born april american college basketball coach current head coach men basketball team previously johnson head coach princeton_university led men basketball team ncaa tournament princeton alumnus johnson played tigers player member ivy league champions undefeated conference earned year recognition undefeated team continues hold ivy league record consecutive point shots league record single game point shots miss record career steals college career marked memorable overtime performances game winning shots game free throws nonetheless greatest recognition came defense seven year professional career won championships europe hired youngest coach ivy league entire year tenure fourth season coached princeton tigers men basketball team league championship previously assistant big east conference champions playing career johnson spent childhood baltimore played sophomore junior season high school basketball minnesota johnson transferred minnesota prior senior season early signing period november november johnson considering ivy league schools verbally committed december announced johnson signed letter intent senior season johnson lead following season earned league team recognition selected participate sponsored second team metro selection following graduation attended virginia year april playing year johnson signed letter intent miami team accepted princeton_university june year revoked letter johnson showed strong leadership skills early princeton time captain university history freshman year twice named week team season tigers match led johnson provided tigers couple occasions december hit new_york_times described falling point basket seconds left regulation basket forced overtime end overtime period johnson converted foul shots seconds left cement victory season set career high point performance harvard double overtime victory recorded seven steals game brown february shy school record tigers past penn junior named week second weekend february led team ends court following week posted points yale established season high allen graduated princeton losses penn princeton penn ended season tied ivy league champions johnson decisive point shot minute seconds remaining overtime game playoff defensive rebound added pair free throws seconds left steal win ended game losing streak penn win earned team conference automatic bid ncaa tournament following game head coach announced retirement thirteen seeded team matched defending national champion round pairing team leading scorer points round victory ucla ncaa tournament team fell minutes remaining point shooting performance included shot bring team game tying knot score defended second shot princeton took lead seconds remaining game ucla jumped lead johnson leadership held team early ucla looked strong senior new head coach described defender ivy league men basketball player year johnson earned award defense winner single digit scoring average scored february princeton clinched ivy league regular season championship defeating following week established ivy league records consecutive point field goals single game point field goals misses men basketball february men basketball march points regular season finale princeton tied school record nineteenth consecutive win ncaa tournament opening round matchup bears final second pass intercepted attempted shoulder blame press retired princeton_university time leader steals total steals fifth ivy league history end career eleventh end ncaa division men basketball season retired second princeton history career point shots fourth career assists writing senior thesis education british colonial rule graduating bachelor degree history johnson declined scholarship awarded played years italy followed spain johnson played professional basketball italy spain season played seasons italy seven year professional career coach won italian second division championship starter earned league championship final professional season earned league title teamed win championship coaching career georgetown johnson brought assistant newly appointed head coach georgetown team coming losing record national invitation tournament team reached round tenure georgetown helped coach team overall record seasons team regular season championship big east men basketball tournament championship trip final ncaa men princeton scott abandoned struggling princeton team coach denver athletic director hired program johnson emerged field princeton offense veterans included johnson demeanor coach said players predecessor left compiling losing record years princeton regarded inexperienced coach years experience assistant coach youngest coach ivy league johnson inherited team gone conference prior season overall prior season team achieved scott era point performance tied record fewest points inception point shot shot clock team ranked nation scoring race issue collegiate coaching ranks johnson year african american men basketball head coaches team ivy league johnson employs princeton offense tiger stars johnson assistants princeton tumultuous season rebuilding posted record princeton began great improvement games left schedule conference record controlled destiny possible postseason bid finished record ivy league tied yale second place way tigers defeated non conference schedule wins harvard twice highlight season early season victory eventual ivy league possessed game ivy league winning streak ivy league coach year sport named year johnson season team rebounded start win final games earn berth college basketball princeton wins postseason wins postseason berth march opening round game home princeton defeated game princeton postseason appearance team went ncaa men postseason victory team won games march team defeated double overtime gymnasium indianapolis indiana tigers previously won postseason indianapolis johnson led team pulled round upset national defending champion ucla tournament tournament semifinals team defeated arena missouri march johnson earned coach year johnson motion princeton offense bit uptempo resulting possessions higher scores march team chance clinch outright ivy league men basketball season championship lost harvard clinched share title following game johnson team sit bench watch harvard fans celebrate march princeton defeated penn force game playoff whitney gymnasium connecticut march princeton earned ivy league automatic bid making time 24th time school history defeating harvard princeton awarded number thirteen seed round match kentucky kentucky eliminated ivy league representative prior season kentucky emerged victorious margin second named finalist skip award april johnson accepted head coaching position replacing coached semifinals postseason tournament lost defeating yale manhattan finish record went win tournament second season row finalist team started season winning consecutive seven games team lost final conference games finish conference eventually team finished personal johnson history professor father divorced mother johnson young grew series college towns johnson father played basketball indiana early 1960s americans play professionally france brother steve california bears team defeated time defending champion men basketball team ncaa tournament princeton johnson member cap johnson met wife née johnson princeton initially hired princeton couple children year old son newborn daughter julia johnson involved university head coaching career participating task force charged surveying impact princeton eating clubs campus life sitting players student section home football games head coaching record
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