WVU Search: How the Coaching Resumes Stack Up

Glancing over some of the most talked about candidates tied to the West Virginia job.

The search for a new head men's basketball coach at WVU is officially underway. Over the course of the next few weeks, athletic director Wren Baker will be making phone calls and holding in-person interviews with some of the top mid-major coaches around the country and heck, maybe even some big names as well.

There have been near a dozen or so coaches mentioned as possible candidates for the WVU job, but there's only a handful that keep getting brought up. Today, we narrow the focus in on those coaches in particular with a quick bio blast of their respective resumes.

Mark Byington

Current school: James Madison

Head coach experience: 11

Overall record: 212-132 (.616)

Record at current school: 81-35 (.698)

Regular season titles: 1

Conference tournament titles: 1

NCAA Tournament appearances: 2024 will be first appearance.

NCAA Tournament wins: 0.

20+ win seasons: 6

25+ win seasons: 1

Darian DeVries

Current school: Drake

Head coach experience: 6

Overall record: 150-54 (.735)

Record at current school: 150-54 (.735)

Regular season titles: 2

Conference tournament titles: 2

NCAA Tournament appearances: 2024 will be third appearance.

NCAA Tournament wins: 1

20+ win seasons: 6

25+ win seasons: 4

Pat Kelsey

Current school: College of Charleston

Head coach experience: 12

Overall record: 261-121 (.683)

Record at current school: 75-26 (.743)

Regular season titles: 6

Conference tournament titles: 5

NCAA Tournament appearances: 2024 will be fourth appearance.

NCAA Tournament wins: 0

20+ win seasons: 7

25+ win seasons: 3

Dustin Kerns

Current school: Appalachian State

Head coach experience: 7

Overall record: 128-101 (.559)

Record at current school: 97-64 (.602)

Regular season titles: 1

Conference tournament titles: 1

NCAA Tournament appearances: 2024 will be second appearance.

NCAA Tournament wins: 0

20+ win seasons: 2

25+ win seasons: 1

Dusty May

Current school: Florida Atlantic

Head coach experience: 6

Overall record: 125-67 (.651)

Record at current school: 125-67 (.651)

Regular season titles: 1

Conference tournament titles: 1

NCAA Tournament appearances: 2024 will be second appearance.

NCAA Tournament wins: 4

20+ win seasons: 2

25+ win seasons: 1

Niko Medved

Current school: Colorado State

Head coach experience: 11

Overall record: 195-161 (.548)

Record at current school: 116-73 (.614)

Regular season titles: 1

Conference tournament titles: 0

NCAA Tournament appearances: 1

NCAA Tournament wins: 0

20+ win seasons: 5

25+ win seasons: 1

Josh Schertz 

Current school: Indiana State

Head coach experience: 3

Overall record: 62-39 (.614)

Record at current school: 62-39 (.614)

Regular season titles: 1

Conference tournament titles: 0

NCAA Tournament appearances: 0

NCAA Tournament wins: 0

20+ win seasons: 2

25+ win seasons: 0

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