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West Virginia fans react to another ranked upset win in men's basketball

By Joseph Smith

Nov 28, 2024; Paradise Island, Bahamas, BHS; Louisville Cardinals guard Chucky Hepburn (24) grabs the ball as West Virginia Mountaineers guard Sencire Harris (10) defends during the second half at Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
Nov 28, 2024; Paradise Island, Bahamas, BHS; Louisville Cardinals guard Chucky Hepburn (24) grabs the ball as West Virginia Mountaineers guard Sencire Harris (10) defends during the second half at Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
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West Virginia took home third-place in The Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in The Bahamas on Friday, securing their second win over a ranked opponent in three days with a win over Arizona.

Fans didn't enter the season with super high expectations following a historically poor performance by last season's team and an entire roster and coaching staff that are new to the program. Even as recently as a couple weeks ago, a blowout loss to Pitt in The Backyard Brawl brought up questions about how successful the team could be this year.

Now, fans are bubbling with excitement about the incredible Thanksgiving week performance by the Mountaineers. And after an up-and-down football season and a rough 2023-24 season in basketball, the team's exciting wins are a breath of fresh air to the fanbase.

Fans and sports media took to Twitter/X to react to the win Friday evening -- some folks are expressing their joy in the team's strong performance, some are surprised at the team playing at such a high level and gaining the week's wins in the fashion they occurred, and some still couldn't shake making the comparison between the program's trajectory year one compared to where current football coach Neal Brown has the program in year six. Check out the best reactions to the win below.

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