Cameron Johnson

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Position:
Guard
Class:
Senior
Weight:
200
Height:
6-4
Hometown:
Athens, Ga.
High School:
Clarke Central

CAREER HONORS

Ranks 31st all-time in career scoring (1,130)
Became the 38th all-time player in program history to join the 1,000-Career Point Club
2018 CAA All-Defensive Team
2017 CAA All-Defensive Team
2016 All-CAA Third Team
2016 CAA All-Defensive Team

JUNIOR (2016-17)
Honored on the 2017 CAA All-Defensive Team for the second year in a row … Played and started in all 35 games of the season … Averaged 7.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.8 steals per game … Tied for second most on the team in assists (62) … Scored in double figures on seven occasions including a season-high 15 points vs. Davidson (12/4/16) and at Colorado State in the NIT First Round (3/14/17) … Grabbed a season-best eight rebounds at East Carolina (12/15/16) and at Elon (2/4/17).

SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
One of only two players to play and start in all 31 games of the season … Averaged a team-leading 12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game … Shot a team-best 38.5 percent from beyond the arc which ranked fifth-best in the league and 42.9 percent from the field which ranked in the Top 15 … Scored in double figures in 22 of 31 games including three 20-point outings … Registered a career-high 21 points versus Northeastern (1/28/16) and against UNCW in the CAA Quarterfinals (3/5/6) … Went a career-best 8-for-8 from the free throw line at Hofstra (2/27/16) … Named an All-CAA Third Team and CAA All-Defensive Team selection.

FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Played in all 33 games of the season with 16 starts … Was fifth on the team in scoring (6.4 ppg), fourth in steals (0.6 spg) and shot a team-best 38.9 percent (35-of-90) from beyond the arc … Registered five double-figure scoring games including a career-high 16 points at Delaware (1/31/15) … Notched 13 points versus George Mason at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off (11/23/14) … Also dished out a career-best and team-high four assists against No. 17-ranked and defending national champion Connecticut (11/20/14) … Saw his first career start and tied his career-high in assists (4) against Delaware (1/10/15).

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated in 2014 from Clarke Central High School in Athens, Ga. … A two-sport athlete in football and basketball … Rated the No. 11 overall prospect in the state of Georgia by HoopSeen.com … Averaged 21.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game to lead the Region 8-AAAAA champions to a 26-2 overall record as a senior … It marked the programs’ best season in a decade and its first appearance in the state playoffs since 2010 under head coach Andre McIntyre … Named Boys Basketball Player of the Year by The Athens Banner-Herald and Region 8-AAAAA Player of the Year … Closed out his high school career scoring 1,000+ points … Played in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game.

PERSONAL
Cameron Ricardo Johnson … Son of Mario and Carla Johnson … Born on March 7, 1996 in DeKalb County, Ga. … Both of his parents are former student-athletes having played football and women’s basketball respectively at the University of Missouri … His father is a former NFL defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and New England Patriots … His mother is the head girls basketball coach at Clarke Central High School ... Was an A-B Honor Roll student all through high school graduating with a 3.58 grade-point average … Contemplated playing college football as an SEC quarterback prospect, but decided to focus on playing college basketball…Volunteered with wheelchair basketball events in high school … Chose CofC over Mississippi State, Florida Atlantic, South Alabama and Radford … Enjoys swimming in his spare time … Business administration major at College of Charleston.

JOHNSON’S CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 21 vs. Northeastern (1/28/16)
Field Goals: 8 vs. Northeastern (1/28/16)
FG Attempted: 18 vs. Coastal Carolina (11/24/15)
3PT Field Goals: 5 at James Madison (12/31/15)
3PT FG Attempted: 12 vs. Coastal Carolina (11/24/15)
Free Throws: 8 at Hofstra (2/27/16)
FT Attempted: 8 at Hofstra (2/27/16), vs. East Carolina (12/7/15)
Rebounds: 10 at James Madison (2/15/18)
Offensive: 3 (four times)
Defensive: 7 (four times)
Assists: 7 at Hofstra (2/3/18)
Turnovers: 5 (three times)
Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Delaware (3/4/16)
Steals: 4 (three times)
Minutes: 41 at James Madison (2/15/18)
Double Figure Scoring Games: 49
20-Point Games: 4
30-Point Games: None
Double Figure Rebounding Games: 1
Double Figure Assists Games: None
Led in Scoring: 8
Led in Rebounding: 3
Led in Assists: 22
Double-Doubles: 1
Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Streak: 6
Dunks: 5