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Mitchell "Mitch" Johnson is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the interim head coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. Before that, he was an assistant coach for the Spurs from 2019 to 2024, and was an assistant coach for the Austin Spurs from 2016 to 2019. He played college basketball for Stanford Cardinal.




Professional career


After leaving Stanford, Johnson went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. He joined the Tulsa 66ers on November 1, 2009. On December 16, 2009, Johnson was waived by the 66ers.




Coaching career






= Austin Spurs (2016–2019)

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Johnson started his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Austin Spurs in 2016. Johnson won the G League Championship with the Austin Spurs in 2018.




= San Antonio Spurs (2019–present)

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In 2019, the San Antonio Spurs hired Johnson to be an assistant coach for Gregg Popovich. On May 15, 2021, Johnson was the interim head coach in a 140-103 loss against the Phoenix Suns as Popovich watched Tim Duncan’s induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Johnson was the interim head coach again in a 110-99 loss against the Indiana Pacers on March 2, 2023, as Popovich was unable to coach due to an illness. On November 2, 2024, Popovich was sidelined indefinitely from coaching due to a health issue, which was eventually revealed to be a stroke, and Johnson became the Spurs interim head coach. He started coaching the Spurs on November 2 in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, having been informed two and half hours before tip off that Popovich wasn’t available to coach because of illness, and the Spurs won 113-103 against the Timberwolves. This is also the third time Johnson has served as the interim head coach of the Spurs.




College statistics






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Personal life


Mitch Johnson is the son of former NBA player John Johnson, who won the 1979 NBA Finals with the Seattle SuperSonics.




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