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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | September 12, 1956 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1978 | Boise State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1985 | Boise HS (ID) |
| 1986–1989 | Utah (assistant) |
| 1989–1992 | Washington (assistant) |
| 1992–1996 | Rice (assistant) |
| 1996–1999 | Stanford (assistant) |
| 1999–2004 | Nevada |
| 2004–2008 | Stanford |
| 2008–2012 | LSU |
| 2012–2016 | TCU |
| 2017–2018 | Louisville (assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | California (assistant) |
| 2021–2023 | Cal State Northridge |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 290–313 (.481) (college) |
| Tournaments | 5–5 (NCAA Division I) 1–3 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| WAC tournament (2004) WAC regular season (2004) SEC regular season (2009) |
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| Awards | |
| SEC Coach of the Year (2009) Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2008) WAC Coach of the Year (2003) Nevada Hall of Fame (2013) |
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Trent Aubrey Johnson was born on September 12, 1956. He is a former American college basketball coach. Coach Johnson led several college teams, including Cal State University Northridge, Texas Christian University, Louisiana State University, Stanford University, and University of Nevada. He is known for helping his teams reach important tournaments like the NCAA Tournament.
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Trent Johnson's Early Life and Education
Trent Johnson was born in Berkeley, California. He went to Franklin High School in Seattle, Washington. After high school, he played basketball at Boise State University from 1974 to 1978. He earned his college degree in physical education from Boise State in 1983.
Trent Johnson's Coaching Journey
Trent Johnson had a long and successful career coaching college basketball teams. He started as an assistant coach before becoming a head coach.
Coaching the Nevada Wolf Pack
The University of Nevada, Reno hired Trent Johnson as their head coach on March 7, 1999. His time there was very successful, especially during the 2003–04 season. That year, he led the Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team to a great 25–9 record. This was their first time in the NCAA Tournament since 1985.
The Wolf Pack, with star players like Kirk Snyder, Marcelus Kemp, and Nick Fazekas, won their first two tournament games. They beat Michigan State and Gonzaga. They made it to the "Sweet 16" round, which is the regional semifinals. They eventually lost to Georgia Tech, who went on to be the tournament runner-up.
Coaching the Stanford Cardinal
On May 25, 2004, Stanford University chose Trent Johnson to lead their men's basketball team. In his four seasons at Stanford, Coach Johnson's teams won 80 games and lost 48. He guided the Cardinal to the NCAA Tournament three times. They also played in the NIT once.
His 2007–08 team had an excellent season, finishing with a 28–8 record. They also reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. Because of his great coaching that season, he was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. His Stanford teams also played in the NCAA Tournament in 2005 and 2007.
Coaching the LSU Tigers
Trent Johnson became the head coach of the LSU Tigers men's basketball team on April 10, 2008. In his first season with LSU, he won the SEC Coach of the Year award. His team had a 13–3 record in their conference games and won the SEC regular season title. Their overall record was 26–7, which earned them a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
The next two seasons were tougher, with the team finishing 11–20 each year. However, the 2011–12 season was better. LSU finished with an 18–14 record and received an invitation to the NIT.
Coaching the TCU Horned Frogs
On April 9, 2012, Coach Johnson left LSU to become the head coach at Texas Christian University (TCU). This was an exciting time for TCU, as they were joining the Big 12 Conference for the first time.
During his four years at TCU, Johnson's teams had a record of 50 wins and 79 losses. They never finished higher than ninth place in the Big 12 conference. In the 2013–14 season, TCU did not win any Big 12 games.
However, there were some big moments. On February 6, 2013, TCU upset the #5 ranked Kansas team with a 62–55 win at home. In the 2014–15 season, TCU started strong with 13 wins and no losses. This helped them get ranked in the top 25 teams for the first time in 16 years. TCU finished that season with an 18–15 record, which was Johnson's only winning season at TCU. On March 13, 2016, TCU decided to make a change and Coach Johnson left the team.
Coaching the Cal State Northridge Matadors
In 2021, Trent Johnson became the interim head coach for the Cal State Northridge Matadors. After the season, the "interim" tag was removed, and he officially became the seventh head coach in the school's history. On March 30, 2023, Coach Johnson announced that he was stepping down from his role as head coach.
Trent Johnson's Head Coaching Record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Nevada Wolf Pack (Big West Conference) (1999–2000) | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | Nevada | 9–20 | 6–10 | T–3rd (East) | |||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Western Athletic Conference) (2000–2004) | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Nevada | 10–18 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Nevada | 17–13 | 9–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Nevada | 18–14 | 10–6 | T–3rd | NIT first round | ||||
| 2003–04 | Nevada | 25–9 | 13–5 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
| Nevada: | 79–74 (.516) | 41–43 (.488) | |||||||
| Stanford Cardinal (Pacific-10 Conference) (2004–2008) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Stanford | 18–13 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Stanford | 16–14 | 11–7 | T–4th | NIT second round | ||||
| 2006–07 | Stanford | 18–13 | 10–8 | 6th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Stanford | 28–8 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
| Stanford: | 80–48 (.625) | 45–27 (.625) | |||||||
| LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | LSU | 27–8 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
| 2009–10 | LSU | 11–20 | 2–14 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2010–11 | LSU | 11–20 | 3–13 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2011–12 | LSU | 18–14 | 7–9 | 8th | NIT first round | ||||
| LSU: | 67–62 (.519) | 25–39 (.391) | |||||||
| TCU Horned Frogs (Big 12 Conference) (2012–2016) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | TCU | 11–21 | 2–16 | 10th | |||||
| 2013–14 | TCU | 9–22 | 0–18 | 10th | |||||
| 2014–15 | TCU | 18–15 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2015–16 | TCU | 12–21 | 2–16 | 10th | |||||
| TCU: | 50–79 (.388) | 8–64 (.111) | |||||||
| Cal State Northridge Matadors (Big West Conference) (2021–2023) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Cal State Northridge | 7–23 | 3–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Cal State Northridge | 7–25 | 4–16 | 10th | |||||
| Cal State Northridge: | 14–48 (.226) | 7–29 (.194) | |||||||
| Total: | 290–313 (.481) | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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