Former Nevada coach Jay Johnson named Arizona's next baseball coach

Former University of Nevada coach Jay Johnson has been named Arizona's next head baseball coach, athletic director Greg Byrne announced Sunday.

Johnson was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year after leading Nevada to its first Mountain West Conference championship and 41 wins, the second-most in program history, in 2015.

Longtime Arizona baseball coach Andy Lopez announced his retirement after 33 years of coaching and 14 seasons at Arizona after the end of the Wildcats' season last month. Lopez guided the Wildcats to a pair of College World Series appearances and a national championship in 2012.

Johnson served as an assistant coach for three seasons and head coach for one season at Point Loma Nazarene before becoming an associate head coach at University of San Diego for eight seasons. He coached Nevada for two seasons, leading the Wolfpack to a 72-42 record.

Johnson will be introduced at a press conference in Tucson on Monday.