The 6-foot-7 DeVries is one of 20 players named to the preseason watch list for the award, which honors the nation’s top small forward each season.
Recent winners include Cooper Flagg, Dalton Knecht, Jalen Wilson, Wendell Moore Jr. and Corey Kispert.
DeVries scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists in IU’s exhibition win against Baylor on Sunday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Over 112 career games at Drake and West Virginia, he holds career averages of 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 32.9 minutes per game.