Conference Player of the Year Transfers to Big Ten Powerhouse
The storied program hasn't reached the men's Sweet Sixteen since 2016 and hasn't gotten to the Final Four or won the national championship since 1987, back during legendary coach Bobby Knight's heyday.
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But there is some help coming Indiana's way. Tayton Conerway, a productive guard who won the Sun Belt Player of the Year for the 2024-25 season, has decided to become a member of the Hoosiers and join head coach Darian DeVries.
Conerway averaged 14.2 points, 4.8 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 steals this past season while playing for Troy. He started his college career during the 2020-21 campaign with Grayson College, a community college in Texas, before spending the following two years at Ranger College, another Texas community college.
West Virginia Mountaineers coach Darian DeVries watches game play during the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at T-Mobile Center.© William Purnell-Imagn Images
During the 2023-24 season, his first with Troy, he was named the Sun Belt Sixth Man of the Year.
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While he's a poor 3-point shooter (he shot just 29.2% from that distance in his two years at Troy), he likes to attack the basket. He can also get to the free throw line, although his free throw shooting is a work in progress.
DeVries will be heading into his first year as Indiana's head coach after coaching West Virginia last year and Drake the previous six seasons. He succeeds Mike Woodson, who stepped down after four years as Indiana's head coach.
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