Devries to West Virginia

[MissouriValleyUnite]

It was impressive Drake poached the SoCon back then after a full decade in the cellar. The Medved/Furman equivalent this time would be Bucky McMillan/Samford. But he might not be swayed by the midwest as he has spent his whole life in Birmingham: played at BSC when they were D-I, was a Birmingham-area HS coaching legend, and now Samford.

[Bulldog2323]

Last time Drake hired a guy with D1 head coaching experience, it was an absolute disaster (Giacoletti).

DeVries was an assistant coach who certainly worked out.

There's no guarantees.

I think they'll have a lot of qualified applicants.

The guys doing the hiring are pretty sharp.

I just hope they do it as quickly as possible, as the new coach will likely have at least 10 scholarships to fill.

Absolutely there are no guarantees. Hiring a D2 guy is no bigger a gamble than anyone else.

Didn’t Niko Medved come from Furman?

Yes

[Bulldog2323]

At least 1/3rd of the Valley will have new head coaches next year.....

[DUBulldog]

Last time Drake hired a guy with D1 head coaching experience, it was an absolute disaster (Giacoletti).

DeVries was an assistant coach who certainly worked out.

There's no guarantees.

I think they'll have a lot of qualified applicants.

The guys doing the hiring are pretty sharp.

I just hope they do it as quickly as possible, as the new coach will likely have at least 10 scholarships to fill.

Absolutely there are no guarantees. Hiring a D2 guy is no bigger a gamble than anyone else.

Didn’t Niko Medved come from Furman?

Completely forgot about PeeWee

[MissouriValleyUnite]

Reading his bio, I didn’t realize Marty Richter was an assistant at FGCU during the Dunk City Sweet 16. He went 56-10 in 2 years as a JuCo HC, going 30-3 the last year with a #2 ranking.

[DUBulldog]

Reading his bio, I didn’t realize Marty Richter was an assistant at FGCU during the Dunk City Sweet 16. He went 56-10 in 2 years as a JuCo HC, going 30-3 the last year with a #2 ranking.

What's really remarkable about his juco record is that he literally started that team from scratch. The school didn't have a basketball team when he was first hired.

[Red]

Odd fit, but I'm not sure many people really fit in West Virginia.

I am probably more surprised that Tucker wants to play on a team that will certainly not make the NCAA tournament next year in a Big 12 that is loaded.

[BCPanther]

Odd fit, but I'm not sure many people really fit in West Virginia.

I am probably more surprised that Tucker wants to play on a team that will certainly not make the NCAA tournament next year in a Big 12 that is loaded.

They're going to get 10 or 11 bids. There's no reason West Virginia can't make the tournament next year.

[Bulldog4life24]

I don’t think people comprehend how much NIL $$ WVU has. They can and will go buy some dudes. They’ll be competing for middle of the conference at minimum.

[MissouriValleyUnite]

Todd Thomas must be taking this news hard. He’ll no longer get to talk about how Darian DeVries was named one of the 10 sexiest mid-major coaches in the country at Ballpark Village.