Rutgers University Athletics

• 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, 21^st 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), 10^th in blocks (1.52) and 13^th 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 16^th in the nation in offensive rebound percentage (15.0), 32^nd in offensive rebounds per game (3.32) and 85^th 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

• 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