Myia Johnson is a Big Ten veteran, both as a player and a coach, and brings that experience to Happy Valley. Johnson enters her second season as an assistant coach in 2020-21.
At Penn State, Johnson is the assistant recruiting coordinator and the assistant defensive coordinator. In her first season with the Lady Lions in 2019-20, Johnson helped coached Siyeh Frazier to 70 steals, a personal career high, third-most in the conference and a top-50 mark in the nation (43).
Prior to Penn State, Johnson was an assistant at Wisconsin and worked primarily with the wing players. She mentored Cayla McMorris to a pair of honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors. Johnson helped guide the Badgers advance to the Big Ten quarterfinals this past season.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Johnson (then McCurdy) went to Wisconsin after serving as the video coordinator at Ohio State for three seasons. The Buckeyes advanced to the NCAA Tournament two years, including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2016. At OSU, Johnson managed film exchange and scouting duties. She was also responsible for monitoring the academic progress of team members and supervising player social media. Other responsibilities included assisting with on-campus recruiting visits, recruiting qualified male student-athletes as practice players, student life liaison, co-day camp coordinator and co-community service coordinator.
Prior to Ohio State, Johnson served as an administrative assistant/video coordinator at South Florida for one season. She was involved in the day-to-day operations of the women’s basketball program, working directly with head coach Jose Fernandez as his personal assistant and was in charge of all travel and expense reports while assisting with recruiting visits, academic mentoring and the marketing and promotions for summer camps.
Johnson graduated from Rutgers in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in sport management and a minor in sociology. She was a four-year letter winner for Basketball Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer and the Scarlet Knights from 2006-10, appearing in two Sweet 16s, an Elite Eight and one National Championship game. She was co-captain of the 2009-10 squad, averaging 4.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game and was Rutgers’ defensive player of the year as a senior in 2010.
She and her husband, Brook, have one son, Noah, and one daughter, Nova.
At Penn State, Johnson is the assistant recruiting coordinator and the assistant defensive coordinator. In her first season with the Lady Lions in 2019-20, Johnson helped coached Siyeh Frazier to 70 steals, a personal career high, third-most in the conference and a top-50 mark in the nation (43).
Prior to Penn State, Johnson was an assistant at Wisconsin and worked primarily with the wing players. She mentored Cayla McMorris to a pair of honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors. Johnson helped guide the Badgers advance to the Big Ten quarterfinals this past season.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Johnson (then McCurdy) went to Wisconsin after serving as the video coordinator at Ohio State for three seasons. The Buckeyes advanced to the NCAA Tournament two years, including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2016. At OSU, Johnson managed film exchange and scouting duties. She was also responsible for monitoring the academic progress of team members and supervising player social media. Other responsibilities included assisting with on-campus recruiting visits, recruiting qualified male student-athletes as practice players, student life liaison, co-day camp coordinator and co-community service coordinator.
Prior to Ohio State, Johnson served as an administrative assistant/video coordinator at South Florida for one season. She was involved in the day-to-day operations of the women’s basketball program, working directly with head coach Jose Fernandez as his personal assistant and was in charge of all travel and expense reports while assisting with recruiting visits, academic mentoring and the marketing and promotions for summer camps.
Johnson graduated from Rutgers in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in sport management and a minor in sociology. She was a four-year letter winner for Basketball Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer and the Scarlet Knights from 2006-10, appearing in two Sweet 16s, an Elite Eight and one National Championship game. She was co-captain of the 2009-10 squad, averaging 4.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game and was Rutgers’ defensive player of the year as a senior in 2010.
She and her husband, Brook, have one son, Noah, and one daughter, Nova.