West Virginia University released a statement Wednesday shortly after outlining punishment for men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins in the aftermath of his use of an anti-LGBTQ slur aimed at Xavier basketball fans during a radio interview on Monday.
The university declared that Huggins’s comments were “inexcusable” and served as a moment that “unfairly and inappropriately hurt many people and has tarnished West Virginia University.”
As part of Huggins’s punishment, his yearly salary will be reduced by $1 million. The compensation, according to the university, will be directed toward supporting the university’s LGBTQ+ Center; the Carruth Center, a mental health facility on campus; and other organizations advocating for communities that are marginalized.
