Men's Basketball
Mitch Johnson
- Title:
- Special Assistant to the Head Coach
- Email:
- mitch@gocards.com
Mitch Johnson enters his third season on staff at the University of Louisville under Pat Kelsey.
Johnson heads into his sixth season overall on Kelsey’s staff after spending three years under him at College of Charleston.Johnson served as Kelsey's Director of Operations for four seasons before transitioning to his Special Assistant to the Head Coach role. Johnson was also placed in an on-court coaching role prior to the 2023-24 season at CofC.
Louisville finished the year 24-11 in Johnson's second season on staff in The Ville. The Cardinals finished 11-7 in the gauntlet that is the ACC, producing a sixth-place seed in the ACC Tournament and advancing to the quarterfinals. Louisville captured its first NCAA Tournament win since 2017, defeating 11-seed South Florida in the first round as a 6-seed.
In Johnson's first year at Louisville, the Cardinals produced a 27-8 record finishing second in the ACC with an 18-2 league record. UofL also finished runner-up in the league at the ACC Tournament, making the program's first-ever appearance in an ACC Championship game. The Cards earned an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an eight-seed, returning to the Big Dance for the first time since 2019.
Johnson spent the 2021-22 season as a graduate assistant at Charleston, working as the program’s video coordinator, cutting film and scouting opponents. He also oversaw the team’s student managers.
Johnson is a 2021 graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where he was a three-time Dean's List honoree. From 2017-21, the Cincinnati native served as the head junior varsity coach and freshman boys basketball coach at Turpin High School while attending Cincinnati.
From 2016-21, Johnson was also a basketball skills trainer and business operator at Ohio Champion Basketball, training players from the NBA, WNBA, professional leagues overseas and the collegiate level. The host of players who trained under Johnson have gone on to suit up for the Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans, Indiana Fever, Liga ACB, Euro Champions League and the Bundesliga, among others.
Johnson heads into his sixth season overall on Kelsey’s staff after spending three years under him at College of Charleston.Johnson served as Kelsey's Director of Operations for four seasons before transitioning to his Special Assistant to the Head Coach role. Johnson was also placed in an on-court coaching role prior to the 2023-24 season at CofC.
Louisville finished the year 24-11 in Johnson's second season on staff in The Ville. The Cardinals finished 11-7 in the gauntlet that is the ACC, producing a sixth-place seed in the ACC Tournament and advancing to the quarterfinals. Louisville captured its first NCAA Tournament win since 2017, defeating 11-seed South Florida in the first round as a 6-seed.
In Johnson's first year at Louisville, the Cardinals produced a 27-8 record finishing second in the ACC with an 18-2 league record. UofL also finished runner-up in the league at the ACC Tournament, making the program's first-ever appearance in an ACC Championship game. The Cards earned an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an eight-seed, returning to the Big Dance for the first time since 2019.
Johnson spent the 2021-22 season as a graduate assistant at Charleston, working as the program’s video coordinator, cutting film and scouting opponents. He also oversaw the team’s student managers.
Johnson is a 2021 graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where he was a three-time Dean's List honoree. From 2017-21, the Cincinnati native served as the head junior varsity coach and freshman boys basketball coach at Turpin High School while attending Cincinnati.
From 2016-21, Johnson was also a basketball skills trainer and business operator at Ohio Champion Basketball, training players from the NBA, WNBA, professional leagues overseas and the collegiate level. The host of players who trained under Johnson have gone on to suit up for the Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans, Indiana Fever, Liga ACB, Euro Champions League and the Bundesliga, among others.
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