USD Men's Basketball 2007-2008

brandon

6-0 • 195 Junior Guard Houston, TX Willow Ridge HS

NOTEWORTHY: Enters junior year as starting point guard... Named one of top six returne rs in the WCC by the conference coaches...Last year was named 2nd Team AII-WCC... WCC Player of the Month (Dec., 2006) and All-Tournament at Cal Classic... Named a Freshman All-American by Col– legelnsider.com ...WCC All -Freshman Team selection. 2006-07 at USO: Started 30 of 32 games for the Toreros at point guard where he averaged 12.8 points per game and a team-best 4.8 assists per game... Scored in double digits in 21 games with a personal-best 26 points with 10-13 shooting versus Saint Mary's (Jan. 22, 2007) ... Scored 20 or more points in six games, including an impressive 23 point outing in road win over the Cal Bears... Season-best 11 assists in win over Pep– perdine in WCC Tournament opener, and 1 O assists twice (E. Michigan & Campbell)... Scored 24 points while cann ing 4-of-7 three-pointers in road win over Portland (Jan. 27, 2007)... Has a knack for getting to the free-throw line; totaled nine games with 7 or more made free throws. 2005-06 at USO: Turned in an outstanding freshman campaign ... Ap– peared in all 30 games with 5 starts and averaged 9.3 points per game while leading the team in assists (122)... Shot 45.7% from the field (90- 197)... Scored 14 points in his collegiate debut, a road w in over Camp– bell... Scored in double figures in 12 contests with season-high 24 points in first round win over Pepperdine at the WCC Tournament... Added 8 rebounds and 5 steals in same contest against Waves... Chipped in 19 points in overtime loss to Gonzaga in WCC semifinals... Dished out 9 as– sists in two games (at UC Riverside; vs.Saint Mary's). HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Willow Ridge High School where he lettered in both basketball and football ... High School team won two state cham– pionsh ips ... Also named MVP of Texas All-Star game... Senior year was a McDonald's All-America nominee; First Team All-State and the MVP of the Roundball Classic ... Averaged 21.0 points per game, 7 assists and 4 steals ... Team reached semifinals of state championships ... Junior year averaged 15.0 ppg and 9.0 assists while being named First Team All– State ... Team won the state championship during his junior and sopho– more campaigns ...High school coach was James Barley. PERSONAL: Born on October 9, 1986 in Ridgemont,Texas ... Chose USD for basketball program and staff ... Al so recruited by Georgetown,Texas, Texas A&M, Missouri and University of Illinois at Chicago .

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BRANDONJOHNSON CAREER STATISTICS -- 2005-2007

TOTAL

3PT

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

G-GS MIN

PCT

FT-FTA 83- 128

YEAR

REB-AVG 86-2.9 11 8-3.7 204-3.3

AVG

PCT

PTS

A

PF

STL

TO BLK

90-197 131-318

.457 .412 .429

16-43 24-75

30-5

759 988

2005-06

.372

.648 .674 .663

279 408 687

122 152

9.3

81 80

34

80

0

.320 122-181 .339 205-309

2006-07 32-30

12.8 11.1

108 188

1 1

9

40- 118

62-35 1,747 221-515

Total

274 161

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