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Loyola Marymount hires Marquette assistant Stan Johnson as its basketball coach

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Loyola Marymount hired Stan Johnson as its basketball coach Friday.

Johnson spent the last five years at Marquette, most recently as associate head coach. The Golden Eagles reached the NCAA tournament in 2017 and 2019.

He was also on coaching staffs at Arizona State, Drake, Utah and Cal State Northridge. He had assistant jobs at Bemidji State and Southwest Baptist, both Division II schools.

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Los Angeles CA - FEBRUARY 29, 2020 - Family, friends, fans and members of LMU's Elite Eight Run of 1989-90 stand at the base of the unveiled statue of LMU basketball star Hank Gathers at the entrance of the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeleson February 29, 2020. Gathers died of cardiac arrest right before the start of the NCAA tournament in 1990. The unveiling is just days before the 30th anniversary of Gathers' passing on March 4. The statue was created by the Fine Art Studio of Rotblatt-Amrany. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Johnson played three years at Southern Utah and helped the Thunderbirds reach the NCAA tournament. He played his senior year at Bemidji State.

Athletic director Craig Pintens said Johnson has “a tremendous vision†for the future of LMU basketball.

Johnson replaces Mike Dunlap, who was dismissed March 8 after going 81-108 in six seasons.

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