WVU men's basketball adds video coordinator with G League, Division 1 experience

West Virginia men's basketball is continuing to fill out their staff.

It was announced Wednesday that head coach Darian DeVries will add Jalen Cannady to the staff as the program’s new Video Coordinator.

"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."

Cannady brings coaching experience at both the professional and the NCAA Division 1 level. In his most recent job, he acted as a Player Development Coach/Video Coordinator for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G-League for the 2023-2024 season.

Prior to his stint with Birmingham, he spent a pair of seasons as a graduate assistant and assistant director of scouting at UNC-Charlotte, beginning the role in 2021. He also has spent time in numerous different coaching roles for competitive basketball clubs and at the junior college level. His former jobs include 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.