- Spent 17 years as an assistant at Creighton, first under Dana Altman and then Greg McDermott.
- Took over as head coach at Drake in 2018 and in 6 seasons has finished 1st, 2nd (4x) and 8th (his second season) in the MVC.
- Won the MVC conference tourney three times.
- Will make their 3rd NCAA tourney berth in the last 4 years; Drake has made the tourney 6x in its history - 1969-71, 2008, 2021, 2023-24.
- NCAA tourney first round win in 2021 was the program’s first in 50 years.
- Widely considered a master tactician.
- The first coach to lead Drake to consecutive 20-win seasons, including a program record 18-0 start two seasons ago.
Drake men’s hoops from 1972-2018:
1 20-win season
1 NCAA tourney appearance
1 conference tourney title
Since hiring DeVries in 2018:
6 20-win seasons
3 NCAA tourney appearances
2 conference tourney titles
- Took over as head coach at Drake in 2018 and in 6 seasons has finished 1st, 2nd (4x) and 8th (his second season) in the MVC.
- Won the MVC conference tourney three times.
- Will make their 3rd NCAA tourney berth in the last 4 years; Drake has made the tourney 6x in its history - 1969-71, 2008, 2021, 2023-24.
- NCAA tourney first round win in 2021 was the program’s first in 50 years.
- Widely considered a master tactician.
- The first coach to lead Drake to consecutive 20-win seasons, including a program record 18-0 start two seasons ago.
Drake men’s hoops from 1972-2018:
1 20-win season
1 NCAA tourney appearance
1 conference tourney title
Since hiring DeVries in 2018:
6 20-win seasons
3 NCAA tourney appearances
2 conference tourney titles
