MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As the final seconds ticked away from West Virginia’s 69-59 victory against Pitt, Beetle Bolden turned toward his fellow students to begin the celebration while spinning the ball on his right index finger.
It was about an hour earlier he turned to his own coach and asked Bob Huggins for trust.
“I was on the bench after picking up two stupid fouls early,” Bolden said. “I asked coach Huggins to trust me not to foul anymore. I told him he could trust me and put me back in.”
Now, whether or not Huggins actually trusted Bolden or not is up for debate — “I put him back in, but I didn’t trust him,” Huggins joked afterward.