Rockland Rockets Basketball

Vincent Johnson Coach:  Rockland Rockets 9th grade boys

Vincent Johnson Played high school basketball at Rice high school in Harlem, NY. As a senior he helped lead his team to a city championship in 2006.  Coach Johnson went on to attend St. Thomas Aquinas college, where he played four years and was named team captain in his senior year. As a student at STAC, Coach Johnson was part of the student athlete Advisory committee; basically the voice of the student athletes throughout the student body.

This is Coach Johnson’s 3rd year of coaching basketball, Vincent started off as an assistant on the Rockets 9th grade boys team in 2010. The next summer he went on take over as head coach of the 8th grade boys team and has kept the boys together for another AAU Rockets season. This past year Vincent was blessed to Coach the JV boys team at Nyack high school.

Coach Johnson has said:  “I love coaching because it gives you a chance to leave an imprint on each kid that you may come across. Both on the court and off. You want your kids to compete but you want them to compete with class and great sportsmanship. Regardless of result, as long as you gave it your all that's all I can ask for.” When they are off and on the court, they are young men and woman who represent their team and the Rockland Rockets Organization. When you see that kid giving a helping hand, you know that's a Rocket.

My basketball inspiration is too see every kid that I come across get a chance to go to college. Whether its basketball or books. You know you will change that young man or woman's life.