Bob Huggins joins The Upside Podcast

Thursday, July 16th, 2020

Bob Huggins joins The Upside Podcast

West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins is a one-of-a-kind personality in college basketball and a legendary coach. 

In the latest episode of The Upside Podcast, Huggins and NERR founder Adam Finkelstein cover a wide range of topics including:

  • Huggins humble beginning growing up in a trailer and sharing a bed with his brother;
  • How his open-post motion offense came from a high school coach in Pennsylvania;
  • The misperceptions about the state of West Virginia that he and his staff have to address in recruiting:
  • An unlikely string of fluke injuries that have derailed several potential national championship runs; 
  • The public perception of him vs. the reality;
  • How he personally raised 26 million dollars to raise WVU's new practice facility;
  • 5 of 9 returning WVU players testing positive for COVID-19
  • Mafia movies, "Lost and Afriad," beards, and more
The Upside with Adam Finkelstein · West Virginia Head Coach Bob Huggins