Indiana named Darian DeVries its subsequent head basketball coach on Tuesday, deciding on the highly-regarded coach of West Virginia because it tries to revive this system right into a nationwide contender.
DeVries, 49, spent one season teaching the Mountaineers after a robust six-year stint at Drake.
Indiana introduced in February that coach Mike Woodson would step down on the finish of the Hoosiers’ season after 4 seasons within the function. Indiana went 82-53 in Woodson’s tenure and missed the previous two NCAA Tournaments.
DeVries was born and raised in Iowa and was considered a candidate for the Hawkeyes’ opening, however he expressed excessive regard for the Hoosiers in a press release Tuesday.
“That is unquestionably one of many prime jobs in America,” DeVries stated. “As somebody who grew up within the Midwest loving the sport of basketball, I’ve at all times admired the IU Basketball program for its championship-level success, custom and fan help. There is a ardour to succeed on the very highest ranges each throughout the Huge Ten and within the NCAA Match, and that is a want that as a coach I share.
“On prime of that, the alignment is there on a division and college degree to make that occur. I am excited for this chance and am able to work relentlessly to assemble a employees and a roster that competes for championships.”
In his lone season at West Virginia, DeVries coached the group to a 19-13 report that includes shock wins over Gonzaga, Kansas and Iowa State. It was a shock to many who the Mountaineers have been listed as the primary group out of the NCAA Match area (Indiana was the second group out).
DeVries took over in Morgantown after main Drake to 6 straight 20-win seasons, together with two Missouri Valley match championships and three NCAA Match bids in his final 4 years there.
As a Division I head coach, DeVries is 169-68.
“We went into this teaching search with some very particular issues we have been on the lookout for in our subsequent head coach, and Darian emerged as somebody who, on paper, met and infrequently exceeded our standards,” Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson stated in a press release. “As soon as we had an opportunity to speak to him, we knew we had the best particular person.
“Darian has a plan for constructing a championship tradition that may compete on the highest degree on a year-in, year-out foundation. He has intensive D-1 teaching expertise that features 15 journeys to the NCAA Match as a head coach or as an assistant. … We’re excited to welcome Darian and your complete DeVries household to our Hoosier household.”
Tucker DeVries, son of the coach, is anticipated to comply with his father to Indiana. Tucker DeVries’ season was lower brief at West Virginia as a result of a shoulder damage. He was a two-time Missouri Valley Participant of the Yr at Drake earlier than following his dad to West Virginia.
–Area Degree Media
