Big 12 move has some downside for West Virginia basketball

Bob Huggins and West Virginia are leaving behind a stout brand in Big East basketball and arriving in a conference that will mean major road trips for the Mountaineers. But they will land in a more stable conference and help plug the hoops hole left by Missouri’s departure.

 
BY BERRY TRAMEL | Published: July 14, 2012   

West Virginia football to the Big 12 was a no-brainer.

West Virginia basketball to the Big 12? Brainer.

Big East hoops is a stout brand. Georgetown, Syracuse, Connecticut, Louisville, Madison Square Garden. That’s a lot to leave behind.

photo - West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has already spent some time in the Big 12, coaching at Kansas State. AP photo
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has already spent some time in the Big 12, coaching at Kansas State. AP photo

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But West Virginia hoops coach Bob Huggins puts on a good front.

“I don’t know that what you said is totally accurate,” Huggins said the other day when asked if he took one for the...
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