Master___Pain
04-05-2007, 02:06 PM
http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6644620
Bob Huggins could be headed back home to Morgantown. Seriously.
The Kansas State head coach, who took over the program a year ago, will likely make a decision in the next few days whether to remain in Manhattan, Kan., or return home and take over at West Virginia.
According to sources close to the situation, Huggins met with representatives from West Virginia in Ohio in the past 48 hours after John Beilein left for Michigan. He will return to Manhattan tonight and is expected to meet with Kansas State officials within the next 24 hours.
Two industry sources said the West Virginia job is Huggins' if he wants it.
Huggins, 53, was born in Morgantown and played at West Virginia. He was also a graduate assistant at the school.
Huggins was passed over the last time the job opened, partially because West Virginia president David Hardesty Jr., was not a Huggins supporter. Hardesty is retiring in September and does not have much — if anything at all — to do with the hiring this time around.
A new president will likely be selected in the next two weeks.
This decision on whether Huggins will stay at Kansas State obviously isn't about money.
Huggins was hired by Kansas State athletic director Tim Weiser a year ago and Huggins feels some loyalty because Weiser and the administration has been good to him since he was fired at Cincinnati.
Kansas State finished 23-12 and made it to the NIT. He will get athletic forward Bill Walker back for a full season next year despite the athletic freshman suffering a torn ACL soon after becoming eligible at the mid-semester break.
Huggins will also add one of the most talented players in the country, forward Michael Beasley.
However, West Virginia is where he grew up, played and has tons of support.
If Huggins doesn't take the West Virginia job, other names that have popped up are Wake Forest's Skip Prosser, former Beilein assistant and current Eastern Kentucky head coach Jeff Neubauer, Winthrop's Gregg Marshall, South Alabama's John Pelphrey and Duquesne head coach Ron Everhart — one of Huggins' best friends in the business.
Jeff Goodman is a senior college basketball writer for FOXSports.com. He can be reached at GoodmanonFOX@aol.com.
Bob Huggins could be headed back home to Morgantown. Seriously.
The Kansas State head coach, who took over the program a year ago, will likely make a decision in the next few days whether to remain in Manhattan, Kan., or return home and take over at West Virginia.
According to sources close to the situation, Huggins met with representatives from West Virginia in Ohio in the past 48 hours after John Beilein left for Michigan. He will return to Manhattan tonight and is expected to meet with Kansas State officials within the next 24 hours.
Two industry sources said the West Virginia job is Huggins' if he wants it.
Huggins, 53, was born in Morgantown and played at West Virginia. He was also a graduate assistant at the school.
Huggins was passed over the last time the job opened, partially because West Virginia president David Hardesty Jr., was not a Huggins supporter. Hardesty is retiring in September and does not have much — if anything at all — to do with the hiring this time around.
A new president will likely be selected in the next two weeks.
This decision on whether Huggins will stay at Kansas State obviously isn't about money.
Huggins was hired by Kansas State athletic director Tim Weiser a year ago and Huggins feels some loyalty because Weiser and the administration has been good to him since he was fired at Cincinnati.
Kansas State finished 23-12 and made it to the NIT. He will get athletic forward Bill Walker back for a full season next year despite the athletic freshman suffering a torn ACL soon after becoming eligible at the mid-semester break.
Huggins will also add one of the most talented players in the country, forward Michael Beasley.
However, West Virginia is where he grew up, played and has tons of support.
If Huggins doesn't take the West Virginia job, other names that have popped up are Wake Forest's Skip Prosser, former Beilein assistant and current Eastern Kentucky head coach Jeff Neubauer, Winthrop's Gregg Marshall, South Alabama's John Pelphrey and Duquesne head coach Ron Everhart — one of Huggins' best friends in the business.
Jeff Goodman is a senior college basketball writer for FOXSports.com. He can be reached at GoodmanonFOX@aol.com.