Since his shockingly quick depart from WVU to take the head coaching job at Indiana just a few weeks ago, Darian DeVries had been quiet about his time with the Mountaineers. Many fans have grown frustrated with the coach’s lack of departing message to WVU on his way to a better opportunity.
DeVries has done multiple interviews and media appearances since, but has only ever briefly talked about his time at what he has called his “last stop.”
Now, however, on The Jim Rome Show earlier this week, DeVries was asked about going from the disappointment of West Virginia missing out on the tournament to being hired at “one of the most prominent basketball positions in the country.”
“We had an awesome group of guys and certainly felt like we were in and the disappointment that came with that was real,” DeVries said. “That’s something I felt terrible for our team and staff and administration and fans, and everyone that was behind that group. So that part was tough for sure. We had a tremendous year and unbelievable support there.”
Right after that response, the former Mountaineer head coach was then asked why he decided to leave WVU with Jim Rome pointing out, “coaches do not generally take a job with the intention of staying one season, especially if it means you have to uproot your family.” Rome would go on to ask what the decision came down to for DeVries when leaving WVU.
“We loved our time there. We had tremendous support. The people and the area treated us unbelievably well. The administration was fully behind it.” DeVries added, “It was just one of those things from a timing standpoint, when’s it’s Indiana… that brand and that opportunity and the resources and things here that give you every chance to be successful, it was just something that I couldn’t pass up.”
