File photo WVU and first-year coach Ross Hodge host Wheeling University at 4 p.m. Sunday inside the newly-named Hope Coliseum.

MORGANTOWN — An unveiling of sorts will be on display Sunday.

First, there is the newly-named Hope Coliseum, which will officially host its first basketball action of the season with a live crowd in place.

That basketball action is the bigger unveiling, as both Ross Hodge and Mark Kellogg will have their WVU men’s and women’s basketball teams on display with both coaches having the opportunity to answer some early questions.

The men’s game against Wheeling University begins at 4 p.m. and will also stream on ESPN+. The women’s game against Fairmont State is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., but is not being streamed or broadcasted on the radio.

As for answering questions, Kellogg basically has just one major inquiry: How will the Mountaineers look without star guard J.J. Quinerly?

“I think we’ll be a little different on the offensive end,” Kellogg said. “Kellogg said during Big 12 Media Day. “I think we’ll be able to score and have a little more production in the paint than we’ve had in the past. It will be fun to have an inside and outside balanced attack, but it will be a bit different than what we had in my first two years.”

The expectations for the WVU women did not take much of a hit following Quinerly’s graduation. The Mountaineers were picked fifth in the Big 12’s preseason poll and the team received 17 votes in the AP preseason Top 25. WVU has won 50 games during Kellogg’s first two seasons.

Jordan Harrison was named to the Big 12’s all-preseason team and sophomore forward Jordan Thomas is expected to take a big step in helping WVU score and rebound down low.

“I think we have a very balanced roster,” Kellogg continued. “Balance and versatile are the words that allow us to play in different ways. I think we have a great group. All 11 of them get along. We’re still learning a little bit about each other and we’ll continue to learn as the year goes.”

In his first season with the WVU men, Hodge could fill a playbook with the questions about himself and his team.

What type of coach is Hodge? Who are these nine transfers and five freshmen? Can they score? Can they defend? Can WVU finish better than 11th in the Big 12, which is where it was picked in the preseason.

Some of those answers may have come last week, during a closed-door scrimmage against Maryland. WVU guard Honor Huff made a good first impression connecting on 10 3-pointers and finishing with 32 points, while forward Treysen Eaglestaff chipped in 22 points and point guard Jasper Floyd, who followed Hodge to WVU from North Texas added nine assists.

“He is a defensive-first coach and I see myself as a defensive-first point guard,” Floyd said as to why he followed Hodge to WVU. “He taught me a lot of things last year that ultimately led me to becoming a better and more efficient player. Those were the main reasons that led to me following him here.”

Hodge is building WVU with a tough defensive mindset, but there is some offensive potential to note with the players he brought in.

Huff led the nation in 3-pointers last season with 131 at Chattanooga. Eaglestaff, who came in from North Dakota, was the only player in the country with two games of more than 40 points last season.

Chance Moore, a transfer from St. Bonaventure, averaged 13 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He must sit out the first five games in the regular season to satisfy NCAA eligibility requirements, but is eligible to play in the exhibition game.

Harlan Obioha is a 7-footer, who averaged double figures at UNC Wilmington last season. Incoming freshman Amir Jenkins is a top 100 recruit who graduated early and reclassified in order to enroll at WVU this season. He was the Massachusetts Player of the Year last season.

In all, WVU’s top eight transfers averaged a combined 91.9 points per game last season.

“You want to have a certain level of urgency, but you certainly want to do your due diligence,” Hodge said about constructing WVU’s roster. “Character matters. People still matter. More than anything, obviously you have to have enough talent, but we also wanted to get people we felt loved playing the game of basketball and loved other people. That combination usually allows you to have some success.”