The late Lee Patton was an outstanding WVU basketball coach from 1946-50. A Carbon, Texas, native, Patton led the Mountaineers to a 91-26 overall record during his tenure for a .778 winning percentage, still the second best in school history. Patton led West Virginia to two straight NIT berths in 1946 and 1947. Under his direction, WVU posted a school-record 57-game home winning streak that ended in the final home game of the 1949 season against Pitt.
Back row left to right- Clyde Green, Dave Wilson, Curtis Thompson, Ivam Repass, Coach Patton, Fred Schauss, Edward Beach, Loland Byrd. Front row left to right- Joe Duff, Bob Miller, Bob Jackson, Bob Carroll. Absent is Edward Sidaras
