Trent Aubrey Johnson (born September 12, 1956) is an American

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coach who is currently head coach at

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. Johnson had previously been the head coach at

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, and

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Early life and education

Johnson was born in

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. He graduated from Franklin High School in

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in 1974 and played at

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from 1974 to 1978. He received his bachelor's degree in

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from Boise State in 1983.

Coaching career

Nevada

The

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hired Johnson as head coach for

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on March 7, 1999. This culminated in the 2003–04 season, when Johnson guided the Wolf Pack to a 25–9 record and its first NCAA tournament appearance since

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, Nevada defeated

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and Gonzaga in the opening rounds of the tournament, before falling to eventual tournament runner-up

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in the Sweet 16.

Stanford

hired Johnson as head coach of Cardinal men's basketball on May 25, 2004. In his four seasons at Stanford, Trent Johnson had a record of 80–48 (.625). He led the Cardinal to three appearances in the NCAA tournament and one NIT appearance. Johnson's 2007–08 team advanced to the Sweet 16 as a No. 3 seed before finishing with a 28–8 overall record. He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year following the regular season. Johnson's teams also reached NCAA Tournament in

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and

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LSU

On April 10, 2008, Johnson left Stanford and was named the 20th head coach of LSU Tigers men's basketball. Johnson would go on to win the SEC Coach of the Year award during his first season after compiling a 13–3 regular season record and outright SEC regular season title. His 26–7 overall record, along with the SEC title, would be enough to earn his team its first NCAA tournament berth since 2006. The next two years resulted in poor finishes with 11–20 records both seasons. The 2011–12 season was better as LSU finished 18–14 and received an NIT bid.

TCU

Johnson resigned as head coach at LSU to be named head coach at

(TCU) on April 9, 2012, heading into TCU's inaugural season in the

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after moving from the

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. In four seasons, Johnson went 50–79 at TCU, and his teams never finished higher than ninth in the Big 12. TCU went winless in Big 12 play in the 2013–14 season. However, Johnson's tenure at TCU included some upsets of top-25 teams, including a 62–55 home upset of #5

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on February 6, 2013. In the 2014–15 season, TCU began the season 13–0 and made the 25th spot on the

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for the week of December 22, for the program's first top-25 ranking in 16 years. TCU finished 18–15 that season after going 4–14 in Big 12 play. This would be Johnson's only winning season at TCU. On March 13, 2016, TCU fired Johnson.

Louisville

On October 11, 2017 the University of Louisville hired Johnson to fill the assistant coach opening created by new Louisville head coach David Padgett's promotion. Trent Johnson signed a nine-month contract to join David Padgett's interim staff. Louisville will pay Johnson $300,000 in salary in a deal that runs through June 30, the customary last day of men's basketball contracts at Louisville. Johnson was not retained as assistant coach by new head coach Chris Mack following the season.

California

Johnson served as the Deputy Analyst and Director of Player Development at Cal from 2019 to 2021.

Cal State Northridge

Following Mark Gottfried and his staff being placed on leave, Johnson was named the interim head coach of the Matadors. After the season, Cal State Northridge removed the "interim" tag and officially named Johnson the seventh head coach in school history.

Head coaching record

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