Stanford basketball coach Trent Johnson is leaving to take the head-coaching job at LSU, multiple media outlets are reporting. The news, which was first reported by Emily Turner of KMSS TV, means the Tigers have a proven winner at the helm of their basketball program. Johnson was the Pac-10 coach of the year this season and is well respected for his coaching acumen and his demeanor, even if what got him the most attention this season was getting ejected from a Tournament game. LSU fired John Brady during the season.
Johnson has been a successful coach at Stanford but may be motivated to leave in part because next year's team won't be nearly as talented as the one he led to the Sweet 16 last year. With the Lopez twins leaving for the NBA, Stanford was already going to look a lot different next season. The new Stanford coach will have a tough job ahead of him.
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4-09-2008 @ 1:49PM
alejandro de Castro said...
Maybe Trent will stop looking so angry all the time now.....
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4-09-2008 @ 2:09PM
dtah said...
as a stanford fan, i can only say good riddance to that shitty coach. LSU fans, enjoy timeouts called too late to stop runs, timeouts right before media timeouts, an incomprehensible rotation (you know the worst player on your team...get more familiar), and, of course, a stagnant ugly offense.
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4-10-2008 @ 12:22AM
Mike said...
He coached at Nevada Reno for a few years and we got to like him. Then he bailed out and went to Stanford. His reasoning was that it was the job he has always dreamt of having and was simply ecstatic. Well I guess that ecstatic feeling just wore off. He keeps leaving wherever he goes.
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4-10-2008 @ 6:32PM
lope7 said...
Good luck to Coach Johnson. Sorry that he didn't want to stick around....
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4-11-2008 @ 7:44PM
Ron said...
I met Coach Johnson in person when he coached at Nevada. Regardlessd of what perceptions he creates on the court, in person he is very approachable, an excellent listener and filled with quiet energy and persistence. I think he will do very well his second or third year at LSU.
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