DeVries replaces Mike Woodson, who guided the Hoosiers to only one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four years.

Sears was a second-team pick last season, when he helped to lead the Crimson Tide to their first Final Four. He initially declared for the NBA draft but withdrew in late May, choosing instead to return to Alabama for another run at a national title.

The Indiana Hoosiers have hired Darian DeVries as their new head coach. DeVries spent this past season as West Virginia's head coach. He spent the previous six at Drake.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey held a news conference one day after the West Virginia Mountaineers were left off the men's bracket unveiled Sunday.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) on Monday said he will take legal action against the NCAA over West Virginia University’s (WVU)’s snub from the March Madness tournament. “I’ve asked

West Virginia's governor called attention to financial incentives in North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham's contract Monday, implying that they may have played a role in the Tar Heels securing a spot in the men's basketball NCAA Tournament over West Virginia.