BUFFALO, N.Y. — He told fishing yarns about pulling smallmouth bass out of Lake Erie. Speculated that losing a few pounds would make him better looking than Jay Wright. Even thanked all the handlers who warn recruits not to play for him.
Bob Huggins, those 817 wins in a rearview mirror he claims not to use, has West Virginia back in the NCAA tournament and primed for a deep run, if you trust the more trendy analytics.
Ranked 24th in the RPI and 13th among AP pollsters, the Mountaineers land much higher in the BPI (No.