NORMAL — New Illinois State head basketball coach Ryan Pedon made his first hire official Thursday by naming Walter Offutt as an assistant coach.
Offutt has been an assistant coach the last three years at Toledo. Offutt, who played at Ohio State and Ohio University, was a graduate manager at Illinois from 2014-16 when Pedon was on the Illini's staff.
“Walter has a high-energy personality, and that has translated into his coaching career,” said Pedon. “I’ve known Walter since he was a player, and I worked with him when he was a graduate assistant at Illinois.