Even now, two decades after his WVU career ended, Moss ranks 33 rdin school history in scoring (1,167 points) and 20 thin rebounding (722). Adrian Pledger during a WVU alumni weekendĩ8 – Chris Moss (1999-2002) – A 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward, the Chesterfield, Virginia, native provided the Mountaineers with a strong paint presence in the final four years of the Gale Catlett era.
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During that stint, he led the Israeli Basketball Premier League in scoring in 2000-01 with an average of 23.7 points per game. On a WVU squad filled with a great deal of talent, he was second on the team in scoring in both 1996-97 (14.2 ppg) and 1997-98 (12.0 ppg), trailing only Damian Owens each year.Īfter his college career, Pledger played professionally overseas for a decade. Though his unorthodox shooting style didn’t lend itself to much of an outside game (17 of 45 from three in his career), the 6-foot-2 wing was deadly from mid-range. Jonathan Holton is surrounded by Wildcats during the 2015 NCAA Sweet 16ĩ7 – Adrian Pledger (1997-98)– A second-team junior college All-American at Wallace State (Ala.) Community College, where he averaged 25 points, 14 rebounds, five steals and three blocks in 1995-96, Pledger transferred to WVU and immediately became a key ingredient on two very good Mountaineer teams (21-10 in 1997 and 24-9 with a run to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1998) that were making the adjustment from the Atlantic 10 to the Big East. Holton has played professionally in a variety of leagues since the end of his college career, including spending the 2021-22 season with Zalakeramia ZTE KK in Hungary, where he averaged 9.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Holton’s length and athleticism at the top of WVU’s press, like that of his fellow forward Nate Adrian, made the Mountaineer defense a deadly force back in its Press Virginia heyday. He could score (8.2 points per game in his West Virginia career) and rebound (6.7 per game) at a high rate, but his defensive ability (39 blocks and 72 steals in his career) was his biggest attribute. Get all of our print editions with your subscription today!ĩ6 – Jonathan Holton (2015-16)– A native of Miami, Florida, and a product of Palm Beach State (Fla.) Community College, the 6-foot-7, 220-pound Holton was a huge part of “Press Virginia,” which allowed WVU to earn a pair of NCAA Tournament berths, including one run to the Sweet 16, in his two seasons with the Mountaineers.
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Please feel free to visit our message boards at to provide your own thoughts on this list, either pro or con.īelow is our first installment in this lengthy series with a count down from No. It is completely subjective, and obviously opinions may differ. In this 21-part series, I’ll count down the 100 greatest Mountaineer men’s basketball players of all-time.Īdmittedly this list is not scientific. West Virginia forward Gabe Osabuohien celebrates a defensive stop
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