The West Virginia men’s basketball program is dealing with a coaching change for the third time in three offseasons. Darian DeVries left Morgantown to take the opening at Indiana, leaving the Mountaineers without a head coach. They were left out of the NCAA Tournament field on Selection Sunday and now are dealing with additional heartbreak. The school parted ways with Bob Huggins in June 2023 and named assistant Josh Eilert the interim solution before searching for a long-term answer last summer.
The program landed on DeVries, who built a roster from scratch and nearly led a competitive team to the Big Dance in his first campaign. Avoiding a West Virginia basketball roster overhaul could be a goal for the administration this offseason, so finding a proven head coach will be paramount during the West Virginia basketball coaching search. If you love the Mountaineers, or just want to know who will call the shots for West Virginia basketball in the future, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at EerSports, the 247Sports affiliate that covers West Virginia.
The EerSports insiders are providing on-the-ground updates on every development surrounding DeVries’ departure and the future of the West Virginia basketball program, including insights from Chris Anderson and Mike Casazza, who have deep-rooted ties inside and around the West Virginia community. Get all the inside scoop on the basketball program, plus VIP intel on WVU football, basketball, recruiting and more. Plus get access to the Country Roads Confidential premium message board where you can connect with other West Virginia fans and insiders.
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Top West Virginia basketball coach candidates
One name the staff has identified as a potential target is Utah State head coach Jerrod Calhoun. The 43-year-old has ties to West Virginia, spending time under Bob Huggins as an assistant from 2007-12. Calhoun then took a head coaching job at Division II Fairmont State before winding up as the head coach at Youngstown State in 2017.
He turned the Penguins into a winning program and got rewarded with the Utah State job last year. Calhoun notched a 26-win season and an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in his first campaign. He has heavily utilized the transfer portal at both Youngstown State and Utah State, which is a major factor in the current era of college basketball, and it makes him an even more appealing option for the West Virginia opening. See more candidates at EerSports.
How to get insider WVU coaching staff search updates
The rest of the list includes several exciting options who are proven winners in college basketball, including a former Big Ten Coach of the Year. You can only see who they are at EerSports.
Who are the top candidates in the West Virginia basketball coaching search, and which shocking names could be in the mix? Go to EerSports to see their West Virginia coaching hot board and more, all from a team of West Virginia insiders, and find out.
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