West Virginia promotes longtime assistant Josh Eilert to interim men's basketball coach

Josh Eilert has been an assistant coach at West Virginia for 16 seasons and will take over as interim head coach for the 2023-24 season.
Eilert replaces Bob Huggins, who resigned as head coach after being charged with driving under the influence.
Athletic director Wren Baker considered hiring a permanent replacement but found the timeline and candidate pool limited, choosing Eilert to provide stability.
Eilert's main challenge will be retaining players who have entered the transfer portal and keeping together a roster built largely through transfers.
West Virginia plans to conduct a national coaching search after the 2023-24 season to find a permanent head coach.