Bob Huggins made his contract extension official by signing West Virginia's offer of 11-years at $1.5 million a year with incentives. During this past season and Huggins' first as West Virginia's basketball coach, he made $800,000. Huggins earned this long-term contract and raise after leading the Mountaineers to a 24-10 season and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. Huggins will mostly likely be married to West Virginia for the rest of his coaching career, with this contract lasting until he is 65.To me this is a bit too long of an extension for Bob Huggins. Huggins is definitely worthy of being West Virginia's head coach, but it may be a risk to sign him for 11 years because of his past. He had a DUI back in 2004, which helped contribute to his resignation at Cincinnati. Other than that mishap, Huggins has been a great coach and is perfect for being at West Virginia over the long hall. WVU is Huggins alma mater, and he led them to their third Sweet Sixteen in four years in 2008. Also, Huggins is an effective recruiter and was responsible for bring Michael Beasley to Kansas State. If Joe Alexander returns for his senior year, West Virginia will be looking at a preseason top 10 ranking, and could go farther than the Sweet Sixteen in the 2009 tournament.
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