WVU Players Post Well Wishes for Former Teammate Oscar Tshiebwe

While some West Virginia fans have been quick to turn on former WVU center Oscar Tshiebwe, calling him a traitor or a quitter, his former WVU teammates appear to show no such sentiment. Sophomore point guard Miles ‘Deuce’ McBride and redshirt-freshman Jalen Bridges took to Twitter yesterday to directly respond to an individual who claimed Tshiebwe quit on the team by deciding to transfer to the University of Kentucky.

In response McBride wrote, “it’s not about the decision it’s about supporting a friend. To me that’s than bigger [sic] anything else”. Bridges sent two tweets the first saying, “relationships formed through basketball don’t end [because] someone makes a decision they feel is their best interest”. The second, “I want the best for him even if he’s not on my team anymore!”.

It’s not about the decision it’s about supporting a friend. To me that’s than bigger anything else🤷🏾‍♂️ https://t.co/ew8WFVTdlS

— M11es McBride (@deucemcb11) January 11, 2021

Known O for 5 years, relationships formed thru basketball don’t end bc someone makes a decision they feel is their best interest. https://t.co/6zm1C05H4a

— jalen (@jalenbridgess) January 11, 2021

Nah that’s my dawg, I want the best for him even if he’s not on my team anymore! https://t.co/roKJ6tV8rr

— jalen (@jalenbridgess) January 11, 2021

McBride and Bridges were far from the only Mountaineers to post well wishes for the departed Tshiebwe. On Instagram, several current and former Mountaineers posted positive messages on Tshiebwe’s post announcing his commitment to the Wildcats.