- Jerry West is West Virginia's all-time leading scorer and rebounder.
- Rod Hundley's No. 33 was retired by West Virginia.
- Rod Thorn was the SoCon Player of the Year in 1962.
Through the 2024 season, if you were able to find a way to do it, there’s been just one chance to bet on the West Virginia Mountaineers college basketball odds in the national title game.
They finished as the runner-up in 1959, losing to Cal 71-70.
Today, you can bet on their basketball betting odds at the BetMGM online sportsbook.
Below are the five best Mountaineers basketball players to suit up.
5 Best West Virginia Mountaineers Basketball Players, Ranked
| Rank | Player | Position | Mountaineers Years |
| 1 | Jerry West | G/F | 1957-1960 |
| 2 | Rod Hundley | G | 1954-1957 |
| 3 | Rod Thorn | G/F | 1960-1963 |
| 4 | Da'Sean Butler | F | 2006-2010 |
| 5 | Fritz Williams | G | 1965-1968 |
West Virginia Mountaineers All-Time Greatest Basketball Players
1. Jerry West
West—the same West whose silhouette is the NBA logo—played at West Virginia from 1957 to 1960.
He was the Final Four Most Outstanding Player, a two-time consensus first-team All-American, third-team All-American, and two-time SoCon Player of the Year.
Over his tenure, he had 2,309 points (most in program history) and 1,240 rebounds (first).
He also holds the top two single-season scoring marks, going for 908 points (1959-60) and 903 (1958-59).
He had 510 rebounds during the 1959-60 season, the most in a single West Virginia season.
West averaged 24.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.
West’s No. 44 was retired by the school.
2. Rod Hundley
Hundley suited up for West Virginia from 1954 to 1957, averaging 24.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.
He had 2,180 points over his career (second) and 941 rebounds (sixth).
Hundley holds the single-game scoring record with 54 against Furman in a game during the 1956-57 season.
Nicknamed “Hot Rod,” Hundley was a consensus first-team All-American, consensus second-team All-American, and was SoCon Player of the Year.
His No. 33 was retired by the Mountaineers.
3. Rod Thorn
Thorn played three seasons at West Virginia from 1960 to 1963 and had 1,785 points (seventh) and 912 rebounds (eighth).
He averaged 21.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.
Thorn was a two-time consensus second-team All-American and SoCon Player of the Year.
The school retired his No. 44.
4. Da’Sean Butler
Butler averaged 14.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.1 steals per game over his career at WVU from 2006 to 2010.
He had 2,095 points (third).
Butler was a second-team All-American and third-team All-American, won the Senior CLASS Award (given to the best student-athlete), and was first-team All-Big East.
5. Fritz Williams
Ron “Fritz” Williams played for the Mountaineers from 1965 to 1968. He averaged 20.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. As a junior, he averaged seven assists per outing.
Williams had 504 assists (fourth) and was the SoCon Player of the Year (1964).
During the 1966-67 season, Williams had 197 assists, the second-most in a single Mountaineers campaign.
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