| Gary Johnson |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Houston, Texas
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| High School:
Aldine
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| Height / Weight:
6-6 / 238
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| Position:
F
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| Experience:
Jr.-2L
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Returns for his third season in the frontcourt rotation ... has played in 54 career games (13 starts) ... earned Big 12 Conference All-Reserve team (by league media) accolades as a sophomore ... three-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
As a Sophomore in 2008-09:
Big 12 All-Reserve team (media) ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... played in 32 games (nine starts) ... missed three games from Feb. 25-Mar. 2 with a left ankle injury suffered in the second half of the home win against No. 2/2 Oklahoma (Feb. 21) ... ranked second on the team in rebounding (5.3 rpg) and third in scoring (10.1 ppg) ... posted 17 double-figure scoring games ... led the team in rebounding six times ... opened the season with seven rebounds against Stetson (Nov. 14) ... registered his first career double-double with 14 points (5-of-8 FG, 4-of-5 FT) and 10 rebounds against St. Joseph's (Nov. 24) ... scored in double figures and collected eight rebounds in each of the next three games against No. 8/8 Notre Dame, Oregon and Rice ... set a career high with 20 points (8-of-12 FG, 4-of-4 FT) against No. 19/22 Michigan State (Dec. 20) ... recorded 16 points (7-of-10 FG) and eight rebounds at Wisconsin (Dec. 23) ... set a career high with five blocks to go with 16 points (6-of-11 FG) and nine rebounds against Appalachian State (Jan. 2) ... notched his second double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds at Arkansas (Jan. 6) ... totaled 17 points (6-of-9 FG) and nine rebunds against Iowa State (Jan. 10) ... pulled down nine rebounds at No. 6/5 Oklahoma (Jan. 12) ... tallied 15 points and seven rebounds at Texas Tech (Jan. 17) ... notched 16 points, a career-high eight made free throws and six rebounds against Kansas State (Jan. 31) ... had back-to-back 12-point games at Nebraska (Feb. 7) and against Oklahoma State (Feb. 10) ... totaled 17 points (8-of-14 FG) and five rebounds at Texas A&M (Feb. 16) ... scored 10 points (4-of-4 FT) against Baylor (Mar. 13) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship semifinals ... earned a spot on the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Rolls (minimum 3.0 GPA).
As a Freshman in 2007-08:
Played in 22 games (four starts) after being cleared to play beginning Jan. 2 (heart condition) ... ranked sixth on the team in scoring (5.6 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (3.7 rpg) ... averaged 4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game during his first seven games ... saw those numbers increase to 6.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per game over the final 15 contests of the year ... made his collegiate debut as a starter against TCU (Jan. 2) and registered five points and five rebounds in 21 minutes... set his career high with 15 points (7-of-10 FG) with six rebounds against St. Mary's (Jan. 5) ... grabbed seven rebounds against Texas Tech (Jan. 26) ... tallied 12 points (3-of-6 FG, 6-of-10 FT), seven rebounds and two blocks against Baylor (Feb. 2) ... set his career high with nine rebounds and matched his career high with 15 points (5-of-12 FG, 5-of-6 FT) at Iowa State (Feb. 9) ... matched his career high with nine rebounds and scored 12 points (5-of-11 FG) at Baylor (Feb. 16) ... registered eight points and seven rebounds against No. 22/22 Texas A&M (Feb. 18) ... recorded seven points (3-of-5 FG) and six rebounds against Oklahoma (Feb. 23) ... missed three postseason games after suffering a strained muscle in his lower right leg early in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinal against Oklahoma State (Mar. 14) ... returned to play against Miami (Mar. 23) in the NCAA Second Round ... recorded eight points (3-of-4 FG, 2-of-2 FT) in 16 minutes against No. 2 Memphis (Mar. 30) in the NCAA "Elite Eight" ... one of 12 team members to earn a spot on the Spring 2008 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
High School:
Aldine High School in Houston, Texas (head coach Ezekiel Smith) ... ranked as the No. 10 prospect nationally by USA Today (Rob Harrington) following his senior season ... third-team All-American by Parade Magazine ... also tabbed the No. 1 prospect in the state of Texas by Mike Kunstadt's TexasHoops.com ... Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Texas in his senior season ... posted 11 points, three rebounds, two steals and one block in 13 minutes for the victorious Yellow team at the Jordan All-American Classic in New York City (April 21) ... four-year starter at Aldine ... Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Class 5A all-state choice in his senior year ... averaged 26 points and 13 rebounds per contest while leading Aldine to a 32-2 mark and the 5A Region III semifinals (Round of 16) as a senior ... posted 41 points and 11 boards in the season-ending loss to Houston Madison ... team had won 26 consecutive games prior to the defeat to Madison ... averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds per game during his junior season.
Personal:
Full name is Gary Eugene Johnson ... raised by his grandmother, Dorothy McClenon, since he was born ... born Oct. 24, 1988 in Houston, Texas ... active in his church community, where he assists with annual fundraising efforts and helps distribute gifts during the Christmas holidays.
