Boylen Finds Utah Native to Fill Assistant Spot
One down, one to go.
Coach Jim Boylen has hired Cal State Northridge's Stan Johnson to fill one of the two vacant assistant coaching positions on his staff that were created with the departures of Marty Wilson and Chris Jones in recent weeks.
The 29-year-old Johnson basically will replace Wilson, on account of his connections among California schools. In fact, Boylen said Johnson will start recruiting some of those schools for the Utes tomorrow morning.
"The biggest thing for me is that he kind of shares my vision of Utah across your chest meaning something," Boylen said. "He wants to be here, he's passionate about being here. He understands our state and he's excited about what we trying to build. I'm excited about it."
Johnson is a native of Salt Lake City who graduated from Taylorsville High School and played basketball at Southern Utah -- in fact, he helped the Thunderbirds win the Mid-Continent Conference championship and reach the NCAA Tournament in 2001. He played his final college season at Bemidji State in Minnesota, where he also started his coaching career.
After one season coaching at Bemidji, Johnson coached three seasons at Southwest Baptist University in Missouri before joining the Matadors less than a year ago. Obviously, that doesn't comprise the most glamorous resume, so he must have really impressed Boylen with his hunger and dedication.
Meanwhile, Boylen said he's hoping to fill the other position on his staff by next week.
Coach Jim Boylen has hired Cal State Northridge's Stan Johnson to fill one of the two vacant assistant coaching positions on his staff that were created with the departures of Marty Wilson and Chris Jones in recent weeks.
The 29-year-old Johnson basically will replace Wilson, on account of his connections among California schools. In fact, Boylen said Johnson will start recruiting some of those schools for the Utes tomorrow morning.
"The biggest thing for me is that he kind of shares my vision of Utah across your chest meaning something," Boylen said. "He wants to be here, he's passionate about being here. He understands our state and he's excited about what we trying to build. I'm excited about it."
Johnson is a native of Salt Lake City who graduated from Taylorsville High School and played basketball at Southern Utah -- in fact, he helped the Thunderbirds win the Mid-Continent Conference championship and reach the NCAA Tournament in 2001. He played his final college season at Bemidji State in Minnesota, where he also started his coaching career.
After one season coaching at Bemidji, Johnson coached three seasons at Southwest Baptist University in Missouri before joining the Matadors less than a year ago. Obviously, that doesn't comprise the most glamorous resume, so he must have really impressed Boylen with his hunger and dedication.
Meanwhile, Boylen said he's hoping to fill the other position on his staff by next week.
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