FAMU's Johnson: No Regrets

CLEMON JOHNSON
Courtesy FAMU Athletics

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  -- Clemon Johnson said he didn’t see his firing Friday as the head men’s basketball coach at FAMU coming, but he had no regrets about taking the job at his alma mater three years ago.

An hour before FAMU released a terse press release concerning Johnson’s firing, he told the Tallahassee Democrat that he was placed on administrative leave with pay until July 29, his effective termination date.

Johnson, 57, said he was informed of the decision in a letter hand-delivered by former interim athletic director Michael Smith.

“It was definitely a joy and a thrill to give back to the university that that I love and grew up with, and helped raise me,” Johnson said.

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