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MYIA JOHNSON
Third Season • Rutgers ’10
Myia Johnson is a Big Ten veteran, both as a player and a coach, and brings that experience to Happy Valley. Johnson enters her third 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 honorablemention 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 cocommunity 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 @PENNSTATEWBB
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