2006 – 07 West Virginia Mountaineers men 's basketball team represented West Virginia University from Morgantown , West Virginia in the 2006-07 season . After impressive finishes in the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight the last two years , the Mountaineers seemed poised to improve on those last two seasons , opening with a 10-1 nonconference schedule . Only to post a 9-7 in Big East conference play , placing 7th . After a loss in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament , the Mountaineers would accept an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament , where they would win the championship . Following the season , coach John Beilein would depart to become the next head coach at Michigan . Beilein would be replaced by current WVU coach Bob Huggins
Big East Tournament
2007 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2006–07 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team