West Virginia University Medicine has announced that the 2023 Bob Huggins Fish Fry raised more than $1.8 million for the West Virginia University Cancer Institute and the nonprofit Remember the Miners. 

Now in its 11th year, the event, named after longtime NCAA basketball coach Bob Huggins, recorded its first sellout following the announcement that NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley would appear. Proceeds from the event will support the Norma Mae Huggins Endowment at the WVU Cancer Institute and the Remember the Miners Flagship Scholars Program. 

“We are grateful to coach Huggins and his growing legion of Fish Fry supporters for their dedication and generosity,” said Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, director of the WVU Cancer Institute, Jean and Laurence DeLynn Chair of Oncology, and associate professor of surgery at the WVU School of Medicine. “I look forward to the Fish Fry every year because it’s such an engaging opportunity to bring people together and reflect on how cancer affects us all. By sharing personal stories and giving back, Coach Huggins and his guests are helping us promote better health in West Virginia and beyond through cancer prevention, treatment, and research.” 

(Photo credit: Dale Sparks/WVU Cancer Institute)