Mathew Johnson III
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Mathew Johnson III
@CoachMatJohnson
Assistant Men's Basketball Coach for @BCMBB 🦅













His UConn Huskies got bounced from the NCAA tournament, but the two-time national champ will do everything humanly possible to win—including make an ass of himself sometimes. That’s his job. “If you don’t have that mindset, if you’re not that type of competitor when the game starts, then you’re probably in the wrong business,” Hurley says. “My shareholders here—the fans, the people at UConn—deserve life-or-death desperation from their head basketball coach, for the amount of money they’re paying me. I’m going to do everything humanly possible to win every single game for them, bordering on making myself look like an ass at times—that’s a risk I’m willing to take.” Read the whole story from our Mavericks of Sports issue: esquire.com/mavericks-of-s…

His UConn Huskies got bounced from the NCAA tournament, but the two-time national champ will do everything humanly possible to win—including make an ass of himself sometimes. That’s his job. “If you don’t have that mindset, if you’re not that type of competitor when the game starts, then you’re probably in the wrong business,” Hurley says. “My shareholders here—the fans, the people at UConn—deserve life-or-death desperation from their head basketball coach, for the amount of money they’re paying me. I’m going to do everything humanly possible to win every single game for them, bordering on making myself look like an ass at times—that’s a risk I’m willing to take.” Read the whole story from our Mavericks of Sports issue: esquire.com/mavericks-of-s…


I’ve confronted a lot of adversity on my life’s journey and I’m proud to share those stories–along with my leadership philosophies in building championship teams at UConn–in my book “Never Stop.” I’m writing this to help people overcome & succeed. tinyurl.com/3xe9tdr6

I’ve confronted a lot of adversity on my life’s journey and I’m proud to share those stories–along with my leadership philosophies in building championship teams at UConn–in my book “Never Stop.” I’m writing this to help people overcome & succeed. tinyurl.com/3xe9tdr6






