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Incoming West Virginia guard ruled eligible for the upcoming season

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Missouri State junior Chance Moore (0) puts up a shot during a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament game between Missouri State and Murray State, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
Missouri State junior Chance Moore (0) puts up a shot during a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament game between Missouri State and Murray State, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. | Michael Gulledge / USA TODAY NETWORK

The West Virginia men’s basketball program received some good news this week as incoming transfer Chance Moore, whose eligibility was up in the air for the 2025-2026 season, has been ruled eligible by the NCAA through the waiver process. Though the news was expected -- or else he wouldn't have been recruited -- it's one less thing new head coach Ross Hodge and the staff have to worry about as the new-look program gears up for the season through the summer. 

Moore comes to the Mountaineers from St. Bonaventure, where he averaged 13 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. The NCAA has ruled that Moore must sit out WVU’s first five regular season games as he is being granted eligibility in a unique case.

Morgantown will be Moore’s fourth stop playing collegiate basketball. After receiving limited playing time at Arkansas during the 2021-22 season, Moore found a home at Missouri State for 2 seasons where he was a double-figure scorer. This past season, Moore was a starter for the Bonnies, helping lead the team to a 22-12 record as the team’s second-leading scorer, leading rebounder, and leading shot blocker. 

Being listed as a 6’6 guard, Moore has proven to be a solid defender and rebounder and will look to flourish in a Ross Hodge-led defensive system.

Chance Moore has already played previously inside the WVU Coliseum and seemed very comfortable in doing so. Moore and the Missouri State Bears opened their season in Morgantown in 2023. Moore led all scorers with 24 points and collected 8 rebounds. WVU won by a final score of 67-59.

Hodge adding a proven veteran to this Mountaineer team could potentially go a long way in his defensive-minded success at North Texas, making the jump to the Big 12 Conference. As is often the case on a game-by-game basis, defense travels. Hodge will just be looking for his defense to travel from Denton, Texas to Morgantown, West Virginia.

But Moore doesn't just provide a consistent defensive presence -- he went for 15 or more points in 14 different games last season. He comes in as a below-average 3-point shooter, but finds other ways to score the basketball with his grit and toughness. 

Moore is just one of many talented, incoming transfers who will look to have a big impact in Ross Hodge's first season in Morgantown.

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