Jay Johnson (baseball coach)

Jay Johnson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLSU
ConferenceSEC
Record137–62 (.688)
Biographical details
Born (1977-04-20) April 20, 1977 (age 47)
Oroville, California, U.S.
Alma materShasta College (Class of 1998)
Playing career
1997–1998Shasta College
1999–2000Point Loma Nazarene
Position(s)Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2004Point Loma Nazarene (asst.)
2005Point Loma Nazarene
2006–2013San Diego (Asst.)
2014–2015Nevada
2016–2021Arizona
2022–presentLSU
Head coaching record
Overall454–234 (.660)
TournamentsNCAA: 26–14
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • MW Coach of the Year (2015)
  • Pac–12 Coach of the Year (2021)
  • National Coach of the Year (2023)

Jay Bradley Johnson[1] (born April 20, 1977)[2] is an American college baseball coach and former second baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the LSU Tigers. He played college baseball at Shasta from 1997 to 1998 before transferring to Point Loma Nazarene.[3] He then served as the head coach of the Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions (2005), Nevada (2014–2015)[4][5][6] and the Arizona Wildcats (2016–2021).

  1. ^ University of Arizona directory search for Jay Johnson
  2. ^ "Jay Johnson". Point Loma Nazarene University. Archived from the original on August 31, 1999. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jay Johnson Named Arizona Baseball Head Coach". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Jay Johnson bio". University of San Diego Toreros. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  5. ^ Chris Graham (June 28, 2013). "University of Nevada Hires Jay Johnson as Next Baseball Head Coach". CarsonNOW.org. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  6. ^ Don Starks (July 1, 2013). "Nevada Wastes No Time in Signing New Baseball Coach". mwcconnection.com. Retrieved September 9, 2013.