Tom JOHNSON
Name: Tom JOHNSON
Position: Head Coach (Men’s Team)
Nationality: Canadian
Birthday:
Coaching Career and Accomplishment:
1995-1997: Player/Head Coach L.A. Selects. Hong Kong Super Cup Tournament (summer tournament)
1992-2001: Co-creator and Head Coach ‘Success Basketball Camps’ (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
2001: Player/Co-Coach Derbyshire Arrows, Conference Division, Sheffield England: promotion from 2nd division to Conference
2001-2003: Head Coach B.C. Jyväskylä, Men’s SM Champions League Finland. 5th place and quarter finalist
2003-2004: Head coach of Tarmo, Porvoo, Men’s SM Champions League Finland.
2004-2005: Head coach Basketball Club Scarlet Vilvoorde, 1st division Belgium.
2005-2006: Head Coach Basketball Club Okapi Aalstar, 2nd division Belgium. League and playoff champion
2006-2007: Head Coach Basketball Club Okapi Aalstar, 1st division Belgium. 5th place. Voted 2nd in Belgian Coach of the Year Balloting
2007-2008: Head Coach Belgacom Liege Basket, 1st division Belgium. 5th place and quarter finalist
2008-2009: Head Coach Belgacom Liege Basket, 1st division Belgium. 5th place and quarter finalist, reached final 16 of Euro Challenge, defeating Cajasol Sevilla ACB team 2 times in group phase, only team to defeat finals runner up Cholet on the home court. Belgian Cup finalist
2009-2010: Scouting Consultant OKC Thunder NBA. Assistant Coach Frankfurt Skyliners. Finalist runner up. Assistant Coach OKC Thunder at NBA Orlando summer league
2010-2011: Assistant Coach Turk Telekom 1st division Turkey
Playing Career
Position: 1-2
Height: 6’ 3’’- 190cm
Weight: 195lbs- 90kg
2002-2003
B.C. Jyvaskyla
Men’s SM Championship League Finland
Head Coach: Tom Johnson
2001
Virtus Ragusa
A2 Italy
Head Coach: Ninni Gebbia
2000
TSK Bamberg
1st division Germany
Head Coach: Armin Andreas
1999-2000
MTV Giessen Flippers (Avitos Giessen)
1st division Germany
Head Coach: Joe Whelton
1998-1999
Bree BBC
1st division Belgium
Head Coach: Paul Vervaeck
1998
Individual tryout with Vancouver Grizzlies NBA
1997-1998
Toulouse Spacer’s
ProA France
Head Coach: Laurent Buffard
1996-1997
Caserta Juventus
A2 Italy
Head Coach: Regginio Bernardi
1994-1995
Castors Braine
1st division Belgium
Former Canadian National Team Player: Highlights
1994: World Championships Toronto, Canada
1991: World University Games, Sheffield, England, 2nd.
1991: Pan American Games, Havana, Cuba, 8th.
1989: World University Games, Duisburg, Germany, 4th.
1987: World Jr. Championships, Bormeo, Italy, 5th.
Awards
1991: University of Victoria Male Athlete of the Year.
1988, 1990: CIAU (Canadian Inter Athletic University) 1st team All Star.
1989-1991: Student Athlete Representative of the University of Victoria for CIAU.