CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The coaches of West Virginia’s two major college basketball teams are publicly supporting state road bond issue in advertisements cut for a pro-bond coalition.
West Virginia University Coach Bob Huggins, who showed an 84-percent approval rating in MetroNews West Virginia Poll results just a month ago, appears in two advertisements for “Vote 4 Roads WV,” which is an outgrowth of lobbying groups supporting the bond such as the West Virginia Business and Industry Council.
His counterpart at Marshall University, basketball coach Dan D’Antoni, appears in his own advertisement to support the bond.