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Darian DeVries​

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Darian DeVries

Current position
Biographical details
Playing career
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Head coaching record
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
DeVries in 2023
Title	Head coach
Team	Indiana Hoosiers
Conference	Big 10
Record	19–13 (.594)
Born	April 7, 1975 (age 49) Aplington, Iowa, U.S.
1994–1998	Northern Iowa
2001–2018	Creighton (assistant)
2018–2024	Drake
2024–present	West Virginia
Overall	169–68 (.713)
Tournaments	1–3 (NCAA Division I) 1–1 (CBI) 0–1 (CIT)
2 MVC tournament (2023, 2024) MVC regular season (2019)
Hugh Durham Award (2019) 2× MVC Coach of the Year (2019, 2021)

Darian Dale DeVries (born April 7, 1975) is the head men's basketball coach at Indiana University. He was previously the head coach at West Virginia from 2024 to 2025.
On March 18, 2025 Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that Darian DeVries would replace Mike Woodson as head coach of their Men’s Basketball Team.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

There season is over he could be named now it's not him. Also is Iowa job better then West Virginia it's pretty even to me.

Actually WVU has better support than broke a$$ Iowa. Hes probably trying to leverage fire more.

 

[kraft cheese+macaroni]

Actually WVU has better support than broke a$$ Iowa. Hes probably trying to leverage fire more.

With Big Ten schools making $30M more per year than Big XII? I'm skeptical

 

[Tammany Hall]

Iowa is AD revenue is like $165M and WVU is around $110M. Iowa is definitely in much better shape, but maybe their resources aren't going to bball?

 

[Tammany Hall]

Just my opinion, I don't think it's Devries and I'd still guess McCollum right now.

 

[bailey777]

Just my opinion, I don't think it's Devries and I'd still guess McCollum right now.

I'm going with Devries. Doesn't really excited me but seems like the pick mo

 

[Vern Pain]

Just my opinion, I don't think it's Devries and I'd still guess McCollum right now.

Works for me ..

 

[kmathum]

Just my opinion, I don't think it's Devries and

I'd still guess McCollum right now.

I hope you're right.

 

[kkott]

Is someone messing with us on Wikipedia?

yes.

 

[CC Mac]

Maybe Dolson went after bigger fish and he didn’t get a nibble? I know it’s hard for some on here to believe but the beloved basketball program is not the desirable job that it once was.
He had to settle for Woodson,what has changed that would make coaches come knocking on Dolson’s door?

 

[T.M.P.]

It seems like he's a guy that's largely flown under the radar. But there seems to be some smoke on him being the guy...so lets discuss him.

I think he's probably a solid choice, but there are a few concerns I'd have with him.

1. How much of his recent success was attributed to his son? They seemed to fall off a fair bit when Tucker got hurt this year. That isn't abnormal, he's really good, and most college programs fall off when their best player goes down...but if you take his last 3 years at Drake away, he doesn't have a lot to go off of.

2. He never won the Valley regular season championship. He won 20+ games every year, and fielded really good Valley level teams, but he never won the league.

3. Mixed results in post season tournaments. On one hand, he won some Valley tournaments, which is good. But then, he hasn't won any NCAA tournament games. The success in the Valley tournaments is probably a good sign with respect to IU...as it shows he's able to get them playing well, and beating, peer opponents, in March. IU's peer opponents, hopefully, will be top 15-20 level teams every year. So if he can beat his peers at IU, probably will mean some NCAA success on top of B10 success.

I'd MUCH rather have McCollum than DeVries. I'd much rather have guys like McCasland, Beard, May...obviously some of the whales. But I think I'd rather have DeVries than Brownell types. But that is more of a "feeling" than anything else. I haven't committed really any time studying his philosophies, offenses, defenses, etc... Has anyone on here?

He plays a variation of packline, but his offense - which was five out this year - sucked ass. Might as well hire Miller back. Dv had a few good offensive years at Drake, but nothing to get excited about. I hate canned defenses, especially that one.

 

[bailey777]

Maybe Dolson went after bigger fish and he didn’t get a nibble? I know it’s hard for some on here to believe but the beloved basketball program is not the desirable job that it once was.
He had to settle for Woodson,what has changed that would make coaches come knocking on Dolson’s door?

