University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Men's Basketball Receives NLI from Justin Johnson
4/27/2020 4:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Southern Miss head men's basketball coach Jay Ladner continued to bolster his 2020-21 roster with the addition of junior college star Justin Johnson (South Georgia Tech).
The signing comes on the heels of four freshmen and one transfer joining the program during the opening days of Signing Week: Tae Hardy (Ellenwood, Ga. / Pearl River CC), Javarzia Belton (Calhoun Falls, S.C.), Mark Jaakson (Tallinn, Estonia), Jaron Pierre (New Orleans, La.) and Blake Roberts (Hattiesburg, Miss.).
"Justin is an exciting 6-foot-7 guard who can play multiple positions, particularly the 1 and 2," Ladner said. "He's a gifted player who can handle, score and pass. He will immediately impact our winning; a real high-level signee for us. He makes a really good class for us even stronger. We're very, very excited to have Justin Johnson in the Black and Gold."
Justin Johnson (Jr., 6-7, 200, G, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / South Georgia Tech)
-Ranked as high as No. 13 nationally by JucoRecruiting.com
-Averaged 16.9 ppg as a sophomore (50.1 percent shooting), nearly 10 more than the next-closest performer, and was 20-for-56 from deep (35.7 percent)
-Had three, double-figure rebounding games to average 5.8 for the year
-Averaged 18.9 points and 6.3 boards per contest as a freshman, attempting 120 treys
-Was rated the No. 21 shooting guard in Florida as a senior
-Comes from same hometown as current freshman Angel Smith, who finished at Northeast HS
The signing comes on the heels of four freshmen and one transfer joining the program during the opening days of Signing Week: Tae Hardy (Ellenwood, Ga. / Pearl River CC), Javarzia Belton (Calhoun Falls, S.C.), Mark Jaakson (Tallinn, Estonia), Jaron Pierre (New Orleans, La.) and Blake Roberts (Hattiesburg, Miss.).
"Justin is an exciting 6-foot-7 guard who can play multiple positions, particularly the 1 and 2," Ladner said. "He's a gifted player who can handle, score and pass. He will immediately impact our winning; a real high-level signee for us. He makes a really good class for us even stronger. We're very, very excited to have Justin Johnson in the Black and Gold."
Justin Johnson (Jr., 6-7, 200, G, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / South Georgia Tech)
-Ranked as high as No. 13 nationally by JucoRecruiting.com
-Averaged 16.9 ppg as a sophomore (50.1 percent shooting), nearly 10 more than the next-closest performer, and was 20-for-56 from deep (35.7 percent)
-Had three, double-figure rebounding games to average 5.8 for the year
-Averaged 18.9 points and 6.3 boards per contest as a freshman, attempting 120 treys
-Was rated the No. 21 shooting guard in Florida as a senior
-Comes from same hometown as current freshman Angel Smith, who finished at Northeast HS
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