Bruce Johnson is in his second year with the NDC Falcons. Coach Johnson is instrumental to the NDC men's basketball recruiting needs.
Coach Johnson is very well known and respected in Ohio, and especially the Cleveland region. Prior to NDC, Johnson was the Head Coach at NJCAA Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio. He went to Owens after spending one year at NCAA Division III Oberlin College (Ohio) as an assistant. In that season with the Yeomen, the team won nine more games than it had in the prior campaign. He was also in charge of running the program's prospect camp and he was promoted to Head Junior Varsity Coach after the season. Prior to his time at Oberlin, he was a longtime assistant in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC).
Before Oberlin, Johnson spent three seasons at Lakeland Community College, where the team was 60-34 during his time on the bench for the Lakers. With Johnson on the coaching staff, the team won a conference title, a District Championship and finished fifth in the 2015 NJCAA Division II National Tournament. He was also the Associate Head Coach with Lorain County Community College. During his time with the Commodores, the team won a District Championship.
Johnson's coaching career started at the high school level, where he was an Assistant Varsity Coach for Cleveland Central Catholic High School. The team was 14-10 during his season with the school and they made it to the OHSAA District Final. He has also spent four years coaching AAU basketball for the Score More Athletic Club based out of Middleburg Heights, Ohio.
During his time as an assistant, he has been directly responsible for the recruitment of six All-Conference selections and three captains. At the high school level, Johnson had nine student-athletes go on to play at the college level.
"Now is the perfect time to utilize all the knowledge and experience I have accrued over the last decade," Johnson said. "Notre Dame College is a great place with a wonderful location and special people. I think the possibilities are endless here at NDC. My vision is to create and sustain a culture that will help us consistently win championships. I also want to teach our student-athletes to be hard working and education driven."
Johnson played two years of NJCAA basketball. He spent the 2008-09 season with Lakeland and he played the 2009-10 season for Lorain County. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science in physical education from Cleveland State University and an Associate of Applied Science from Lorain County Community College. He grew up in Lyndhurst, Ohio and attended Brush High School.
