West Virginia names assistant Josh Eilert interim head coach

West Virginia has found a temporary solution to replace departed men's basketball coach Bob Huggins.

The school announced on Saturday it is elevating assistant men's basketball coach Josh Eilert to head coach for the 2023-24 season. Athletics director Wren Baker said the timing of Huggins' departure factored into elevating Eilert in an interim role.

"I spoke with knowledgeable basketball people around the country over the last week, including coaches, professional basketball executives and others of whom I trust to identify a strong group of candidates to speak with," Baker said. "Ultimately what I came to recognize, was that conducting this search in late June was difficult for many of our…