John Cohen is the head baseball coach at Mississippi State University. He played college ball at Mississippi State after spending a single season at Birmingham Southern College in Alabama. He then spent two years in the Minnesota Twins farm system. He served as an assistant coach at the University of Missouri from 1992-97 before moving to Northwestern State University from 1998-2001, where he won two conference championships. He moved onto the University of Florida for two seasons as an assistant before accepting the head coaching job at the University of Kentucky. On June 6, 2008, Cohen was announced as the head coach of his alma mater, Mississippi State. He has an overall record of 346-225-1.

Career highlights: Overall 346-225-1 (.606)

Championships:
1998 Southland Conference
2001 Southland Conference
2006 Southeastern Conference

Awards:
1998 Southland Conference Coach of the Year
2001 Southland Conference Coach of the Year
2005 USA Baseball National Team
2006 SEC/ABCA South Region Coach of the Year
2006 National Coach of the Year

Coaching career (HC unless noted):
1998-2001: Northwestern State University
2004-2008: University of Kentucky
2008-Present: Mississippi State University