Northeastern State University Athletics

NORTHEASTERN STATE – A returning letterwinner . . . picked up all-American honors in his first season at NSU, as he was named a 2013 Division II Bulletin All-American Honorable Mention . . . also named to the 2013 National Association of Basketball Coaches’ (NABC) All-Central District First Team and the 2013 Daktronics Central Region Second Team . . . was a member of the 2013 All-MIAA First Team . . . has played and started in 28 career games . . . owns career averages of 18.3 ppg, 4.9 apg, 4.0 rpg, and 34.5 mpg . . . has scored in double figures on 26 occasions, and owns 10 20-point games . . . scored a career-high 32 points against Missouri Western (Feb. 2, 2013) . . . career-high 10 rebounds came against Ohio Valley (Dec. 18, 2012) . . . career-high 14 made free throws came against Washburn (Jan. 19, 2013) . . . has two game-winning field goals . . . helped lead NSU to the first round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship . . . is a one-time recipient of the MIAA Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week award (Jan. 21, 2013) . . . joined the team after transferring from Pratt Community College, where he led the Beavers in scoring and assists . . . spent a year at Cowley College before playing at PCC.
 
Junior (2012-13) – Was one of four members of the team to start all 28 contests . . . named a Division II Bulletin All-American Honorable Mention . . . was a member of the NABC All-Central District First Team . . . landed on the Daktronics Central Region Second Team . . . picked up First Team All-MIAA accolades . . . led NSU in scoring (18.3 ppg), assists (4.9 apg), steals (1.4 spg), and minutes played (34.5 mpg) . . . was also second in rebounding (4.0 rpg) . . . led the MIAA in minutes played, and was also third in scoring, fourth in free-throws made (152-for-186) . . . fifth in assists, 11th in free-throw percentage (.817), and 12th in steals . . . shot 45 percent (159-for-354) from the field and 38 percent (42-for-110) from downtown . . . scored in double figures in all but two games . . . registered 10 20-point outings, including a 32-point explosion (10-of-17 from the field) in NSU’s 73-61 road win against Missouri Western (Feb. 2) . . . also made 10 field goals at Central Missouri (Jan. 9) . . . made a season-high four three-pointers in three contests . . . converted 14 of 17 free throws against Washburn (Jan. 19) and hit 13 of 13 free throws at Central Oklahoma (Jan. 16) . . . season-high 10 rebounds came against Ohio Valley (Dec. 18) . . . made game-winning baskets in the final seconds against both Truman State (72-71 on Dec. 19) and Pittsburg State (64-62 on Jan. 23) . . . outscored Central Oklahoma 8-3 in overtime to propel NSU to an 83-71 win in the final game inside Jack Dobbins Field House, finishing with 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in 45 minutes . . . scored 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting in Northeastern State’s loss to Northwest Missouri State in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Championship . . . scored 17 points and made nine free throws against Winona State in the first round of the NCAA Championship . . . named the MIAA Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week on Jan. 21 . . . tallied 512 points, 138 assists, 112 rebounds, 39 steals, and four blocks.

Pratt Community College (2011-12) – Competed in a team-high 29 games as a member of the Beavers . . . led the team in scoring with 18.6 ppg . . . also led the team with 6.1 apg and 56 steals . . . averaged 3.3 rpg . . . shot 43 percent from the field, 29 percent from three and 76 percent from the free-throw line.

Cowley College (2010-11) – Played in all 33 games his lone year as a member of the Tigers . . . averaged 4.8 ppg, 1.5 apg and 1.4 rpg . . . recorded 23 steals, while putting up percentages of 47 percent from the field, 30 percent from three and 65 percent from the line.

High School – Helped lead Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School to a pair of Class 3A state titles . . . was twice named a Second-Team, Class 3A All-State performer.

Personal – Majoring in general studies . . . son of Raquel Johnson . . . born Nov. 14, 1991.