Ross Hodge was able to work wonders with his first squad at West Virginia in terms of the production he was able to get out of them defensively. Aside from Jasper Floyd, there were no shutdown defenders on the roster, and yet he still turned them into the 11th-best scoring defense and a group that ranked 47th in opponent field goal percentage. While they were one of the best defenses in the Big 12, they definitely had their flaws. One of which was the interior defense. As a team, they did a pretty good job of squeezing the opponent out of the paint, but when it came to one-on-one post-up defense, rim protection, and defensive rebounding, they had some trouble. Those areas shouldn't be much of an issue during the 2026-27 season and beyond, thanks to the additions of Georgia Tech center transfer Mouhamed Sylla (6'10", 240 lbs) and four-star freshman Amadou Seini (7'1", 230 lbs). Both players have the skillset to be high-level defenders in the Big 12, but will impact the game in different ways.…