MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Having long ago lost patience with defensive miscues, coach Bob Huggins didn’t pin West Virginia’s latest performance on the recent dismissals of two starters.
“We haven’t defended all year. We’re horrible,” Huggins said after Saturday’s 78-53 loss at Kansas. “This is the worst defensive team that I think I’ve ever had. We don’t put any pressure on the ball. We don’t get to the ball. We don’t handle screens very well. We don’t do much right, to be honest.”
Playing its first game without Wes Harris and Esa Ahmad, forwards who were dismissed last week for violating athletics department policy, West Virginia moved 6-8 Lamont West to power forward.