Huggins in program after inebriated driving arrest

Aug 16, 2023, 10:53 AM ET Previous West Virginia males’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has actually entered a 12-month diversion program to deal with an inebriated driving arrest.Huggins had been

scheduled for a formal arraignment Thursday. According to court records in Pittsburgh, that hearing was canceled last month after he was accepted into the program. Under the arrangement, his one-year probation period can be done after 6 months if he meets all conditions, including the conclusion of an alcohol treatment program.Huggins was assessed$2,810 in court costs and charges, including$300 for an alcohol highway security program. His chauffeur’s license was suspended for at least 60 days.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Huggins stopped his SUV in the middle of traffic in Pittsburgh on June 16 with a shredded tire. A breath

test identified his blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit, and he was arrested.West Virginia announced the next day that Huggins had actually resigned, based in part on a text sent from the cellular phone of Huggins ‘better half to a deputy athletic director. A week later on, an interim replacement was called for the 2023-24 season.It wasn’t till July 8 that Huggins launched a declaration saying he never ever formally stepped down and wanted to keep his job. He likewise said he had actually checked into a rehabilitation facility.West Virginia has steadfastly preserved its stance that Huggins resigned, although he accused the university of issuing a”incorrect declaration”sent out in his name that he didn’t compose or review.Add to that Huggins’use of an anti-gay slur and denigration of Catholics during a radio interview in May. After that event, Huggins was suspended for 3 games, his salary of$4.15 million was cut by $1 million, and his agreement was decreased to a year-by-year review.Under the contract Huggins signed in 2021, the university might have fired him for cause for conduct resulting in criminal charges, whether there was a conviction.Huggins, 69, went into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September. He is the third-winningest coach perpetuity in Department I with 935 success, routing only Mike Krzyzewski of Duke( 1,202)and Jim Boeheim of Syracuse(1,015 ), both of whom are retired.