Trent Johnson
College basketball in the United States has a long tradition of coaches who devote their careers to the college game, shaping programs from the bench rather than the professional ranks. Trent Johnson, born on September 12, 1956, in Berkeley, California, is one such figure, having worked as a basketball coach at the college level in America.
Johnson attended Franklin High School before continuing his education at Boise State University. Those formative years set the stage for a career connected to basketball, and he went on to establish himself as a former American college basketball coach. His work placed him within the competitive landscape of college basketball in the United States, a circuit that draws coaches from varied backgrounds and keeps them engaged with the game across many seasons.
As a United States citizen who came of age in the mid-twentieth century, Johnson built a professional identity rooted in college basketball. The record of his career identifies him clearly as a basketball coach and, more specifically, as a former American college basketball coach. That designation — college rather than professional — points to a deliberate focus on the amateur game, where coaches work within the structures of university athletics programs. His connection to both Franklin High School and Boise State University marks the educational arc that preceded his entry into coaching, and those institutional ties represent the most concrete anchors available in his biographical record.
Quotes by Trent Johnson
The last time we played at home we got beat by a really good team. I thought tonight our guys were really looking forward to the challenge and knew we had an opportunity to be successful.
The first half we probably shared the ball as well as we have all year. Zones give us a chance to get open looks. When teams get up on us and pressure us man-to-man, it causes problems for us. There were a couple sequences in the first half where we made seven or eight passes, side to side. Zones are usually good for us.
The easiest thing to do in coaching is when you have an element of success, to take off (for) the highest paycheck. That's never been the agenda for me. My agenda has always been what's best for the kids.
You were blackout drunk the night before if you wake up and have no idea where you are and why.
Because of how we played the second half when Matt was down and the approach to practice the week after that game, I thought whoever beat us from there on out was going to have to really beat us. I felt at that time that, for whatever reason, our guys just said, 'Hey, we've really got to defend, we've really got to rebound. We've really got to play with a sense of urgency.' And I feel we've done that.
Call it being lucky, call it being good. You just have to execute down the stretch.
I heard someone say Arizona is going to be down. Huh? When in the heck is Arizona down?