Kenny Johnson (basketball)
Sport(s) | Basketball |
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Current position | |
Title | Assistant Coach |
Team | Louisville |
Biographical details | |
Born | Oxon Hill, Maryland |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2011–2012 | Towson (asst.) |
2012–2014 | Indiana (asst.) |
2014–present | Louisville (asst.) |
Kenny Johnson is currently an assistant men's basketball coach with the Louisville Cardinals under head coach Rick Pitino.[1] He was hired on April 21, 2014 after serving for two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Tom Crean at Indiana University.[2]
Prior to becoming a college assistant, Johnson was very active in the Maryland high school coaching circuit. He held assistant positions at Eleanor Roosevelt High School (2002-2006), Dr. Henry Wise High School (2006-2007) and Paul VI High School (2007-2011).
Johnson also held the position of vice president/assistant director of basketball operations for well-known AAU program TeamTakeover for six years. During that time, he also served as head coach of the program's 16U team.
Personal
Johnson attended Oxon Hill High School in his hometown of Oxon Hill, Maryland. He had his playing career cut short by injury in his second season of varsity basketball. Johnson went on to attend University of Maryland-College Park, where in 1999 he earned his degree in cell, molecular biology and genetics.