DeVries Announces Hiring of Jalen Cannady
July 31, 2024 03:40 PM | Men's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University men's basketball coach Darian DeVries has announced the hiring of Jalen Cannady to the Mountaineer staff.
Cannady, who served as Player Development Coach/Video Coordinator for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G-League last season, will be the Video Coordinator for men's basketball.
"We are excited to have Jalen join our staff as our video coordinator," DeVries said. "He will help immensely in our self analysis film study and in our game preparation. He's also someone who has played basketball at a high level which adds even more to his ability to pick things up quickly when analyzing film."
Prior to his position in the NBA G-League, Cannady was a graduate assistant and assistant director of scouting at UNC Charlotte from 2021-23. He has also served as a player development coach for Keep Stacking Days Basketball, head coach for Team History Basketball Club, youth basketball coach for Five-Star Sports China and as an assistant coach for Catawba Valley Community College.
The native of Concord, North Carolina, received a bachelor's degree in business administration from North Carolina Wesleyan College in 2016.
Cannady, who served as Player Development Coach/Video Coordinator for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G-League last season, will be the Video Coordinator for men's basketball.
"We are excited to have Jalen join our staff as our video coordinator," DeVries said. "He will help immensely in our self analysis film study and in our game preparation. He's also someone who has played basketball at a high level which adds even more to his ability to pick things up quickly when analyzing film."
Prior to his position in the NBA G-League, Cannady was a graduate assistant and assistant director of scouting at UNC Charlotte from 2021-23. He has also served as a player development coach for Keep Stacking Days Basketball, head coach for Team History Basketball Club, youth basketball coach for Five-Star Sports China and as an assistant coach for Catawba Valley Community College.
The native of Concord, North Carolina, received a bachelor's degree in business administration from North Carolina Wesleyan College in 2016.
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