Stacie Johnson

Johnson joined the women’s basketball coaching staff as director of basketball operations ahead of the 2025-26 season.

Johnson comes to UVA after serving as the director of operations and assistant to the general manager and head coach of the XFL’s DC Defenders. She previously held the role of assistant to the head men’s basketball coach and director of basketball operations at Cincinnati for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. Her other experience includes operations and player relations roles with the AAF’s Orlando Apollos, Mares Management and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

She earned her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University where she also held operations assistant roles with both the football and women’s basketball programs.