Morgantown, WV – Earlier this morning, Matt Norlander of CBS Sports reported that North Texas head men’s basketball coach Ross Hodge will accept the same position with West Virginia University. This marks the second time in as many years that the Mountaineers will be starting a new era on the hardwood.
After the news had broken, Hoppy Kercheval of MetroNews shared Hodge’s contract details via X.
New WVU head bb coach Ross Hodge's contract is believed to be similar to DeVries–five years and aprox $3 million per year to start.
— Hoppy Kercheval (@HoppyKercheval) March 26, 2025
Kercheval claims that Hodge’s contract will be similar to that of Darian DeVries. The details are as follows:
5-years, $3 million per season
Official contract details will likely be released by the university in the coming days. Hodge made $700,000 annually previously at North Texas, so he is receiving a substantial raise at West Virginia University.
Hodge, 44, was the head coach of the North Texas Mean Green basketball team for the past two seasons, leading them to a 43-23 overall record and a 24-12 record in the American Athletic Conference. North Texas beat Oklahoma State in the Quarterfinals of the NIT last night and advanced to the semifinals of the tournament. It’s unclear at this time whether Hodge will continue to coach the team or if he will immediately fly to Morgantown to begin working with the Mountaineers.
WVU director of athletics Wren Baker is familiar with Hodge from his time as the athletic director at North Texas from 2016-2022. Hodge was the Associate Head Coach at North Texas from 2017-2023 before taking over the program two years ago. Prior to his time at North Texas, Hodge was the Associate Head Coach at Arkansas State (2016-2017), an assistant coach at Colorado State (2012-2016), an assistant at Southern Miss (2011-2012) and was highly successful as a head coach at the junior college level. At Paris Junior College, Hodge was 83-17 (.830) and 63-7 at Midland College from 2009-2011.
Stay tuned to The Voice of Motown for updates.
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