2029 POST-SEASON AWARDS
National Awards
National Champions - North Carolina Tar Heels (30-6, 12-4 ACC)
NIT Champions - Washington Huskies (25-12, 8-10 Pac-10)
National Coach of the Year - Anthony Grant (North Carolina)
National Player of the Year - Russ Opacic (Massachusetts)
Mid-Major Player of the Year - Wade Boboltz (Loyola Maramount)
National Defensive Player of the Year - O.J. Palmer (West Virginia)
Big Man of the Year - Russ Opacic (Massachusetts)
National Freshman of the Year - Dominik Kinloch (Iowa)
Big East Awards
Big East Regular Season Champions - West Virginia Mountaineers (34-2, 16-2 Big East)
Big East Tournament Champions - Connecticut Huskies (29-7, 15-3 Big East)
Big East Coach of the Year - James Frizzell (West Virginia)
Big East Player of the Year - Wilbur See (Notre Dame)
Big East Freshman of the Year - Frederic Montgomery (Villanova)
West Virginia 2028-2029 Recap
Record - 34-2 (16-2 Big East)
Big East Regular Season Champions
Hawaiian Invitational Tournament Champions
National Defensive Player of the Year - O.J. Palmer
Big East Coach of the Year - James Frizzell
First Team All-Conference - O.J. Palmer
Freshman All-Conference - Armondo Whelchel
Starters
PG #20 Waitari Trammell 5'11 191 (Richmond, VA) 90 overall SR
SG #3 Fred Joiner 6'4 201 (Staten Island, NY) 84 overall SO
SF #34 Deno Woodards 6'7 225 (St. Paul, MN) 86 overall JR
PF #55 Nile Stevenson 6'11 258 (Sioux Falls, SD) 86 overall JR
C #43 O.J. Palmer 7'0 283 (Philadelphia, PA) 82 overall SO
Bench
SG #23 R.J. Peterson 6'2 199 (Virginia Beach, VA) 88 overall SR
SG #22 Predrag Gabler 6'6 216 (El Paso, TX) 80 overall FR
SG #14 Matt Blanchard 6'3 194 (San Francisco, CA) 78 overall FR
SF #24 Armondo Whelchel 6'8 218 (Brooklyn, NY) 85 overall FR
PF #11 Ethan Augustin 6'8 214 (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) 81 overall FR
PF #32 Happy Olson 7'1 245 (New Britain, CT) 81 overall SO
C #51 Daniel Cox 6'10 257 (Australia) 80 overall SO
Reserves
PF #53 Sambra Coly 6'10 230 (Senegal) 75 overall JR
C #50 Kason Warzynski 6'11 238 (Chicago, IL) 72 overall SR
Coaches
James Frizzell: A+ overall (22nd year)
Brad Huse: B overall (10th year)
Jarrett Felton: B overall (10th year)
Individual Statistics:
Code:
Player GP PT/G R/G A/G S/G B/G M/G FG% 3P% FT%
Nile Stevenson 36 15.0 6.9 1.1 1.4 1.4 27.0 .534 .436 .835
O.J. Palmer 36 11.7 8.4 1.8 1.6 1.3 27.9 .524 --- .818
Fred Joiner 36 10.0 2.7 2.1 1.8 0.2 28.1 .449 .312 .831
Deno Woodards 36 9.9 3.5 1.8 1.3 0.3 22.6 .431 .388 .771
Waitari Trammell 36 9.7 2.1 4.6 2.4 0.0 27.7 .406 .372 .926
Armondo Whelchel 36 7.2 2.4 1.1 0.8 0.3 16.2 .466 .307 .926
Predrag Gabler 36 6.1 1.9 0.9 1.1 0.3 17.1 .420 .380 .750
Ethan Augustin 36 5.8 3.9 0.6 0.7 0.4 17.1 .518 .500 .692
R.J. Peterson 32 3.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.0 8.9 .382 .432 1.00
Happy Olson 25 3.0 2.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 6.7 .632 --- .631
Daniel Cox 16 2.3 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.2 4.9 .520 --- 1.00
Matt Blanchard 18 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.0 5.9 .333 .347 .000
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TOTAL 82.1 35.4 15.4 12.0 4.7 .473 .372 .824
