MORGANTOWN, West Virginia — MSN recently (3/3/24) put out a list of the “25 Greatest Men’s College Basketball Coaches of All-Time” and a very familiar name to West Virginia fans was ranked on the list.
Bob Huggins. Huggins, who coached the Mountaineers from 2007-2023, was arrested for DUI and forced to resign from West Virginia University this past summer. However, he left his mark as one of the finest college head coach ever.
Huggins, 70, was ranked as the 24th best head coach in college basketball history by MSN. According to the article, “Huggy Bear has long been a fixture in the game of basketball. Huggins began his coaching career in 1977. His long tenure at Cincinnati put him on the map. He took a mid-major program and turned it into a very strong entity for years. Then moving to Kansas State and eventually his alma mater West Virginia, Huggins’ teams all had similar characteristics: Toughness, defensive brilliance, and physicality.
In total, Huggins enjoyed a tremendous career. Huggins has accumulated 935 victories — ranking among the top 10 all-time in career wins. Had he won a title or had a few more Final Four appearances, Huggins would rank higher on this list.”
The rest of the Top 25 list
25. Jerry Tarkanian
24. Bob Huggins
23. Jay Wright
22. John Calipari
21. Rollie Massimino
20. Rick Pitino
19. Denny Crum
18. Billy Donovan
17. John Thompson
16. Lefty Driesell
15. Jim Phelan
14. Eddie Sutton
13. Phog Allen
12. Lute Olsen
11. Henry Iba
10. Tom Izzo
9. Jim Calhoun
8. Bill Self
7. Jim Boeheim
6. Roy Williams
5. Dean Smith
4. Adolph Rupp
3. Bobby Knight
2. Mike Krzyzewski
1. John Wooden
