TRAGEDY:West Virginia University coach is very angry and has announces his resignation today After facing…
TRAGEDY: WVU coach is very angry and has announces his resignation today After facing…
Tragedie: The WVU coach resigned today, citing his extreme rage. Following a confrontation with…
Bob Huggins, the men’s basketball coach at West Virginia, declared on Saturday that he had submitted his letter of resignation in the wake of his most recent DUI arrest:
The 69-year-old’s resignation has been accepted, the institution stated in a statement:
Huggins gave notice of his resignation to the team on Saturday, according to the initial report from Jeff Goodman of Stadium.
Goodman said that Huggins broke down in tears when he addressed the squad on Saturday.
More background on the choice was given by Ethan Bock of WV Sports Now and Pete Thamel of ESPN:
Huggins was arrested in Pittsburgh for driving under the influence. The criminal complaint against him stated he failed multiple sobriety tests and had a blood-alcohol level of .210, which is over 2.5 times the legal limit.
It was Huggins’ second infraction of the 2023 offseason. In May, West Virginia suspended him for three games, reduced his salary by $1 million and required him to attend sensitivity training after he twice used an anti-gay slur during a radio interview. His multi-year contract was amended to one that would be reevaluated on a year-to-year basis.
Huggins’ career record of 935-414 places him eighth on the all-time wins list among men’s college coaches. Prior to joining West Virginia in 2007, he also served as head coach at Akron, Cincinnati and Kansas State. He has made 26 NCAA tournament appearances with two trips to the Final Four in 1992 with Cincinnati and in 2010 with West Virginia.
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During his time with the Mountaineers, Huggins has led the team to a 345-203 record and 11 trips to the Big Dance. He is a three-time Conference USA Coach of the Year and one-time Big 12 Coach of the Year.
Huggins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2022.
