Chris Holtmann wasn’t quite sure how to break the news to Scoonie Penn.
He’d no longer be allowed to practice or workout with the Ohio State basketball team if he were to accept the position of director of player development for the program.
“I thought I was going to lose him when I told him that,” Holtmann joked on Tuesday.
He didn’t, though, as Penn ultimately accepted Holtmann’s offer to join the program. Getting involved in a role like this was something Penn long considered, but he felt the timing was right now and it felt like a perfect fit to join Ohio State — a place he cares so much for.