West Virginia men's basketball waltzed into Allen Fieldhouse on New Year's Eve and pulled off a shocker of an upset over No. 7 Kansas despite being undermanned.
The win seems to have set both Mountaineer Nation and the college basketball world on fire -- former Mountaineer players, current WVU coaches and administrators, and fans all are reacting excitedly to the news online, as are college basketball pundits.
Check out the top reactions to the WVU upset over Kansas below and stay tuned to HailWV.com for more coverage.
Two of West Virginia's top three scorers --- Tucker DeVries and Amani Hansberry --- were unavailable for today's game at Kansas due to injuries.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) December 31, 2024
The Mountaineers just won at Allen Fieldhouse for the first time EVER.
Anarchy?
Nope. Just College Basketball.
A true shocker: Unranked West Virginia ends Kansas' absurd 33-game winning streak in conference openers. Shorthanded WVU takes it 62-61 — after travel issues waylaid them yesterday and into the night.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) December 31, 2024
What a humongous victory for Darian DeVries' team in his first year there.
Listen, I love Bob Huggins, but in just 12 games DeVries has accomplished 2 things Huggins wasn’t able to do in 15 years: beat Gonzaga and beat Kansas at The Phog. Future is bright.
— Justin “Couz” Walker (@couz206) December 31, 2024
#HARDEDGE #HailWV What a great game! It’s a great day to be a mountaineer… wherever YOU may be!! @WVUhoops
— Rich Rodriguez (@RichRod_WVU1) December 31, 2024
WHAT A WIN!!! Heck of a close to 2024! Happy New Year Mountaineers! Let’s Go!! https://t.co/cMItN016h5
— Wren Baker (@wrenbaker) December 31, 2024
What a Win!!! This team is serious🔥🔥#Goeers
— M11es McBride (@deucemcb11) December 31, 2024
What a lovely day to be a MOUNTAINEER!!!
— Kedrian Johnson⚡️🖤 (@Thekeddy0) December 31, 2024
Wren Baker/Darian DeVries: pic.twitter.com/K6jxN8EtCK
— Jed Drenning (@TheSignalCaller) December 31, 2024
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOO hell of a way to end 2024 @WVUhoops
— Charles Wesley Godwin (@CharlesWesleyG) December 31, 2024
WALK IN YO TRAP AND TAKEOVER YOUR TRAP‼️‼️‼️ @KUHoops pic.twitter.com/oztqZL8BK4
— Craig Edits (@EditsCraig) December 31, 2024
— Jonah⛰️ (@jonahknowsball) December 31, 2024
So you’re telling me that KU went to the free throw line 21 times compared to WVU’s 6 times, had the bigger lineup, had the healthier lineup, had the blessings of the refs, had home court advantage and STILL lost to WVU ???
— James (@mountaineerjdub) December 31, 2024
🤣🤣🤣🤣
How can WE, WVU Fans, NOT be excited about WVU Sports right now?
— Brandon Phoenix (@IAlsoHatepitt) December 31, 2024
https://t.co/Qrz4LAul7N pic.twitter.com/yTKDyCwHat
— EerRational (@EerRational) December 31, 2024
WVU has to be the best unranked team in the country.
— Nick Lafferty (@lafferty_nick) December 31, 2024