 Johnson in 2020 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1974 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1997 | Princeton |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2007 | Georgetown (assistant) |
| 2007–2011 | Princeton |
| 2011–2019 | Fairfield |
| 2020–2021 | Air Force (AHC) |
| 2024–present | Chicago Sky (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 182–200 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) 2–1 (CBI) 3–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Ivy League regular season (2011) | |
| Awards | |
| Ivy League Player of the Year (1997) | |
| Records | |
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Sydney Johnson (born April 26, 1974) is an American former college basketball coach and current assistant coach for the Chicago Sky. He had coached 3x3 basketball for USA Basketball. He has previously served as a head coach for the Fairfield Stags men's basketball from 2011 to 2021 and Princeton University from 2007 to 2011 where he led the Princeton Tigers men's basketball team to the 2011 Ivy League Title and the 2011 NCAA tournament. He has also been an assistant for Georgetown and Air Force. A 1997 Princeton alumnus, Johnson played for the Tigers from 1993 to 1997.[1]
As a player, he was a member of the 1995–96 Ivy League champions and undefeated (in conference) 1996–97 Princeton Tigers. He earned Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year recognition for the undefeated 1997 team. He continues to hold the Ivy League record for consecutive three point shots made and the league record for most single-game three point shots made without a miss as well as the Princeton Tigers record for career steals. His college career was marked by many memorable overtime performances, game-winning shots and game-clinching free throws. Nonetheless, his greatest recognition came for his defense.
During a seven-year professional career, he won three championships in Europe. After being hired in 2007, he has been the youngest coach in the Ivy League for his entire four-year tenure there. In his fourth season, he coached the 2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team to a league championship. Previously as an assistant he was part of the 2006–07 Big East Conference champions.