Former West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins has entered a 12-month diversion program to resolve a drunken driving arrest that happened back in June.
Huggins had a tough summer that included the DUI arrest in Pittsburgh in June and the use of an anti-gay slur and denigration of Catholics during a radio interview in May.
According to ESPN:
Huggins had been scheduled for a formal arraignment Thursday. According to court records in Pittsburgh, that hearing was canceled last month after he was accepted into the program. Under the agreement, his one-year probation period can be done after six months if he meets all conditions, including the completion of an alcohol treatment program.
Huggins was assessed $2,810 in court costs and fees, including $300 for an alcohol highway safety program. His driver’s license was suspended for at least 60 days.
Huggins stopped his SUV in the middle of traffic in Pittsburgh on June 16 with a shredded tire. A breath test determined his blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit, and he was arrested.
Huggins is the third-winningest coach all time in Division I with 935 victories, trailing only Mike Krzyzewski (1,202) and Jim Boeheim (1,015).
Hopefully the embattled coach can get things ironed out and return to a sideline in the near future.
