K-State grad named WVU interim basketball coach
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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (KSNT) - A Kansas native and former K-State men's basketball player is now in charge of the West Virginia men's basketball program.
Josh Eilert, a native of Osborne, Kansas, was named the interim head coach for the Mountaineers on Saturday. The promotion comes after Bob Huggins recently resigned.
Eilert played at K-State from 2002-04 before serving as a graduate assistant with the team in the 2006-07 season. He's promoted to interim head coach after 16 seasons with WVU as an assistant.
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Before coming to K-State, Eilert played two seasons at Cloud County Community College. He got a degree in Marketing at K-State.
Click here for the full announcement from West Virginia Athletics.