Morgantown, West Virginia – During Bob Huggins’ teleconference today, he said a lot. He said that the Pitt game has been cancelled, he said the Mountaineers will be in the NCAA Tournament this season, he revealed his excitement about his players and the team, and he also claimed that he has indeed lost “some weight” during the pandemic.
How much weight is the question. Huggins claimed that my eyeball guess of “40-50 pounds” was not even close, saying, “I’ve lost some weight, but it’s not anywhere close to 40-50 pounds. It’s in the double-digits but it’s not that much. Someone took a picture of me and said that I lost 40-50 pounds. It’s not true, but if they want to spread rumors that’s fine.”
Monday morning, head coach Bob Huggins met with the media to discuss Tuesday's matchup among other things. The full press conference can be seen at the top of this page. Tipoff between the. Bob Huggins doesn't really take great care of himself. He still tosses F-bombs around like candy. He wears a pullover instead of a suit. If you don't like any of that, well, too bad. Morgantown, West Virginia – During Bob Huggins’ teleconference today, he said a lot. He said that the Pitt game has been cancelled, he said the Mountaineers will be in the NCAA Tournament this season, he revealed his excitement about his players and the team, and he also claimed that he has indeed lost “some weight” during the pandemic.
Despite Huggins insisting that he hasn’t lost that much, a picture is worth a thousand words and it’s abundantly clear that Huggins has slimmed down 
considerably. Huggins, who is 6’3, likely weighed in the 300-320 pound range last season. Today, he’s almost certainly below 300 pounds. Again, these are simply eyeball guesstimations, but the point is, he’s lost a considerable amount of body weight and that’s all that really matters.Huggins, 66, has suffered from obesity and heart-related issues for some time now, and a rededication to health and weight loss is an outstanding sign for West Virginia fans everywhere.
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Weight Guess: 280 (down approximately 40 pounds from last season)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — West Virginia missed its first 10 shots of the game. The Mountaineers still raced to a 13-0 lead over VCU.
Derek Culver had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help No. 15 West Virginia beat VCU 78-66 on Thursday in the Bad Boys Mowers Crossover Classic semifinals.
“I try to play hard on the defensive end and the offense was just going to follow,” Culver said. “I just ended up getting in there and playing hard.”
West Virginia (2-0) will face Western Kentucky in the final Friday.
“That’s the neat thing about a tournament like this,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. “Three games in three days with three different styles of play, three different styles of coaching.”
Culver rebounded from a seven-point game Wednesday night in the Mountaineers’ opening victory over South Dakota State, finishing two shy of his career high. He was 8 of 14 from the field.
Sean McNeil added 16 points, and Oscar Tshiebwe had 11 points and 16 rebounds.
Nah’Shon Hyland led the Rams (1-1) with 13 points.
VCU missed its first nine shots, finally scoring on a goaltending call midway through the first half. The Rams rallied with a full-court press and cut it to two with five minutes left in the half.
West Virginia had 21 turnovers.
“We would have done a much better job if we would have time to prepare,” Huggins said. “We haven’t worked on a press breaker. We will, obviously. We’re still awfully young. We’re not quite as seasoned as some of the other people are.”
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West Virginia led by nine at the break. After the Rams cut it to three early in the second half, the Mountaineers opened a 16-point lead.
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West Virginia’s length on the inside was again a factor. The Mountaineers had 23 offensive rebounds and scored 25 second-half points. They had 17 offensive rebounds and 18 second-chance points in their opener over South Dakota State.
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