James Johnson (born July 20, 1971) is an American

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coach and former head coach of the

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team. He currently serves as a member of the Virginia Tech Hokies football staff as their Director of High School relations. He was hired in 2012 to succeed

Seth Greenberg Seth Vincent Greenberg (born April 18, 1956) is an American college basketball broadcaster who works as an analyst for ESPN. Prior to taking the position at ESPN he was a coach for 34 years, the last 22 as a head coach. Greenberg has been the h ...

, on whose staff Johnson had worked until leaving for Clemson, only to be hired back 12 days later. Johnson was fired by Virginia Tech on March 17, 2014, after two seasons with an overall record of 22–41. James Johnson joined the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...

basketball program as the team’s Director of Basketball Operations in June 2015. Johnson, who was on

Jim Larrañaga James Joseph Larrañaga Sr ( ; born October 2, 1949) is a former college basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team from 2011 to 2024 when he retired. Before joining the ...

’s staff for two seasons at

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, including the historic NCAA Final Four run in 2006, came to Miami after seven seasons on staff at fellow

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school

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, where he was the head coach for two seasons after five years as an assistant coach. On Monday, March 27,

Kevin Keatts Kevin Andre Keatts (born July 28, 1972) is an American college basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, North Carolina State University. Early life and playing career Keatts grew up as an on ...

announced that James Johnson had been hired as an assistant coach for the

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program. Johnson and Keatts were teammates for two seasons at

Ferrum College Ferrum College is a private college in Ferrum, Virginia. The college was established in 1913 as the "Ferrum Training School" (also referred to as the "Ferrum Institute" by its board of trustees) for primary and secondary education to serve the ...

Ferrum, Virginia Ferrum is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2010 census, an increase of over fifty percent from the 1,313 reported in 2000. Ferrum is home to Ferrum College and its Blue R ...

, from 1991–93. Johnson came to the Wolfpack after two years as the Director of Basketball Operations for Jim Larrañaga's program at Miami. He was relieved of his duties with the Wolfpack on May 9, 2022. Johnson was hired by Virginia Tech on May 9, 2023 to serve as the Director of High School School Relations for the Hokies football team. Johnson played collegiate basketball at Ferrum College, where he was a three-year starter and is a member of the Ferrum hall of fame.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Virginia Tech profile

Miami Hurricanes Profile

N.C. State Profile

Ferrum Hall of Fame profile
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