Improved in every statistical category in establishing himself as one of the top sixth-men in the Atlantic 10 last season was one of the Dukes' most consistent scorers over the last month of 2010-11 ... is expected to help fill the scoring void left by 1,500-plus point scorers Bill Clark and Damian Saunders ... continued to show the ability to get to the rim by attempting 115 free throws last season ... has attempted 175 free throws in just under 17.6 minutes per game for his career (.691) ... has come off the bench in 59 of his 62 career games played ... enters the 2011-12 season with a streak of 34 consecutive games played (second-longest on the team).
As a Sophomore (2010-11)
Averaged 9.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game ... was one of five to see action in every game ... saw his scoring average jump by 1.5 ppg. over the final five weeks of the season ... came off the bench to score in double digits 16 times ... posted a career-high 19 points (9-of-9 from the foul line) vs. Norfolk State and matched that with 19 in 22 minutes vs. St. Bonaventure and 19 more in 24 minutes in the first round of the CBI at Montana ... drew a three-shot foul with 1.5 seconds left and the Dukes down three in the CBI second round game at Oregon ... Johnson, a 70-plus percent free throw shooter, missed the first, made the second and intentionally missed the third and Oregon - which went on to win the tournament title - corralled the rebound to end DU's season with a 77-75 defeat ... hit a clutch 3-pointer with DU up one with 53 seconds left in the 70-64 win over the Bonnies on March 2 ... he made the shot after missing his first five 3-point attempts ... scored 18 on 7-of-11 shooting in 24 minutes vs. Rhode Island and had 18 in 25 minutes off the bench vs. Saint Joseph's at the Atlantic10 Championship ... tied his previous career-high with 17 in a start in the opener vs. Bluefield State and had 16 off the bench six games later at Green Bay (5-of-7 including three 3-pointers) ... had 14 points of the bench (4-6 from the field and 5-of-5 from the line) at Dayton ... eclipsed last season's assist total in his 14th game ... more than doubled his freshman assist total going from 27 in 30 games to 57 in 32 games ... was third on the team with 115 free throw attempts (.704) ... completed a team-best 10 traditional three-point plays (in 14 attempts) ... played his best basketball late in the season when he scored in double digits six times in averaging 14.4 ppg. over the last eight games.
As a Freshman (2009-10)
Averaged 5.6 points and 1.3 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game ... came off the bench in all 30 games he played ... scored in double digits six times, with a then career-high 17 points in 20 minutes at Old Dominion (7-of-12) ... 14 of the points at ODU came in the second half ... the Old Dominion game started a streak of four consecutive double-digit scoring games (12 in 18 minutes vs. Richmond, 14 in 22 minutes at Dayton and 10 in a season-high 31 minutes in a double overtime home loss to Saint Louis) ... saw a streak of 22-straight games played snapped at George Washington in early February ... had nine points, three assists and a pair of steals in 25 minutes vs. La Salle and added seven points in 15 minutes at Charlotte ... went 2-of-3 from the arc in scoring 10 points in 14 minutes in the season-ending CBI loss at Princeton ... was 6-of-28 from the 3-point arc and 40-of-60 (.667) from the foul line for the season.
High School
Christ the King High School in Middle Village, N.Y. (three years for head coach Bob Oliva and one year under head coach Joe Arbitello) ... averaged 22.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for a 25-4 Christ the King team which finished the season ranked No. 4 in the state by the New York Daily News and 11th nationally by ESPN RISE ... named first team Class AA all-state by the New York State Sportswriters Association ... also named Catholic High School Athletic Association Most Valuable Player by the league's coaches ... was tabbed third team All-Metro New York and ranked No. 4 on the list of New York Metro Area top seniors by Hoop Scoop ... cited as Queens Player of the Year and All-City by FiveBoroSports.com ... scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half and added four steals in 21 total minutes in helping the City All-Stars to a 129-120 win over the Suburban All-Stars in the Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game at Madison Square Garden on April 18, 2009 ... scored 33 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, to lead Christ the King to an 87-85 win over Archbishop Molloy in the semifinals of the Brooklyn-Queens CHSAA "AA" Diocesan championship ... followed that by posting 18 of his game-high 29 points in the second half in leading Christ the King to its first Diocesan title in three years with a 66-60 win over Xaverian ... scored a game-high 32 points - including 19 in the first half - of Christ the King's CHSAA Class AA intersectional quarterfinal win over Holy Cross ... added 28 in a semifinal win over Bishop Loughlin to lead the Royals to the CHSAA Class AA intersectional title game ... scored a team-high 23 points in helping Christ the King to a 74-68 victory over Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.) in the title game of the 2008 Bojangles' Shootout in Charlotte, N.C. in December ... earned a spot on the National bracket all-tournament team and was named ESPNrise.com national player of the week for his effort ... finished the tournament, which annually features some of the top high school teams in the nation, with 74 points in three games ... scored a game-high 38 points (five 3-pointers), including 17 in the decisive third quarter in Christ the King's final regular-season game, a 76-73 win over Elizabeth (N.J.) in the Primetime Shootout at Trenton's Sovereign Bank Arena.
Personal
Played AAU ball for both Team Odom (coached by Artie Cox) and the New York Gauchos (coached by Dwayne Mitchell) ... was recruited by Houston, Manhattan, Quinnipiac and Marist among others ... made official visits to Manhattan and Quinnipiac in addition to Duquesne ... hails from the Queensbridge section of Queens, N.Y. ... changed his jersey number from 20 to 32 prior to his sophomore season ... sociology major ... full name is Sean Kareem Johnson ... date of birth: 9/12/90.
