West Virginia basketball promotes Josh Eilert to interim coach after Bob Huggins' abrupt exit

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West Virginia basketball promotes Josh Eilert to interim coach after Bob Huggins' abrupt exit
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West Virginia assistant Josh Eilert will move into the head coaching position on an interim basis following the abrupt departure of longtime Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins.

, WVU players have 30 days to decide whether they want to enter the transfer portal. The athletes would have already entered the portal still have the option to return to Morgantown for the fall.

The 43-year-old Eilert first joined Huggins as a graduate assistant at Kansas State in 2006, then followed him to West Virginia in 2007. Eilert has had a variety of roles with the Mountaineers, including video coordinator and director of basketball operations, before being named an assistant coach in July 2022.

Among others who were linked to the opening were UAB coach and former Huggins assistant Andy Kennedy, and former West Virginia and Michigan coach John Beilein. Huggins was charged with driving under the influence in Pittsburgh on June 16. According to a criminal complaint, Huggins initially believed he was in Columbus, Ohio. A breath test determined Huggins’ blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 3 in Pittsburgh., a $1 million salary reduction and sensitivity training for using the slur during an interview with Cincinnati radio station WLW.

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