Huggins is Ready to Resurrect his Coaching Career

Former West Virginia University head coach Bob Huggins is eager to return to coaching

In an interview with KDKA-TV CBS Pittsburgh, former West Virginia University head coach Bob Huggins made it clear he'd like to get back on the sidelines and continue coaching but it would have to be the "right situation."

"I love working with young people. I was probably a freshman in high school, I was coaching other kids at that camp with my dad. I love to coach - I love to help people." Huggins said. 

Huggins prefers to coach at his alma mater, stating, "I love West Virginia and the people of West Virginia, and I was born and raised here," but he also acknowledged it was not obtainable unless "there's a change in leadership."

"I don’t really want to leave West Virginia but I don’t think I have much of a choice," Huggins said. 

Huggins resigned last summer, although there was dispute whether he signed the letter of resignation, following a DUI in Pittsburgh. Since then, Huggins has gone through rehab and has said he has not had a drink of alcohol since the incident. 

The Morgantown native appeared at several home games at the WVU Coliseum and several games throughout the region this past season, most notably the Mountaineers' regular season finale at Cincinnati. 

Huggins has hosted many charity events in the State of West Virginia over the years and was hands on when he arrived in Morgantown in April of 2007. 

He helped raise the funds for the basketball practice facility and it has been noted as one of the best in the country. 

His biggest charity event is Bob Huggins Fish Fry to raise money for the Norma Mae Huggins Foundation, which is named after his late mother who died of colon cancer in 2023. The event has raised about $20 million to advance clinical research and care services for cancer patients in West Virginia. This year's Fish Fry will be held April 7 at Mylan Park with special guest Pete Rose.