Rod Hundley earned the nickname “Hot Rod” for his flashy skills on the basketball court during the golden age of West Virginia hoops.
He is one of three players in WVU basketball history to score 2,000 points. Now, Hundley will join one player in that milestone club with a statue outside of the WVU Coliseum.
According to WVUsports.com, a life-sized statue of Hundley will be unveiled prior to the West Virginia-Oklahoma basketball game on Saturday at 2 p.m.
In 2007, a Jerry West statue was unveiled at the WVU Coliseum. So, these are the only two former players who have been honored with statues at any West Virginia athletic venue.