Erik Johansson

Biography

Erik Johansson enters his first season as Mississippi State’s Director of Scouting and Analytics on Chris Jans’ staff in 2025-26. Johansson will work extensively on scouting, analytics and basketball strategies with members of the coaching staff to assist in the creation of opponent scouting reports and provide video breakdown for player development among other duties. Johansson spent four seasons at his alma mater, Loyola Marymount in the West Coast Conference, as a video coordinator under Stan Johnson. He cut his teeth in 2020-21 and 2021-22 as a graduate assistant before being elevated into a program’s first full-time video coordinator in 2022-23 and 2023-24. The Lions earned a pair of top four finishes in the WCC standings during his tenure. LMU knocked off conference powerhouses in No. 6 Gonzaga and No. 15 Saint Mary’s as part of a 19-win campaign in 2022-23. The win at No. 6 Gonzaga marked the highest ranked win in program history along with ending the Zags 75-game home winning streak and 93-game run over unranked opponents. Overall, the Lions defeated four NCAA Tournament opponents in 2022-23 which started with victories over Nevada and Grand Canyon during non-conference action. LMU also captured the Jamaica Classic headlined by wins over Georgetown from the BIG EAST and Wake Forest from the ACC. As a player for Mike Dunlap, Johansson saw action in 118 games over his four seasons at LMU from 2016-17 to 2019-20. The Lions piled up 22 victories and made the CBI Semifinal