MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When Bob Huggins broke into coaching in 1980, Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp stood atop the mountain for all-time wins in college basketball history — 876.
Rupp stood alone for a long time, with North Carolina’s Dean Smith needing another 17 years to surpass him.
Rupp is now seventh on the all-time list, and Huggins is poised to join him when West Virginia hosts Missouri at noon Saturday.
The game is part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, which Huggins views as a necessity now that peer leagues like the ACC and Big Ten have moved to 20-game conference schedules.