MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bob Huggins didn’t mince words over West Virginia’s struggles.
Speaking with reporters a day before rival Pittsburgh (7-2) comes calling on the WVU Coliseum, Huggins called the Mountaineers (5-3) a team that is “still searching.”
Searching for what? Anything and everything, the West Virginia coach said, beginning with a healthy center. Sagaba Konate is doubtful for Saturday.
“I don’t think Sags can go,” Huggins said. “Sags didn’t practice again [Thursday]. His game has declined, because he hasn’t practiced.”
Konate’s lingering knee injury has been an issue throughout the season, but his availability for practices and games is just one part of a long list of frustrations that includes injuries to point guard Beetle Bolden, defensive miscues, inconsistency from senior Esa Ahmad and flurries of turnovers.