Tavari Johnson - 2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Tavari Johnson
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Weight:
- 180
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- La Grange Park, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Akron
- High School:
- Lyons
2025-26 (at Akron):
- Named MAC Tournament MVP, All-MAC First Team and NABC East District First Team.
- Named a finalist for the Lou Henson Award and Nolan Richardson Award and selected to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team.
- Appeared in and started all 35 games, averaging 19.7 points and 5.0 assists per game.
- Scored in double figures in 32 games, including 19 games with 20 or more points, and recorded a career-high 35 points against Yale (11/24/25).
- Finished his career ranked first in single-season assists (176), fourth in career assists (401) and 14th in career scoring (1,422).
- Named to the All-MAC First Team, All-MAC Tournament Team and NABC East District Second Team.
- Named a finalist for the Nolan Richardson Award.
- Appeared in and started all 35 games, averaging 13.0 points and 3.8 assists per game.
- Scored in double figures in 24 games, including seven games with 20 or more points.
- Recorded a career-high 27 points against Northern Kentucky (12/3/24) and a career-high 10 assists at Eastern Michigan (1/11/25).
- Appeared in 32 games and made six starts.
- Averaged 12.0 minutes and 4.1 points per game.
- Scored in double figures three times, including a season-high 12 points at Buffalo (2/17/24).
- Shot 45.6 percent from the field (52-of-114).
- Recorded 37 assists and 12 steals while averaging 1.0 rebounds per game.
- Appeared in 32 games and made nine starts.
- Averaged 14.7 minutes and 4.6 points per game.
- Scored in double figures three times, including a career-high 21 points against Nevada (11/23/22).
- Shot 40.7 percent from the field (59-of-145) and grabbed 56 rebounds.
- Recorded 55 assists and 25 steals.
- Played point guard at Lyons Township High School in Chicago, Ill.
- Earned Illinois Class 4A All-State Second Team honors as a senior.
- Helped lead Lyons Township to three consecutive 20-win seasons.
- Averaged 16.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game over his final two seasons.
- Earned team MVP honors in 2021 and 2022 and was named to the All-West Suburban Conference Team as a junior and senior.
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