NORMAL, Ill. – New Illinois State head men's basketball coach Ryan Pedon has announced his first addition to his coaching staff in assistant coach Walter Offutt.
"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. He is a culture-changer. He impacts people around him, and he has a magnetic personality that can affect the program on a daily basis with his energy and enthusiasm."
Offutt comes to Normal by way of the University of Toledo where he was an assistant for three seasons under Tod Kowalczyk.