Bob Huggins, known for raging on the sideline as the University of Cincinnati's basketball coach, had a heart attack Saturday after attending a players clinic in suburban Pittsburgh.

        The 49-year-old Huggins was in serious condition late Saturday afternoon at Heritage Valley Medical Center in suburban Beaver, Pa.

        Huggins was in suburban Pittsburgh for the training session for young players, and was scheduled to fly to Milwaukee for another clinic Saturday night. His wife and daughters were flying to Pittsburgh to join him.

        Huggins is known for his sideline temper and for turning Cincinnati into a perennial winner. He rages at his players' mistakes and at referees' calls that go against him.

        He also has worried about having a heart attack. His father, Charlie, was a high school coach in northern Ohio and had one before the age of 40. Before Cincinnati's annual postseason banquet in 1998, Huggins had tests on his heart as a precaution.

        Cincinnati football coach Rick Minter, in Philadelphia for a game against Temple, said he works closely with Huggins.

        “He's what put the University of Cincinnati back on the map in the early '90s,” Minter said. “We have the same work habits, same lifestyle. This could easily be me.”

        Huggins is 500-172 in 22 seasons as a head coach, including the last 13 at Cincinnati. The Bearcats have been ranked No. 1 several times during his tenure, but have made the Final Four just once.

        Cincinnati went 31-4 last season, but lost to UCLA 105-101 in double overtime in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

        In March, Huggins turned down a chance to coach West Virginia, his alma mater.

        He came to Cincinnati before the 1989-90 season from Akron and immediately turned around a lagging program. He also became known for his antics during games — throwing off his jacket, jumping while screaming at officials, berating players on the bench.

        He became nationally prominent after leading the Bearcats to the 1992 Final Four with a tenacious full-court press. He has turned down several other universities and two NBA teams — Miami and the Los Angeles Clippers — to stay in Cincinnati.

        The basketball program also has been characterized by a poor graduation rate and criminal charges against players during Huggins' tenure. The NCAA imposed wide-ranging penalties over the program in 1998 for lack of institutional control.

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