Head Coach Steve Johnson (1st Year)

Steve Johnson enters his first season as the head coach for the Rio Hondo   Women’s basketball program.  He brings 16 years of coaching experience at all three levels.  Prior to coming to Rio Hondo Coach Johnson served as an assistant coach for the Long Beach City Women’s basketball program for one season and served three seasons as an Assistant Coach for the Cerritos Women’s basketball program, as well as a part-time instructor in the Physical Education department. While at Cerritos, his major responsibility with the team was to coach the defense which was ranked 9^th in the state under his tough defensive style.  Johnson also was a major contributor to the recruitment of players.  He worked very hard with the training and conditioning of student athletes.

Coach Johnson’s experience includes two seasons as the head varsity coach at St. Lucy’s Priory High School, two years as the second assistant coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills for the men’s program and one season as a part-time special assistant. Johnson was also a Head coach in the Dino Smiley Semi-Professional Drew League, which included current and former NBA players, as well as top overseas and college players. He was the second assistant for the women’s team at Cal State Dominguez Hills and Johnson began his coaching career in 1993 with the City of Rancho Cucamonga Youth Basketball League.

Johnson graduated from Alta Loma High and continued his education at Chaffey College, where he received an Associate of Arts degree in General Education and Liberal Arts and Sciences. He then transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education in 1998 and received his Master’s degree in Physical Education/Sports Administration in 2006. He is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.  Johnson is married to Celese Johnson and resides in Long Beach.

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Assistant Coach Edgar Medinilla (1st Year)

Edgar Medinilla enters his first season as the assistant coach for the Rio Hondo Women’s basketball program.  He spent the last nine years coaching boys and girls high school basketball in the Los Angeles city section.  Culminating with winning the 2007, Los Angeles City Division II Boys Championship.

His previous collegiate coaching experience was that of the Women's Assistant Coach at the California Institute of Technology.  At Caltech he had the opportunity to coach a few games in the absence of the head coach.  In 1999 he helped coach the team to the schools best record in wins, as well as having a player ranked 3rd overall in the nation in rebounds.