Johnnie Harris coached alongside the namesake for the UAFS Hall of Fame, Coach Louis Whorton, for two seasons from 2001-03.

After an 18-10 first season as an assistant, Harris helped land the nation's No. 1 recruiting class, giving the Lions the depth they had not had in previous seasons.

The Lions won their first 20 games of the season, climbing as high as No. 3 in the rankings. UAFS went on to finish the year with a 26-2 overall record and a Bi-State Conference championship. The class she helped sign then led the Lions to the NJCAA Final Four in 2004.

From there, the Pine Bluff, Arkansas native returned to the NCAA I level, serving as an assistant coach at North Carolina State under Hall of Fame coach Kay Yow for one season before returning to her home state to join the University of Arkansas coaching staff for three seasons.

Harris spent the next five seasons at Texas A&M, assisting the Aggies to a national championship in 2011. At A&M, she crossed paths with Vic Schaefer, the 2018 National Coach of the Year and followed him to Mississippi State, where she helped guide the Bulldogs to a pair of NCAA Championship game appearances as the Associate Head Coach. Harris was named the WBCA National Assistant Coach of the Year for that 2018 season.

"Johnnie has worked hard throughout her career and has been such a vital and integral part of any success I've had as a head coach," Schaefer said.

Harris was the Associate Head Coach at Texas for one season under Schaefer before being named the head coach at Auburn. She posted a 58-63 record as head coach of the Tigers and led them to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023-24. She is currently the Associate Head Coach at Baylor University.

Known as an elite recruiter, Harris helped sign the top classes in Mississippi State history and was a key part in numerous top 20 recruiting classes at Texas A&M, including the nation's No. 2 class in 2012.

Harris has coached 12 WNBA draft picks and 14 All-Americans over the course of her career.