Steve Johnson begins his third season as an assistant coach for the Cerritos women’s basketball program, as well as a part-time instructor in the Physical Education department. His major responsibility with the team is to run the defense, and the team responded last season with several big wins despite the team losing two starters to injury early in the year. Johnson is also a major contributor to the recruitment of players and works very hard with the training and conditioning of individuals.

            Prior to coming to the Norwalk campus, Johnson served two seasons as the head varsity coach and one season as the assistant junior varsity coach at St. Lucy’s Priory High School. Johnson also spent two years (1999-02) as the second assistant coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills for the men’s program and one season as a part-time special assistant. In the summer of 2003, Johnson coached the Dominguez basketball team in the Dino Smiley Semi-Professional Drew League, which included some current and former NBA players, as well as top overseas and college players. From 1996-99, he was the second assistant for the women’s team at Cal State Dominguez Hills and Johnson began his coaching career in 1993 with the City of Rancho Cucamonga Youth Basketball League.