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  Juby Johnson

Juby Johnson

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Warrensville Heights, OH

High School:
Warrensville Heights

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 205

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
11/08/1981

General
With 954 career points, needs just 46 points to become the 28th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau ... a second-team all-Mid-American Conference selection as a junior ... led the team in scoring as a junior (14.8 ppg) ... in addition to his offensive prowess, is noted as a tenacious defender, who sparked a RedHawk defense that led the league in scoring defense and field-goal percentage defense and ranked No. 3 nationally in scoring defense ... has played in every game (92) during his Miami tenure, and is 25 games shy of breaking onto Miami's career top 10 ... has started all but six games in his Miami career, making 86 career starts, including 57 consecutive starts ... is just two starts away from cracking Miami's career top 10 ... a two-time Preseason Mid-American Conference All-East Division selection ... only returning three-year starter ... first player since Damon Frierson and Wally Szczerbiak to be named to the MAC All-Freshman Team.

2002-03
Tabbed second-team all-MAC ... named the team's Richard Shrider Defensive Player of the Year and the William Rohr Most Valuable player ... one of only two RedHawks to play and start in all 28 contests (Chet Mason was the other) ... named MAC Player of the Week (Feb. 17) following a 21-point performance vs. Marshall in Miami's first 20-plus point win of the season ... hit game-winning shot vs. Akron with 0.4 seconds left to lift the RedHawks to a 55-53 win over the Zips ... notched a career-high-tying 26 points vs. Eastern Michigan, which was the program's 500th league win ... dished out a career-high-tying five assists in Miami's Feb. 22 win at Buffalo ... was in double figures for scoring in 22 contests, including five 20-plus point performances ... upped his career double figure scoring sum to 49 games, seven of which were 20-plus point performances ... shot 50.0 percent from the field or better nine times ... eight times shot 50.0 percent of better from 3-point range ... led Miami in scoring in 13 contests ... a preseason MAC All-East Division selection ... Miami's leading scorer, averaging 14.8 ppg in regular-season play and 15.7 ppg in league action ... in MAC play, shot 42.6 percent from the field (89-of-209) and 33.6 percent from beyond the 3-point arc (38-of-113) ... led the team from the free-throw line in MAC games, knocking down 77.6 percent of his free-throw tosses (66-of-85).

2001-02
Played in all 31 contests, making 29 starts ... started the final 29 games of the season ... scored in double figures in 17 contests as a sophomore to rank third on the team in number of games scoring in double-figures ... upped his career total to 26 games in double figures ... notched first career double-double at Northern Illinois with 25 points and 10 rebounds ... went 7-for-12 from the field against the Huskies and 10-for-14 from the free-throw line ... drilled 6-of-8 three-point field goals versus Marshall en route to a career-high 26 points... was 9-of-11 from the field (.818) ... drained a team-best 44 three-pointers for the season ... hit at least one trey in 22 contests ... shot 50.0 percent or better from three-point range in 13 contests ... connected on multiple three-point attempts in 11 games ... shot 50.0 percent or better from the field in 14 games ... led Miami in minutes played ... played every minute from start to finish in eight contests, including Miami's overtime loss at Evansville, which was his career-high for minutes played (45) ... paced Miami in scoring in five contests and in rebounds in four games ... dished out a career-best five assists in a 100-94 double-overtime win at Central Michigan.

2000-01
Named to MAC's five-member all-freshman team ... became one of team's better defenders ... started 29-of-33 games ... first freshman since Damon Frierson to start first collegiate game, scoring 12 points against Xavier (Nov. 18) ... closed rookie season scoring 11 points in MAC title game vs. Kent State ... averaged 6.6 ppg to rank fourth on the team... averaged 9.0 ppg in his last eight games ... had two of his better all-around efforts in January: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in win over Marshall (Jan. 6) and a career-high 16 points, 4 assists and 2 steals in win over Central Michigan ... buried 4-of-4 treys in the CMU game all the first half ... had one of season's better halves in second half of Notre Dame win: 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal ... hit two key three-pointers in the game and sank 4-of-6 field goals overall ... also turned in a solid defensive effort against Notre Dame swingman David Graves (13 points, 5 in second half) ... grabbed a career-best six rebounds at Buffalo (Feb. 24) ... ranked fourth in team scoring in MAC play with a 7.2 average.

High School
Named Ohio's Player of the Year by Gatorade Circle of Champions ... led Warrensville Heights to its first state championship (Ohio Division II) in 2000 ... tabbed the tourney's MVP ... averaged 25.6 points and 14.0 rebounds for the 25-2 Tigers ... earned first-team AP all-Ohio and honorable mention all-USA Today honors ... named to Cleveland Plain Dealer all-star team ... 1999 preseason McDonald's All-American ... transferred to Warrensville Heights from Garfield Heights following his junior year when he averaged 29 points and 14 rebounds per game ... helped the Tigers earn their first state semifinal appearance with a 22-point effort in an 83-53 win over Triway ... scored 15 points in state semifinal win over Lima Shawnee and a game-high 28 points, including an OT-forcing three-pointer with 39.5 seconds left, in the 76-74 win over Cincinnati's Purcell Marian in the state title game ... coached by Dennis Chimes ... invited to participate in Wendy's Classic all-star games, but could not play due to an injury ... tabbed one of the nation's top players by Bob Gibbons (62nd nationally) and John Stovall (48th nationally).

Personal
Born Nov. 8, 1981 (22 years old) ... given name is Julius ... older brother, Sonny, played basketball at Ohio ... younger brother, Demetrius, is a freshman on Kent State's basketball team ... son of William and Narbell Johnson ... majoring in family studies.