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Ohio State basketball hires Tony Skinn to fill assistant role

According to reports, Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann will be tapping Seton Hall assistant Tony Skinn to fill the assistant coach vacancy.

The Ohio State basketball team will be hiring Tony Skinn as its third assistant according to news first reported by Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press and Gannett New Jersey.

Skinn, 38, has been with Seton Hall under head coach Kevin Willard for the past three seasons. He played his college basketball at George Mason from 2003 to 2006 after transferring from Blinn College. You may remember him as a key member of the surprising Final Four squad from 2006.

His college coaching background started at Louisiana Tech from 2015 to 2018 as an assistant before joining the Seton Hall staff. Skinn will join Jake Diebler and Ryan Pedon as assistant coaches. He fills the position left when Chris Holtmann’s assistant Terry Johnson left to become an assistant under Matt Painter at Purdue.

As we get any official word or statements from Ohio State, we’ll have it for you.

Ohio State basketball assistant Terry Johnson moving on to another Big Ten program

Ohio State basketball assistant Terry Johnson has accepted a position at Purdue under head coach Matt Painter.

One of Ohio State basketball head coach Chris Holtmann’s key assistants is moving on to another school, and it’s not that far away. Purdue announced on social media Thursday that Terry Johnson has accepted a position on Matt Painter’s staff.

Johnson has been with the Ohio State program since Holtmann came on board back in 2016. He has been in charge of coaching and developing the post players as well as a key architect of the defense.

Like Holtmann, Johnson came from Butler and has a long history of coaching in the state of Indiana. This is a chance for him to get back to his roots, and will fill a hole on the Boilermaker staff after assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry accepted the head coaching position at Penn State.

Holtmann has been vocal about Johnson’s coaching abilities, even advocating for him to get a shot as a head coach somewhere without being nudged.

“I have a man on our staff, Terry Johnson, who I just believe in at a really high level,” Holtmann said at a press conference back on February 4. “I believe he deserves an opportunity (to be a head coach). He’s been a part of every team we’ve had. He’s been a part of every team that we’ve had that’s went to the NCAA Tournament. He’s got an unbelievable relationship with guys. Part of the reason that I feel compelled to work so hard in this job is to help guys have opportunities. I really believe that he deserves an opportunity.”

We wish nothing but the best for Johnson and will now turn our attention to who Holtmann will tap to fill the vacant role on his staff.