West Virginia coach Bob Huggins will resign from West Virginia and retire from coaching in the wake of his Friday night arrest for allegedly driving under the influence.

ESPN, citing sources, was the first to report the news, but Huggins releases a statement, via the West Virginia web site.

According to the report, the men’s basketball coach and the school have been in conversations throughout the day regarding his departure, and Huggins has “indicated that’s his intention.”

Here’s Huggins’ statement.

“Mountaineer Nation:

“Today, I have submitted a letter to President Gordon Gee and Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker informing them of my resignation and intention to retire as head men’s basketball coach at West Virginia University effective immediately.

“My recent actions do not represent the values of the University or the leadership expected in this role. While I have always tried to represent our University with honor, I have let all of you – and myself – down. I am solely responsible for my conduct and sincerely apologize to the University community – particularly to the student-athletes, coaches and staff in our program. I must do better, and I plan to spend the next few months focused on my health and my family so that I can be the person they deserve.

“It has been the honor of my professional career to lead the men’s basketball program at my alma mater and I take great pride in our accomplishments. But I am most proud of the tremendous young men who chose to spend their formative years with us, and who have gone on to do great things with their lives.

“I was born in Morgantown, graduated from West Virginia University and had the pleasure of coaching here for seventeen seasons as an assistant or head coach. It will always be my home, and I will always be a Mountaineer.

“Thank you to everyone who has supported our program over the years. It has meant more to me and my family than you could ever know. “

ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported a source indicated that Huggins informed his players of his resignation in a team meeting on Saturday.

Huggins has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Pittsburgh. It comes a month after the university suspended him for three games for using an anti-gay slur during a radio interview.

Per the police report, officers saw an SUV with a shredded tire blocking traffic. Huggins was charged with driving under the influence. He’ll have a preliminary hearing at a later date. It was Huggins’ second such arrest. The other occurred in 2004 when he was the coach at Cincinnati. West Virginia’s athletic department says it’s aware of the incident and will take action once it completes a review.

According to the police report, a breath test determined that Huggins’ blood alcohol content was 0.21%, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08% in Pennsylvania. A blood sample also was taken from Huggins at a hospital prior to his release.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.