MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s been a question Bob Huggins asked his large class of first-year players since the opening day of practice:
“How can I get you into the game if I can’t trust you to do the right things?”
Using West Virginia’s box score from its season-opening overtime loss against Buffalo as evidence, Huggins’ run of trust with his new players was short and anything but sweet.
No first-year player started and none played more than the nine minutes that backup point guard Jordan McCabe played.
When the game reached the overtime period, only McCabe and junior-college transfer Andrew Gordon saw action.