Not sure where to start! So many emotions. So proud of this group & to represent this great state. Toughness. Grit. Resilience. Determination. It took an amazing effort from 5 players & a coaching staff that truly believed. To Steve Lipscomb & his family you were with us tonight.
Watch Rich Rodriguez celebrate his first Backyard Brawl win since 2006!
A TON of raw emotion from the head coach and a LOT of former players.
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#WVU x @GoldAndBlueNtn
Heartbroken for @WVUhoops. I can’t comprehend this team being left out. Our resume was better than several teams in the field and it’s a terrible travesty that we weren’t included. I have so much appreciation for @Coach_DeVries, our coaching staff and players. They deserved better than what the committee delivered today. Let’s rally around these young men and let them know how proud we are of them!
Blessing to be in this position a prayer that’s been answered 🙏🏽 for sure! looking forward to learning and working hard to helping build the culture and tradition coach Rod Instilled
In me and former players at WVU 💛💙
Two of West Virginia's top three scorers --- Tucker DeVries and Amani Hansberry --- were unavailable for today's game at Kansas due to injuries.
The Mountaineers just won at Allen Fieldhouse for the first time EVER.
Anarchy?
Nope. Just College Basketball.
DeVries on being shorthanded: "There are no excuses in this program. We are going to line up and go compete. This is a great atmosphere but like I told our guys, they (the fans) don't play for them. It's our five versus their five. Nothing else matters."