West Virginia loses elite hoops commitment after Darian DeVries departure
It has undoubtedly been a tough stretch for fans of the West Virginia basketball program.
First, the Mountaineers were arguably snubbed from the NCAA Tournament after finishing with a 19-13 (10-10 Big 12) record. They notched several notable wins on the season but were left out of March Madness.
Then, to add insult to injury, first-year head coach Darian DeVries bolted for the vacant head-coaching job at Indiana. That was tough.
Speaking of tough, losing a head coach usually leads to changes on the recruiting trail, and the Mountaineers have suffered a sizable deflection in that regard.
Kelvin Odih, a four-star small forward from Castaic, Calif., had been committed to WVU since October 2024 and he signed his National Letter of Intent in November. But, he’s now going to be asking out of that NLI with the Mountaineers after the news of DeVries’ departure.
This is undoubtedly a tough deflection for West Virginia amid an already tough week.
Odih was an elite recruit for the Mountaineers. The 247Sports Composite ranks him as the No. 13 small forward in the country and the No. 65 overall player in the 2025 class.
Where he ends up next is anybody’s guess, but Rutgers and Louisville were in the running for him before he ultimately committed to WVU.
