West Virginia continues to reconstruct the basketball roster under new head coach Ross Hodge and the latest is Allen (Tx.) 2025 forward Deandre Thomas. Thomas, 6-foot-7, initially signed with North Texas in November but announced on social media that he would be joining Hodge in Morgantown.
"Excited to announce I will be following the previous North Texas coaching staff to (West Virginia)," he wrote.Thomas initially picked North Texas over offers from Tulsa, UTSA, Rice, Holy Cross, Northeastern and a number of others. Thomas is the first 2025 signee to pick the Mountaineers since Hodge took over the program.
Excited to announce I will be following the previous North Texas Coaching staff to the University of West Virginia. #Committedpic.twitter.
com/uv5HcZehog— Deandre Thomas (@DeandreThom15) April 8, 2025----------• Talk about it with West Virginia fans on The Blue Lot.• SUBSCRIBE today to stay up on the latest on Mountaineer sports and recruiting.• Get all of our WVU videos on YouTube by subscribing to the WVSports.
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2025 forward Thomas commits to West Virginia
Allen (Tx.) 2025 forward Deandre Thomas and former North Texas signee has committed to West Virginia.