2007-2008 West Virginia Mountaineers

2007-2008 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Joe Alexander Jr SF 6-8 230 Dec 26, 1986 Kaohsiung United States / Israel Hargrave Military Academy
- Jarrett Brown Sr G 6-4 220 Jan 23, 1987 West Palm Beach (FL) United States Palm Beach Lakes Community High School
- Da'Sean Butler So F 6-7 230 Jan 25, 1988 Newark (NJ) United States Bloomfield High School
- John Flowers Fr F 6-7 215 Jun 13, 1989 Waldorf (MD) United States St. Mary's Ryken High School
- Jacob Green Fr F 6-9 220 Mar 29, 1988 Clinton (MD) United States Gonzaga Preparatory School
- Sean Light RS-So G 6-5 190 - Colts Neck (NJ) United States Christian Brothers Academy
- Joe Mazzulla So G 6-2 200 Jun 30, 1987 Johnston (RI) United States Bishop Hendricken High School
- Darris Nichols Sr G 6-3 200 May 20, 1986 Radford (VA) United States Radford High School
- Cam Payne RS-Fr G 6-4 225 May 11, 1989 Charleston (WV) United States George Washington High School
- Alex Ruoff Jr SF 6-6 220 Aug 29, 1986 Hamilton (OH) United States Central High School
- Jamie Smalligan Sr C 7-0 265 May 10, 1984 East Grand Rapids (MI) United States East Grand Rapids High School
- Wellington Smith So F 6-7 245 May 1, 1987 Summit (NJ) United States Summit High School
- Josh Sowards So F 6-7 215 Mar 16, 1986 Scott Depot (WV) United States Fork Union Military Academy
- Ted Talkington Jr G 6-2 200 May 15, 1985 New Martinsville (WV) United States Magnolia High School
- Will Thomas Fr G 6-5 215 Sep 6, 1988 East Cleveland (OH) United States N/A
- Cam Thoroughman Fr F 6-7 240 Nov 30, 1987 Portsmouth (OH) United States Clay High School
- Jonnie West Fr G 6-3 195 May 18, 1988 Memphis (TN) United States Lausanne Collegiate School

Recent West Virginia Mountaineers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 9-23 (4-14) 13th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 19-15 (7-11) 8th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 16-17 (4-14) 10th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 19-10 (11-6) 3rd (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2019-2020 21-10 (9-9) 3rd (Big 12) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 15-21 (4-14) 10th (Big 12) 3rd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 27-11 (11-7) 2nd (Big 12) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2016-2017 28-9 (12-6) 2nd (Big 12) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2015-2016 26-9 (13-5) 2nd (Big 12) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 25-10 (11-7) 4th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2013-2014 17-16 (9-9) 6th (Big 12) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 13-19 (6-12) 8th (Big 12) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 19-14 (9-9) 8th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 22-12 (11-7) 6th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 31-7 (13-5) 2nd (AAC) Champion NCAA 5th Rnd
2008-2009 23-12 (10-8) 7th (AAC) 4th Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 26-11 (11-7) 5th (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2006-2007 27-9 (9-7) 7th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NIT Champion
2005-2006 22-11 (11-5) 3rd (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2004-2005 24-11 (8-8) 7th (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 4th Rnd
2003-2004 16-14 (7-9) 8th (AAC) 1st Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2002-2003 14-15 (5-11) 11th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A

2007-2008 West Virginia Mountaineers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Alex Ruoff Academic All-American Third Team
Joe Alexander All-AAC First Team
Joe Alexander AAC All-Tournament Team
Da'Sean Butler Legends Classic All-Tournament Team

2007-2008 West Virginia Mountaineers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Nichols A. Ruoff D. Butler J. Alexander J. Smalligan
Rotation J. Mazzulla   W. Smith    
Rotation     J. Flowers    
Lim PT T. Talkington J. Brown C. Thoroughman J. Green  
Lim PT   J. West J. Sowards    
Lim PT   W. Thomas      

2007-2008 West Virginia Mountaineers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Joe Alexander 36 31.6 16.9 6.4 2.4 0.7 1.5 2.2
Alex Ruoff 37 31.9 13.8 3.5 2.8 1.5 0.3 1.7
Da'Sean Butler 37 30.6 12.9 6.2 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.5
Darris Nichols 37 34.6 10.7 3.3 3.2 1.2 0.5 1.1
Joe Mazzulla 37 18.4 5.8 3.0 2.3 0.9 0.0 1.4
Wellington Smith 37 20.2 5.2 3.8 0.9 0.7 1.6 1.2
John Flowers 36 12.4 4.6 2.5 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.8
Josh Sowards 15 2.7 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Jamie Smalligan 37 11.7 2.2 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5
Ted Talkington 19 5.9 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3
Jarrett Brown 12 3.8 1.1 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
Jonnie West 21 2.8 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Jacob Green 10 7.5 0.8 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.1
Will Thomas 13 2.7 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4
Cam Thoroughman 16 5.8 0.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3

2007-2008 West Virginia Mountaineers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bob Huggins Head Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (West Virginia, 1977 to 1978)
Erik Martin Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
Larry Harrison Associate Coach 2007-2008 N/A
Bubba Schmidt Equipment Manager 1980-1981 N/A