Bob Huggins: 'Louisville Fits Me Perfectly'

The former WVU head coach would like a chance to run the show in Louisville.

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Bob Huggins still wants to coach. Will he get another opportunity at another school? It's possible, but it's not likely to happen this offseason.

There are still a handful of job openings in college basketball and there's one place in particular that the Hall of Famer can envision himself coaching at.

“I would be really excited to be there," Huggins said about the Louisville job on Jerry Eaves Sports Radio on Wednesday morning. “I would want to be and do what what Coach (Denny) Crum did. I've always had a love for Louisville, believe it or not. I love going to Louisville and playing. I love the fan base, the way the way they embrace the team, the way they they embrace Louisville basketball.

“I think it's a great place. I think it's something that fits me perfectly. Much like Cincinnati did when I got to Cincinnati. I mean Cincinnati was in dire straits when I got there and the city of Cincinnati fell in love with what we did, the way we played, who we played. We weren't afraid. We weren't afraid to play anybody. And I think the people that we brought in to Cincinnati to play were people that ended up being NBA All Stars and I think they appreciated the fact that we didn't hide from anybody. We were gonna play whoever it was. Line them up and let’s go play. And I think that's the mentality that Louisville people would would like to see. Not running and hiding from people, but rather challenging people. Come on, we're ready. Come on, come try to beat and that's been my philosophy anywhere I’ve ever been.”

Matt McGavic of Louisville Report told Mountaineers Now that Huggins has "no shot" at the job and that Richard Pitino (New Mexico) and Pat Kelsey (Charleston) are viewed as the "final two."