Indiana University-Bloomington Men's Basketball

Darian DeVries was named Indiana Men’s Basketball’s 31st head coach on March 19, 2025. The Aplington, Iowa, native arrived in Bloomington with nearly 25 year...

Andrew Vereen, who has over 10 years of professional experience in athletic training, was named the Men’s Basketball Athletic Trainer for the Hoosiers on June 1, 2025. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7). BEFORE BLOOMINGTON Vereen, a native of Sioux City, Iowa, spent five years as an Assistant Athletic Trainer with the Drake University Sports Medicine Staff. While with the Bulldogs, he spent three seasons in charge of the healthcare of the men’s basketball and cheer programs, as well as two years with the women’s soccer and softball programs. While with the Bulldogs, he was a part of three straight Missouri Valley Conference Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances. He spent the 2016-20 seasons as an Assistant Athletic Trainer with the University of Kansas football program, one season as an intern, and three seasons as a full-time staff member. He also earned his master’s in business administration from the University of Kansas as well. Vereen received his bachelor’s degree in athletic training from the University of Northern Iowa in 2014, and later his master’s degree in athletic training from UNI in 2016. During his time in Cedar Falls, Vereen worked with the football program and ov

Garrett Sturtz was named Director of Operations for the Hoosiers on April 3, 2025. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and ...

Jackson Creel was named graduate manager for the Hoosiers on June 1, 2025. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7). Creel helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots. BEFORE BLOOMINGTON Creel spent the last two seasons as a walk-on with Indiana from 2023-24. He was a two-time NABC Honors Court recipient and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. He transferred to Indiana from Rend Lake Junior College after spending three seasons highly successful seasons with the Warriors. He averaged

Jalen Cannady was named Video and Player Development Analyst for the Hoosiers on April 11, 2025. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7). Cannady helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots. BEFORE BLOOMINGTON Cannady spent the 2024-25 season as the men’s basketball video coordinator at West Virginia under current Indiana head coach Darian DeVries. In his lone season with the program, the Mountaineers improved their previous season’s win total by 10 games to an overall record of 19

Kenny Johnson was named Assistant Coach for the Hoosiers on May 27, 2025. He brings over a decade of Division I coaching experience with stops in the ACC, Big East, and Big Ten conferences to his second stint with Indiana. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7). Johnson helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots. BEFORE BLOOMINGTON Johnson spent the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach for Ed Cooley at Georgetown. The Hoyas won 18 games, including league victories over Creighton

Mike Bargen was named Special Assistant to the Head Coach for the Hoosiers on April 11, 2025. He brings a decade of Division I coaching experience and an eight-year stint as a head coach at the Junior College level to Indiana. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7). Bargen helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots. BEFORE BLOOMINGTON A native of Lincoln, Neb., Bargen spent the previous 10 seasons as an associate head coach on the sidelines of the Bradley Braves under head coach

Nick Norton was named an Assistant Coach for the Hoosiers on April 3, 2025. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7). Norton helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots. BEFORE BLOOMINGTON A native of Bloomington, Ill., Norton relocated to Bloomington, Ind., after one season as an assistant coach & director of player development at West Virginia working under current IU head coach Darian DeVries. The Mountaineers improved its previous season’s win total by 10 games to an overall rec

Rod Clark was named Assistant Coach for the Hoosiers on May 29, 2025. He is viewed as one of the rising stars of the coaching profession with half a decade of Division I coaching experience. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7). Clark helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots. BEFORE BLOOMINGTON Clark, a native of Kansas City, Mo., spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee under head coach Rick Barnes. The Volunteers went 109-36 in his four seasons and held a mark

Ryan Horn, who has nearly 20 years of professional experience in sports performance, was named Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Hoosiers on March 26, 2025. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7). Horn helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. BEFORE BLOOMINGTON Horn, a native of Inwood, West Virginia, spent last season with the Mountaineers under current IU head coach Darian DeVries. He oversaw the strength and conditioning program for a West Virginia program that improved its previous season’s win total by 10 games to an overall record of 19-13 and a 10-10 mark in Big XII games.

ShanQuan Hemphill was named graduate manager for the Hoosiers on June 1, 2025. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7). Hemphill helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots. BEFORE BLOOMINGTON Hemphill spent two seasons (2020-22) played for current Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries at Drake. He played in 53 games with 40 starts and averaged 11.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.4 stocks (steals + blocks) per game. The Bulldogs won 41 games (77.4% winning percentage) in

Thomas Carr was named Assistant Coach for the Hoosiers on March 27, 2026. Carr, a two-time Silver Waves Media 100 Most Impactful High Major Assistant, has a decade of experience at the Division I level. BEFORE BLOOMINGTON Carr, a native of Toledo, Ohio, spent four seasons as an assistant coach for Pat Kelsey at Louisville (2024-26) and College of Charleston (2022-24). The Cardinals finished 51-19 with a mark of 29-9 in ACC play during his two-year run in Louisville. UofL earned NCAA Tournament bids in both 2025 and ’26, punching postseason tickets in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2007-15. The 2024-25 Cards appeared in the program’s first ACC Championship game. He worked with All-ACC First Team selection Chucky Hepburn (2024-25), Second Team honorees Ryan Conwell (2025-26) and Terrence Edwards (2024-25), and ACC All-Rookie guard Mikel Brown Jr. (2025-26). Prior to his two-year stint with the Cardinals, Carr served as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston. The Cougars compiled a record of 58-12 with a pair of CAA regular-season championships and two CAA Tournament championships. He helped mentor All-CAA First Team selections Ante Brzovic (2023-24) and Dalton Bolon (2022-23), Second Teamer Reyne Smith (2023-24), and Third Team additions Ben Burnham (2023-24) and Ryan Larson (2022-23). James Scott (2023-24) was voted to the All-CAA Rookie Team, while Bryce Butler (2023-24) and Pat Robinson III (2022-23) were each selected at CAA Sixth Man of the Year. Car