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Jersey Number 15
Myles Johnson
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Feature: Myles Johnson: Brains and Brawn | 2019-20 in Photos | Day in the Life | BTN The Journey
Personal:
Know Your Knights: Myles Johnson
One word to describe Coach Pikiell: Passionate
Best friend(s) on another collegiate team: Ethan Thompson, Oregon State and Ira Lee, Arizona
Best player(s) ever faced: Marvin Bagley III, Lonzo Ball
If I wasn't playing basketball, I'd be: An engineer
Favorite professional athlete: Hassan Whiteside
Favorite professional sports team: Miami Heat
The person I most admire is: My mom
One word to describe myself on the court: Powerful
One word to describe myself off the court: Humble
Few people know that I: played water polo
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Trainer Tim Cooper
I started playing basketball because: I was tall
I chose Rutgers because: Best balance of academics and athletics
I selected my jersey # because: I've been #15 for most of my basketball career
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Favorite movie: Finding Nemo
The best actor to play me in a movie is: Terry Crews
Favorite musician/group: Migos
The first song I knew all the words to was: The Alphabet Song
Famous people I have met include: Derrick Rose
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Ice bath
Favorite all-time holiday present: Kevin Hart tickets
Other languages spoken: Japanese
If I didn't have to sleep, I would do this with my extra time: Eat
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would have a good chance at winning medal at: Sleeping
The website I visit most often is: Amazon
If my life was a book, the title would be: Releasing the Monster
My spirit animal is: Bear
- Spent four seasons at Rutgers
- Averaged 7.4 rebounds, 6.8 points and 1.5 blocks on 59.9 percent shooting
- Three-time Big Ten All-Academic honoree (2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19) and named to NABC Honors Court in 2020
- Highlighted in BTN’s “Faces of the Big Ten” PSA
- Made tremendous progress during redshirt season, shedding pounds and adding muscle, while earning designation on the Dean’s List
- Has terrific hands and ability to score around the basket, along with a 7-foot-7 wing span to block shots
- Member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) who traveled to Puerto Rico in the summer to benefit Soles4Souls, a global not-for-profit dedicated to fighting poverty
- Was the student-athlete spokesperson, alongside notable dignitaries, at a “topping off ceremony” for the RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center
- Featured on Big Ten Network's The Journey as well as B1G Impact Roundtable on Big Ten Network on the role of college sports in the push toward greater equality
- Established BLKdev, an initiative to inspire minority youths to participate in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
- Enters 2020-21 with career field goal percentage of 58.3%, the second best mark all-time at RU
- 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Finished second in the Big Ten in blocks (2.43) and 6th in rebounds (8.5)
- Had seven double-doubles
- Posted ten games in double-figure rebounding and ten games in double-figure scoring
- Had double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in win over Syracuse (Dec. 8)
- Hauled in career-high 16 rebounds with 10 points and three blocks in victory in Big Ten opener at Maryland (Dec. 14)
- Had third straight double-digit rebound performance with 13 boards to go with nine points in win over No. 13 Illinois (Dec. 20)
- Had double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against No. 10 Iowa (Jan. 2)
- Had double-double (13 points, 14 rebounds) with five blocks in win over Michigan State (Jan.28)
- Putback dunk against Michigan State was No. 1 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays
- Another double-double (14 points, 12 rebounds) with three blocks and two steals in win over Minnesota (Feb. 4)
- Double-Double performance (10 points, 10 rebounds) with a career high 7 blocks against Indiana (Feb. 24)
- Grabbed 15 rebounds in win against Minnesota (Mar. 6)
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore):
- Led team with 7.9 rebounds per game and 47 blocks
- Shot 60.2% from the field, the sixth best single-season mark in Rutgers’ history. The mark led the Big Ten.
- Hauled in 245 rebounds, 21st in a single-season in Rutgers’ history
- Averaged 7.8 points per game in 31 games at center (25 starts)
- In conference games, averaged 6.9 points and 7.1 rebounds
- Ranked first in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (60.2), fifth in offensive rebounds (3.32), eighth in rebounds (7.9), 10th in blocks (1.52) and 13th in double-doubles (four).
