China Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Way to set an example for his players! http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news?slug=ap-cincinnati-hugginsarrest&prov=ap&type=lgns Cincinnati basketball coach charged with DUI By JOE KAY, AP Sports Writer June 11, 2004 CINCINNATI (AP) -- Cincinnati basketball coach Bob Huggins was arrested on charges he was driving drunk after visiting with a recruit. Huggins, 50, had trouble staying in his lane, had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol when he was pulled over Tuesday in the village of Fairfax, according to a police report. Neither Huggins nor the university had immediate comment. He was scheduled to appear in court later Friday. The police report said Huggins told the police officer that he was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs. However, the police report said Huggins was unable to perform a field sobriety test, had slurred speech, red, watery eyes and staggered out of the car after he was stopped. The report said there was a strong odor of alcohol and vomit on the driver's side door. Huggins was arrested and brought to the village's police station, where he was picked up by his wife. The report said Huggins was unable to give a complete breath test. Huggins' arrest is the latest black mark on a program that has been trying to get beyond a string of player arrests and NCAA rules violations in the 1990s. The arrest comes less than two years after Huggins had a massive heart attack while recruiting in Pennsylvania. Huggins returned to coach the team in the 2002-03 season, not missing any time because of the heart attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey66 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Didn't he just have bypass surgery? You would think he would lay off the booze some after that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cskin Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 The question is... was he knocking them back WITH the recruit... in some sort of sick ode to the Iowa St. B-ball coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atloldskin Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 A Class Act! Bearcat fans, get rid of this guy and graduate a hoops player one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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