News and notes from Inside IU basketball with Darian DeVries

Inside IU basketball with Darian DeVries returned Monday night from Hoosier Hank’s in Bloomington. The first-year IU coach sat with the voice of the Hoosiers, Don Fischer, ahead of Indiana’s matchup against Purdue on Friday night in West Lafayette.

Jasai Miles and Josh Harris were this week’s player guests.

Here’s a recap of what DeVries had to say on Monday night:

• DeVries said he thought Indiana played “incredibly hard” in their win against Purdue on Jan. 27. He noted that it came at an important time before the team’s West Coast trip.

• DeVries highlighted the Hoosiers’ resiliency in their double overtime win against UCLA on Jan. 31. “UCLA had been very good at home. So it was a huge road…