Junior Year: Started all 35 games … Against ALBANY, he recorded a personal best six steals … Johnson was named BIG EAST Player of the Week for his performances against CALIFORNIA and NORTH CAROLINA … Johnson registered his first double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 boards versus CALIFORNIA … 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 over CALIFORNIA and NORTH CAROLINA … Recorded his second double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds versus CORNELL … Johnson scored 26 points and also tied his season best with four 3-point field goals against COLUMBIA … Johnson led the Orange with 19 points and nine 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 seventh double-double of the season ... Johnson achieved his ninth double-double of the year, leading the Orange with 22 points and 15 rebounds to a BIG EAST Conference win over MARQUETTE ... Johnson recorded his tenth double-double of the season grabbing 13 rebounds and scoring 16 points as the Orange posted another conference victory versus DEPAUL ... 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 ... Johnson was 8-of-8 from the line recording 16 points and five blocks, leading the Orange to victory over GEORGETOWN ... Johnson recorded five steals against PROVIDENCE ... Johnson recorded his eleventh double-double of the season finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a win over VILLANOVA ... In the regular-season finale versus LOUISVILLE, Johnson scored 18 points for the Orange ... Johnson took home the BIG EAST Player of the Year Award and was voted by the conference's head coaches to the All-BIG EAST Conference First Team ... Johnson notched his twelfth double-double of the season against GONZAGA in second round NCAA Tournament action ... He scored a career high 31 points and pulled down 14 rebounds leading the Orange to the win ... Johnson scored 19 points and tallied nine rebounds in the Sweet 16 game against eventual National Runner-up BUTLER ... Johnson averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds on the season leading the Orange in both categories ... He was one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy awarded to the men's college basketball player of the year ... Johnson was named a First Team All-American by Fox Sports, the Associated Press, and the United States Basketball Writers Association... Johnson was named the ECAC Division l Player of the Year ... He transferred to Syracuse University and, per NCAA rules, sat out the 2008-09 campaign.
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.