TicketsDerMarr Johnson joined the University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball staff in May 2021 as the Director of Player Development. In this role, he will oversee individual development plans for Bearcat student-athletes and will coordinate details related to connecting with former players.
The 6-foot-9 guard's lone season in a Bearcats jersey was a memorable one, averaging 13.0 points and 3.7 rebounds while playing on a squad that featured national player of the year Kenyon Martin and third-team All-American Pete Mickeal, as well as Steve Logan and Kenny Satterfield. The Bearcats owned the nation's No. 1 ranking for 12 weeks while posting a 29-4 overall record and claiming the Conference USA regular-season title. Only a broken leg suffered by Martin in the first game of the league tournament prevented a special ending to the season.
By that summer, Johnson was off to the NBA as the sixth pick of the Atlanta Hawks. His draft pick marked the first time in program history that two Bearcats went in the top-10 of the NBA Draft (Kenyon Martin was #1 overall in 2000).
And for the next seven seasons he played for four NBA teams, overcoming an automobile accident that left him with a neck injury following his second year in the league.
When his NBA career concluded, Johnson continued his love for the game overseas, playing professionally in China, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Colombia, Lebanon, the Philippines, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
This is Johnson's second role with the Bearcats. He previously joined the Bearcats staff in 2017, as a student assistant coach under Mick Cronin, completing his undergraduate degree in spring 2019.
The 6-foot-9 guard's lone season in a Bearcats jersey was a memorable one, averaging 13.0 points and 3.7 rebounds while playing on a squad that featured national player of the year Kenyon Martin and third-team All-American Pete Mickeal, as well as Steve Logan and Kenny Satterfield. The Bearcats owned the nation's No. 1 ranking for 12 weeks while posting a 29-4 overall record and claiming the Conference USA regular-season title. Only a broken leg suffered by Martin in the first game of the league tournament prevented a special ending to the season.
By that summer, Johnson was off to the NBA as the sixth pick of the Atlanta Hawks. His draft pick marked the first time in program history that two Bearcats went in the top-10 of the NBA Draft (Kenyon Martin was #1 overall in 2000).
And for the next seven seasons he played for four NBA teams, overcoming an automobile accident that left him with a neck injury following his second year in the league.
When his NBA career concluded, Johnson continued his love for the game overseas, playing professionally in China, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Colombia, Lebanon, the Philippines, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
This is Johnson's second role with the Bearcats. He previously joined the Bearcats staff in 2017, as a student assistant coach under Mick Cronin, completing his undergraduate degree in spring 2019.