DePaul men’s basketball head coach Chris Holtmann announced several updates to his coaching staff, Tuesday afternoon. The Blue Demons will retain assistant coach Paris Parham and have added John McCausland and Tyler Hicks to the staff. McCausland will serve as Director of Basketball Operations (DOBO) and Hicks as Director of Men’s Basketball Recruiting.
Parham first joined the DePaul coaching staff in May 2021, following four seasons at Milwaukee. Parham, a Chicago native, has been in collegiate coaching for nearly two decades that includes previous stops for five seasons each at Illinois and Illinois State. While a member of John Groce’s Fighting Illini staff, the squad averaged 19 victories per year and made postseason appearances three times, winning nearly 100 games (95-75).
“Paris is someone I have known and respected for several years,” said Holtmann. “He has great recruiting contacts and experience working in both Chicago and the state of Illinois. Paris has worked for some coaches I know and respect. He loves DePaul and is committed to bringing success to this program. We are excited to have Paris a part of our coaching staff.”
McCausland joins DePaul following eight seasons with the Ohio State men’s basketball program. The Avon, Ohio native spent four years as a student manager from 2015-19 and was a graduate assistant in 2020-21, before assuming his role as a program assistant. Following his 2019 graduation from Ohio State, he spent the 2019 NFL season in Football Operations with the Cleveland Browns.
Hicks most recently worked as a graduate assistant at Illinois State, where he worked under former Ohio State assistant Ryan Pedon. Hicks served as a student-manager at Ohio State with Holtmann. In his final year in Columbus, he was named head student manager and contributed heavily to scouting, recruiting, operations and player development efforts. He graduated from Ohio State in May of 2022 and is set to receive his Masters in Sport Administration from Illinois State later this year.
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