Indiana hits a home run with Darin Devries: ‘His work ethics is through the roof’

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IN Indiana Hoosiers They hired Darian Devries as their new main coach of the male basketball program. The news was first reported on Tuesday afternoon and then confirmed Indiana shortly after.

Devries, who spent last season in Western Virginiais a grinder. Won 71% of the games in which he trained, taking Drake In three of the last four NCAAs of the tournament before he spent only a year in Western Virginia, where he exceeded expectations and, for all intentions and purposes, he should have arrived at the NCAA tournament.

IN Mountaineering He finished 19-13 in total and 10-10 in Big 12 play last season under Devries.

The name, picture and similarity (NIL) money and aura of basketball in Indiana will never leave, but with the rent of Mike Woodson, Indiana administration won a press conference, but did not win things that were important.

Devries is close to two decades of coaching experience at this level, worked for Danman Altman and Greg McDermotta, and the type X and OA, which consistently had top defense in sports.

“His work ethics is through the roof and is so good about people,” said former Creighton, Doug McDermott, who played for his father, Greg and Devris from 2010-14. “I think he gets a community, and he will only ruthlessly work. That’s what he is.”

The Indiana Scott Dolson Athletic Director was supposed to lease before the Basketball Transfer portal officially opened on March 24, and while this leaves Western Virginia in a difficult place after Devries made this move after only a year at the helm, this is a job in Indiana.

This may not look like a huge splash to some, but it is a really strong move in what was always to be a priority for Indiana Basketball Program: getting a coach who invested in the business and proved the results while still on the rise.

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John Fanta is national basketball television and a Fox Sports writer. It covers the sport in various capacities, from the invitation of the games to the FS1 to serving as the leading host on the Big East Digital Network to provide comments on the field of 68 Media Network. Follow him on @John_fant.

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