BLOOMINGTON — Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson stopped by the basketball team's locker room after a 98-51 win over Alabama A&M on Wednesday night.

He was there to celebrate new coach Darian Devries picking up a victory in his debut as the 31st coach in program history and give him a specially designed game ball to mark the occasion.

"This is a special night," Dolson told the team . "This is to celebrate coach DeVries first victory, it's the largest margin of victory for any first time coach in IU history."

DeVries kicked started his head coaching career with a successful stint at Drake from 2018-24. He took the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament in four of his six seasons at the school and won at least 20 games every year.

He was hired by IU to replace Mike Woodson in March a

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