Bob Huggins’ family discloses health battle for college basketball legend

Bob Huggins' family discloses health battle for college basketball legend.

Key points

• He posted a career record of 863-389 over his 38 seasons at the Division I level, and led his teams to 26 NCAA Tournament appearances.
• Huggins coached the Bearcats from 1989 to 2005, during which time he supported put the program on the national map.
• In 2022, Huggins was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
• Huggins resigned from West Virginia in July 2023 after he was arrested on charges of drunk driving.
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Ahead of Bob Huggins' induction into the University of Cincinnati's athletic department this upcoming week, his family provided an update regarding the health of the former college basketball coach.

According to The family, huggins has been living with a "progressive cognitive condition" for a number of months, and that it has began to impact his memory and aspects of his daily life.

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"Bob is living with a progressive cognitive condition that has begun to affect his memory, and aspects of his daily life. While the family has chosen to keep this matter private over the past a number of months, they believe this is an appropriate time to share the news with numerous individuals who have backed Bob throughout his remarkable career, particularly as he prepared to be honored with induction into the University of Cincinnati's James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame, " the statement read.

Huggins coached the Bearcats from 1989 to 2005, during which time he supported put the program on the national map. He holds the program record for all-time career coaching wins at 399, supported lead the Bearcats to the 1992 Final Four and led eight conference tournament titles during the program's runs in the Great Midwest Conference and Conference USA.

In 2022, Huggins was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He created coaching stops at Walsh College, the University of Akron, Kansas State and West Virginia, whom he led to the Final Four in 2010.

Huggins resigned from West Virginia in July 2023 after he was arrested on charges of drunk driving. He led the Mountaineers to a 345-203 overall record in his tenure in Morgantown throughout the program's membership in the Sizeable East and Major 12.

"Throughout his extraordinary basketball journey, Bob's greatest impact has extended far beyond wins, championships, and the basketball court. From his early coaching years at Walsh University to his time at Akron, Cincinnati, Kansas State, and West Virginia, his defining passion has always been the young men he coached, the relationships he built, and the lives he supported shape, " the statement reads. "Generations of former players have benefited not only from his leadership as a coach, but also from his mentorship, loyalty, and lifelong friendship." University of Cincinnati statement on Bob Huggins.

In an official note of its own, Cincinnati extended its "heartfelt support" to Huggins and his family during this time as he deals with his health battle.

"Coach Huggins is undoubtedly one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history. He restored Cincinnati basketball to national prominence, ignited a passion for the Bearcats throughout our city and left an indelible mark on generations of student-athletes, " Cincinnati wrote. "We extend our heartfelt support to Coach Huggins and his family as they navigate this next chapter together." Here's a full look at the statement from Huggins' family.

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