#5 - C.J. Johnson

Junior / Guard

5-10 / 170

Toledo, OH / St. Francis DeSales HS




2006-2007 Game-By-Game Stats

2005-06 at Defiance: Speedy point guard shrugged off any realm of a sophomore slump by logging over 32 minutes per game in 25 starts … Johnson tickled the twine from long distance, sinking 39.3 percent of his three-point shots and led the team while ranking sixth in the HCAC by converting 81.1 percent of his free throw attempts … Led Defiance with 2.9 assists per game … Was second with 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocks per contests and ranked fifth with 3.1 rebounds per outing … Improved on his 11.5 points-per-game clip during rookie campaign by pouring in 12.7 a night as a second-year player … Tabbed as an All-HCAC Honorable Mention selection after finishing the year in the top 20 in the league in multiple statistical areas including points, assists, free throw and three-point shooting percentages and steals … Will enter junior season ranked in a tie for second place all-time at Defiance with an .829 career shooting percentage from the charity stripe among players with over 100 attempts.

2004-05 at Defiance: Emerged as the Jackets’ floor leader in his first year at DC, leading the team in assists with 3.2 per game and was second in scoring at 11.5 points-per-contest … Was named Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year ... The Toledo native set an HCAC record with 14 assists in DC’s 81-72 win over Anderson on February 9 ... Scored 23 points at Franklin College on January 29 … Had a season high of four steals against Davenport University on November 29 and a season high of six rebounds against Mount St. Joseph of January 15 … Shot 84.8 percent from the free-throw line, leading the Jackets and ranking second in the HCAC and had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.01, ranking seventh in the conference … Ranked in the HCAC statistically in six categories including ending sixth in assists.

High School: Lettered two years for head coach Nick Lowe at St. Francis DeSales High ... Earned first-team all-city and Second-Team All-District Seven honors, as well as Honorable-Mention All-Toledo Blade … Named the squad’s Most Valuable Player in 2004 after leading the Knights in scoring (297 points) and assists (57) ... Also led the team with 37 assists during junior campaign.

Personal: Son of Mary and Mike Johnson … Has two siblings, Cynthia and Mike Jr. … Majoring in business administration.

Johnson's Career Stats Prior to 2006-2007
Year
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
R/G
A/G
B/G
S/G
P/G
Freshman
26
26
27.5
.513
.382
.848
2.2
3.2
0.1
1.2
11.5
Sophomore
25
25
32.1
.429
.393
.811
3.3
2.8
0.4
1.1
12.7
Total
51
51
29.7
.467
.389
.829
2.7
3.0
0.2
1.2
12.1