MANHATTAN, Kan. – Former Kansas State men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins was officially announced as one of 13 individuals in the Class of 2022 of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Although Huggins spent just one season (2006-07) as the Wildcats’ head coach, he helped resuscitate a program that had not enjoyed a 20-win season or postseason appearance in eight years upon his arrival. He guided K-State to a 23-12 overall record, including a 10-6 mark in Big 12 play, and to the second round of the NIT. The 23 wins in 2006-07 were the most in a single season since the 1987-88 team had a then school-record 25 victories.
Currently sitting with 916 career victories in his 40-year head coaching career, Huggins is one of only six Division I coaches all-time with 900 or more career victories, which includes stints at Walsh College (1980-83), Akron (1984-89), Cincinnati (1989-2005), K-State and West Virginia (2007-present).
Huggins is one of 13 members of the Class of 2022, including NBA stars Manu Ginobili and Tim Hardaway, WNBA icons Swin Cash and Lindsay Whalen, former longtime NBA head coach George Karl, standout college and WNBA head coach Marianne Stanley and longtime NBA official Hugh Evans.