No surprise at West Virginiaa few days after the departure of the legendary coach Bob Hugginsarrested for drunk driving earlier in the month and therefore “forced” to resign after 16 seasons.
The athletic management of the Morgantown program has indeed announced, unsurprisingly, that the coaching reins of the team will be entrusted next season on an interim basis to Josh Eilert, assistant in the staff of Bob Huggins since 2007, the year of the arrival of the technician at the head of the Mountaineers. A choice motivated by a quest for continuity for the next campaign, in particular, when the off-season is already far too advanced to now begin a long search for a full-time head coach.
” I’ve talked to a lot of people in the basketball world over the past few days, and they’ve helped me identify a group of candidates » so declared Wren Baker. ” But in the end, I came to see undeniably that it was difficult to start this search at the end of June, especially since it would be detrimental to our players. That being said, we are postponing our search until the end of the 2023/24 season. »
In such circumstances, Josh Eilert’s mission will probably only be to expedite current affairs, before a 2024 offseason which will make it possible to see more clearly as to the direction of the program in the longer term. Especially since questions are now arising as to the workforce for the next campaign, while three players have already joined the transfer portal since the announcement of the departure of Bob Huggins.
Including Kerr Kriisa, the main rookie of the offseason from Arizona, even if the Estonian point guard keeps the door open for a quick return to Morgantown, if the situation clears up…” I’m still considering playing for West Virginia, just waiting to find out the coach » did he actually say. ” I would like to see it more clearly as soon as possible. »
