Brandon Johnson

A well-known coach at both the collegiate and high school ranks, Brandon Johnson recently concluded his fourth season as an assistant coach with the men's water polo program in 2021.

Johnson has also served as an assistant coach with the women's water polo program over the last three seasons.

A Palo Alto native, Johnson arrived on The Farm in 2018 following two seasons as the head coach at Menlo-Atherton High School. Johnson has also served as the head varsity boys’ water polo coach at Palo Alto High School and St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco. 
 
Johnson was also the Athletic Director and a physical education teacher at Hoover Middle School in San Francisco in the three years prior to his arrival at Stanford.
 
He has been heavily involved with water polo as the Executive Director of MidPen Water Polo Club in Menlo Park from 2015-18 and has served as the Stanford Water Polo Club Boys’ 18U head coach since 2012.  
 
Johnson’s coaching career began at UC Irvine, where he served as an assistant coach for the Anteaters during the 2011 season.
 
A 2011 graduate of UC Irvine with a bachelor’s degree in Criminology, Law and Society, Johnson was a three-time All-American and finished his standout career with 196 goals. A three-time All-MPSF honoree, Johnson was the recipient of the University's Academic Achievement Award from the UCI Admissions Office and voted the UC Irvine Athlete of the Year as a senior.  
 
He also played five years with the United States Senior National Team from 2008-13. 
 
Johnson went on to earn a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University in Irvine in 2015.