West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has resigned as Mountaineers men’s basketball coach after he was arrested Friday night in Pittsburgh for driving under the influence of alcohol. Huggins, who informed the team of his impending resignation on Saturday night, intends to retire.
According to the criminal complaint filed by the Pittsburgh Police Department, Huggins’ blood alcohol level read .210 — nearly three times the legal limit and an intoxication level so dangerous it can hospitalize some adults.
Huggins, 69, is one of the biggest figures in college basketball, with two Final Fours and more than four decades of coaching to his name. Until his ouster, he was the active leader in Division I wins (934), his head-coaching career dating back to Walsh College in 1980.