OPPONENTS 63.8 26.7 14.7 9.5 2.0 .411 .328 .752
Coaching Statistics:
Code:
Coaching Record:
Season School Record NCAA Tournament Results
2007-2008 Princeton 18-11 N/A
2008-2009 Princeton 21-9 First Round (#12 Seed)
2009-2010 Princeton 25-9 Sweet Sixteen (#9 Seed)
2010-2011 Princeton 22-8 First Round (#8 Seed)
2011-2012 Princeton 26-6 Second Round (#8 Seed)
2012-2013 Princeton 32-5 Final Four (#3 Seed)
2013-2014 Princeton 25-7 First Round (#12 Seed)
2014-2015 Princeton 31-4 Second Round (#3 Seed)
2015-2016 Princeton 31-5 Elite Eight (#3 Seed)
2016-2017 San Francisco 20-15 First Round (#12 Seed)
2017-2018 San Francisco 33-6 Final Four (#3 Seed)
2018-2019 San Francisco 35-5 Championship Game (#3 Seed)
2019-2020 West Virginia 24-12 Sweet Sixteen (#6 Seed)
2020-2021 West Virginia 29-9 National Champions (#5 Seed)
2021-2022 West Virginia 28-8 Second Round (#2 Seed)
2022-2023 West Virginia 25-11 Elite Eight (#7 Seed)
2023-2024 West Virginia 24-11 Second Round (#5 Seed)
2024-2025 West Virginia 29-13 Elite Eight (#6 Seed)
2025-2026 West Virginia 35-3 Final Four (#1 Seed)
2026-2027 West Virginia 32-7 Final Four (#1 Seed)
2027-2028 West Virginia 36-2 National Champions (#1 Seed)
2028-2029 West Virginia 32-4 Sweet Sixteen (#1 Seed)
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22 years 613-170
NCAA Tournament Record: 52-19
NIT Record: 0-0
Ivy League Conference Record: 114-12
WCC Conference Record: 30-12
Big East Conference Record: 120-49
Ratings
Offense: A+
Defense: A+
Teaching: A+
Scouting: C+
Charisma: A+
Discipline: A
Overall: A+
Achievements
Regular Season Championships: 14
Conference Tournament Championships: 6
NCAA Tournaments: 21
NCAA Sweet Sixteens: 13
NCAA Elite Eights: 10
NCAA Final Fours: 7
NCAA Championships: 2
Preseason #1 Rankings: 0
20 Win Seasons: 21
30 Win Seasons: 9
Conference Coach of the Year: 17
National Coach of the Year: 2
All-Conference Players: 59
All-American Players: 10
National Players of the Year: 0
Pro Draftees: 11
Goals Reached
Sign a Four Star Recruit
Sign a Five Star Recruit
Sign a Five Star Recruit in Season
Sign a World Recruit
Sign a High School All-American
Sign the Mr. Basketball From Your State
Assemble a Top 20 Recruiting Class
Go an Entire Season With No Unhappy Players
Have a Player Chosen Freshman All-Conference
Have a Player Chosen All-Conference
Coach a Conference Player of the Year
Coach an NCAA All-American
Have a Player Chosen in the Pro Draft
Have an Underclassman Chosen in the Pro Draft
Coach a Team to a Winning Record
Coach a Team to 10 Wins
Coach a Team to 20 Wins
Win a Non-Conference Tournament
Upset the #1-Ranked Team
Coach a Team into the Top 25
Coach a Team to the #1 Ranking
Coach a Team to a Conference Championship
Coach a Team to an NCAA Tournament Bid
Coach a Team to the Sweet Sixteen
Coach a Team to the Final Four
Coach a Team to the NCAA Championship
Coach a Team to a #1 Seed in the NCAA Tournament
Be Chosen Conference Coach of the Year
Be Chosen NCAA Coach of the Year
Get Hired by a Larger Conference Team
Get Hired by a Power Conference Team
Get 5,000 Legacy Points in One Season
Get 200,000 Legacy Points in Your Career
Accumulate 200 Career Wins
