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West Virginia hired Darian DeVries as the school’s next men’s basketball coach on Sunday, with the two sides agreeing to a five-year deal.
DeVries has served as the head men’s basketball coach at Drake since 2018.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported the deal was being finalized.
Three-year Drake starting guard Tucker DeVries is expected to join his father in West Virginia, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68.
DeVries, winner of back-to-back MVC Player of the Year awards, recorded 21.6 points per game for the Bulldogs this season.
That average is more than five points higher than any player currently on West Virginia’s roster.
WVU, Darian DeVries Reach HC Contract; Son Tucker Reportedly to Transfer from Drake
West Virginia hired Darian DeVries as the school’s next men’s basketball coach on Sunday, with the two sides agreeing to a five-year deal.
DeVries has served as the head men’s basketball coach at Drake since 2018.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported the deal was being finalized.
Three-year Drake starting guard Tucker DeVries is expected to join his father in West Virginia, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68.
DeVries, winner of back-to-back MVC Player of the Year awards, recorded 21.6 points per game for the Bulldogs this season. That average is more than five points higher than any player currently on West Virginia’s roster.
The Bulldogs won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and made the NCAA tournament in each of the past two seasons under DeVries’ leadership.
DeVries will take the place of interim head coach Josh Eilert, who replaced former head coach Bob Huggins last June.
The Mountaineers decided to move on from Eilert after West Virginia finished the 2023-24 with a 9-23 overall record, their first campaign with fewer than 10 wins since 2002.
West Virginia will hope DeVries and his son can lead their program through a similar turnaround as what they recently helped orchestrate in Des Moines.
Prior to hiring DeVries, the Bulldogs had not recorded a 20-win season since 2008, and had never before recorded back-to-back 20-victory campaigns.
