2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2017-18: Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection... Earned Second Team NABC All-District honors for second consecutive year... Three-time Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week... Led all Big 5 players and ranked third in Atlantic 10 in scoring (20.8 ppg)... Registered 1,070 points over two seasons with Explorers, good for 47th on La Salle's career scoring list... Reached double figures in all 27 games he played in, including 17 20+ point outings... Notched seven double-doubles... Had 20 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in 42 minutes of action in double-overtime win over Penn... Scored season-high 30 points to go along with 11 rebounds in victory at home against South Alabama... Named to both the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament and Belfast Classic All-Tournament Teams... Averaged 24.5 points in games against nationally-ranked Northwestern and Boston College at Mohegan Sun... 16 points and 16 rebounds vs. #11 Miami (Fla.)... Posted 21 points against eventual national champion Villanova... MIssed five games in middle of season due to injury... Nearly led Explorers to upset win over #16 Rhode Island, scoring 29 points and grabbing career-high 23 rebounds in overtime defeat... 23 boards were one shy of Atlantic 10 record (George Washington's Yinka Dare)... Had 27 points in final home game of career against Dayton.
2016-17: First Team All-Philadelphia Big 5… Second Team NABC All-District… Two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week… Played in 29 contests and started 28, averaging 32.6 minutes per game to rank second on team… Led Explorers in both scoring and rebounding, the first player to do so since 2010-11 (Aaric Murray)… Also ranked second on team in blocked shots (14) and third in steals (33)… Became 30th player in school history to score 500 or more points in a single season… Scored in double figures 26 times, including nine games of 20 or more points… Had 23 points and eight rebounds in La Salle debut at Temple (11/11)… Scored 24 points including 9-for-9 from free-throw line against Texas Southern (11/19)… Consecutive 22-point, nine rebound efforts in wins over Patriot League opponents Lehigh and Bucknell (11/30, 12/3)… Registered career-high 35 points in home win over Florida Gulf Coast (12/17)… Played career-high 52 minutes, totaling 23 points and 11 rebounds in triple overtime win at Mercer (12/22)… Backed that up with another double-double (14 points, 12 rebounds) at Dayton (12/30)… Scored 28 points and grabbed 11 boards for third double-double of season in win over Massachusetts (2/1)… Missed game against George Mason (2/4) due to injury… Returned in road win at Fordham (2/8), tallying 26 points… Finished season with back-to-back 19-point efforts against Fordham (3/4) and in A-10 Tournament game against Davidson (3/9).
2015-16: Redshirt after transferring from Syracuse.
2014-15: Johnson played in 25 games for the Orange and started four contests ... Averaged 4.3 ppg. and 3.3 rpg…He tallied a career-high 19 points and nine rebounds in the season opener against Kennesaw State ... He scored eight points and recorded five rebounds in the home victory against Hampton ... Johnson recorded seven rebounds in the 2K Classic matchup with Cal ... He made his first collegiate start versus Loyola and finished with six points, nine rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes of action ... The next time out he had six points and eight rebounds in the home victory against Holy Cross ... Johnson scored eight points and hauled in six boards against Colgate ... In a victory at Boston College, Johnson accumulated 12 points and four rebounds while logging a career-high 34 minutes ... He converted a personal-best four 3-pointers versus the Eagles ... Johnson was 3-of-5 from the field, including 3-of-4 on 3-pointers and made both free throw attempts in an 11-point showing against Pittsburgh ... He equaled his career-best scoring outburst by tallying 19 at #9/8 Notre Dame ... He added six rebounds.
2013-14: Appeared in 10 games off the bench…Averaged 1.4 ppg. and 0.9 rpg…He scored seven points and blocked two shots in his collegiate debut against Cornell ... Johnson pulled down a season-high three rebounds against Binghamton ... He had two rebounds against Western Michigan in the first round of the NCAA tournament … He earned a spot on Syracuse Athletic Director Honor Roll following the Fall 2013 semester.
High School: Johnson was rated the 17th small forward and 82nd overall prospect on the 2013 ESPN 100 … Rivals.com ranked him as the 24th-best small forward and 136th overall … Johnson was rated 20th among small forwards and 89th overall by Scout.com … He went to Lower Merion High School, the same school that Kobe Bryant attended … In 2011-12, Johnson helped Lower Merion to a 28-4 record under coach Gregg Downer … Johnson averaged 15.8 points per game as a junior … He attended the 2012 Summer Nike Skills Camp … In 2012-13, Johnson led Lower Merion to a 30-3 record and a Pennsylvania Class AAAA state title … He was named First Team Class AAAA All-State by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers … In the season opener, he posted 28 points against national power Neumann-Goretti ..Johnson averaged 19.2 points in five Class AAA playoff games … He produced another double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds in the Aces’ state-title clinching, 63-47 win over Chester, ending Chester’s 78-game win streak against in-state opponents .
Personal: Major is finance... Full name is Robert Johnson… Father, Bob, was a four-year letterwinner for La Salle from 1986-90 who scored 878 career points and helped the Explorers to three NCAA Tournaments (1988, 1989, 1990) and the NIT Finals (1987).
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Junior
G/F
6'7"
185 lbs
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2016-17Redshirt Junior
G/F
6'7"
200 lbs
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2017-18Redshirt Senior
G/F
6'7"
200 lbs