Terrence Johnson (basketball)

Terrence Johnson (born August 10, 1978) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team.[1]

Terrence Johnson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTexas State
ConferenceSun Belt
Record72–52 (.581)
Biographical details
Born (1978-08-10) August 10, 1978 (age 46)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materSouthern
Prairie View A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2012Samford (assistant)
2015–2020Texas State (assistant)
2020–presentTexas State
Head coaching record
Overall72–52 (.581)
Tournaments0–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2 Sun Belt regular season (2021, 2022)
  • Sun Belt West division (2021)
Awards
  • Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2021, 2022)

Coaching career

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The son of a basketball coach, Johnson began coaching at the high school level, including at St. Bernard High School in Louisiana and Alief Elsik High School in the Houston area, while also working as a personal trainer and AAU coach for many future college basketball players.[2][1] In 2010, he'd be hired by Jimmy Tillette as an assistant coach at Samford where he'd stay until 2012 before returning to the Houston area and the AAU ranks.[2] Johnson would make his return to college coach when he joined Danny Kaspar's staff at Texas State in 2015 as an assistant coach.[3] In 2020 when Kaspar resigned after being accused of making racially insensitive remarks, Johnson was promoted to the head coaching position on an interim basis.[4]

After guiding the Bobcats to an 18–7 and a Sun Belt regular season title and earning conference Coach of the Year honors, Johnson was named the permanent head coach on March 11, 2021.[5]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas State Bobcats (Sun Belt) (2020–present)
2020–21 Texas State 18–7 12–3 1st (West)
2021–22 Texas State 21–8 12–3 1st NIT First Round
2022–23 Texas State 16–19 6–12 11th
2023–24 Texas State 17–18 7–11 T–10th
Texas State: 72–52 (.581) 37–29 (.561)
Total: 72–52 (.581)

      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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Terrence "TJ" Johnson - Men's Basketball Coach - Texas State Athletics". Texas State University Athletics.
  2. ^ a b "Samford Adds Johnson To Staff". SoConSports.com. 7 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Hires Terrence Johnson". Texas State University Athletics. 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ King, Drew (September 22, 2020). "Kaspar resigns, Johnson named new head coach". San Marcos Daily Record. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Ciardello, Keff. "Texas State removes Johnson's interim tag, elevates him to men's basketball coach". Austin American-Statesman.