Breaking: West Virginia men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins was arrested Friday night on a DUI charge. A source told reporters that a decision on Huggins' future at the school could come in the near future. More:
There already were signs that the 2023-24 season loomed as the final one for Huggins. Along with a $1 million salary reduction and suspension in the aftermath of hison a Cincinnati radio station, Huggins was essentially given a contract that is guaranteed for only a year, a rarity in college sports.
The contractual amendment was essentially a signal that West Virginia officials controlled Huggins' future and could ease into a transition to the next staff without worrying about owing him a significant amount of money. Huggins' arrest will put pressure on West Virginia officials, who said they were outraged by his comments and had to fight internally to keep him on for next season amid public pressure.
In a joint statement after Huggins' radio comments, president Gordon Gee and athletic director Wren Baker called the slurs"inexcusable" and said the comments"tarnished West Virginia University." Huggins, a Morgantown native who played for the Mountaineers in college, has coached at his alma mater since 2007 and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022. He has guided the Mountaineers to 11 NCAA tournament appearances, including a Final Four in 2010. Huggins spent one season at
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