Jazmyne Johnson begins her first year as an assistant coach with the Norfolk State volleyball program in 2020. She arrived at NSU after a couple of stops in her early coaching career and a playing career at both Mississippi State and Middle Tennessee State.
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She spent the 2019 campaign at Harding University, serving as a graduate assistant with the Lady Bisons. They finished 21-11 and advanced to the Great American Conference tournament championship match. Johnson worked with the middle blockers, including second-team All-GAC honoree Libby Hinton and all-conference honorable mention Kelli McKinnon.
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In 2018, Johnson assisted the coaching staff at Texas Women’s University, helping the Pioneers to an 18-win season while again working with the middle blockers. She also spent time as a head coach with 360 Volleyball Club in Texas in 2019 and as an assistant at various university summer camps prior to arriving at NSU.
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Her playing career started at Middle Tennessee State in 2012. Johnson averaged 1.36 kills and 0.86 blocks her redshirt freshman year in 2013. As a sophomore in 2014, she was named to the Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team. She stood third in Conference USA that year in blocks with 1.10 while adding 2.28 kills. She hit .727 in a match against Southern Illinois, the fifth-highest hitting percentage in a match in school history. After just two years at MTSU, she also ranked seventh all-time in total blocks with 174.
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She then played for two seasons at Mississippi State from 2015-16. She led the team with 89 blocks her junior year and 136 her senior season. The latter ranks fourth in MSU’s single-season record book. She averaged 1.82 kills and 0.84 blocks as a junior, landing on the Maroon Classic All-Tournament Team. The program finished with a winning record that year, its first in nine years. She posted 1.26 kills and 1.09 blocks her senior year.
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A native of DeSoto, Texas, Johnson earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from Mississippi State in December of 2016. She was named to the conference honor roll/commissioner’s list during her time at both schools. She is currently working on her master’s in business administration from Harding.
