WVU Basketball has been short-handed throughout the season so far but is set to return Kerr Kriisa (suspension), RaeQuan Battle (waiver) and Noah Farrakhan (waiver) on the floor. As of Friday afternoon, West Virginia announced that Battle and Farrakhan will dress and be available for Saturday’s contest vs. UMass.
Akok Akok (F)
RaeQuan Battle (G)
Jeremiah Bembry (G)
Jesse Edwards (C)
Noah Farrakhan (G)
Josiah Harris (F)
Kobe Johnson (G)
Kerr Kriisa (G)
Ofri Naveh (F)
Ali Ragab (C)
Quinn Slazinski (F)
Patrick Suemnick (F)
Seth Wilson (G)
On Dec. 6, WVU returned Akok Akok (health) as the Georgetown transfer made his debut in the Backyard Brawl vs. Pitt. Now with Akok, three more players will join the Mountaineers.
This week has been a roller coaster ride for West Virginia, as well as other schools affected in the TRO ruling on Wednesday in Wheeling. Battle took the stand as a witness for about 40 minutes with two other student-athletes. In the end, the Judge issued a TRO to get rid of the NCAA’s transfer rules until Dec. 27. The NCAA put out a guidance on Thursday that players could lose their eligibility during the TRO period if the case is reversed.
West Virginia and UMass will tipoff at 6:30 p.m. in Springfield, Mass. on Saturday.
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