In an immediate boost for interim men’s basketball coach Josh Eilert, transfer guard Kerr Kriisa announced Sunday he plans to remain at West Virginia after initially reentering the portal following Bob Huggins’ resignation.
Kriisa, who spent three seasons at Arizona before transferring, committed to West Virginia in April. However, he announced on Friday he planned to put his name back in the portal as the search for Huggins’ replacement dragged on without a resolution.
With the Mountaineers naming assistant coach and longtime staffer Eilert the interim boss for the 2023-24 season on Saturday, Kriisa is now back in the fold.
“The support and love that the Mountaineer fanbase has showed me and this team in 2 months is unmatched,” Kriisa wrote on Twitter. “I feel so lucky to call Morgantown home. 2 years ago I put my faith in an assistant coach and we won 61 games together. Now, I am putting my faith back in a coach that put his faith in me. This staff and team are about to do something very special and I’m so glad to be a part of it.”