Report: DeVries Fills Two Spots on Basketball Staff

Some “new” additions to Darian DeVries’ staff in Morgantown.

West Virginia’s coaching staff is starting to flll out… finally.

According to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68, Darian DeVries will hire Kory Barnett as an assistant coach and Trent Michaels as the Director of Basketball Operations.

West Virginia head coach Darian DeVries has put together the following staff thus far, source told @TheFieldOf68:

Chester Frazier (Illinois), Kory Barnett (Nevada), DOBO Trent Michaels, assistant coach/director of player development Nick Norton (Drake), Director of player…

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 17, 2024

Barnett has spent the past five seasons as an assistant on Steve Alford’s staff at Nevada, following him over from UCLA. While with the Bruins, Barnett served as the video coordinator for four years and then as the Director of Basketball Ops for two years. He played at Indiana from 2009-12 and then swiftly moved into a grad assistant role at his alma mater for one season. 

As for Michaels, he’s a familiar face to the program having spent last season as the Director of Operations for WVU. So although he’s technically not a new addition, he solidifies a spot on DeVries staff.