University hires Trent Johnson as head men's basketball coach


Fort Worth, TX | April 9, 2012 01:33 PM | Print this story




TCU director of intercollegiate athletics Chris Del Conte has announced the hiring of Trent Johnson as head men's basketball coach.

Johnson becomes the 21st head coach in the history of the Horned Frog men’s basketball program.

Johnson arrives at TCU from LSU, where he served the last four seasons as head coach of the Tigers. He previously held head coaching positions at Stanford (2004-08) and Nevada (1999-2004). A veteran program builder, he has guided his teams to eight postseason appearances, including five NCAA Tournaments, in 13 seasons. Two of his squads (Nevada, 2003-04; Stanford, 2007-08) reached the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.

 

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