West Virginia to Hire Ross Hodge as Coach

West Virginia University is set to hire Ross Hodge, the current head coach of North Texas, as their new men's basketball coach on a five-year contract. Hodge, who has led North Texas to a 46-23 record over two seasons and is currently leading the team in the NIT semifinals, has previous ties with West Virginia's athletic director, Wren Baker. Baker was previously at North Texas, which may have influenced the hiring decision. Hodge will replace Darian DeVries, who left West Virginia for the head coaching position at Indiana after just one season. This marks Hodge's first head coach position at the Division I level after a successful junior college coaching career. His hiring is expected to be officially announced once North Texas concludes its season.