Tucker Dale DeVries (born December 7, 2002) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the

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and the

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Early life and high school career

DeVries grew up in

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, and initially attended Elkhorn South High School. After his freshman year he moved with his family to

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, and enrolled at

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after his father,

Darian DeVries Darian Dale DeVries (born April 7, 1975) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head men's basketball coach at Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana. He was previously the head coach at Drake Bulldogs men's basketball, Drake Unive ...

, was hired as the head men's basketball coach at Drake University. He played alongside future Iowa commits Payton Sandfort and Pryce Sandfort, and Iowa State commit Omaha Biliew. As a senior, DeVries was named Iowa Mr. Basketball after he averaged 18.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 2.9 steals per game. He was rated a four-star recruit and the best overall recruit from his class in the state of Iowa. DeVries committed to playing for his father at

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over offers from

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, and Creighton.

College career

Drake

DeVries became a starter at small forward for the Drake Bulldogs early in his freshman season. He finished his freshman season averaging 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game and was named the

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(MVC) Freshman of the Year and second team all-conference. DeVries was named the preseason MVC Player of the Year entering his sophomore season. At the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, DeVries was named MVC Player of the Year. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the

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after scoring 22 points in the final against

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. The following year, DeVries' junior campaign, he repeated as the MVC Player of the Year after averaging 21.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals during the regular season. He joined Lewis Lloyd as Drake players to pick up MVC Player of the Year status for two straight seasons. DeVries repeated as the MVP of the MVC Conference tournament after scoring 27 points with seven rebounds and five assists in a 84–80 win over

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in the 2024 championship game.

West Virginia

Just three days after the conclusion of the 2024 season, it was announced that Drake head coach and Tucker's father, Darian DeVries, would fill the vacant position at

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. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Tucker would follow his father to the new program. After being sidelined since an early December victory over Georgetown, it was announced that DeVries would undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. DeVries entered the

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after the season after his father accepted the head coaching job at

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. At the same time he received Regents Bachelor of Art degree of West Virginia University in May 2025.

Career statistics

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Personal life

Devries’ father, Darian, played college basketball at Northern Iowa and was an assistant coach at Creighton for 18 years before becoming the head coach at Drake and then West Virginia. He was hired as head coach at Indiana University in 2025. His uncle,

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, was an All-American defensive end at Iowa and played in the NFL for the

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References

External links

West Virginia Moutaineers bioDrake Bulldogs bio
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