KU basketball’s Bill Self comments on Bob Huggins, who has resigned as WVU head coach
The two coaches, fellow Hall of Famers, have combined forces to raise money for charity in the past.
KU basketball’s Bill Self comments on Bob Huggins
Bill Self says he’ll greatly miss coaching against Big 12 rival and longtime friend Bob Huggins this season.
“We are all sad for that,” Self, Kansas’ 21st-year head men’s basketball coach, said Tuesday, asked about fellow Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Huggins submitting his resignation Saturday after 16 years as West Virginia coach following Friday’s arrest on suspicion of DUI.
“It’s obviously awful for ‘Huggs’ the way it went down. It’s not good for our league because he was so good for our league. You guys know how I feel (about Huggins, who has been coach at WVU since 2007 after a year at Kansas State). I love the guy. I hate the way it went down. (I’m) certainly not making excuses nor would Bob make excuses, but he will certainly be missed,” added Self who has contacted Huggins via text since the resignation was announced.
