First, West Virginia was a surprising omission from the NCAA Tournament. Then, the Mountaineers lost their coach.
It's been a lousy week for a school now facing its third men's basketball coaching change in 21 months, all occurring since Wren Baker became West Virginia's athletic director. He has become accustomed to challenges and unsettling times.
“I’m resilient,” Baker said Wednesday.
The latest blow came Tuesday when Indiana hired away Darian DeVries after he spent a little less than a year with the Mountaineers. Baker said he wanted the chance to make a competitive counteroffer to DeVries, but “just the way it unfolded, we didn’t get that chance.