University of South Dakota Athletics

Gabby Johnson was named an assistant women's basketball coach on May 10, 2022. She enters her second year on staff in 2023-24.

Prior to South Dakota, Johnson spent the previous four seasons serving as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at a pair of Division I schools, including three seasons at the Missouri Valley’s Valparaiso and last year at Butler. While at Valpo, she helped guide one of the nation’s most impressive year-over-year turnarounds from 2019 to 2020. The Crusaders jumped 171 spots in the RPI, the largest leap by any Division I program that season.

Johnson also brings head coaching experience with her to Vermillion. She served six seasons as the head coach of Dominican University, an NCAA Division III program in Illinois.
 
Previous assistant coaching stops from Johnson include Northern Kentucky and her alma mater, Thomas More College. She was on the bench for two-time National Coach of the Year Nancy Winstel’s final two seasons at Northern Kentucky.
 
Johnson graduated from Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, with a bachelor’s degree in accountancy in 2009. She led the Saints’ to three-straight NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, reaching the Sweet 16 her senior season. She graduated with the third-most career assists in program history.