Kansas State University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Bob Huggins
- Title:
- Head Coach
Although his tenure as Kansas State’s head coach lasted just one season in 2006-07, legend Bob Huggins left an indeliable mark upon the program.
Hired as the 22nd head coach on March 23, 2006, Huggins came to K-State as one of the most successful coaches in the country with over 500 career wins and 15 trips to the NCAA Tournament to his credit, including the 1992 Final Four.
Huggins helped guide the Wildcats to their first 20-win season and first postseason appearance in eight seasons, as his squad posted a 23-12 record and advanced to the second round of the Mastercard NIT. The 23 wins were the most-ever by a first-year coach in school history and the most since the 1987-88 squad tied the school record with 25 victories.
In addition, Huggins also helped the program to one of its best ever in the Big 12 era, as the Wildcats earned their first bye in the league tournament with a fourth-place finish and a 10-6 record. In the process, K-State snapped nationally-ranked Texas’ 22-game home court winning streak (its only home loss), swept the series from rivals Missouri (just second time since 1982), Iowa State and Colorado. The team’s win over Vermont in the first round of the NIT was the Wildcats’ first postseason victory since 1994.
Huggins left K-State in 2007 to become head coach at his alma mater, West Virginia, where he has led the Mountaineers to 326 wins and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances in 15 seasons, including a trip to the 2010 Final Four.
Huggins received the ultimate honor in 2022 when he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. One of just six coaches in NCAA Division I history to win 900 games, he enters the 2022-23 campaign with a 916-399 (.697) overall record in 40 seasons with 24 NCAA Tournaments to his credit.
Hired as the 22nd head coach on March 23, 2006, Huggins came to K-State as one of the most successful coaches in the country with over 500 career wins and 15 trips to the NCAA Tournament to his credit, including the 1992 Final Four.
Huggins helped guide the Wildcats to their first 20-win season and first postseason appearance in eight seasons, as his squad posted a 23-12 record and advanced to the second round of the Mastercard NIT. The 23 wins were the most-ever by a first-year coach in school history and the most since the 1987-88 squad tied the school record with 25 victories.
In addition, Huggins also helped the program to one of its best ever in the Big 12 era, as the Wildcats earned their first bye in the league tournament with a fourth-place finish and a 10-6 record. In the process, K-State snapped nationally-ranked Texas’ 22-game home court winning streak (its only home loss), swept the series from rivals Missouri (just second time since 1982), Iowa State and Colorado. The team’s win over Vermont in the first round of the NIT was the Wildcats’ first postseason victory since 1994.
Huggins left K-State in 2007 to become head coach at his alma mater, West Virginia, where he has led the Mountaineers to 326 wins and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances in 15 seasons, including a trip to the 2010 Final Four.
Huggins received the ultimate honor in 2022 when he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. One of just six coaches in NCAA Division I history to win 900 games, he enters the 2022-23 campaign with a 916-399 (.697) overall record in 40 seasons with 24 NCAA Tournaments to his credit.
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