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The West Virginia University women’s basketball team is undoubtedly in a good position following head coach Mark Kellogg’s first season in Morgantown.
The Mountaineers recorded 25 wins for just the seventh time in program history last winter, and a strong season ended in a heavyweight battle with Caitlin Clark and No. 1 seed Iowa in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
Barring injuries or a drastic change of circumstance, the 2024-25 Mountaineer squad will look a lot similar to last winter’s team. All-American Honorable Mention and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year JJ Quinerly will be back as the team’s shooting guard. Fellow All-Big 12 guard Jordan Harrison, Kellogg’s protégé, will return to run the point. Starters Kylee Blacksten and Kyah Watson, as well as role players Danelle Arigbabu and Tirzah Moore, are also returning to Morgantown.
Senior guards Ashala Moseberry (ineligible) and Zya Nugent (injury) will suit up this winter after missing last season in Morgantown.
With four starters returning, there is likely only one starting spot on the line for role players and newcomers, but Kellogg is looking to expand his depth after six of his busiest regulars last season accounted for over 82% of the team’s total playing time, and two of those players (Lauren Fields, Jayla Hemingway) have left the program.
So far, he has added three transfers, two of which have Division I experience, through the portal this offseason.
Former Auburn guard Sydney Shaw was the Mountaineers’ first portal acquisition of the offseason. Shaw started in 43 games and played in 63 contests in two years at Auburn. During her time with the Tigers, she averaged 7.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
A native of Paris, France, Célia Rivière averaged 12.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in junior collage as a sophomore last season for Northwest Florida State. She started in all 32 of her appearances and averaged 22.5 minutes per game en route to a second-team NJCAA All-American nod.
Those numbers were a sharp increase from her freshman season in which she averaged 7.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Former Long Beach State guard Sydney Woodley is the latest transfer addition for WVU. After missing the 2022-23 season with an injury, Woodley started all 31 games this winter for Long Beach State. She averaged 10.8 points and two assists per game.
Kellogg’s 2024 freshman class currently consists of two players: guard Destiny Agubata and forward Jordan Thomas.
Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, Agubata is 5-foot-11 guard from Santiago High School in Moreno Valley, California. She a member of the ESPN HoopGirlz Top 100 for the class of 2024 and is ranked No. 96 in the nation.
Thomas is also rated as a four-star player and is a member of the ESPN HoopGirlz Top 100 for the class of 2024, ranked No. 81 in the nation. According to J. Key’s Texas High School Rankings, she is the No. 8 ranked player in the state. She played prep basketball at Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas.
If you haven't seen any pictures of her ... Thomas is a big girl. Saw her at the practice facility. Kind of like the girl from K-State.
The West Virginia University women’s basketball team is undoubtedly in a good position following head coach Mark Kellogg’s first season in Morgantown.
The Mountaineers recorded 25 wins for just the seventh time in program history last winter, and a strong season ended in a heavyweight battle with Caitlin Clark and No. 1 seed Iowa in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
Barring injuries or a drastic change of circumstance, the 2024-25 Mountaineer squad will look a lot similar to last winter’s team. All-American Honorable Mention and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year JJ Quinerly will be back as the team’s shooting guard. Fellow All-Big 12 guard Jordan Harrison, Kellogg’s protégé, will return to run the point. Starters Kylee Blacksten and Kyah Watson, as well as role players Danelle Arigbabu and Tirzah Moore, are also returning to Morgantown.
Senior guards Ashala Moseberry (ineligible) and Zya Nugent (injury) will suit up this winter after missing last season in Morgantown.
With four starters returning, there is likely only one starting spot on the line for role players and newcomers, but Kellogg is looking to expand his depth after six of his busiest regulars last season accounted for over 82% of the team’s total playing time, and two of those players (Lauren Fields, Jayla Hemingway) have left the program.
So far, he has added three transfers, two of which have Division I experience, through the portal this offseason.
Former Auburn guard Sydney Shaw was the Mountaineers’ first portal acquisition of the offseason. Shaw started in 43 games and played in 63 contests in two years at Auburn. During her time with the Tigers, she averaged 7.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
A native of Paris, France, Célia Rivière averaged 12.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists in junior collage as a sophomore last season for Northwest Florida State. She started in all 32 of her appearances and averaged 22.5 minutes per game en route to a second-team NJCAA All-American nod.
Those numbers were a sharp increase from her freshman season in which she averaged 7.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Former Long Beach State guard Sydney Woodley is the latest transfer addition for WVU. After missing the 2022-23 season with an injury, Woodley started all 31 games this winter for Long Beach State. She averaged 10.8 points and two assists per game.
Kellogg’s 2024 freshman class currently consists of two players: guard Destiny Agubata and forward Jordan Thomas.
Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, Agubata is 5-foot-11 guard from Santiago High School in Moreno Valley, California. She a member of the ESPN HoopGirlz Top 100 for the class of 2024 and is ranked No. 96 in the nation.
Thomas is also rated as a four-star player and is a member of the ESPN HoopGirlz Top 100 for the class of 2024, ranked No. 81 in the nation. According to J. Key’s Texas High School Rankings, she is the No. 8 ranked player in the state. She played prep basketball at Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas.
If you haven't seen any pictures of her ... Thomas is a big girl. Saw her at the practice facility. Kind of like the girl from K-State.
