Kenny Johnson

Biography

Kenny Johnson was named Assistant Coach for the Hoosiers on May 27, 2025. He brings over a decade of Division I coaching experience with stops in the ACC, Big East, and Big Ten conferences to his second stint with Indiana. AT INDIANA In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7). Johnson helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots. BEFORE BLOOMINGTON Johnson spent the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach for Ed Cooley at Georgetown. The Hoyas won 18 games, including league victories over Creighton