Johnson completed his first season on the Blue Hose staff in the 2022-23 season after spending the past two seasons as assistant coach at the University of Charleston.
He spent his first year with Presbyterian working primarily with the post players including second-team all-conference honoree Bryanna Brady. Johnson helped lead Brady to one of only four PC DI players to eclipse 400+ as she scored 401 points on the season tallying 171 field goals as she finished with 18 double-figure scoring games and four double-doubles. Brady and Nuria Cunill were both key parts of the Blue Hose inside game that totaled a DI record for rebounds (1141) and defensive rebounds (841).
As a team, the Blue Hose broke 10 team DI single-season records throughout the season including points/game (64.9), field goals made (748), points (1,947), rebounds (1,141), defensive rebounds (841), defensive rebounds/game (28.0), assists (429), assists/game (14.3), field goal pct. (43.4%) and field goals attempted (1,723).
During his time at Charleston the program earned a pair of conference championships, a regular season title along with an NCAA Atlantic Regional championship. The school also made history earning the first ever elite 8 appearance for an Mountain East Conference women's team.
Johnson was honored to be a 21' World Exposure D2 Assistant COY Finalist, as well as making the WBCA 30 under 30 list for the 2020-2021 season.
Before arriving to Charleston, Johnson served as Director of Player Development for the Green Bay Men's Basketball program for the 2019-20 season. In Johnson's role, he was responsible for player management, program operations and assisted in setting up on campus recruiting and coordinating official and unofficial visits for potential recruits. He also took the lead on coordinating all team travel and student-athlete advisement.
Johnson earned his Bachelor's degree in Communications from Florida Southern College in 2015, where he also made frequent appearances on the school and league's Academic Honor Roll
He started his collegiate career at NCAA Division I NJIT, then transferred to Gannon (NCAA D2) before ending up at USU Eastern (JuCO). After one successful season at USUE, Johnson was recruited by to Florida Southern, where he played his final two seasons of college basketball. During his two seasons at FSC, Johnson helped the Mocs to a 26-5 and 36-1 record, including the 2015 NCAA Division II National Championship in 2015.
Johnson earned Sunshine State Conference All-Tournament Team, and NCAA All-South Regional Team his senior season. He averaged 6.2 PPG and led the team in rebounding with 6.5 RPG that year, while ranking second in the SSC in offensive rebounding (2.8 ORPG) as well. He started in all 37 of his team's games that year, averaging 21.9 MPG, and led the team in field goal percentage (50.3 percent), eventually cutting down the nets in Evansville, Ind., in the team's win over Indiana (Pa.).
Johnson graduated from Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf, Maryland. He has three sisters (Talisa, Nakia, and Niya) and is the proud father of his dog Spud.
