Crisis to stay at WVU, play for interim coach Eilert

In an instantaneous increase for interim coach Josh Eilert, switch guard Kerr Crisis introduced Sunday he plans to stay at West Virginia after initially reentering the portal following Bob Huggins’ resignation.

Kriisa, who spent three seasons at Arizona earlier than transferring, dedicated to West Virginia in April. Nonetheless, he introduced on Friday he deliberate to place his title again within the portal because the seek for Huggins’ alternative dragged on and not using a decision.

With the Mountaineers naming assistant coach and longtime staffer Eilert the interim boss for the 2023-24 season on Saturday, Kriisa is now again within the fold.

“The help and love that the Mountaineer fanbase has confirmed me and this group in 2 months is unmatched,” Kriisa wrote on Twitter. “I really feel so fortunate to name Morgantown dwelling. 2 years in the past I put my religion in an assistant coach and we received 61 video games collectively. Now, I’m placing my religion again in a coach that put his religion in me. This workers and group are about to do one thing very particular and I am so glad to be part of it.”

Kriisa, a 6-foot-3 native of Estonia, was top-of-the-line level guards within the switch portal this spring. He began 65 video games the final two seasons for Arizona, serving to lead the Wildcats to a 61-11 file in these two campaigns. He averaged 9.9 factors and a league-leading 5.1 assists final season, taking pictures practically 37% from 3-point vary.

He was one of many key items of an enormous switch class that Huggins recruited for subsequent season, becoming a member of Jesse Edwards (Syracuse), RaeQuan Battle (Montana State), Jose Perez (Manhattan) and Omar Silverio (Manhattan).

The West Virginia program was thrown into disarray earlier this month, when Huggins was arrested for allegedly driving beneath the affect. He resigned sooner or later later and the Mountaineers started a nationwide seek for a everlasting alternative. The timing of the search made issues troublesome, main athletic director Wren Baker to tab Eilert on Saturday.

Kriisa was considered one of three West Virginia gamers to enter the portal following Huggins’ resignation. Beginning large man Tre Mitchell (11.7 factors per recreation) visited Kentucky this weekend, whereas reserve guard Joe Toussaint (9.4 PPG) is contemplating Kansas State, Texas Tech and others. Each gamers are mentioned to be open to returning to Morgantown, too.