MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia has dismissed senior Esa Ahmad and junior Wesley Harris for a violation of athletic department policies.
Ahmad, a former four-star recruit, started 102 games for the Mountaineers and was averaging 12 points and 5.8 rebounds this season.
He served a half-season NCAA suspension last year, a penalty consistent with testing positive for a street drug at an NCAA championship event.
Harris started 54 games over two seasons at West Virginia and was averaging 7.9 points and 4.5 rebounds this year.
With Ahmad and Harris off the team, and Sagaba Konate and Beetle Bolden sidelined by injuries, West Virginia will have nine scholarship players available for Saturday’s game at Kansas.