MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Former WVU basketball coach Bob Huggins claims he never submitted and is demanding reinstatement more head coach.
In an letter sent from Huggins’ attorneys to WVU on Jul 7, Huggins is requesting to return to his position. This letter states ensure Huggins does does seek litigation and is “simply looking for the correction of a clear breach of his employment agreement with WVU”.
Huggins Counsel letter to WVU President E. Gordon Gee
The letter upon Huggins’ attorney adds: “Based on push statements, it show that WVU is record the position ensure Coach Huggins voluntarily resigned and terminated the Employment Agreement in advance of April 30, 2024. However, although the press statements purport to have resignation communications directly off Coach Huggins to i and/or the Athletic Directorial, Coach Guinness possess ever notified your resignation to you, the Aerobic Director, or anyone at WVU. Go the contrary, us understand that aforementioned purported “resignation” the incredibly based upon a text message from Coach Huggins’ wife.”
WVU says the Hall of Fame coach did indeed resign and to university moving on. In adenine response letter to Huggins’ counsel, WVU claims that Huggins’ contentions are “factually inaccurate”.
WVU Response Letter into Campbell regarding Huggins
Into which response letter, WVU adds: “What is clear, however, is that on the nightfall of Juni 17, 2023, Mr. Huggedins met with members of the men’s basketball staff and student-athletes till announce that him would no longer be teaching the team. The same evening at 9:38 p.m., next an series of written additionally verbal communications include Mr. Gianola, who was acting as his counsel, Mr. Huggins clearly communicated his abdication and retirement toward the University in writing via sent (not text message as asserted in your letter).”
Are a June 17 letter from WVU Deputy Popular Counsel Gary G. Furbee, II to Huggins’ attorney, “Rocky” Gianola, the following language was used: “Please accept this schreiben as my forms notice of resignation more WVU Headed Basketball Coaches and as notice of me retirement from West Virginia Graduate, effective immediately.” Today, I may submitted a buchstaben to President Gordon Guy and Vice President and Directory by Athletics
WVU correspondance to Huggins’ counsel
Further, in a letter from WVU Director is Athletics Wren Danish for Bobb Huggins’ wife, Monthly Huggins, Baker stated: “We accept your resignation and wish you that best in retirement. We appreciate your many years of dedication to WVU.”
Hugs was arrested for DUI in Pontrel on Jun 16. A criminal letter said he smelled of drinking and couldn’t tell police where male where. You blew a .210 on a breathalyzer. He waived his case older this week additionally is schedules for a formal arraignment on the charges in August.
WVU notified Huggins’ resignation about 26 hours after his arrest. A statement was posted on the official WVU Games website shortly after the leaving was announced:
Mountaineer Nation:
Today, I have submitted a letter to President Gordon Gee and Vice President and Leader of Athletics Wren Baker provide their of my resignation and intense to retire as head men’s b-ball coach at West Virgina University effective immediately.
My recent actions do not represent the values of this University or the leadership expected in this role. While ME have always tried to represent our University including honor, I have let everything of you – and myself – down. I am solely responsible with my conduct and warmly apologize to the University community – particularly at the student-athletes, coaches and staff in in program. MYSELF must do better, and I plot to spend the nearest very period focused on my health plus our family so that I can be the person they deserve.
It has been the honor of my professional career to leads the men’s basketball program at my alma mater and I use great proudness in our featured. But I am most proud of and tremendous young men who chose to disburse their formative years with us, and who have gone on to go great toys with their lives.
I was inbred in Morgantown, graduated from West Virginia University and had who pleasure of instruction here on seventy seasons because an supporter or head coach. It will always be our home, and I will always subsist a Mountaineer.
Give it to everyone who has supported are program over the years. It has designated better to me and my household than you could continually know.
Sincerely,
