Vince Johnson was named an assistant coach with the RMU men’s basketball program July 28, 2020, and the 2023-24 campaign is his fourth with the Colonials.
“We’re extremely excited to welcome Vince to RMU,” Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole said at the time of his hiring. “I was impressed with his vision and energy and believe he will make a seamless transition in joining our staff. Vince has an extensive background in the Northeast, and we feel he’ll help us in recruiting that area as well as help make our current student-athletes better players.”
Johnson, a native of Harlem, N.Y., spent the 2019-20 campaign in Neptune, N.J., as camp director with the Hoop Group. As part of his role, Johnson assisted in recruiting for various tournaments as well as overseeing middle school tournaments.
Prior to his position at the Hoop Group, Johnson spent three years as the head coach at Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta, N.J. Johnson had multiple student-athletes earn all-county accolades during his stint as head coach from 2016-19.
In the collegiate ranks, Johnson began his NCAA Division I career as director of basketball operations at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., during the 2014-15 campaign. The Mountain hawks finished the season with an overall record of 17-15 (.533), finishing second in the Patriot League standings with a mark of 10-8 (.556).
Johnson is a 2010 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas in Sparkill, N.Y., where as a senior in 2009-10 he averaged 8.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 26 games for the NCAA Division II Spartans. Johnson played his prep career at Rice High School in New York, N.Y.
THE JOHNSON FILE
Birthdate: Feb. 8, 1988
Hometown: Harlem, N.Y.
Age: 35
Alma Mater / Year: St. Thomas Aquinas / 2010
Degree: Bachelor of Science (sports management)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Robert Morris University
(Moon Township, Pa.)
- Assistant Coach (2020 – present)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Pope John XXIII High School
(Sparta, N.J.)
- Head Coach (2016-19)
Lehigh University
(Bethlehem, Pa.)
- Director of Basketball Operations (2014-15)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
St. Thomas Aquinas
(Sparkill, N.Y.)
- Guard (2006-10)
Rice High School
(Manhattan, N.Y.)
- Guard (2002-06)
