During the 2006 – 07 season , WVU finished the regular season with a 21 – 8 ( 9 – 7 Big East ) record to earn the number seven seed in the 2007 Big East Tournament . In the first round of the tournament , they defeated the number ten seed 92 – 79 making a Big East Tournament record 17 three-point shots . They lost to the second-seeded Louisville Cardinals , 82 – 71 , in double overtime . Their 22 – 9 record earned them a top seed in the 32-team 2007 NIT . As the number one seed , West Virginia was able to play its first three games at home where it defeated the 74 – 50 , team 90 – 77 , and 71 – 60 . Before West Virginia started play in the semifinals in New York , rumors started that Beilein would take the Michigan job after the season ended . In the semifinal contest against Mississippi State , they won 63 – 62 on a last-minute shot by Darris Nichols after recovering from a 14-point second-half deficit . The day before the championship game , Beilein was announced as one of three finalists ( along with Kevin Stallings and Chris Lowery ) for the Michigan Wolverines ' head coaching job . In the championship game , WVU defeated Clemson 78 – 73 . The five wins raised Beilein 's NIT career record to 14 – 6
2007 Big East Tournament
2007 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
John Beilein