DerMarr Johnson, the Cincinnati Bearcats' director of player development since 2021, was named an assistant coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers, WVU head coach Bob Huggins announced Monday.
Johnson played for Huggins at UC. In his only season for the Bearcats, Johnson was named the 1999-2000 Conference USA Freshman of the Year.
The sixth overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2000 NBA Draft, Johnson played seven NBA seasons and overseas in 10 countries.
"Obviously, DerMarr is a guy who I know very well," Huggins said, per WVUsports.com. "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.