He never settled for Woodson by all accounts he was told to hire him by quinn. I do not think he was even allowed to do a proper coaching search and he would have hired Matta but Quinn said no.

 

[bailey777]

I thought the packline took four years to learn. Be kind of hard to learn it given half of the team now leaves every year.

Pack Line Shell Drill with Darian DeVries – Drake Univ.

Helping coaches learn, prepare, and excel

coachesinsider.com

 

[kraft cheese+macaroni]

Maybe Dolson went after bigger fish and he didn’t get a nibble? I know it’s hard for some on here to believe but the beloved basketball program is not the desirable job that it once was.
He had to settle for Woodson,what has changed that would make coaches come knocking on Dolson’s door?

Maybe in the NIL and revenue share world, the job is very attractive to coaches that don't have the resources that Indiana has and is committed to. Until we have a coach named, you're just bloviating about how awful the job is.

 

[T.M.P.]

Maybe in the NIL and revenue share world, the job is very attractive to coaches that don't have the resources that Indiana has and is committed to. Until we have a coach named, you're just bloviating about how awful the job is.

IU is a career killer ..

 

[CaptainZigZag]

It seems like he's a guy that's largely flown under the radar. But there seems to be some smoke on him being the guy...so lets discuss him.

I think he's probably a solid choice, but there are a few concerns I'd have with him.

1. How much of his recent success was attributed to his son? They seemed to fall off a fair bit when Tucker got hurt this year. That isn't abnormal, he's really good, and most college programs fall off when their best player goes down...but if you take his last 3 years at Drake away, he doesn't have a lot to go off of.

2. He never won the Valley regular season championship. He won 20+ games every year, and fielded really good Valley level teams, but he never won the league.

3. Mixed results in post season tournaments. On one hand, he won some Valley tournaments, which is good. But then, he hasn't won any NCAA tournament games. The success in the Valley tournaments is probably a good sign with respect to IU...as it shows he's able to get them playing well, and beating, peer opponents, in March. IU's peer opponents, hopefully, will be top 15-20 level teams every year. So if he can beat his peers at IU, probably will mean some NCAA success on top of B10 success.

I'd MUCH rather have McCollum than DeVries. I'd much rather have guys like McCasland, Beard, May...obviously some of the whales. But I think I'd rather have DeVries than Brownell types. But that is more of a "feeling" than anything else. I haven't committed really any time studying his philosophies, offenses, defenses, etc... Has anyone on here?

Par for the recent course. Underwhelming

 

[IUNorth]

He plays a variation of packline, but his offense - which was five out this year - sucked ass. Might as well hire Miller back. Dv had a few good offensive years at Drake, but nothing to get excited about. I hate canned defenses, especially that one.

Ugh...damn it.

 

[IUNorth]

He plays a variation of packline, but his offense - which was five out this year - sucked ass. Might as well hire Miller back. Dv had a few good offensive years at Drake, but nothing to get excited about. I hate canned defenses, especially that one.

His metrics numbers seem very up and down. Don't love that. I don't know why I'm letting all these smokey rumors do this to me...but for some reason it does seem like DD might be the guy. And the little I've read up on him today, the packline info you just shared, etc... NOT a huge fan of this hire, if it happens.

 

[edub72]

I’m sure McCollum, Beard, Wade will spank IU in the near future. Hopefully we get to play these coaches for Scott Dolsons viewing pleasure

 

[bailey777]

I’m sure McCollum, Beard, Wade will spank IU in the near future. Hopefully we get to play these coaches for Scott Dolsons viewing pleasure

I fully expect beard will kill it and make a final four in the near future. This was not the hire that is going to excite the fan base after four years of Woodson. Devries will have win and win fast get the fans fully engaged again after the last eight years.

 

[bailey777]

His metrics numbers seem very up and down. Don't love that. I don't know why I'm letting all these smokey rumors do this to me...but for some reason it does seem like DD might be the guy. And the little I've read up on him today, the packline info you just shared, etc... NOT a huge fan of this hire, if it happens.

