2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

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21 Matt Johnson

  • Position Point Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gary, Ind.
  • High School Adlai E. Stevenson
  • Major Sport and Exercise Science

Biography

Career Accolades:
  • PSAC Western Division Athlete of the Week (2/3/20)
2019-20: Appeared in all 27 games with 21 starts… logged 28.1 minutes per game…Averaged 10.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game… Helped lead the Gannon offense passing out a team-high 3.8 assists per game…Distributed a team-best and career-high 103 total assists… Slotted ninth in the PSAC in total assists (103) and assists per game (3.8)…Finished his senior season assembling the longest assist streak of his career passing out at least one assist in 23 consecutive games… Finished the season ranked eighth in the PSAC in free throw percentage shooting 83.5 percent…Connected on a team-high 101 free throws made… Netted a career-high 14 free throws on 14 attempts at Seton Hall on Feb. 8…The performance at Seton Hill marked the most made throws in a game by a Gannon player since 2016…Reached double figures in scoring 14 times…Tallied three 20-point games… Drained a career-high 26 points at Seton Hill on Feb. 8…Pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds at Edinboro on Feb. 5…Passed out a career-high nine assists vs. Slippery Rock on Feb. 22.

2018-19: Appeared in 28 games (19 starts) and averaged 19.0 minutes for the Golden Knights… averaged 5.9 points, 3.0 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game…Distributed a team-best 84 assists…Generated a team-high 28 steals…Netted a season-high 16 points at Slippery Rock on March 2…reached double digits in scoring eight times… finished the season scoring double digits in four of the last five games…Connected on a team-high 62 made free throws.

2017-18: Appeared in 32 games for the Golden Knights, starting 24 and averaging 13.8 minutes ... Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... One of six players to appear in all 32 games for Gannon ... Dished out 72 assists (2.3 per game), including four or more in a game on 10 occasions ... Averaged 1.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game ... Put up a season-high eight points, including a 6-for-6 night from the free throw line, on Dec. 3 against Kutztown ... Went for a season-high eight assists, against no turnovers, Jan. 20 against Millersville.

2016-17 (At Triton College): Played for head coach Steve Christiansen … earned all-conference accolades … helped Triton post a 30-3 record, finishing as the Region 4 runner-up … played in 29 games as a true freshman, starting all 29 … averaged 7.9 points, 4.2 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals … produced a 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio … shot 84.2 percent (112-133) from the free throw line and 41.9 percent (57-136) from the field … reached double digits in scoring nine times … dished out at least five assists in a game 12 times … recorded at least four steals in a contest eight times … had more turnovers than assists only twice in 29 games … named to the Triton College Honor Roll.

High School: Played for head coach Pat Ambrose at Adlai E. Stevenson (Ill.) High School … averaged 10 points, three rebounds and three assists … named to the all-conference and all-area teams two times each … was part of an Adlai E. Stevenson team that won the Illinois 4A state championship as a senior … landed a spot on the Gold Honor Roll.

Personal: Sport and Exercise Science major … has one sister.

CAREER-HIGHS
Points: 26 (Twice)
Rebounds: 10 at Edinboro, 2/5/20
FG Made: 8 vs. Pitt-Johnstown, 2/1/20
FG Attempts: 19 vs. Pitt-Johnstown, 2/1/20
3FG Made: 6 at Mansfield, 12/2/18
3FG Attempts: 6 at California (Pa), 2/13/18
FT Made: 14 at Seton Hill, 2/8/20
FT Attempts: 14 at Seton Hill, 2/8/20
Assists: 9 (Twice)
Blocks: 1 (Three times)
Steals: 5 at Pitt-Johnstown, 2/2/19
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11" 200 lbs
    12
  • 21

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    6'0" 200 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2019-20Senior

    Point Guard
    6'0" 200 lbs
    21