Accumulate 500 Career Wins
Goals Not Yet Reached
Sign the Top Recruit in a Recruiting Class
Coach a Player of the Year Award Winner
Coach a 2K Sports Award Winner
Get a Lifetime Contract With Any Team
Accumulate 800 Career Wins
Accumulate 900 Career Wins
Goals Reached
Sign a Four Star Recruit
Sign a Five Star Recruit
Sign a Five Star Recruit in Season
Sign a World Recruit
Sign a High School All-American
Sign the Mr. Basketball From Your State
Assemble a Top 20 Recruiting Class
Assemble the Top Recruiting Class
Go an Entire Season With No Unhappy Players
Have a Player Chosen Freshman All-Conference
Have a Player Chosen All-Conference
Coach a Conference Player of the Year
Coach an NCAA All-American
Have a Player Chosen in the Pro Draft
Have an Underclassman Chosen in the Pro Draft
Coach a Team to a Winning Record
Coach a Team to 10 Wins
Coach a Team to 20 Wins
Win a Non-Conference Tournament
Upset the #1-Ranked Team
Coach a Team into the Top 25
Coach a Team to the #1 Ranking
Coach a Team to a Conference Championship
Coach a Team to an NCAA Tournament Bid
Coach a Team to the Sweet Sixteen
Coach a Team to the Final Four
Coach a Team to the NCAA Championship
Coach a Team to a #1 Seed in the NCAA Tournament
Be Chosen Conference Coach of the Year
Be Chosen NCAA Coach of the Year
Get Hired by a Larger Conference Team
Get Hired by a Power Conference Team
Get 5,000 Legacy Points in One Season
Get 200,000 Legacy Points in Your Career
Accumulate 200 Career Wins
Accumulate 500 Career Wins
Goals Not Yet Reached
Sign the Top Recruit in a Recruiting Class
Coach a Player of the Year Award Winner
Coach a 2K Sports Award Winner
Get a Lifetime Contract With Any Team
Accumulate 800 Career Wins
Accumulate 900 Career Wins
Players Leaving:
PG #20 Waitari Trammell 5'11 190 (Richmond, VA) 90 OVR SR - Entered Draft
Code:
Waitari Trammell GP PT/G R/G A/G S/G B/G M/G FG% 3P% FT%
2028-2029 36 9.7 2.1 4.6 2.4 0.0 27.7 .406 .372 .926
2027-2028 38 10.5 2.2 4.4 2.1 0.0 25.7 .443 .409 .953
2026-2027 39 4.2 1.3 2.4 1.2 0.0 12.5 .400 .314 .950
2025-2026 38 4.1 0.9 2.1 1.2 0.0 11.3 .424 .365 .872
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TOTAL 151 7.1 1.6 3.4 1.7 0.0 19.2 .420 .377 .930
SG #23 R.J. Peterson 6'2 199 (Virginia Beach, VA) 88 OVR SR - Graduated
Code:
R.J. Peterson GP PT/G R/G A/G S/G B/G M/G FG% 3P% FT%
2028-2029 32 3.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.0 8.9 .382 .432 1.00
2027-2028 37 5.3 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.2 14.1 .369 .357 .923
2026-2027 39 4.1 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.1 9.8 .414 .371 .800
2025-2026 36 3.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 7.7 .419 .464 .700
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TOTAL 144 4.2 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.0 10.2 .394 .397 .853
C #50 Kason Warzynski 6'11 238 (Chicago, IL) 72 OVR SR - Graduated
Code:
Kason Warzynski GP PT/G R/G A/G S/G B/G M/G FG% 3P% FT%
2028-2029 NO STATISTICS ACCUMULATED
2027-2028 NO STATISTICS ACCUMULATED
2026-2027 NO STATISTICS ACCUMULATED
2025-2026 NO STATISTICS ACCUMULATED
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TOTAL NO STATISTICS ACCUMULATED