October 8, 2024

Assistant coach Tony Skinn leaving Ohio State to return home to Maryland

Assistant Coach Tony Skinn during the first half of the Ohio State vs. Penn State men’s basketball game Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the Value City Arena in the Schottenstein Center. Chris Holtmann will now have two assistants to replace. Assistant coach Tony Skinn, who joined Ohio State last spring, will return to his home area and join newly hired Maryland coach Kevin Williard. Prior to joining the Buckeyes, Skinn spent the previous three seasons at Seton Hall, where Williard was the head coach. The move keeps Skinn in the Big Ten and moves him back to the Washington D.C. area. Born in Nigeria, Skinn grew up in Takoma Park, less than 10 miles from Maryland’s campus, and attended nearby George Mason in college. “I grew up in two different neighborhoods, one being maybe 10 minutes from that campus,” Skinn said Feb. 26, just prior to Ohio State playing at…

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