- Ranked second in the Big Ten in offensive rebound percentage in conference games (14.0), fourth in field goal percentage in conference-only games (53.6) and fourth in the conference in block percentage in conference games (7.0)
- Was 16th in the nation in offensive rebound percentage (15.0), 32nd in offensive rebounds per game (3.32) and 85th in blocks (1.52)
- Led team in rebounding 17 times with 12 games of at least 10 rebounds
- Had five games with at least three blocks
- Posted team-high 40 slam dunks
- Five blocks in win over Nebraska (Jan. 25) was most ever by a RU player in a Big Ten game
- Matched career-high with 18 points twice (vs. Lafayette, Dec. 22 and at Nebraska, Jan. 3)
- Recorded career-best 14 rebounds three times (at Pittsburgh, Dec. 3, vs. Lafayette, Dec. 22 and at Nebraska, Jan. 3)
- Averaged 4.8 points and 5.7 rebounds
- Led team in offensive rebounds (79)
- Was second on team in rebounds and blocks (23)
- According to KenPom.com, finished season 10th in the nation in offensive rebound percentage (15.6)
- Ranked sixth in the Big Ten in offensive rebounding (2.5)
- Among Big Ten freshmen, ranked third in rebounding (5.7) and sixth in blocks (0.7)
- Posted first four double-doubles of career, three of which came against conference opponents
- Scored in double-digits six times, includes career-high 13 points against Nebraska (Jan. 21)
- Participated in team activities but did not compete in games
- A 2017 graduate of Long Beach (Calif.) Polytechnic High School, which was selected by Sports Illustrated as the "Sports School of the Century" after producing numerous NBA, MLB and a record 30-plus NFL players
- A four-year varsity basketball letterwinner under head coach Shelton Diggs
- A Long Beach Press Telegram First Team Dream Team selection as a senior, helping the Jackrabbits to a 22-9 record
- Had eight points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks against a nationally-ranked Chino Hills team that featured LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball in the CIF playoffs
- Scored 13 points and had 15 rebounds versus Orange Lutheran in the Nike Extravaganza
- Was rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout
- A McDonald's All-America Game nominee
- Suffered a patella injury in practice and did not compete his entire junior season
- A four-time LBPHS Student-Athlete Award winner and National Honor Society member
- Maintained a grade point average above 4.0 throughout his high school career due to performance in advance placement classes
- Competed on the AAU circuit for the Los Angeles Rockfish under director Dave Benezra and coach Glenn Marx
Personal:
- Pursuing engineering
- Son of Rick and Gigi Johnson
- Selected the Scarlet Knights over offers from Georgia Tech, Yale and Hawaii
- Had scholarship offers from four Ivy League programs
- Major is Electrical & Computer Engineering
Know Your Knights: Myles Johnson
One word to describe Coach Pikiell: Passionate
Best friend(s) on another collegiate team: Ethan Thompson, Oregon State and Ira Lee, Arizona
Best player(s) ever faced: Marvin Bagley III, Lonzo Ball
If I wasn't playing basketball, I'd be: An engineer
Favorite professional athlete: Hassan Whiteside
Favorite professional sports team: Miami Heat
The person I most admire is: My mom
One word to describe myself on the court: Powerful
One word to describe myself off the court: Humble
Few people know that I: played water polo
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Trainer Tim Cooper
I started playing basketball because: I was tall
I chose Rutgers because: Best balance of academics and athletics
I selected my jersey # because: I've been #15 for most of my basketball career
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Favorite movie: Finding Nemo
The best actor to play me in a movie is: Terry Crews
Favorite musician/group: Migos
The first song I knew all the words to was: The Alphabet Song
Famous people I have met include: Derrick Rose
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Ice bath
Favorite all-time holiday present: Kevin Hart tickets
Other languages spoken: Japanese
If I didn't have to sleep, I would do this with my extra time: Eat
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would have a good chance at winning medal at: Sleeping
The website I visit most often is: Amazon
If my life was a book, the title would be: Releasing the Monster
My spirit animal is: Bear
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