Aaron Johnston (basketball) explained

Aaron Johnston
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:South Dakota State
Current Conference:Summit League
Current Record:598–191
Contract:$290,000[1]
Birth Date:28 August 1974
Alma Mater:Gustavus Adolphus College ('96)
Coach Years1:1996–1997
Coach Team1:NDSCS (asst.)
Coach Years2:1997–1999
Coach Team2:South Dakota State (GA)
Coach Years3:1999–2000
Coach Team3:South Dakota State (asst.)
Coach Years4:2000–present
Coach Team4:South Dakota State
Overall Record:598–191
Tournament Record:5–11 (NCAA Division I)
13–2 (NCAA Division II)
13–4 (WNIT)
Championships:
  • WNIT Championship (2022)
  • NCAA Division II Women's Championship (2003)
  • 2x NCC regular season championships (2003, 2004)
  • 10x Summit League regular season championships (2008, 2009, 2012–2014, 2019, 2021–2024)
  • 10x Summit League conference tournament championships (2009–2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023)
Awards:
  • 2003 Molten/Women’s Division II Bulletin Coach of the Year
  • 2x Independent League Coach of the Year (2006, 2007)
  • 6x Summit League Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2022)

Aaron Johnston[2] (born) is an American basketball coach who has been the head women's basketball coach at South Dakota State University since 1999.[3] Johnston has led the Jackrabbits to the NCAA Division II in 2003.

South Dakota State

Aaron Johnston started at South Dakota State working with the men's basketball team as a graduate assistant under then head coach Scott Nagy. He moved to the women's basketball team as an assistant coach under Nancy Neiber. During the 1999–2000 season, Neiber took a leave of absence and Johnston took over as interim for the final six games. During those six games, he went on to defeat the #2 ranked and eventual NCAA D-II Runner up; North Dakota State.

Johnston became head coach of the Jackrabbits on June 30, 2000, making him the seventh head coach in SDSU women's basketball era. In three of his first four years as head coach, he led South Dakota State to the Elite Eight three straight years, and won the NCAA D-II national championship over Northern Kentucky 65–50.

Since joining the Summit League in the 2007–08 season the Jackrabbits have made the postseason every year (11 NCAA, 4 WNIT).

He also coached one year for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's and women's golf team.

Head coaching record

*Named interim coach for the final six games.

Players drafted into WNBA

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SDSU tourney title earns Johnston $10,000. March 8, 2023. April 10, 2023. Rae. Yost. Keloland.com.
  2. Web site: Aaron Johnston (@Coach_AJ) - Twitter. twitter.com.
  3. Web site: Aaron Johnston. www.gojacks.com.