No but many will spend the next few months doing what they did after the woodson hire. Talking themselves into believing this is a really really good hire and a guy who will kill it here. After the last eight years I am at a wait and show me on the court approach now. Only a big name would of had me thinking different.

 

[kmathum]

I fully expect beard will kill it and make a final four in the near future. This was not the hire that is going to excite the fan base after four years of Woodson. Devries will have win and win fast get the fans fully engaged again after the last eight years.

What makes you think this is the hire?

 

[bailey777]

What makes you think this is the hire?

Just way too much smoke this time and its not from the " iu insiders". I just read one claiming we had stevens up until Saturday and he suddenly changed his mind. Give me a break the fiction some of these guys tell is unreal. I guess anything to protect their trolling. Suddenly changed his mind he had four years to think about it. LOL!

 

[HoosierAlum07]

Any word on if Buckner has had anything to do with this hiring process? If Quinn likes the Devris institute, then it’s a hard pass imo!

 

[zeke4ahs]

Maybe Dolson went after bigger fish and he didn’t get a nibble? I know it’s hard for some on here to believe but the beloved basketball program is not the desirable job that it once was.
He had to settle for Woodson,what has changed that would make coaches come knocking on Dolson’s door?

NIL.

 

[YOTHN]

I am just going to find another program to follow if its DeVries. There are no words.

 

[IUNorth]

I am just going to find another program to follow if its DeVries. There are no words.

Sounding like you've got that decision to make...

 

[Zeester]

One big benefit of a McCollum hire would be getting Bennett Stirtz (presumably). I've never seen he or Tucker Devries play, but just looking at the #s. Stirtz' are better. .386 on 3s, .551 on 2s, .795 on FTs, 5.7 assists per every 40M played v. 2.0 TOs.....

Stirtz is good and would be great for IU.

 

[All4You]

So IU hired a guy who has never coached a team to an NCAA tournament win, at any level/division? It's way too early for April Fools' Day, but you've gotta be shittin' me right?

 

[edub72]

So IU hired a guy who has never coached a team to an NCAA tournament win, at any level/division? It's way too early for April Fools' Day, but you've gotta be shittin' me right?

Yikes

 

[MMM1992]

Please don't be 'Archie 2.0'🙏🏻

 

[SRThoosier]

So IU hired a guy who has never coached a team to an NCAA tournament win, at any level/division? It's way too early for April Fools' Day, but you've gotta be shittin' me right?

Louisville did the same with Kelsey and it hasn’t been too bad.

 

[jet812]

DeVries was in IC yesterday. If there's an announcement today/today, it's not him

Good call…😂

 

[jet812]

DeVries may end up great, but yet again we passed on better coaches because of some misplaced sense of righteousness. Wade or Beard would have been better imo, but I don’t care about the off the court stuff…

 

[Harpo Marxist]

I am just going to find another program to follow if its DeVries. There are no words.

Clemson?

 

[UTFO]

DeVries may end up great, but yet again we passed on better coaches because of some misplaced sense of righteousness. Wade or Beard would have been better imo, but I don’t care about the off the court stuff…

we're like ND football but only about 1/10th as self righteous

 

[Harpo Marxist]

His first year at WVa...DeVries beats Kansas, Arizona and Gonzaga.....they got screwed out of the Dance, unlike IU. This guy was going to get hired at a major program.....and IU took him instead of Brownell. I think Dolson deserves credit.

 

[Thcgh]

So UK got rid of a coach with many NCAA tournament wins (and a Championship) for one with zero. Smart, very smart.

So UNC replaced a coach with many NCAA tournament wins (and 3 Championships) with one with zero. Smart, very smart.

So Duke replaced a coach with many NCAA tournament wins (and 5 Championships) with one with zero. Smart, very smart.

Yeah real similar circumstances 🙄

 

[Myhurricane]

I am just going to find another program to follow if its DeVries. There are no words.

Same. Maybe I'll just follow McCollum and Beard's teams. They are winners.
In all seriousness, I will likely not watch a single IU game in the coming year.....my apathy is at an all time high and this was the last chance to recover it. Off to a new team. Good luck everyone.

 

[YOTHN]

Sounding like you've got that decision to make...

Hell yeah. I'd rather have Woodson back. The guy is garbage.