Indiana Coaching Job a Dream Come True For Darian DeVries

Indiana has a new head men’s basketball coach in Darian DeVries amid missing the NCAA tournament for a second-straight year.
Indiana Coaching Job a Dream Come True For Darian DeVries
Head coach Darian DeVries of the Drake Bulldogs gestures against the Washington State Cougars during the second half in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, on March 21, 2024. Jamie Squire/Getty Images
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Indiana is among the notable programs not in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but the Hoosiers took a step toward getting back to the Big Dance in 2026 by hiring Darian DeVries.

The Hoosiers went 19–13 and just missed the tournament this year. It marks a two-year absence for the storied program that has been in two tournaments in the past nine years. DeVries, who coached at West Virginia this season, wants to bring the tradition back to a program he has long admired.

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