It’s difficult to picture Bob Huggins doing anything other than coaching basketball. And at this stage in his career, it’s impossible to envision him doing it anywhere but West Virginia.
Over the weekend, the basketball world lost the figure who played an oversized role in making both of those things happen.
Chuck Machock, who as a WVU assistant recruited Huggins to play for the Mountaineers in the 1970s, died on Saturday at the age of 82. And for more than half of that long lifetime, Machock was an influential part of Huggins’ life.
“The guy has been almost a father to me,” Huggins said.