Darian DeVries, Indiana basketball
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The Hoosiers tabbed Darian DeVries to lead the IU basketball program, and he will be well-compensated on a national scale. Here's what we know about the contract.
New Indiana basketball coach Darian DeVries has a six-year deal that will pay him from $4.2 million to $4.75 million annually.
Indiana agreed to pay DeVries’ buyout at West Virginia University, which totaled $6.15 million, according to ESPN. The Hoosiers also gave DeVries $25,000 for moving expenses in addition to a $50,000 signing bonus to help the relocation process.
After starring for Division II Lincoln Memorial University as a true freshman, Elyjah Freeman has become a coveted transfer prospect.
Indiana announced Thursday night that assistant coach Nick Norton has joined Darian DeVries’s coaching staff. Last season, Norton served as an assistant coach and director of player development under DeVries at West Virginia. Here’s the full release on Norton’s hiring, per IU athletics:
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Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries has hired assistant coach Nick Norton, Indiana Athletics announced in a press release Thursday. Norton is the first assistant to join the Hoosiers’ staff since DeVries was hired March 18.
The Hoosiers will have a new roster to pair with first-year coach Darian DeVries, who has begun filling out his coaching staff.
Tim Garl has been Indiana’s basketball athletic trainer since 1981. His departure signals the continued makeover of Hoosiers basketball.