GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Head coach Linc Darner has announced the hiring of Dytanya "Bubby" Johnson as the Director of Player Development for the Green Bay men's basketball program. In Johnson's role, he will be responsible for player management, program operations and will assist in setting up on campus recruiting and coordinating official and unofficial visits for potential recruits. He will also take the lead the coordination on all team travel and student-athlete advisement.

"We're excited for Bubby to be joining our staff. When he played for me, he was a point guard in a big man's body," said head coach Linc Darner said. "I think he will be a great mentor to our players both on and off the court, and his role is very important to the success of our program."

Johnson, a native of Silver Spring, Maryland, most recently worked in the banking and pharmaceutical sales industries while also coaching basketball at the high school level in Tampa, Fla.  

"A lot of basketball players have the dream of working in the sport they love, and the majority of players do not get to do that," Johnson said. "Playing under Coach Darner, I know the type of program he wants to run and I am thankful the opportunity to work at Green Bay. This program is in a great spot and I'm excited for the upcoming season."

Johnson earned his Bachelor's degree in Communications from Florida Southern College in 2015, where he also made frequent appearances on the school and league's Academic Honor Roll. He will assist Darner and his staff with all the day-to-day activities dealing with the program and replaces Tyler Kelly, who accepted the head assistant coaching job at Le Moyne (NCAA D2) in Syracuse, NY.

He started his collegiate career at NCAA Division I NJIT, then transferred to Gannon (NCAA D2) before ending up at USU Eastern (JuCO). After one successful season at USUE, Johnson was recruited by Coach Darner at Florida Southern, where he played his final two seasons of college basketball. During his two seasons at FSC, Johnson helped the Mocs to a 26-5 and 36-1 record, including the 2015 NCAA Division II National Championship in 2015.

Johnson earned Sunshine State Conference All-Tournament Team, and NCAA All-South Regional Team his senior season. He averaged 6.2 PPG and led the team in rebounding with 6.5 RPG that year, while ranking second in the SSC in offensive rebounding (2.8 ORPG) as well. He started in all 37 of his team's games that year, averaging 21.9 MPG, and led the team in field goal percentage (50.3 percent), eventually cutting down the nets in Evansville, Ind., in the team's win over Indiana (Pa.).

Johnson graduated from Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf, Maryland, and is the proud father of his dog Spud.

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