Scouting preview: West Virginia
The Phil Knight Invitational is coming to an end with Florida's game against West Virginia on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPNU and streamed on the ESPN app and ESPN+. The Mountaineers have won five of their first six games this season. Florida is 4-2 in the tournament and has lost to Florida Atlantic and Xavier.
West Virginia is ranked No. 37 in the KenPom standings. The team has won five of its first six games this season. It lost to Purdue in Phil Knight Invitational. West Virginia's highest-ranked win this year came against No 122 Pittsburgh. They are 4-16 against Kenpom top-50 teams since the start of the 2021-22 season, though 10 of those losses came to teams in top 15. They have a low foul rate and play a brand of defense that forces teams to make quick decisions. Their offense is methodical and they have good efficiency.
