Drake.
That’s five players in the national top-356 in assist rate coming in vs. one on last year’s Indiana team. And DeVries has plenty of shooters to find for those assists. In the aggregate, IU’s incoming roster made 593 threes in their last full season of basketball while shooting 37.1% on those attempts. Eight of them shot 35% or better from long range. That’s a complete transformation as well.
While it’s difficult to rebuild an entire roster from the ground floor in a brief window, it did give DeVries the opportunity to shape the roster to fit the playing style he is seeking.
“The cool thing about starting from scratch is every piece can fit into Coach DeVries’ system,” Adams said. “You’re not trying to fit a square peg into a circle. We really got to evaluate the kids, the style of play, how they fit together, how they fit into his system. I think we’ve got a good group that will play well together.”
