Vermont officially announced Nathan Johnson as the new assistant coach for the men's basketball team. If the name sounds familiar it is because he is in fact replacing his brother Bryson Johnson on the Vermont staff. This was rumored for a while and it is a strong addition to the coaching staff. Johnson has a wide range of coaching experience in Canada, overseas, and spent the past two seasons on Penny Hardaway's staff at Memphis. With such an eclectic mix of experiences, Johnson will be able to bring a wide range of skills to the Vermont program. He has a strong player development reputation, which is the program's bread and butter. Adding a coach with experience developing and evaluating professional players and overseas connections adds another dimension to the coaching staff. The staff has a very nice blend of recruiting connections and professional basketball development experience. Bringing some experience from a big time program like Memphis, especially with all of the changes in the college basketball landscape over the past few seasons, is also going to help the Vermont program continue to grow and adapt. This feels like another great hire by Vermont and it will be exciting to see the influence on the upcoming season and current recruiting cycle.
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