2012-13 (Senior Year)
Earned a spot on the All-MEAC third team … The only player on NSU to start all 33 games on the season … Finished third on the team in both scoring (9.6 points per game) and rebounding (5.1) … Finished 29th in the MEAC in scoring and seventh in defensive rebounds (4.4) … Also averaged 1.8 assists, second on the team, and 1.0 steals per game … Totaled 316 points, 168 rebounds, 59 assists, 34 steals and 10 blocks … Shot 111-of-301 (36.9 percent) from the floor, including 23-of-85 (27.1 percent) from 3-point range … Also shot 71-of-103 from the charity stripe (68.9 percent) … Earned back-to-back MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Dec. 3 and 10 … Had 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals in three games to win the award the first time and then 9.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in two games to earn it again … Scored in double figures in 16 games on the year … Had a career-high 20 points with seven rebounds and three assists at South Carolina State on Dec. 3 … Followed that up in the next game with a double-double of 17 points and 11 boards with three assists and three steals against UMBC on Dec. 9 … Finished his career with a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds against Virginia in the NIT on March 19 … Had 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting with eight rebounds and two steals in the regular season finale March 7 against North Carolina A&T … Had a career-high six assists with 10 points, nine rebounds and a career-best four steals at Morehead State on Nov. 26 … Tallied 18 points, six rebounds and three assists the next game against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Nov. 29 … Also tied his career high in assists with six against Hampton on Jan. 26 and then again at Morgan State on Feb. 4 … Scored in double figures in six out of seven games from Jan. 2-26 … Had 16 and 15 points in back-to-back games to start the streak, and had a career-best three blocks against Navy on Jan. 5.
2011-12 (Junior Year)
After sitting out the fall semester due to NCAA transfer rules, competed in 25 games … Named to the MEAC All-Tournament Team … Also a member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Finished fifth on the team with 6.1 points per game … Also added 3.2 rebounds with 11 assists, 11 steals and three blocks … Shot 61-of-136 from the floor (44.9 percent), including a 14-of-53 mark from beyond the arc … Also hit 16-of-22 free throw attempts … Scored in double figures on five occasions, including a career night at Hampton on Jan. 21 … Scored 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and completed the double-double with a career-high 15 rebounds to go along with two assists in the victory over the Pirates … Had 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting with four rebounds in the MEAC Championship game win over Bethune-Cookman on March 10 … Scored 12 points with five rebounds the day before against Florida A&M … Averaged 11.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game during the championship to earn all-tournament honors … Had a 12-point effort Jan. 24 against Morehead State and posted 10 points and two steals two games later against Coppin State on Jan. 30 … Posted nine points and six boards Feb. 15 against Delaware State.
At Marist (Sophomore Year – 2010-11)
Played in six games during the first semester, all off the bench … Averaged 5.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 16.8 minutes per game.
At Marist (Freshman Year – 2009-10)
Was one of five Red Foxes to play in all 30 of the team's games, and was second on team with 29 starts … Averaged 6.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, and was tied for team lead with eight blocked shots … Scored in double digits eight times, including a career-high 18 points in first collegiate game at Rutgers (11-14-09) … Had career-high eight rebounds at Bucknell (12-30-09) … Dished out career-high five assists vs. Princeton (1-6-10).
High School/Prep
Attended Centennial High School, where he played four years of basketball and two years of football … Was named second-team All-Region in 2007, and was named to the Chick-fil-A All-Tournament Team in 2008 … Attended Edison Prep Academy (N.J.) in 2008-09, where he averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game en route to earning his team's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Personal
Full name is Robert Palmer Johnson … Was born on Sept. 14, 1989 … Son of Robert and Theresa Johnson … Has an older sister that graduated from NSU in 2006 … Majoring in journalism … Wants to be a sports columnist for ESPN … Enjoys listening to music, watching sports and playing chess … Grew up in Atlanta, but now resides in the Bronx.
Johnson's Career Statistics
|
YEAR |
GP-GS |
FGM-A |
PCT |
3PM-A |
PCT |
FTM-A |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
AST/AVG |
BLK/AVG |
STL/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
|
2009-10* |
30-29 |
70-220 |
.318 |
20-80 |
.250 |
37-62 |
.597 |
95/3.2 |
32/1.1 |
8/0.3 |
17/0.6 |
197/6.6 |
|
2010-11* |
6-0 |
13-41 |
.317 |
0-7 |
.000 |
5-8 |
.625 |
18/3.0 |
9/1.5 |
1/0.1 |
0/0.0 |
31/5.2 |
|
2011-12 |
25-0 |
61-136 |
.449 |
14-53 |
.264 |
16-22 |
.727 |
80/3.2 |
11/0.4 |
3/0.1 |
11/0.4 |
152/6.1 |
|
2012-13 |
33-33 |
111-301 |
.369 |
23-85 |
.271 |
71-103 |
.689 |
168/5.1 |
59/1.8 |
10/0.3 |
34/1.0 |
316/9.6 |
|
Totals |
94-62 |
255-698 |
.365 |
57-225 |
.253 |
129-195 |
.662 |
361/3.8 |
111/1.2 |
22/0.2 |
62/0.7 |
696/7.4 |
* - at Marist
CAREER HIGHS (at NSU)
Points 20, at South Carolina State (12-3-12)
FG Made 8 (3x), last: N.C. A&T (3-7-13)
FG Att. 15, at Virginia (3-19-13)
3 PT FG Made 3, at Virginia (3-19-13)
3 PT FG Att. 7, at Virginia (3-19-13)
FT Made 8 (3x), last: at Howard (1-14-13)
FT Att. 13, at Howard (1-14-13)
Rebounds 15, at Hampton (1-21-12)
Assists 6 (3x), last: at Morgan State (2-4-13)
Steals 4, at Morehead State (11-26-12)
Blocks 3, Navy (1-5-13)
Minutes 40, vs. B-CU (3-13-13)
