To understand precisely what it means to Honor Huff to transfer to West Virginia and earn a spot in the Big 12, you first have to know what it meant for Huff to play for Dan Earl. Huff did not want to leave his side. He proved that over and over.
Four years ago, Huff was a freshman at VMI. Earl was the head coach. Huff played in all 32 games, started 18 times and averaged 10.0 points per game, second among freshmen in the conference. Earl left after the season to take over at Chattanooga. Huff followed. But the Mocs play in the Southern Conference with VMI, and SoCon rules prohibit intraconference transfers. Huff sat out the entire season.
As Huff believed would be the case, he became an offensive star at Chattanooga. He scored 1,153 points the past two seasons and made 240 3-pointers. He left the Mocs for the Mountaineers after helping the team win the NIT, but Huff had similar thoughts and opportunities the year before. He coudln’t pull the trigger, whch says a lot about the player who made more 3s than anyone in the country last season…