Marquette University Athletics
Johnson Named Director of Operations/Head Manager
6/21/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
June 21, 2006
Head coach Terri Mitchell announced today the hiring of Andre Johnson as Director of Operations/Head Manager. Johnson, a 2006 graduate of the University of Illinois, has spent the previous two seasons working closely with the Fighting Illini's women's basketball program.
In this role, Johnson will be in charge of the team's opponent film exchange, as well as assisting with video editing for opponent scouting purposes. He will also help to run and coordinate the various summer basketball camps, assist with on-campus recruiting efforts, help to coordinate team travel, daily practice set-up, and practice squad management.
"I am please to welcome Andre to our staff here at Marquette." said Mitchell. "I am very impressed with his enthusiasm, willingness to learn, and his work ethic. He will definately help our program succeed."
Johnson joined the Fighting Illini staff during the 2004-05 season as a student manager and was promoted to student assistant coach the following season. His duties at Illinois included assisting with the daily operations of the program, coordinating all film exchange, daily practice plans, and editing opponent game video for scouting reports.
"I am looking forward to working in the BIG EAST Conference with a great young staff here at Marquette." said Johnson.
