Bob Huggins officially out at West Virginia following DUI arrest

The Bob Huggins era at West Virginia is officially over.

Pete Thamel of ESPN reported on Saturday that West Virginia has received Huggins’s formal resignation. The move ends Huggins’s tenure at the school after 16 seasons as their head basketball coach.

The 69-year-old Huggins was arrested over the weekend and charged with driving under the influence after an encounter with police in Pittsburgh. Some very troubling details have since emerged about Huggins’s arrest.

Huggins had also used a homophobic slur during a radio interview recently. The veteran coach apologized for his remarks when they were made public. In the aftermath, West Virginia handed down a punishment but did not fire him. Now though, Huggins is now officially out of a job.

During his time at West Virginia, Huggins led the Mountaineers to a 345-203 record (.630) with 11 NCAA Tournament appearances (including a Final Four in 2010). A 2022 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, Huggins had also previously served as head coach for Akron, Cincinnati, and Kansas State.