Sean Johnson

Sean Johnson

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Queens, N.Y.
High School:
Christ the King
Height / Weight:
6-2 / 175
Position:
Guard
Birthdate:
09/12/1990

Most Valuable Player of New York's Catholic High School Athletic Association ... is expected to contend for playing time in the backcourt.

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 (third in the CHSAA) 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 ... 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, North Carolina 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. ... undeclared arts major ... full name is Sean Kareem Johnson ... date of birth: 9/12/90.