There should be quite the electricity inside the Coliseum on Tuesday night.
The fans attending the Big 12 matchup between No. 1 Baylor and No. 10 WVU will be treated to a pregame light show via smartphones. The homestanding Mountaineers will try to earn their program's fifth victory against an Associated Press Top 25 No. 1. "Press Virginia" will be on full display.
Doesn't get much better than that on a cold January night in Morgantown, right?
Or does it?
If you're a WVU fan, dive into the moment. Enjoy the heck out of the Baylor game. But you could also zoom out and look at the big picture. Coach Bob Huggins might just have his program rolling a little better than you think.
Next season, for example, Huggins is expecting to welcome back players like Jevon Carter, Dax Miles, Esa Ahmad, Sagaba Konate, Lamont West and others.
But he also has a shipment of newcomers expected next year and beyond that could make the Mountaineer team better yet.
Now, is Huggins landing the five-star players of, say, Duke, Kentucky and Kansas? No. Yet study shows he might have uncovered some nice gems, including 2018 commitment and YouTube sensation Jordan McCabe of Wisconsin.
Let's look, however, at those set to hit Morgantown next season. There's good news for the coach - and some not-so-good news.
Derek Culver, 6-foot-8, 225 pounds, Warren G. Harding High - A four-star signee, Culver was ranked No. 81 nationally by ESPN analysts. Yet Culver currently holds residence in the doghouse of high school coach Andy Vlajkovich.
"He's doing OK," Vlajkovich said in a not-so-convincing voice. "We're a work in progress. His play isn't terrible, it's just I had to sit him for two games.
"He's averaging 16 points and 11 rebounds, so his stats aren't horrible. It's just that I know in six months he's going to be held incredibly accountable by Coach Huggins. I'm trying to get [Culver] there. We're trying to take care of some things. We'll get him right. I gave Hugs my word."
Harding High is 4-6 against what Vlajkovich calls a "brutal schedule." The team played against (and defeated) Fairmont Senior in a Morgantown High tournament in which Culver didn't play.
Brandon Knapper, 6-1, 170, Hargrave Military Academy - Playing for the nation's No. 2 postgraduate team, Knapper, the former South Charleston standout, is averaging 22.4 points, 4.6 assists and 3.1 steals, according to coach A.W. Hamilton.
"Brandon continues to grow on and off the court," Hamilton said. "His leadership and command has really taken our group to another level."
Hargrave recently whipped Combine Academy 159-63 and the team had 51 assists. Knapper had eight. In the game prior, against SG Academy, he had 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting (5 of 8 from 3-point) and had seven assists and rebounds.
Wesley Harris, 6-9, 190, Lawson State (Alabama) Community College - Harris might be the most intriguing signee. He averaged 18.2 points and 8.4 rebounds for Northeast Mississippi, but transferred. Don't look for his stats at Lawson, though, because none exist. And none may exist.
The word is, Harris broke his hand and is apparently sitting out the season. It will mean he'll have three years of eligibility in Morgantown.
D'Angelo Hunter, 6-7, 175, Navarro (Texas) College - The coaches on WVU's staff like Hunter, but the Louisville native's statistics have been head-scratching.
Navarro's record is 9-5 and Hunter is said to be averaging 18.8 points, but on 35 percent shooting. In his team's recent loss to Angelina College, Hunter didn't start, converted but 3 of 19 shots (1 of 7 from 3-point range) and finished with 10 points. He didn't start in two games, yet has hit double-figure scoring in 12 of Navarro's first 13 games with two double-doubles.
Teddy Allen, 6-6, 222, Boys Town (Nebraska) High - All seems fine with Allen, who picked WVU over DePaul, Cincinnati and Iowa State. Through the first seven games played, he averaged 26.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists. In a Jan. 4 game, Allen had 24 points in his team's 54-45 loss to Columbus Scotus.
In sum, Culver's status has to be disappointing and Hunter head-scratching, but Huggins could be onto something not only this year, but the years to come.