{"id":1956378,"date":"2023-06-24T22:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T02:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huggins-out-eirlert-in-wvu-names-new-mens-basketball-coach\/"},"modified":"2023-06-24T23:00:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T03:00:14","slug":"huggins-out-eirlert-in-wvu-names-new-mens-basketball-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huggins-out-eirlert-in-wvu-names-new-mens-basketball-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"WVU appoints Eirlert as new men&#8217;s basketball coach, replacing Huggins."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhuggins-out-eirlert-in-wvu-names-new-mens-basketball-coach%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1956378&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>West Virginia University Names Interim Coach to Lead Men&#8217;s Basketball Team<\/h2>\n<p>West Virginia University has officially named its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kings-fire-interim-coach-alvin-gentry\/\" title=\"Kings Fire Interim Coach Alvin Gentry\">interim coach<\/a> to lead the school&#8217;s men&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-official-announces-legislation-to-protect-national-anthem-in-wake-of-nba-controversy\/\" title=\"Texas Official Announces Legislation to \u2018Protect\u2019 National Anthem in Wake of NBA Controversy\">basketball team<\/a>, following the recent resignation of long-time coach Bob Huggins.<\/p>\n<p>Administrators appointed assistant coach Josh Eilert to fill the vacant position, left open after Huggins stepped down earlier this month shortly after he was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in neighboring Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Eilert&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huggins-out-eirlert-in-wvu-names-new-mens-basketball-coach\/\" title=\"WVU appoints Eirlert as new men's basketball coach, replacing Huggins.\">resume lacks previous head coaching experience<\/a>, but, despite this, he emerged as athletic director Wren Baker\u2019s choice to bring the Mountaineers upwards, following a less-than satisfactory offseason, with the start of practice just four months away.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI spoke with knowledgeable basketball people around the country over the last week, including coaches, professional basketball executives, and others whom I trust to identify a strong group of candidates to speak with,\u201d Baker said in a statement announcing the move Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately what I came to recognize was that conducting this search in late June was difficult for many of our candidates and also put our talented student-athletes at a real disadvantage. With that said, we will conduct our national search at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<h3>Addressing the DUI Arrest<\/h3>\n<p>Following his recent arrest, Huggins addressed the DUI arrest in a statement, saying, &#8220;My recent actions do not represent the values of the University or the leadership expected in this role. While I have always tried to represent our University with honor, I have let all of you \u2014 and myself \u2014 down.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Virginia University has appointed Josh Eilert as interim coach for the men&#8217;s basketball team. This decision comes after the resignation of long-time coach Bob Huggins, who stepped down following his recent arrest for alleged DUI. 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