Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries has made his first new hire adding Cincinnati assistant coach Drew Adams to his coaching staff, per Chad Brendel of the Bearcat Journal
Sources tell @BearcatJournal that Cincinnati assistant Drew Adams has accepted a bench/recruiting assistant role with Indiana and new head coach Darian DeVries. #Bearcats head coach Wes Miller will have an open spot to fill on his staff this spring.
— Chad Brendel (@ChadBrendel) March 31, 2025
Adams was the team's recruiting coordinator for the past two seasons and is expected to fill a similar role on DeVries’ staff in Bloomington.
Before he was hired by the Cincinnati Bearcats, Adams was an assistant coach at Bradley from 2015-2022. He helped the Braves complete a full rebuild that resulted in consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Championships for the first time in school history.
Previous to Bradley, Adams spent four seasons at the University of New Mexico, where he helped the Lobos to a 99-36 (.733) overall record, including a 45-21 (.682) in the Mountain West Conference.
"Drew is one of the brightest young minds in college basketball," Cincinnati head coach Wes Miller said. "His experience in operations, recruiting and coaching at the highest level – including multiple NCAA Tournament bids and conference championships at several different elite programs – has given him an impressive resume and the skills to come into Cincinnati and immediately make us better in every facet of our program."
Adams, who played for former Indiana legend Steve Alford during the 2006-07 season at Iowa, began his coaching career as a student assistant at Tennessee. Adams also spent two years on Tom Crean's staff at Indiana, first as Coordinator of Basketball Systems in 2009-10 before being promoted to Director of Operations for the 2010-11 season.
He graduated high school from Bloomington South High School so this will be a return home for Adams and his family.