The West Virginia basketball program has secured a major piece in its roster rebuild with the commitment of Oklahoma State transfer point guard Javon Small.
The news was first reported by Jon Rothstein.
Small, 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, he selected the Mountaineers over a number of opportunities, including Kansas, Mississippi, Miami, Villanova and many others. He was considered one of the best players available in the transfer portal at the point guard position this cycle.
West Virginia made Small a priority in the transfer portal and those efforts were rewarded with a commitment to the program, giving the Mountaineers the high-level floor general the coaching staff needed.
The Indiana native began his career at East Carolina, where he spent two seasons and showed significant improvement as a sophomore, averaging 15.8 points and 5.6 assists in 34.7 minutes per game. That was up from the 2.0 points and 1.1 assists he averaged in just 9.1 minutes per game as a true freshman.
Small then entered the transfer portal and ended up at Oklahoma State, where he averaged 15.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists while shooting 44% from the field and 37% from three. His efforts earned him all Big 12 honorable mentions at the end of the year.
Against West Virginia last season, Small scored 15 points on 5-6 shooting with 12 rebounds and 7 assists and more than he proved he was capable of in the Big 12 Conference last season.
Small still has one season of eligibility left in his career.
Small becomes the latest addition to the transfer portal for West Virginia, joining Drake forward Tucker DeVries, University of Illinois-Chicago wing Toby Okani, Fresno State great Eduardo Andrew, Illinois guard Sencire Harris and Illinois forward Amani Hansberry as the Mountaineers look to reshape the roster with a new head coach.
Overall, the Mountaineers now have up to seven scholarship players on the roster.
WVSports.com will have more on Small in the near future.
