Former College of Charleston standout forward Jermaine Johnson was drafted by the Reno Bighorns in the sixth round of the 2009 NBA Development League Draft.

Johnson (6-7, 250) helped the Cougars to a 27-9 record last season.  He played in 35 games and averaged 9.4 points and a team-leading 7.4 rebounds. He connected on 55.5 percent of his field goal tries hitting 132-of-238 attempts.

Johnson, who played for Charleston from 2004-09, finished his career with 1,276 points, which ranks 13th on the school's all-time list.  He's one of only four players in school history to score at least 1,100 points and grab 850 rebounds.  He earned third team All-Southern Conference honors last season and was the league's Freshman of the Year in 2005-06.

Johnson has the distinction of scoring the Cougars' first point in the Carolina First Arena.  He connected on the first of two free throw attempts with 19:30 left in the first half against SIU-Edwardsville on Nov. 14, 2008.

The Los Angeles native earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Corporate Communication.