Morgantown, WV – Bob Huggins has been on the market for nearly two years now. After his departure from West Virginia University, Huggins has claimed to have a desire to get back into the coaching ranks.
His next opportunity may be presenting itself in the near future.
According to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68, Huggins, 71, has been named a candidate for the vacant head coaching position at McNeese State, which is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Among the candidates listed, Huggins is by far and way the most accomplished.
Here's a list of potential candidates for the McNeese State opening, source told @TheFieldOf68:
Bill Armstrong (Baylor), former West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins, James Miller (Okl St.), Matt Woodley (Wake), former Tennessee head coach Donnie Tyndall, Chase Buford (KU) and…
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 24, 2025
McNeese State is in the midst of their own coaching search following the departure of Will Wade for N.C. State. The Cowboys made the NCAA Tournament this season, knocking off 5th-seed Clemson before falling to Purdue. Will Wade was a bit of a controversial hire for McNeese State after Wade was fired for recruiting violations, so their administration does appear open to the idea of giving great head coaches a second chance.
Huggins has a decorated coaching career, tallying 935 wins over more than 40 years in the profession. He should be seen as a serious candidate at McNeese State for the time being.
Huggins recently said that he would love to get back into coaching “if the right opportunity presented itself.” In a recent interview, Huggins said that ideally he would love to remain in West Virginia but isn’t sure that he will always be able to. “I love West Virginia. I love the people and I love the state. I don’t want to leave West Virginia, but it doesn’t look like I’m going to have much of a choice. My goal coming back here was very simple: I wanted to win a national championship. I wanted to get a bus. I wanted to put the players in a bus, put the trophy in a bus, and I wanted to go from place to place, stop the bus, get the players out of the bus, take the national championship trophy and let everybody who wanted to, touch it. So they could go on for the rest of their lives, saying, knowing, saying to other people, ‘I got to touch the championship trophy.'”
Stay tuned to The Voice of Motown for updates.
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