Mary Jo Huismann, the second winningest head coach in Ohio high school girl’s basketball history, has retired from her role as the head coach of the Talawanda girl’s basketball team.
Throughout her more than 50 years of coaching experience, Huismann earned 769 wins to just 401 losses. She coached at Mother of Mercy High School from 1972 to 2018.
She was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018 and hired at Talawanda the same year. In 2022 and 2023, she helped Talawanda to Southwest Ohio Conference Championships.
Huismann announced that she plans to continue helping the program for the 2024-2025 season, just in a different role.