Bob Huggins is a ollegiate basketball coach. He returned to his native West Virginia, after transferring out from Ohio University after his freshman season, playing point guard for the Mountaineers from 1975 until 1977 under head coach Joedy Gardner.

As of February 2021, Huggins is the head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team. Huggins previously held the head coaching positions at Walsh College (1980–1983), the University of Akron (1984–1989), the University of Cincinnati (1989–2005) and Kansas State University (2006–2007). On April 5, 2007, he accepted an offer to return to coach his alma mater, West Virginia University.  After leading the Mountaineers to a Sweet 16 appearance, Huggins signed an 11-year contract with the university after the season ended. Also as of 2021, Huggins is one of only ten coaches ever with 800 or more career victories. Huggins has been to 24 total NCAA tournaments, including 23 in the last 26 seasons. He has led his teams to nine Sweet Sixteen appearances, four Elite Eight appearances, and two Final Four appearances (1992 with Cincinnati; 2010 with West Virginia).

As of March 2018, Huggins has averaged 23 wins per season over the course of his career. He is also the second coach to win 300 games at two schools, as of 2021.