West Virginia men’s basketball has announced DerMarr Johnson as the new assistant coach of the WVU men’s basketball team.
“Obviously, DerMarr is a guy who I know very well,” West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins said. “He has a great amount of experience from being the national player of the year in high school, to the Conference USA Freshman of the Year, to the NBA and to a 16-year professional basketball career.”
Johnson is originally from Washington D.C., and played at Cincinnati under Huggins in 1999. There, Johnson averaged 13.0 points and 3.7 rebounds and was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year.
“He’s extremely well-liked by former players, coaches and fans alike. He has a tremendous presence in the Washington, D.C. area, being one of the most-recognized athletes to come out of there in a long time. I’m thrilled that he’s joining our program and look forward to him getting on the court,” Huggins added.
Johnson has served as the director of player development at Cincinnati since May of 2021.
“I’m excited for this opportunity to work with my coach, and I’m looking forward to getting to know and working with the players and staff,” Johnson said. “I can’t wait to get started to help this basketball program.”
Johnson had a 16-year professional career, and had been on the Cincinnati coaching staff since 2017. Johnson will begin his duties at WVU after all policies and procedures adopted by the University for new hires are complete.
West Virginia began a coaching search as they parted ways with longtime assistant Larry Harrison last week.
