Bryson Johnson was promoted to assistant coach on Dave Paulsen's staff in 2020.
He joined the George Mason men’s basketball staff as a graduate manager for the 2015-16 season after playing two years professionally. After two seasons in Fairfax, Johnson spent a year as an assistant coach at Brown University. He returned to Mason to serve under Paulsen and begin pursuing his doctorate in higher education in summer 2018, before assuming his assistant coach position in 2020.
Johnson was a four-year men’s basketball letter winner and two-year captain at Bucknell University under the leadership of Dave Paulsen, helping lead the Bison to two NCAA Men’s Basketball appearances and one NIT appearance. Johnson was a member of a Bison squad that recorded three straight Patriot League regular season championships and was the winningest class at their time of graduation, posting a 92-41 record. The 11th leading scorer in Bucknell history, Johnson recorded 1,384 career points in his collegiate career, earning Second Team All-League recognition in addition to Patriot League All-Tournament Team and Patriot League All-Rookie Team honors. Johnson was a two-time recipient of the Malcolm E. Musser Award for Leadership and was presented with the John F. Zeller Award as a senior.
Following graduation, Johnson played professionally with the Fraport Skyliners in Germany and spent a year playing in the NBL Canadian Basketball league. While with the Skyliners, Johnson helped the team reach a playoff appearance.
A 2013 graduate from Bucknell with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Johnson was a two-time Student Athletic Committee member and member of the Bucknell Leadership Academy. A strong student off the court, Johnson twice earned Capital One Academic All-District Team accolades in addition to being a two-time Academic All Northeast Region and three-time Academic All-League honoree. He was also a member of the Student Choices Committee and involved in numerous community service outreach opportunities.
