TicketsCINCINNATI – Former Cincinnati men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins was announced on Saturday as a member of the 2022 Class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Huggins, UC's head coach from 1989-05, will become the third Bearcats legend immortalized in the Hall of Fame, joining Oscar Robertson (1958-60) and Jack Twyman (1952-55) who were enshrined in 1980 and 1983, respectively.
Huggins led the Bearcats to 14 NCAA Tournaments, beginning with the 1992 Final Four, plus NIT bids in each of his first two years.
The Bearcats' all-time leader in wins (399), Huggins led UC to eight league tournament titles and 10 regular-season conference championships during his tenure.
The 1999-00 squad was ranked No. 1 nationally for 12 weeks and featured the first and sixth overall NBA draft picks in Kenyon Martin and DerMarr Johnson. Nine players in all earned Associated Press All-America honors under Huggins.
Huggins, who just finished his 15th year as the West Virginia head coach, his alma mater, remains active within the Cincinnati community. His 916 career wins rank fourth all-time in men's college basketball history.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Enshrinement Ceremony will take place in Springfield, Mass., on Sept. 9-10, 2022.
ABOUT CINCINNATI ATHLETICS
The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics competes at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics with the vision to reach Next Level Success for all 18 varsity teams and more than 500 student-athletes. The Bearcats have a proud athletics history, winning eight national championships and 117 conference titles. The Cincinnati men's basketball team is among the 15 winningest programs all-time, while the football team became the first American Athletic Conference program to compete in the College Football Playoff in 2021. NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, Major League Baseball legend Sandy Koufax and 2020 Olympic gold medalists, volleyball star Jordan Thompson and soccer standout Vanessa Gilles, are among the several luminaries who have competed as Bearcats.
UC student-athletes collectively posted a 3.387 overall GPA in the fall of 2021 with 78 percent earning spots on the Honor Roll.
Under the leadership of Director of Athletics John Cunningham, and supported by more than 150 full-time staff members, UC Athletics' mission is to connect our community, enhance our university and impact the lives of student-athletes as they prepare to change the world on and off the field.
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Huggins, UC's head coach from 1989-05, will become the third Bearcats legend immortalized in the Hall of Fame, joining Oscar Robertson (1958-60) and Jack Twyman (1952-55) who were enshrined in 1980 and 1983, respectively.
Huggins led the Bearcats to 14 NCAA Tournaments, beginning with the 1992 Final Four, plus NIT bids in each of his first two years.
The Bearcats' all-time leader in wins (399), Huggins led UC to eight league tournament titles and 10 regular-season conference championships during his tenure.
The 1999-00 squad was ranked No. 1 nationally for 12 weeks and featured the first and sixth overall NBA draft picks in Kenyon Martin and DerMarr Johnson. Nine players in all earned Associated Press All-America honors under Huggins.
Huggins, who just finished his 15th year as the West Virginia head coach, his alma mater, remains active within the Cincinnati community. His 916 career wins rank fourth all-time in men's college basketball history.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Enshrinement Ceremony will take place in Springfield, Mass., on Sept. 9-10, 2022.
ABOUT CINCINNATI ATHLETICS
The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics competes at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics with the vision to reach Next Level Success for all 18 varsity teams and more than 500 student-athletes. The Bearcats have a proud athletics history, winning eight national championships and 117 conference titles. The Cincinnati men's basketball team is among the 15 winningest programs all-time, while the football team became the first American Athletic Conference program to compete in the College Football Playoff in 2021. NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, Major League Baseball legend Sandy Koufax and 2020 Olympic gold medalists, volleyball star Jordan Thompson and soccer standout Vanessa Gilles, are among the several luminaries who have competed as Bearcats.
UC student-athletes collectively posted a 3.387 overall GPA in the fall of 2021 with 78 percent earning spots on the Honor Roll.
Under the leadership of Director of Athletics John Cunningham, and supported by more than 150 full-time staff members, UC Athletics' mission is to connect our community, enhance our university and impact the lives of student-athletes as they prepare to change the world on and off the field.
For more information visit gobearcats.com.
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati Athletics, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati Athletics on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.