Daryan DeBrees has removed that country road from West Virginia.
DeBrees was officially selected as Indiana's new head coach on Tuesday after his former team, West Virginia, felt snubbed from the NCAA Tournament.
“We went on this coaching search with some very specific things we were looking for in our next head coach. Darian appeared as someone who often surpassed our standards on paper,” Indiana athletic director Scott Dorson said in a statement. “If we had the opportunity to talk to him, we knew we had the right people, and Darian had plans to build a championship culture that can compete at the highest level on a yearly basis.
DeBrees had helped lead the climber to a 19-13 record in his sole season at Morgantown and to a 10-10 mark against the Big 12 opponent, but West Virginia was still looking out when the March crazy bracket was revealed on Sunday night.
DeBrees was hired in March 2024 and after resigning in June 2023, he spent six seasons as head coach for Drake, replacing Josh Ayerart, a temporary coach introduced to Bob Huggins.
“This is definitely one of America's top jobs. As someone who grew up in the Midwest who loves basketball games, I have always praised the IU basketball program for championship-level success, tradition and support for fans,” Devries said in a statement. “I have a passion to succeed at a very high level both within the Big Ten and at the NCAA Tournament, which I would like to share as a coach. Plus, there is consistency at the department and university level to make that happen.
In this post, it is covered with a printable NCAA bracket with a 68-team March Madness 2025 field.
The former West Virginia coach had signed a five-year contract when he was hired for a job in Morgantown. ESPN reported that the acquisition of the Devries agreement It is expected to be $6.15 million, and the breakdown is $4.67 million just to acquire the remaining transactions and additional costs incurred during his employment at WVU.
DeBrees will take over resigning manager Mike Woodson, who announced in February that he would resign at the end of the Indiana season.
Indiana has been moving forward past its first weekend in the NCAA Tournament since reaching the National Championship Game in 2002, and has not had much success in recent memory as the program is moving forward.
