2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster
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#4 Wesley Johnson
Position: Forward
Height: 6-7
Weight: 205
Class: Junior
Hometown: Corsicana, Texas
High School: Corsicana/Patterson School (NC)/Eldon Acad.
Junior Year: Has started all 20 games … Against ALBANY, he recorded a personal best 6 steals … Johnson was named BIG EAST Player of the Week for his performances against CAL and NORTH CAROLINA … Johnson registered his first double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 boards versus CAL STATE … Against the Tar Heels, he tallied a game-high 25 points … He was named the 2K Sports Classic MVP after averaging 21.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in SU’s wins against CAL and NORTH CAROLINA … Recorded his second double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds versus CORNELL … Johnson also tied his season best with 4 3-point field goals against COLUMBIA … Against COLUMBIA he recorded a career-high 26 points …. Johnson led the Orange with 19 points and 9 rebounds against COLGATE … Johnson recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds versus FLORIDA ... Against SETON HALL, Johnson scored 20 points while adding a career high 19 rebounds to lead the Orange to victory ... Johnson finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds in a win against SOUTH FLORIDA for his 7th double-double of the season ... Johnson achieved his ninth double-double of year leading the Orange with 22 points and 15 rebounds to a BIG EAST Conference win over MARQUETTE ... Johnson was named a midseason All-American by ESPN.com's Jay Bilas on Jan. 12 and the Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy on Jan. 14 ... He transferred to Syracuse University and, per NCAA rules, sat out the 2008-09 campaign … He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Sophomore Year at Iowa State: He saw action in 27 contests, starting 25 of them…Johnson missed five contests and was slowed for most of the campaign by an ankle injury … Despite the injury, he was named honorable mention All-Big 12 … He averaged 12.4 points and 4.0 rebounds…Johnson had 20-or-more points seven times as a sophomore … He canned five three-pointers in 20-point showings against ALBANY and KANSAS…He logged a career-high 39 minutes at BAYLOR … Johnson’s lone double-double, a 20-point, 11-rebound effort, came against MISSOURI…The MISSOURI game started a streak of four consecutive 20-point games for Johnson … He had a career-best 24 points the next night out against OKLAHOMA STATE, then followed it with 21 at KANSAS and 20 at KANSAS STATE.
Freshman Year at Iowa State: Johnson was named to the Big 12 Conference All-Rookie Team … Collegehoops.net recognized him with honorable mention freshman All-America honors … He started 30-of-31 games and averaged 12.3 points and 7.9 rebounds … Johnson corraled 244 rebounds, the second-best total by a freshman in school history … He led the Big 12 in offensive rebound average (3.16) … His 33 blocks ranked first at Iowa State … He was named Big 12 Player of the Week and Big 12 Rookie of the Week once … Johnson posted 11 double-doubles, including four in a row, to rank second in the conference … Johnson had six straight double-digit rebound games, starting with a matchup against SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE and continuing through contest at COLORADO … During the span, he averaged 12.3 points and 12.2 rebounds … He had a season-high 14 rebounds to go with 15 points at COLORADO … Johnson hit five three-pointers and finished with 17 points in a home encounter with MISSOURI … He had a season-high 22 points versus NEBRASKA.
Prep School: Johnson enrolled at Patterson School (N.C.) and later transferred to Eldon Academy (Mich.) … He was coached by Jerry Ernst at Eldon.
High School: He played at Corsicana High School for Coach Andy Dotson … He was ranked 47th among seniors by Rivals.com entering his senior campaign … Johnson averaged 15.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.3 blocks as a senior in 2004-05 … He was named the 2005 Golden Circle Defensive Player of the Year and was a first-team all-district selection in 2004 and 2005…Johnson played AAU basketball with the Dallas Mustangs … He signed with Louisiana-Monroe out of high school, but a coaching change led him to prep school.
Personal: Wesley JaMarr Johnson born in July 1987 in Corsicana, Texas … He is the son of Robert and Mary Johnson … He has a brother, Craig Carroll, and a sister, Rhonda Smith … He is majoring in communications and rhetorical studies.
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