Bob Huggins fills in for parents of Kerr Kriisa, Jesse Edwards on West Virginia Senior Day

It is the final week of the regular season for men’s college basketball as programs turn their attention toward the postseason. And with that being said, plenty of teams are enjoying their senior night celebrations honoring the players who are set to depart from the program. However, when it came to the West Virginia Mountaineers‘ Senior Night, there was a huge surprise waiting for guard Kerr Kriisa and the rest of the Mountaineers faithful.

In attendance for West Virginia’s Wednesday night senior night ceremony was none other than former legendary head coach Bob Huggins. And when Kriisa had his name called, the former Mountaineers head man was waiting by his jersey to embrace and congratulate him

You can check out the special moment between the two in the video below.

Former WVU HC Bob Huggins embraces guard Kerr Kriisa on Senior Night pic.twitter.com/Kxn214y1dH

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Huggins was filling in for the parents of Kriisa and Jesse Edwards.

Kriisa and West Virginia would love nothing more than to enjoy a home victory over TCU on Senior Night. However, the Horned Frogs are battling for a spot in this year’s field of 68 and currently lead 53-38 at the half.

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Kriisa transferred to West Virginia over the offseason from Arizona with the intention and hope of playing under Huggins for his final collegiate season. Unfortunately, that plan never came to fruition as the Mountaineers parted ways with their former head coach ahead of the 2023-24 season, stemming from a series of offseason incidents.

Without a doubt, this is not the season Kriisa or anyone associated with the program planned on at the very beginning. However, the senior guard has made the most out of his troubled situation at West Virginia. Kriisa has played in 21 games this season for the Mountaineers compared to the 35 he played a season ago for the Wildcats. And while West Virginia has struggled this season, currently holding a 9-20 record, he has enjoyed improved numbers on the offensive side of the ball, shooting 43 percent from beyond the ark and 80 percent from the free throw line. He is also enjoying the best scoring output of his collegiate career, averaging 11.5 points per game to go along with 4.7 assists.

With the regular season coming to an end, West Virginia would need nothing short of a miracle (earn the Big 12’s automatic bid by winning the conference tournament) to be a part of this year’s field of 68. Still, it has been a solid career for Kriisa which is likely to conclude at West Virginia. His last time playing on the Mountaineers’ home court will be accompanied by a fond memory of enjoying an embrace with the head coach he almost had.