Oklahoma on January 4, 2016, in a three-overtime game won by the Jayhawks, 109-106. … Kansas is 121-0 when scoring 100 points or more all-time, including 28-0 under Self. The last time Kansas had scored at least 100 points in a game was Feb. 22, 2022 against Kansas State. KU prevailed, 102-83. …
KU went 30 of 40 from the free-throw line versus TCU. The last time Kansas made at least 30 free throws was Jan. 10, 2023, against Oklahoma (31), and the last time Kansas attempted 40-plus free throws was on Feb. 13, 2017 against West Virginia (44). … Darryn Peterson scored 32 points vs. TCU. That’s the fourth highest point total by a freshman in the Self era. Andrew Wiggins had 41 versus West Virginia on March 8, 2014; Ben McLemore had 36 versus West Virginia on March 2, 2013; McLemore had 33 vs. Iowa State on Jan. 9, 2013). …
Melvin Council Jr. has scored in double figures five straight games and 11 this season and 67 times in his career. … Council has recorded five or more assists eight times this season.
About West Virginia (10-5, 1-1): The Mountaineers defeated Cincinnati, 62-60, on Tuesday in Morgantown, West Virginia after dropping their Big 12 opener to Iowa State, 80-59, on Jan. 2 in Ames, Iowa. The Mountaineers rallied from a five-point deficit in the final 4 minutes, 46 seconds to defeat Cincy. Ross Hodge is in his first year as WVU coach. Hodge spent the last eight seasons at North Texas, including the last two as head coach, posting a 46-24 record. North Texas won 27 games and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT to conclude the 2024-25 season.
Hodge is 192-48 (.800) in seven seasons as a head coach, including stops at Paris and Midland junior colleges. … WVU is 632-191 all-time at Hope Coliseum and 273-77 at Hope Coliseum in the last 22 seasons. The Mountaineers have won 119 of their last 182 conference games at Hope Coliseum. …
Honor Huff has made 60 of 145 3-pointers for 41.4%. Huff has cashed eight 3-point field goals in two games this season, becoming the first Mountaineer to hit eight or more 3s in multiple games. …With six 3-point field goals against Iowa State, Huff jumped from 105 to 91 on the NCAA all-time career 3-point field-goal list with 352. Huff needs seven more to reach the top 75 all-time. ... Jasper Floyd has 32 steals. …
The Mountaineers have nine Division-I transfers on the roster: Brenen Lorient (North Texas, Florida Atlantic), Jasper Floyd (North Texas, Fairfield), Honor Huff (Chattanooga, VMI), Chance Moore (St. Bonaventure, Missouri State), Jackson Fields (Troy), Niyol Hauet (Weber State), Morris Ugusuk (South Carolina), Treysen Eaglestaff (North Dakota) and Harlan Obioha (UNC Wilmington, Niagara). …
Eaglestaff scored 51 points last year vs. South Dakota State. … Center Abraham Oyeadier is out indefinitely with a knee injury.
