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Report: West Virginia to Name Josh Eilert Interim MBB HC to Replace Bob Huggins

One week after Bob Huggins resigned as head basketball coach at West Virginia, one of his longtime assistants is going to replace him on an interim basis for the 2023-24 season.

Per CBS Sports' Matt Norlander, Josh Eilert is expected to coach the Mountaineers with a deal potentially being finalized as soon as Saturday night.

Stadium's Jeff Goodman added West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker used a search firm to look into "big names" who might have been able to take over, but the talent pool was limited at this point in the offseason.

Jeff Goodman

Athletic director Wren Baker, through a search firm, explored big names - but the pool was limited due it being late-June.