Coach Mary Jo Huismann

(3-19-24) Mary Jo Huismann after six seasons as the girls basketball coach at Talawanda has stepped down.

Since being at Talawanda she led the Brave to consecutive league championships in the Southwest Ohio Conference, going 19-3 in 2022 and 23-1 in 2023. This year Talawanda was 8-14. She is second in Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball history with 769 wins. Huismann was the coach at Mother of Mercy from 1972-2018 where she had 696 wins.

Talawanda athletic director Jake Richardson told WCPO TV after Huismann recently won the John Wooden Legacy Award –

“It’s great to see Coach Huismann win this award, and if you look back at all she has accomplished and been a part of, she deserves it. Her track record speaks for itself, and she is one of the greatest coaches in Ohio high school girls basketball history.”

Huismann is a member of the Ohio High School Basketball Hall of Fame and a 1999 inductee into the LaRosa’s Hall of Fame.

Wins, All-time (minimum 400) – OHSAA

810 – Ed Zink, Beavercreek (810-277) (1975-2021)
769 – Mary Jo Huismann, (769-410) Cincinnati Mother of Mercy (1972-2018) and Oxford Talawanda, (2019-2024)
700 – Bob Beutel, Gilmour Academy, West Geaugu (Through 2019)
700 – Dave Butcher, Pickerington North (700-99) (Through 2014)
689 – Dave Schlabach, Berlin Hiland (689-99)
675 – Jerry Sigler, Sylvania Northview (675-177)
657 – Karen Wittrock, Rocky River Lutheran West (657-198)
653 – Denny Schrock, Doylestown Chippewa (1979-2003, 2011- ) & Jackson (2004-2006) (653-141)
648 – Tim Gabbard, Waynesville (648-353) (1979-2022)
631 – Christina Hart, Kettering Archbishop Alter (631-270) 1994-2023
624 – Tom Davis, East Canton (624-230)
619 – Ed Foulk, Kenton Ridge (619-176) (through 2017)
601 – Richard Kiser, Sardinia Eastern (601-167)