IRVING, Texas – The NCAA has announced that Temple University Vice President and Director of Athletics Arthur Johnson has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee.
 
Johnson will begin his five-year term Sept. 1 and will join Saint Peter's Director of Athletics Rachelle Paul as the newest members of the committee.
 
The Men's Basketball Committee serves as the primary governing entity for the sport and administers the Division I championship, including the selection and seeding of the 68-team tournament.
 
“I am honored to represent Temple University and the American Athletic Conference by serving on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee,” Johnson said. “This is the one of the most prestigious committees our national organization runs, and I look forward to working with my fellow committee members to ensure the most deserving teams are selected to compete for the national championship.”
 
“We are extremely pleased to have Arthur Johnson on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee” said American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco. “Arthur has established himself as a strong and thoughtful advocate and leader among our athletic directors. His sound judgment, his personal qualities and his many years of experience as a men's basketball administrator will make him a valuable member of this important and prestigious committee.”
 
Johnson, who has been in his current role for a year and a half, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Georgia and served his alma mater as associate athletics director for internal operations and as the primary administrator for men’s basketball from 2005-11. He left for the University of Texas at Austin to serve as senior associate athletics director for football operations for three years and then as senior associate athletics director for administration and operations for seven years before taking over at Temple.
 
The Thomasville, Georgia, native also has held the positions of administrative assistant for football operations at North Carolina (1999) and manager of football operations at Arizona State (1996-99).