Longtime Cincinnati and West Virginia men's basketball coach Bob Huggins dealing with 'progressive cognitive condition'
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Key Points:
- Cincinnati and Bob Huggins' family announced he is living with a progressive cognitive condition affecting his memory and daily life, though the specific diagnosis was not disclosed.
- Huggins, 73, coached Cincinnati men's basketball from 1989 to 2005, leading the team to the 1992 Final Four and multiple high AP Top 25 rankings during his tenure.
- He resigned from Cincinnati in 2005 following a DUI arrest and conflicts with the university president, then coached briefly at Kansas State before a 16-year tenure at West Virginia, his alma mater.
- Huggins retired in June 2023 after a second DUI arrest and prior suspension related to using a slur in a radio interview earlier that year.
- With a career record of 863-389 and 935 wins across all divisions, Huggins ranks eighth all-time in men's college basketball coaching victories.
