West Virginia, Huggins agree on extension

May 2, 2008 - 10:52 PM MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Ticker) -- West Virginia men's basketball coach Bob Huggins agreed to terms on an 11-year contract, the school announced Friday.

Financial terms were not announced.

In his first season with the Mountaineers, Huggins guided his alma mater to a 26-11 record and an appearance in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.

West Virginia was picked to finish 10th out of 16 teams in the Big East Conference preseason poll but ended up with a fifth-place finish.

"This is a good marriage," West Virginia athletic director Ed Pastilong said. "He took us to the 'Sweet 16' in his first year, and he's having a great recruiting year. Bobby is committed to winning a national championship here at his alma mater."

Huggins, 54, has a career record of 616-222 over 26 seasons at five different schools. He spent the 2006-07 season at Kansas State after coaching Cincinnati from 1989-2005.