Indiana tabs West Virginia's Darian DeVries as new head coach

Indiana has its next head coach.

West Virginia's Darian DeVries has accepted an offer to become Indiana's head coach, the program announced Tuesday. 

"This is unquestionably one of the top jobs in America. As someone who grew up in the Midwest loving the game of basketball, I've always admired the IU Basketball program for its championship-level success, tradition, and fan support," DeVries said in a statement. "There's a passion to succeed at the very highest levels both within the Big Ten and in the NCAA Tournament, and that's a desire that as a coach I share. On top of that, the alignment is there on a department and university level to make that happen.  I'm excited for this opportunity and am ready to work relentlessly to assemble a staff and a roster that competes for championships."

DeVries, who'll turn 50 in April, just finished his first season as West Virginia's head coach. The Mountaineers went 19-13, picking up strong wins throughout the Big 12 slate and building a résumé that many thought would be strong enough to earn an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. However, West Virginia didn't hear its name get called on Selection Sunday, with the selection committee later sharing that the Mountaineers were the first team out of the tournament. 

Indiana was also on the bubble, going 19-13. Before the Hoosiers were among the first four teams out, the program announced in February that Woodson would step down at the end of the season after four years at the helm.

This will mark DeVries' third head coaching gig. He was previously Drake's head coach, going 150-55 in six seasons. Drake won the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title in 2018-19 before winning the conference tournament in back-to-back years in