2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
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James Johnson
Guard / Junior / 5-11
Summit, NJ
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JUNIOR (2008-09): Averaged 10.2 points while knocking down a team-high 42 treys for the Raiders (17-13) who reached the first NJAC Championship title game in program history... drained 42 of 104 (40.4%) shots from beyond the arc...ranked third in the NJAC in 3-point field goal percentage and seventh in treys made... piled up 35 assists and 27 steals which starting in nine of the 27 games that he played in... named NJAC Player of the Week after netting 19 points in a regular-season ending victory over New Jersey City (2/18/09) followed by 17 points in an NJAC opening round win at TCNJ (2/21/09)... posted 14 double-digit scoring efforts highlighted by a career-high 25 points – hitting eight of nine shots from the floor (four of five from 3-point range) and five of six from the free throw line – before fouling out of a double-overtime loss to New Jersey City (1/28/09)... hit seven of 11 shots from the floor on his way to 20 points, five rebouinds and three assists in a 91-89 ECAC Metro Championship opening round win over Stevens (3/4/09)... capped the season with a 19-point, 4-rebound, 3-assist, 2-steal effort in an ECAC Metro semifinal loss to NYU (3/7/09)... named to the All-Buffalo State Coles Classic team after scoring 14 points against both John Carroll (11/21/08) and Thomas More (11/22/08)... hit four of seven shots from 3-point range on his way to 18 points in a 62-61 loss to Montclair State (1/14/09)... pulled down a season-high seix rebounds in a win over CCNY (11/25/08)...dished off a career-high four assists in a won over York NY (12/13/08)... made three steals in win over John Carroll (11/21/08).
SOPHOMORE (2007-08): First guard off the bench who connected on a team-best 39.3 per cent of his 3-point jumpers to average 6.8 points per game... totaled 26 assists and 17 steals while earning three starting assignments with 23 game appearances... second on the team in 3-point field goals made (22) while ranking fifth in assists and steals... had six multiple-assist and six multiple-steal efforts... scored in double figures seven times, highlighted by 15 points in a 75-69 loss to Farmingdale (12/15/07)... opened the season with a career-high seven rebounds to go along with seven points and two steals in a 73-70 loss to North Carolina Wesleyan (11/16/07)... chalked up 14 points in a 76-55 win over Montclair State (2/6/08)... connected on three of five 3-pointers during a 13-point, 4-rebound, two assist effort in a 59-53 win over TCNJ (12/8/07)... had 13 points, four rebounds and two steals in a 70-34 win over Albany Pharmacy (1/4/08)... made five of seven free throw attempts on his way to a dozen points in an 86-68 loss to Richard Stockton (2/2/08)... tallied 10 points with a pair of assists in a 66-61 loss to Newport News Apprentice (11/17/08)... dished off three assists in a 44-43 win over Rutgers-Camden (1/26/08)... also had three assists to go along with seven points in a 70-52 win over New Jersey City (2/13/08).
FRESHMAN (2006-07): Grew into the top reserve at point guard, expanding his playing time as the season wore on… finished with a 1.2 scoring average while distributing 11 assists and making eight steals in 21 appearances… averaged 17 minutes of playing time during the final five games of the season… had seven points and 24 minutes played in the 79-69 NJAC tournament semifinal loss at New Jersey City (2/21/07)… had three points, three rebounds and a steal in 84-76 NJAC tournament win at Richard Stockton (2/19/07)... opened his career with five points, two rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in a 79-73 win over Penn State Abington (11/17/07) in the John K. Adams Tip-Off Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-sport all-star at Summit HS... first-team All-Iron Hills Conference and all-area as well as second-team all-county as a senior in basketball... second-team all-conference in football as a senior... helped basketball team to three-year record of 62-21, including back-to-back Group 2 Section 2 championships in his sophomore and junior years. |
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