Damian Johnson

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Met his parents in Orlando when the Gophers played in a Thanksgiving tournament and the Milkhouse. Super, super nice.
 


Keyser Söze said:
I want to see Damian coaching for the Gophers some day.
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Here's his team statement. I haven't followed him much as a coach, maybe it's time to start doing that. Seems like he's got a good program going there.

THE TRUE NORTH.
The goal of our program is to create a fun, competitive and safe basketball environment that focuses on providing skill development, fostering a love for the game, teaching respect for others, instilling self-confidence, shaping young leaders, and building teamwork in our North St. Paul student-athletes.
 


Livingat45north said:
Here's his team statement. I haven't followed him much as a coach, maybe it's time to start doing that. Seems like he's got a good program going there.

THE TRUE NORTH.
The goal of our program is to create a fun, competitive and safe basketball environment that focuses on providing skill development, fostering a love for the game, teaching respect for others, instilling self-confidence, shaping young leaders, and building teamwork in our North St. Paul student-athletes.
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He's a good follow on Twitter as well. Definitely has a good head on his shoulders. I bet he'd be a good recruiter for us. Seems like someone both kids and parents would like and I think someone who grew up in the south but chose to live in Minnesota could convince other people that Minnesota is a good place to be.
 

Started following Gopher ball his freshman year. VIP Johnson is my all-time favorite player. I had to watch that Big Ten Network show following the team (blanking on name) twice because DJ was so hilarious. That was back when they followed a team for the season.
 

Damian Johnson certainly wasn't the most athletically gifted player....but he was almost definitely the most intelligent. Always seemed to be in the right place and was a defensive nightmare for the opposition. He did all the small things that make for a good player and teammate.

He'll do great things as a coach.
 

stocker08 said:
Damian Johnson certainly wasn't the most athletically gifted player....but he was almost definitely the most intelligent. Always seemed to be in the right place and was a defensive nightmare for the opposition. He did all the small things that make for a good player and teammate.

He'll do great things as a coach.
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+1

I loved watching him defend.
 



He's the perfect example of a 4-year player. Looked absolutely lost as a freshman and by the time he was a senior, he was so versatile and valuable. Sometimes we need to practice patience (Ihnen, Freeman).
 

cheeseheadgophfan said:
He's the perfect example of a 4-year player. Looked absolutely lost as a freshman and by the time he was a senior, he was so versatile and valuable. Sometimes we need to practice patience (Ihnen, Freeman).
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Not to get off topic here, but Aaron Robinson is another favorite from that era who fits that description and, lo and behold, a bit of a search brings me to an article from last year that indicates A-Rob is an assistant coach with North. Nice to see such wonderful reps for the U sticking around and helping to mold the prep players coming up.
 

stocker08 said:
Damian Johnson certainly wasn't the most athletically gifted player....but he was almost definitely the most intelligent. Always seemed to be in the right place and was a defensive nightmare for the opposition. He did all the small things that make for a good player and teammate.

He'll do great things as a coach.
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Damian Johnson was a great athlete. He was 6'7" 200" and averaged a couple blocks and steals a game in the Big 10. He was a human pogo stick. He was actually pretty similar to Rodney Williams (not quite the athlete).

Damian is one of my favorite Gophers and the dude was a fantastic athlete.
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
Damian Johnson was a great athlete. He was 6'7" 200" and averaged a couple blocks and steals a game in the Big 10. He was a human pogo stick. He was actually pretty similar to Rodney Williams (not quite the athlete).

Damian is one of my favorite Gophers and the dude was a fantastic athlete.
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I worded that wrong. He wasn't the most offensively gifted played. Definitely one of my favourite Gophers of all time too.
 



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