Daniel Johnson begins his first season as an assistant on the Malone women’s basketball coaching staff in 2015-16. He brings a wealth of collegiate and high school coaching experience to the position, most recently serving as the head women’s basketball coach at Crossroads College, a Christian institution located in Rochester, Minnesota.
At Crossroads, Johnson re-started a basketball team that was defunct for the two previous years. Although the team was formed with only two girls who had previous basketball or athletic backgrounds, they successfully competed against teams at the NAIA, NCAA Division III and NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) Division II levels. While at Crossroads, Johnson also had four athletes who were named Academic All-American.
Prior to Crossroads, Johnson served as the head women’s basketball coach at Kent State University-Tuscarawas. At KSU Tusc, he took a team that was 8-36 over the previous two years and guided them to a 9-13 overall record and a spot in the Conference Quarterfinals.
As a high school coach in Florida, Coach Johnson’s teams won one District Championship and also had three District Runner-Up finishes. He also guided high school teams to two Regional Quarterfinal berths and one State Sweet Sixteen appearance. During his high school coaching career, he had two All-State honorees and 14 All-County players.
In addition to his coaching experience, Johnson also served in the Florida Army National Guard followed by the United States Navy. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, concentrating in Human Resource Management and a Master of Arts in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University in Irvine, California.
