Kevin Johnson (basketball coach)

Last updated
Kevin Johnson
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Southern
Conference SWAC
Record18–14 (.563)
Biographical details
Born (1966-11-11) November 11, 1966 (age 57)
Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1984–1988 Texas Pan–American
1988–1989 Leicester Riders
1990–1992Oldham Celtics
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1990 Northwestern State (assistant)
1990–1992Oldham Celtics
1992–1996 Bryan HS (TX) (assistant)
1996–1997 Texas Pan–American (assistant)
1997–1999 Centenary (assistant)
1999–2005Centenary
2005–2007 Louisiana Tech (assistant)
2007–2010 Nicholls (assistant)
2010–2019 Louisiana (assistant)
2019–2023 Tulane (assistant)
2023–present Southern
Head coaching record
Overall83–114 (.421)

Kevin Johnson (born November 11, 1966) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Southern Jaguars men's basketball team. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Johnson played at Texas Pan–American (now UT Rio Grande Valley) under Lon Kruger for two seasons. In his senior year, he averaged 16.2 points per game and earned American South Conference First-Team honors. [3] [4] He'd embark on a professional career in England, playing one season for the Leicester Riders, and two seasons with the Oldham Celtics, acting as player/coach for the latter. [4]

Coaching career

After his first year of playing abroad, Johnson returned stateside for a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Northwestern State. Once his playing career was completed he spent four years as an assistant coach at Bryan High School in Texas before rejoining his alma mater as an assistant coach for the 1996–1997 season. [5] In 1997, he'd join Billy Kennedy's staff at Centenary and when Kennedy departed for the head coaching position at Southeastern Louisiana, Johnson was elevated to head coach. From 1999 to 2005, he put together a 65–100 overall record with the Gentlemen. [6] He stepped down after a 3–24 season. [7]

After Centenary, Johnson would have assistant coaching stops at Louisiana Tech and Nicholls before a nine-year stretch under Bob Marlin at Louisiana. [8] [5] With the Ragin' Cajuns, he'd be on staff for the squad's Sun Belt conference tournament championship team and 2014 NCAA Tournament team. In 2019, Johnson joined Ron Hunter's coaching staff at Tulane. [4]

On March 29, 2023, Johnson was named the 15th men's basketball coach in Southern history, replacing Sean Woods. [1] [9]


Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Centenary Gentlemen (NCAA Division I Independent)(1999–2003)
1999–00 Centenary 10–18––
2000–01 Centenary 8–19––
2001–02 Centenary 14–13––
2002–03 Centenary 14–14––
Centenary Gentlemen (Mid-Continent Conference)(2003–2005)
2003–04 Centenary 16–1210–63rd
2004–05 Centenary 3–241–159th
Centenary:65–100 (.394)11–21 (.344)
Southern Jaguars (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 Southern 18–1412–6T–3rd
Southern:18–14 (.563)12–6 (.667)
Total:83–114 (.421)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. 1 2 "Southern Names Kevin Johnson Head Men's Basketball Coach". Southern University.
  2. ↑ "Kevin Johnson - Head Men's Basketball Coach - MEN'S BASKETBALL Coaches". Southern University.
  3. ↑ "Kevin Johnson College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Kevin Johnson - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". Tulane University Athletics.
  5. 1 2 "Kevin Johnson - Men's Basketball Coach". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.
  6. ↑ "Kevin Johnson Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  7. ↑ "Centenary basketball coach steps down - UPI.com". UPI.
  8. ↑ "Kevin Johnson - Men's Basketball Coach". LA Tech Athletics.
  9. ↑ "Southern University names new coach of men's basketball". AP NEWS. March 30, 2023.


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