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Over the last six years, Darian DeVries got Drake back to the NCAA Tournaments. The Bulldogs went dancing three times under his watch after going just once since 1971, including this past year after winning another Missouri Valley Conference tournament title. But only one of those three trips to March Madness came via an at-large bid. In fact, since the MVC lost Creighton in 2013, the league has received just three at-large bids – one of which came in 2021 when Drake snuck in, along with Loyola Chicago. DeVries saw first-hand what it took for a mid-major to make the Big Dance. Now at West Virg…

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