Brad Johnson, a longtime high school coach in Arkansas, will bring his basketball prowess to the Razorback bench and as part of head coach Kelsi Musick’s first staff in Fayetteville. Johnson recently completed his 16th season as the Farmington High School girl’s head coach. Over the last three seasons, Johnson coached the Lady Cardinals to an impressive record of 105-3 and back-to-back-to-back state titles, including the program’s first 5A state championship in March.
Johnson has coached 26 Farmington players to the college level, including Arkansas’ Jenna Lawrence.
Overall, Johnson finished his high school coaching career with 419 wins, four state titles, eight conference titles and seven state finals appearances. The Dardanelle, Arkansas native previously coached at Plainview-Rover, Elkins, Dardanelle, Springdale Har-Ber and Gravette before taking the Farmington job in 2009.
Johnson received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Arkansas Tech in physical education and health, and educational leadership, respectively. Johnson’s daugter, Trinity, was coached by Musick at Southwestern Oklahoma State in 2021. He and his wife, Amber, live in Farmington.
