First-year basketball coach Darian DeVries made quite an impression on students and fans at the first Hoosier Hoops on Kirkwood event.

Devries bought a round of beers for Upstairs Pub, and freshman Trent Sisley hit a trick shot off a balcony.

Maya Makalusky, last year's Miss Basketball from HSE, represented the women's basketball team in the 3-point contest finals against Lamar Wilkerson.

BLOOMINGTON — Darian DeVries took two turns on the microphone Thursday night, during Indiana basketball 's first Hoosier Hoops on Kirkwood . Whatever applause he got the first time around paled in comparison to the second.

Free drinks tend to get that reaction in a college town.

"This message is for everybody upstairs in The Upstairs Pub," DeVries said, pointing to the crowd on the outdoor terr

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