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Luke Goode on Darian DeVries: 'Indiana is going to be in good hands'

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Jan 31, 2025; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Luke Goode (10) celebrates after a play during the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-Imagn Images

Luke Goode was only expecting to wait about a month to hear back from the NCAA regarding his waiver for an additional season, but as the days dragged on — and eventually weeks — he began to find peace in whatever the decision would end up being. That NCAA decision resulted in Goode playing his final game at Indiana, and in college, in March in the Big Ten Tournament.

After finding out over the July 4th holiday weekend that his waiver was going to be denied, Goode wasn’t angry or upset — but relieved that he now knew what his next step could be.

“Indiana had hired some lawyers to talk to them (NCAA) and they said about 10 percent of cases get overturned by appeal,” Goode said following his second round game in the 2025 TBT earlier this week. “We didn’t want to string it on, I just wanted to move on with my basketball career.

“It was just weird because I was preparing but didn’t know what it was for, whether it was to come back to college or for the professional level. Just not knowing my future I’d say was the toughest part. I know everything’s going to work out.”

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It’s been widely discussed how Goode was staying in shape and prepared for the season if his waiver was granted by training and working out with the current Indiana roster.

As the only ‘returning’ member of the roster at that time, he had the opportunity to see the differences in the coaching staff from Mike Woodson to Darian DeVries.

His takeaways? ‘Indiana is going to be in good hands’.

“I think Indiana fans are going to really like coach DeVries,” Goode said. “Culture is the biggest thing with him I noticed — just day one on the court and how he gets his guys to play for him, so I think Indiana is going to be in good hands.

“Coach is awesome. Getting to spend those four weeks down there (in Bloomington), I got to know the players really well and became good friends with them, honestly. Coming over to my house on the weekends and creating a bond. It’s fun for me too, because even though I’m not going to be their teammate, I’ll still be their friend. I’ll still be supporting them wherever I’m at and playing this next year.”

Goode — who transferred in from Illinois last year — averaged 9.1 points a game and shot 39.2 percent from three for the Hoosiers. He started 16 of his 32 games played. 

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In Big Ten play alone, he averaged 11 points and shot 44.3 percent from three on 2.4 made 3s a game.

And during his TBT run, he kept part of Indiana University with him — playing in his shoes he wore at Indiana and worked out in the previous four weeks in Bloomington.

With his TBT run over, Goode is expected to explore options in the G-League before turning to international opportunities.

“Still trying to figure it out. I told my agent I was trying to play in the States, so probably the G League is where I’ll go next. Trying to be a two-way player if I can and potentially go overseas. I’m still figuring it out — hoping for the best opportunity possible,” Goode said. “It’s such a unique situation, it’s hard even for my agent because teams don’t know what I’m doing. Now that there’s a definitive answer, I can finally get going (on what’s next).”

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