Johnson enters his second season as an assistant coach at Georgia Southern. Nori joined the Eagles as an assistant coach before the 2024-25 season after spending a year with USC Upstate and six seasons as the head coach of Spartanburg Methodist.
The Eagles improved by eight wins during the 2024-25 season, once again winning their first-round game in the Sun Belt tournament as the nine seed. The squad broke the team record with 313 threes and 912 attempts and finished top five in the following statistics in program history: field goal attempts (3rd, 2063), rebounds (4th, 1234) and held opponents to the sixth-lowest three-point percentage against in team history. Under Johnson's guidance, Adante' Holiman was named All-Sun Belt Third Team after leading the conference in points per game and Tyson Brown broke the single-season field goal percentage record, minimum 100 attempts. In the team's first season in the new Jack & Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center, the Eagles had an 8-3 record, also closing Hanner Fieldhouse with a perfect 3-0 record.
At Spartanburg Methodist College, Johnson led the program to 100 victories and four NJCAA Region 10 top-three regular season finishes. Over his six seasons helming the Pioneers' program, he helped 14 student-athletes earn NCAA scholarships while coaching six All-Region 10 players.
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During the 2022-23 season, Johnson led SMC to its second-straight NJCAA Division I Atlantic District Semifinals appearance, winning 21 games. It was the third time during his tenure that the Pioneers reached the 21-win mark.
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His first 20-win season leading the Pioneers came during his first season in 2017-18 as he led the program to a 21-8 record and an 11-1 mark in Region 10, earning a first-round bye in the District Tournament. For his efforts, Johnson garnered Region 10 Coach of the Year honors.
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Before taking over atop the SMC program, Johnson spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Pioneers. Over the two seasons, the Pioneers won 55 total games, advancing to the NJCAA Division I Championship, and winning the Region 10 District Tournament in both seasons.
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Aside from his coaching duties at SMC, Johnson coached Upward Stars 3SSB's 17u team, helping develop elite players from South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia, and coaching several future NBA prospects.
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Before beginning his coaching career, Johnson was a four-year letterwinner at the College of Charleston for head coaches Bobby Cremins and Doug Wojcik. Over his four seasons, he appeared in 107 games, scoring 549 points and grabbing 171 boards.
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A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Johnson graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the College of Charleston in 2014.
