Tucker DeVries Ranked as Top Wing in CBB

WVU F Tucker DeVries was highlighted during the offseason for being ranked as a top wing in the country by Andy Katz.

Katz ranks DeVries at No. 6.

1. Cooper Flagg – Duke

2. Alex Karaban – UConn

3. Ace Bailey – Rutgers

4. Dawson Garcia – Minnesota

5. Liam McNeeley – UConn 

6. Tucker deVries – West Virginia

7. Johnell Davis – Arkansas

8. Hunter Sallis – Wake Forest

9. AJ Storr – Kansas

10. Jaxson Robinson – Kentucky

11. Payton Sandfort – Iowa

 12. Bryce Hopkins – Providence

13. Tyon Grant-Foster – Grand Canyon

14. Tyson Degenhart – Boise State

15. Rylan Griffen – Kansas

16. Tramon Mark – Arkansas

Matchup nightmares 👀@TheAndyKatz names his top wings for 24-25 🪽

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DeVries (6-foot-7) averaged 21.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Bulldogs this past season. DeVries shot 44% from the field, 36% from three and 81% from the free throw line. DeVries is the reigning back-to-back Missouri Valley Player of the Year. DeVries was regarded as a top transfer in the portal this offseason by many outlets, including analyst Andy Katz.

DeVries has one year of eligibility remaining and decided to join his dad at West Virginia.

“[My dad] certainly felt like this is a place he can be successful and excited to be a part of. And we were all in full support of that. For me to be able to come here my senior year, I’m really looking forward to it,” Tucker said in March.