The University of Mississippi Athletics
Men's Basketball
Anthony Johnson
- Title:
- Director of Player Development
- E-mail:
- adjohn15@olemiss.edu
- Phone:
- 662-915-7534
- Alma Mater:
- Clemson (2012)
Anthony Johnson joined Chris Beard’s staff at Ole Miss during April 2023 as the director of player development, following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at USC Upstate.
Johnson helped make an immediate impact, as his first year with the Spartans was one of the best in their Division-I era. The Spartans earned the number two seed in the Big South basketball tournament and set a program record for conference victories as a Big South member with 10. They did the same in year two, with double-digit league wins, and reached the tournament semifinals in back-to-back years.
In 2021- 2022, Johnson helped develop two all-conference players including Big South Freshman of the Year selection Jordan Gainey, as well as All-Big South second team selection Bryson Mozone. In 2022-2023 Gainey earned All-Big South first team honors, and Justin Bailey was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team.
Prior to his time at USC Upstate, Johnson was the director of development and recruiting at Georgia Southern University.
Johnson spent the 2019-20 season as the director of player development and video coordinator at the College of Charleston, assisting with recruiting, video editing, scouting, and academic progress.
This is Johnson’s second time on Beard’s staff, after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Texas Tech in 2018-19 during the Red Raiders’ 31-7 Final Four campaign that culminated in an overtime battle against Virginia in the National Championship game.
Johnson earned his bachelor’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism management with a minor in sociology from Clemson in 2012 and earned his master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies at Texas Tech in May of 2019.
During his prep career, he was a three-year basketball letterwinner at James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C. He was selected to the all-region, all-area and two-time all-tournament team. After graduation, Johnson was a two-year basketball letterman at Lees-McRae College before transferring to Clemson.
Johnson helped make an immediate impact, as his first year with the Spartans was one of the best in their Division-I era. The Spartans earned the number two seed in the Big South basketball tournament and set a program record for conference victories as a Big South member with 10. They did the same in year two, with double-digit league wins, and reached the tournament semifinals in back-to-back years.
In 2021- 2022, Johnson helped develop two all-conference players including Big South Freshman of the Year selection Jordan Gainey, as well as All-Big South second team selection Bryson Mozone. In 2022-2023 Gainey earned All-Big South first team honors, and Justin Bailey was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team.
Prior to his time at USC Upstate, Johnson was the director of development and recruiting at Georgia Southern University.
Johnson spent the 2019-20 season as the director of player development and video coordinator at the College of Charleston, assisting with recruiting, video editing, scouting, and academic progress.
This is Johnson’s second time on Beard’s staff, after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Texas Tech in 2018-19 during the Red Raiders’ 31-7 Final Four campaign that culminated in an overtime battle against Virginia in the National Championship game.
Johnson earned his bachelor’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism management with a minor in sociology from Clemson in 2012 and earned his master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies at Texas Tech in May of 2019.
During his prep career, he was a three-year basketball letterwinner at James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C. He was selected to the all-region, all-area and two-time all-tournament team. After graduation, Johnson was a two-year basketball letterman at Lees-McRae College before transferring to Clemson.
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