Johnny Hill, Curran Walsh re-join USU men’s basketball staff | Sports
LOGAN – Two former Utah State men’s basketball staff members, Johnny Hill and Curran Walsh, are returning to Logan in similar roles to their previous stints. Hill will serve as an assistant coach and Walsh will be the director of player personnel and analytics. Hill’s addition replaces the loss of assistant coach Eric Daniels, who left to take the same position at the University of Utah under its first-year head coach Alex Jensen. Hill spent one season at Utah State, having followed Danny Sprinkle from Montana State to Logan, and served as an assistant coach and director of player development under Sprinkle. In the 2024-25 season, Hill was an assistant coach at University of Illinois Chicago, focusing on defense, scouting and player development. Prior to his first stint at USU, Hill served in assistant roles at Montana State, Grand Canyon and Northwestern Ohio. “We’re very excited to bring Johnny and his wife back to Logan,” USU head coach Jerrod Calhoun said in the university’s press release about the hirings. “He was a part of one of the greatest teams in Utah State history. He comes highly recommended by Matt Painter, Rob Ehsan and Danny Sprinkle. When trying to establish a staff,