Darian DeVries
Darian DeVries (born April 7, 1975)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: West Virginia Mountaineers
Current conference: Big 12 Conference
Drake record: 150-55 (.732)
West Virginia record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record: 150-55 (.732)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (2021, 2023, 2024)
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2022)
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2019)
- Big 12 Regular Season Champion: 0
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion: 1 (2019)
- Big 12 Tournament Champion: 0
- Missouri Valley Tournament Champion: 2 (2023, 2024)
Awards:
- Hugh Durham Award: 1 (2019)
- Missouri Valley Coach of the Year: 2 (2019, 2021)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2024-present | West Virginia |
| 2018-2024 | Drake |
| 2001-2018 | Creighton (asst) |
| 1998-2001 | Creighton (grad. asst) |
Darian DeVries Facts
- Darian DeVries
- Born April 7, 1975
- Hometown: Aplington, Iowa
- Alma Mater: University of Northern Iowa (BA, 1998) / Creighton University (MS, 2000)
- Was a standout athlete at Aplington-Parkersburg HS; inducted into the IHSAA HOF in 2015
- Played at UNI under head coach Eldon Miller; twice named to the Academic All-MVC squad
- Moved on to Creighton after graduation, becoming a graduate assistant with the basketball team under head coach Dana Altman while earning his master’s degree in college counseling
- Became one of Altman‘s assistants in 2001, working with him for another nine years at Creighton
- Stayed on the Bluejays staff in 2010 when Altman left and was replaced by Greg McDermott; worked for McDermott for eight more seasons
- Hired in March 2018 to become the new head coach at Drake; went 150-55 over six seasons at the helm
- Won a share of the 2019 Missouri Valley title in his first season at Drake, earning MVC COY honors in the process
- Earned an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Tournament as an 11-seed, the first bid for the program since 2008
- Returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2023 and 2024 after winning back-to-back Missouri Valley Tournament crowns
- Left Drake in March 2024 to take over as the new head coach at West Virginia in the Big 12
Darian DeVries Coaching Tree
- Marty Richter (USC Upstate)