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A little over a week after Darian DeVries made the surprising decision to leave West Virginia<\/strong><\/a> after one year, the Mountaineers have found their next head men’s basketball coach. According to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports<\/a>, WVU is set to hire North Texas’ Ross Hodge to a five-year deal.<\/p>\n While he only has two years of experience at the Division I level, he does have seven years total in the role, having spent time as the head coach at Paris JC and Midland College, spanning from 2006-11. Between the two jobs, Hodge went a combined 146-24.<\/p>\n Following the 2011 campaign, Hodge made the jump to Division I to serve as an assistant at Southern Miss under Larry Eustachy and then followed him to Colorado State. In 2016, he joined Grant McCasland’s staff at Arkansas State for a year before following him to North Texas as the associate head coach. The two helped guide the Mean Green to a 135-65 mark over six years and two appearances in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n McCasland departed last season to become the head coach at Texas Tech, leading to a promotion for Hodge. In two years on the job, he has compiled a record of 46-23 and has his team in the semifinals of the NIT.<\/p>\n The Clock is Ticking for WVU as the Coaching Search Enters Day Eight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Identifying the Major Red Flags with Potential WVU Candidate Ross Hodge<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n WVU Coaching Search: Ross Hodge, North Texas Advance to NIT Semifinals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nMORE STORIES FROM WEST VIRGINIA ON SI<\/em><\/h3>\n