Indiana men's basketball introduces full support staff
Indiana men’s basketball already introduced its first coaching staff and roster under Darian DeVries, opting to make both official in late May and early June. Now the support staff is website official as well.
Here’s the staff, per an official release:
Bargen was most recently an associate head coach at Bradley, a position that had him working as a rival to DeVries’ Drake program. The two were graduate assistants on Dana Altman’s Creighton staff. Given his lengthy time spent as an assistant, he’ll likely work in an advisory role.
Horn’s hiring ends the tenure of longtime strength and conditioning coach Clif Marshall, who was retained by Mike Woodson after being hired by Archie Miller. He’s worked with DeVries since the latter’s time at Drake, with previous athletic training stints at programs such as Wichita State, Tulsa, Wake Forest and in the private sector.
Like Horn, Vereen spent time with DeVries at Drake. Unlike Horn, he didn’t follow DeVries to West Virginia. He’s previously spent time with Kansas’ football program.
Bailey joins the staff after having spent four seasons as an assistant at Sam Houston State, where he worked with current Indiana guard Lamar Wilkerson.
Sturtz is joining Indiana’s staff after having held the same position at West Virginia during the 2024-25 season. He was previously a graduate assistant and player at Drake under DeVries.
Fun Fact: Sturtz is one of just two MVC guards in the conference’s history to hold their program’s career record for total rebounds. The other? Indiana high school basketball legend Oscar Robertson.
Cannady was previously the men’s basketball video coordinator during DeVries’ lone season at West Virginia in 2024-25. He previously worked in the same position for the Birmingham Squadron, the New Orleans Pelicans’ NBA G-League affiliate.
Creel should be a familiar name, he spent the previous two seasons as a walk-on with the program. He previously spent three seasons at Rend Lake Junior College, averaging 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists in his career.
Hemphill, a graduate of Michigan City High School in northern Indiana, spent two seasons playing for DeVries at Drake before spending time overseas in Europe.