The coronavirus has ended West Virginia men's basketball's season early, and now the Mountaineers have lost a point guard to transfer earlier than they might have. Sophomore point guard Brandon Knapper has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal a source confirmed to EerSports. The move was first reported by VerbalCommits.

Knapper averaged 2.6 points and fewer than one rebound and one assist this past season while shooting 26.7% from the floor. Over the last two months of the season, he had several "Did Not Play-Coaches Decisions" as well as multiple games with four or fewer minutes on the court.

Knapper came to West Virginia via Hargrave (VA) Military Academy, spending one year at the prep school after initially committing to the Mountaineers while a star at South Charleston (WV) High School. As a freshman in the 2018-19 season, he played in all 32 games, starting four of them. He shot 31.6% from three and averaged 5.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists that season. Stay tuned to EerSports for more on this breaking story.