Winning basketball games is the ultimate decider of whether or not a program is headed in the right direction, but to do so, you have to reel in some of the best talent in the country. This offseason, Ross Hodge did exactly that, putting together one of the nation's best high school recruiting classes and then pairing it with a very strong group of transfers. In ESPN's final team recruiting rankings for the 2026 class, West Virginia checked in at No. 14, marking their highest ranking in program history. To see that high of a number next to the Mountaineers' name is one thing, but to see some of the programs they finished higher than, such as North Carolina, UConn, and Indiana, really puts things into perspective. Obviously, North Carolina is going through a transition at head coach, with Hubert Davis being replaced by Michael Malone, but still, that brand and the history of the program are so strong that it is able to weather the storm of a coaching change.…