Kevin Johnson enters his second season as assistant coach at Louisiana Tech after serving six seasons as head coach at Centenary College in Shreveport.
Johnson compiled a 65-100 overall record, 50-17 at home, at Centenary in six seasons as head coach. In 2003-04, he guided the Gents to a second place Mid-Continental finish and 13-0 home record. Johnson had been a two-year assistant under previous Centenary head coach Billy Kennedy and prior to that served for one season as an assistant at Texas-Pan American where he was a shooting guard for coach Lon Kruger and still ranks 13th on the UTPA all-time scoring list.
In Johnson's sophomore season at UTPA, the Broncs finished 20-8. In his senior season, Johnson led the team in scoring, field goal percentage and free throw percentage. Johnson was named a First Team All-American South Conference selection in 1988 after leading the league and finishing seventh nationally in three-point field goal percentage.
After receiving a marketing degree from UTPA in 1988, Johnson headed overseas to Liecester, England to play for the Liecester Riders. Following that initial season in Europe, Johnson returned to the states to serve as an assistant coach at Northwestern state in 1989. In 1990, Johnson returned to England to become player/head coach for the Oldham Celtics. Johnson averaged 33 points per game for Oldham and led the Celtics to a league championship in 1992 with a record of 25-1.Â
Johnson returned to his alma mater in 1993 to receive his teaching certification before becoming an assistant coach at Bryan High School in Bryan, Texas. In 1996, Johnson returned to the collegiate coaching ranks, becoming an assistant coach at Texas-Pan American before moving on to Centenary as an assistant and then head coach.
The Morgan City, La. native is the son of Dave and Leila Johnson and has two brothers -- Rodney and Dave III, a former All-Americna at Syracuse and No. 1 draft pick of the NBA's Portland Trailblazers in 1992.
Johnson is the proud father of daughter Ceara Brinelle.
