Bob Huggins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bob Huggins
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Sep 21, 1953(1953-09-21)
Age	71
Birthplace	Morgantown
Country	United States
Birth City	West Virginia
Horoscope	Virgo

Bob Huggins Biography

Bob Huggins is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on September 21, 1953 in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. College basketball coach known as “Huggy Bear” who began coaching at West Virginia University in 2007 and went on to win the Big East Championship in 2012. He took over the position after a successful 17 years as the head coach for Cincinnati Bearcats. Cincinnati Bearcats.

The coach was succeeded by He succeeded John Beilein as the head coach at West Virginia University in 2007. as head coach of West Virginia University in 2007.

Cincinnati, while having a rich history, had fallen on hard times. Cincinnati appeared in 5 consecutive Final Fours from 1959 to 1963—and won the national championship in 1961 and 1962. By 1989, when Huggins was hired, though, the Bearcats had not earned a bid to the NCAA tournament since 1977. Even worse, Cincinnati had only one winning conference record in those 12 previous seasons. The Bearcats were invited to the NIT his first two years and then advanced all the way to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament in 1992, Huggins’ third season as coach.

Huggins began college at Ohio University. He returned to his native West Virginia, after transferring out from Ohio University after his freshman season, playing point guard for the Mountaineers from 1975 until 1977 under head coach Joedy Gardner. His’career-high was 28 points against Virginia Tech, he averaged 13.2 points as a senior, and he totaled 800 career points in his three collegiate seasons.

He was raised by his father Charles was his basketball coach at high school.

Bob Huggins Net Worth

Bob Huggins is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Huggins 's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Indian Valley South High School in Ohio and he coached his basketball squad to an impressive 26-0 mark as an senior.

He was awarded as the Conference USA Coach of the Decade for his achievements during his time at his school, the University of Cincinnati.

Robert Edward Huggins (born September 21, 1953), nicknamed “Huggy Bear,” is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers men’s basketball team. Huggins previously held the head coaching positions at Walsh College (1980–1983), the University of Akron (1984–1989), the University of Cincinnati (1989–2005) and Kansas State University (2006–2007). On April 5, 2007, he accepted an offer to return to coach his alma mater, West Virginia University. After leading the Mountaineers to a Sweet 16 appearance, Huggins signed an 11-year contract with the university after the season ended.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Bob Huggins Dating?

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Huggins earned the Ray Meyer Award as the Conference USA Coach of the Year a record three times (1997–98, 1998–99, and 1999–2000), and was a unanimous choice for C-USA Coach of the Decade. He was selected national coach of the year by ESPN.com in 2001–02. His teams won five consecutive conference tournament titles—all four Great Midwest Conference titles from 1992 to 1995 and the first Conference USA Men’s Basketball Tournament in 1996. He was named co-national coach of the year by The Sporting News and was Basketball Times’ national coach of the year in 1997–98. He earned national coach of the year recognition from Hoop Scoop in 1991–92 and Playboy in 1992–93.

Facts & Trivia

Bob Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bob Huggins celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.

In the 2003–04, Huggins piloted the Bearcats to regular-season and tournament titles, and an NCAA tournament berth while amassing a 25–7 record. Despite a favorable draw—the team was sent to nearby Columbus for the first two rounds of the tournament—the Bearcats were mauled by the Illinois Fighting Illini in the second round, losing by 24 points. The 2004–05 Bearcats posted a 25–8 ledger, the ninth season in the previous 10 that the Bearcats had won at least 25 games. They received only a 7 seed in the tournament, however, and gave eventual Elite Eight participant Kentucky a spirited game before falling in the second round at the RCA Dome in nearby Indianapolis.

Did Bob Huggins make the Hall of Fame?

West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night. The lifelong Mountaineer was very deserving of the honor. Huggins has 916 victories in 40 seasons of coaching, with 326 being won during his 15 years at WVU.

What is Bob Huggins famous for?

Overall, Huggins compiled a 399–127 record (.759) in his 16 years at Cincinnati, making him the winningest basketball coach in the school’s history. Huggins directed Cincinnati to ten conference regular-season titles and eight league tournament titles.

What is Bob Huggins salary?

YearSchoolTotal Pay
2021| West Virginia| $3,645,000
2020| West Virginia| $3,965,000
2019| West Virginia| $3,865,000
2018| West Virginia| $3,760,000

What did Huggins do to get ejected?

Not even a full ten minutes into the game, West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins was ejected for arguing with official Doug Sirmons. Taz Sherman was fouled twice on the same play and the whistle did not blow. Sherman voiced his displeasure and received a technical and Huggins came to his defense and quickly got tossed.

Is there a college basketball hall of fame?

The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to men’s college basketball.