John became graduate manager for the Chattanooga Mocs basketball program in August of 2012. This is his first post-graduate position in collegiate athletics. His main duties include film exchange, recruiting mail-outs, summer camps and team clothing/apparel.

Runyan was student manager at Tennessee for three seasons (2010-12). He worked under current head coach Cuonzo Martin and Bruce Pearl. His duties included extensive video work as well as aiding before, during and after competition and practice in a variety of duties.

Along with his three seasons of work, Runyan also worked summer camps in the offseason. He participated as a counselor with the Vols and Lipscomb University camps, while working the Five Star Camp in Charlotte in 2011.

He graduated from Tennessee in 2012 bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Runyan completed his studies with a 3.5 grade point average in his major and was a Dean's List student in the fall of 2011.