Bob Huggins earned his 300th win as West Virginia University's head coach in dramatic fashion on Monday night, as the Mountaineers rallied from a 19-point deficit in the final 11 minutes to down Oklahoma State, 87-84.
Last month, the former University of Cincinnati Bearcats head coach was included among eligible candidates for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2021 - the fourth consecutive year Huggins has been on the Hall of Fame's ballot.
Huggins - in his 14th season as WVU's head coach - ranks eighth in wins among coaches at Div. I programs with 818.
In 16 seasons at UC, Huggins' record was 399–127. The Bearcats reached the Elite Eight three times under Huggins in the 1990s and the Final Four once (1991-92).
In November, Huggins thanked former Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman for visiting Morgantown to address Huggins' basketball team.
Huggins' WVU roster includes three players from Greater Cincinnati: Silver Grove's Spencer Macke, Moeller's Miles McBride and Cooper's Sean McNeil. Huggins said in October that McBride has drawn "calls and interest from people at the next level."
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