Royce "Snoop" Johnson is an American basketball coach who was most recently the interim head coach of the UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | North Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1993 | North Texas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1997 | Kimbal HS (assistant) |
| 1998–2014 | Kimbal HS |
| 2018–2020 | UT Arlington (assistant) |
| 2021–2023 | UT Arlington (associate head coach) |
| 2023 | UT Arlington (interim HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–5 (.286) (college) 373–76 (.831) (high school) |
Playing career
editJohnson played one year at North Texas in the 1992–1993 season. He played in 11 games averaging 0.6 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists.[1]
Coaching career
editin 1995 Johnson became an assistant coach at Kimbal High School under his dad. In 1998 he was made the head coach of Kimbal High School. He was the head coach for 16 years and compiled a record of 373-76 he also led the team to 3 state championships.[2] On June 8, 2014, Johnson was fired.[3] In 2018 Johnson was hired as an assistant coach. In 2021 he was promoted to associate head coach.[4] On February 11, 2023, after Greg Young was fired Johnson was named the interim head coach.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Royce Johnson, Stats, Height, Weight, Draft, College". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Royce Johnson - Men's Basketball Coach- University of Texas Arlington". The Home of UT Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Smith, Corbett. "The Dallas Morning News". Dallas ISD fires title-winning Kimball basketball coach Royce 'Snoop' Johnson. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ MacBain, Jason. "Johnson And Davis Promoted, Mavs Staff Remains In Place". THE HOME OF UT ARLINGTON ATHLETICS. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "UT Arlington fires head coach Greg Young with 6 games left". WFAA. Retrieved 25 February 2023.