Emory & Henry College Men's Basketball

Head Coach: Bob Johnson

Consistency. That is the best way to describe head coach Bob Johnson’s teams at Emory & Henry. Johnson’s squads are team-oriented and fast paced. They are marked by intensity and singleness of purpose that is apparent even to the most casual observer. Clearly, his players believe in the system and each other. The emphasis that Johnson places on leadership, commitment, and the players’ overall personal development obviously has paid dividends for the Wasps. These ideals have taken the Wasps to uncharted territories since Johnson’s inaugural season at E&H in 1981. From the six-year period spanning 1988-1993, Coach Johnson produced Dean Smith-like numbers, leading E&H to the NCAA Division III Tournament five times, including two trips to the Sweet Sixteen (‘88 and ‘93). All six of these squads surpassed the lofty 20-win mark, something only two other Division III programs could boast about. Such success garnered Johnson three ODAC Coach-of-the-year awards and three NCAA South Region Coach-of-the-year honors. He has won more games than any other coach at E&H (342), and his teams have been nationally ranked in eight seasons. Johnson is a graduate of Dickinson College in Pennsylvania (B.A.) and Springfield College in Massachusetts (M.Ed.). He is a combat veteran of Vietnam, serving as a Ranger platoon leader with the 101st Airborne Division. He and his wife Sherry have two children, Leigh, a recent Graduate of Dartmouth Univ., who now is enrolled as a med student at ETSU and Casey, a recent E&H Graduate, who is serving his second season as Head Basketball Coach at Atlee High School in the Richmond area.