June 3, 2026

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

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…

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