Current UMass head coach Frank Martin has a long history with Bob Huggins.
Martin, a longtime friend of Huggins, gave an update on Huggins’ health following his resignation due to a DUI incident which occured this summer.
“He’s going to get back on that saddle. He’s clean, he’s not had a drink since that day,” Martin told the Field of 68 Podcast on Tuesday.
“One day he’ll speak exactly about what transpired that day. It’s not my place to put that out there. It’s a little more complicated than the story that got put out there by the people who just saw the end result. It’s sad that the end of West Virginia happened the way it did. He’s in great spirits, he’s lost weight, he’s energetic. He’s good for the game, he’s good for people.”
Martin was with Huggins at both Cincinnati and Kansas State, with Martin’s team set to face Huggins’ old squad this season.
“He’s in a great space spiritually, health wise right now. You feel him on the phone,” Martin said. “I’m bringing him out. He’s running the practice. They think I’m bad, wait until they deal with Huggs on the sideline.”
