When Brad Underwood moved from the men’s basketball coach of Oklahoma State to Illinois, the subject of Bob Huggins’ coaching “tree” surfaced.
Underwood was an assistant of Huggins. Same with Division I head coaches Mick Cronin (Cincinnati) and Andy Kennedy (Ole Miss). Darris Nichols is an assistant at Florida. John Loyer coached the Detroit Pistons. And don’t forget Jerrod Calhoun, who is leading Division II Fairmont State University into the Elite Eight on Wednesday with a 32-2 record.
But there are other “trees” rooted in West Virginia. And one of the most impressive is planted smack dab in Charleston.