West Virginia’s roster picture for 2026-27 is still taking shape, and now another former Mountaineer is pushing to get back on the floor for a fifth season.
Over the weekend, former West Virginia guard Honor Huff filed a complaint against the NCAA seeking an additional year of eligibility. Huff spent his freshman season at VMI before transferring to Chattanooga to play for head coach Dan Earl, though he had to sit out because the move came within the conference. In calendar terms, he was in college for five years, but he played in four seasons.
The filing asks for “temporary, preliminary, permanent, and declaratory relief” and argues that the NCAA should be blocked from “enforcing arbitrary and capricious decisions, breaching its contracts with its member institutions, and preventing him from participating in college sports.” It also points to a broader trend in the courts, noting that “In recent months, courts across the United States have repeatedly granted injunctive relief to student-athletes challenging NCAA eligibility restrictions that would prevent them from obtaining an additional season of Division I competition.”
For West Virginia, the appeal is obvious. Huff would add more scoring punch and another layer of depth.
The snag is the numbers game. The roster is already full, so if Huff gets the go-ahead, Ross Hodge would need to make room by removing someone, and that would almost certainly come from one of the three walk-ons: Jelani McKoy, MJ Feenane, or Max Olejasz.
McKoy, a Bella Vista Prep product, has a built-in connection with Miles Sadler, Aliou Dioum, and Amadou Seini, which makes him the most notable name in that group to keep an eye on.
So while Huff would clearly help the Mountaineers on the court, bringing him back is not just a simple basketball decision. There’s the roster crunch, and there’s the money piece, too. Like the Brenen Lorient and Javan Buchanan cases, this is one worth watching over the next few weeks.
West Virginia opens exhibition play on October 18 in College Park, MD, against Maryland. The Mountaineers then visit Glenville State on the 23rd before wrapping up the preseason at home against Wheeling on the 28th.
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