Bob Huggins
Bob Huggins (born September 21, 1953)
Teams coached: Walsh Cavaliers, Akron Zips, Cincinnati Bearcats, Kansas State Wildcats, West Virginia Mountaineers
Walsh record: 71–26 (.732)
Akron record: 97-46 (.678)
Cincinnati record: 399-127 (.759)
Kansas State record: 23-12 (.657)
West Virginia record: 345-203 (.630)
Overall record^: 935-414 (.693)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 26 (1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 9 (1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2018)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 2 (1992, 2010)
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 4 (1990, 1991, 2007, 2014)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2019)
- Conference USA Regular Season Champion: 8 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004)
- Great Midwest Regular Season Champion: 2 (1992, 1993)
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Champion: 1 (1986)
- Big East Tournament Champion: 1 (2010)
- Conference USA Tournament Champion: 4 (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004)
- Great Midwest Tournament Champion: 4 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
- Ohio Valley Tournament Champion: 1 (1986)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1983)
Awards:
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: 1 (2000)
- Jim Phelan Award: 1 (2015)
- Big 12 Coach of the Year: 1 (2015)
- Conference USA Coach of the Year: 3 (1998, 1999, 2000)
- Ohio Valley Coach of the Year: 1 (1986)
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 2022)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2007-2023 | West Virginia |
| 2006-2007 | Kansas State |
| 1989-2005 | Cincinnati |
| 1984-1989 | Akron |
| 1983-1984 | UCF (asst) |
| 1980-1983 | Walsh |
| 1978-1980 | Ohio State (asst) |
| 1977-1978 | West Virginia (asst) |
Bob Huggins Facts
- Robert Edward Huggins
- Born September 12, 1953
- Hometown: Port Washington, Ohio
- Born in Morgantown, West Virginia
- Alma Mater: West Virginia University (BA, 1977 & MA, 1978)
- A coach’s son, Huggins played for his father at Indian Valley South HS (OH) before starting his collegiate career at Ohio U
- Transferred to WVU after his freshman year, playing two seasons for head coach Joedy Gardner
- Started coaching at WVU under Gardner in 1977, then spent two seasons as an assistant at Ohio State under Eldon Miller
- Was the head coach for three seasons at D-II Walsh College, going 71-26 overall during that time, including a 34-1 record in 1982-83 (30-0 regular season)
- Spent one season as an assistant under Chuck Machock at UCF before landing the head job at Akron in 1984
- Was head coach at Akron for five years, winning 97 games and going to the NCAA Tournament in 1986 after winning OVC regular season and Tournament titles
- Became the head coach at Cincinnati in 1989, coaching there for 16 seasons
- Went to the NIT in each of his first two seasons, then led the Bearcats to 14 straight NCAA Tournament appearances (including the 1992 Final Four)
- Resigned in 2005 after a DUI arrest in 2004 and the arrest of one of his assistants and several players the following year
- Was hired in March 2006 to be the head coach at Kansas State; led the Wildcats to a 23-12 record and NIT appearance in his only year at KSU
- Had the opportunity to become head coach at alma mater West Virginia and was officially hired in April 2007
- Has been to the NCAA Tournament 11 times in 16 years as the WVU head coach, including a trip to the 2010 Final Four
- Had his salary reduced and received a three-game suspension after using a homophobic slur during a radio interview in May 2023
- The following month, Huggins was arrested for DUI in Pittsburgh and the next day – June 17 – resigned and retired from coaching
- Along with his wife, June, has two daughters
Bob Huggins Coaching Tree
- Rod Baker (Delaware 87ers, Harlem Globetrotters, ABA, CBA)
- Jerrod Calhoun (Youngstown State, Fairmont State)
- Coleman Crawford (Akron)
- Mick Cronin (UCLA, Cincinnati, Murray State)
- Josh Eilert (West Virginia)
- Andy Kennedy (UAB, Ole Miss, Cincinnati)
- David Kiefer (Southeastern Louisiana)
- James Long (WVU Tech)
- Erik Martin (South Carolina State)
- Frank Martin (UMass, South Carolina, Kansas State)
- Joe Mazzulla (Boston Celtics, Fairmont State)
- Darris Nichols (Radford)
- John Robic (Youngstown State)
- Brad Underwood (Illinois, Oklahoma State, Stephen F. Austin)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and NAIA levels
