2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Brandon Johnson

  • Weight 200
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Houston, TX
  • High School Willow Ridge

Biography

NOTEWORTHY: Only men[apos]s basketball player in West Coast Conference history to leave as school[apos]s all-time leader in both scoring and assists... Brandon finished with 1,790 points and 525 assists.... In 2007-08 was named 1st Team All-WCC, WCC Tournament MVP, WCC Player of the Month (Jan., 2008), and twice was tabbed a WCC Player of the Week. 2009-10 at USD: Granted 5th year of eligibility... Named All-WCC honorable mention... Appeared in 29 games with 24 starts and led the Toreros in scoring (14.0 ppg), assists (3.4) and steals (1.8)...Reached double-digit scoring in 21 of 29 games he appeared in... Career-high 31 points against Mississippi State (Dec. 31, 2009)... Scored 20 or more points in 7 contests including 25-point outings twice against San Francisco... With his 21-point outing at Gonzaga, became school[apos]s all-time leading scorer, passing by former teammate Gyno Pomare (1,725 points)... Named a San Diego Hall of Champions Star of the Month (Feb., 2010).

2008-09 at USD: Appeared in first eight games and averaged 13.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals... He scored in double digits in all eight contests, including 10 points at SDSU before suffering achilles tendon tear late in the 1st half... Totaled 19 points against Valparaiso and chipped in with 18 points against Cal State Bakersfield

2007-08 at USD: Started 34 of 35 games while leading the team in scoring (16.9), assists (3.5) and minutes played (35.1 ave.)... Set a new single season record for points with 590 and tallied 29 games in double digits... Reached 20 or more points 10 times with a career-best 28 points in WCC semi-final win over Saint Mary[apos]s... In that same contest set a school record for minutes played with 50 in the 75-69 come-from-behind double overtime victory... Scored 27 points in back-to-back road games at Kentucky and Marshall, and poured in 18 points in USD[apos]s NCAA victory over Connecticut... In three different games pulled down 9 rebounds, while also registering season-highs of 8 assists (LMU) and 7 steals (at Gonzaga).

2006-07 at USD: Started 30 of 32 games for the Toreros at point guard where he averaged 12.8 points per game and a team-best 4.8 assists per game... Named 2nd Team All-WCC, WCC Player of the Month (Dec., 2006) and All-Tournament at Cal Classic... Scored in double digits in 21 games with a personal-best 26 points with 10-13 shooting versus Saint Mary[apos]s (Jan. 22, 2007)... Scored 20 or more points in six games, including an impressive 23 point outing in road win over the Cal Bears... Season-best 11 assists in win over Pepperdine in WCC Tournament opener, and 10 assists twice (E. Michigan & Campbell)... Scored 24 points while canning 4-of-7 three-pointers in road win over Portland (Jan. 27, 2007)... Has a knack for getting to the free-throw line; totaled nine games with 7 or more made free throws.

2005-06 at USD: Turned in an outstanding freshman campaign... Named a Freshman All-American by CollegeInsider.com...WCC All-Freshman Team selection... Appeared in all 30 games with 5 starts and averaged 9.3 points per game while leading the team in assists (122)... Shot 45.7% from the field (90-197)... Scored 14 points in his collegiate debut, a road win over Campbell... Scored in double figures in 12 contests with season-high 24 points in first round win over Pepperdine at the WCC Tournament... Added 8 rebounds and 5 steals in same contest against Waves... Chipped in 19 points in overtime loss to Gonzaga in WCC semifinals... Dished out 9 assists in two games (at UC Riversde; vs. Saint Mary[apos]s).

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Willow Ridge High School where he lettered in both basketball and football ... High School team won two state championships ... Also named MVP of Texas All-Star game... Senior year was a McDonald[apos]s All-America nominee; First Team All-State and the MVP of the Roundball Classic ... Averaged 21.0 points per game, 7 assists and 4 steals ... Team reached semifinals of state championships ... Junior year averaged 15.0 ppg and 9.0 assists while being named First Team All-State ... Team won the state championship during his junior and sophomore campaigns ... High school coach was James Barley.

PERSONAL: Born on October 9, 1986 in Ridgemont, Texas ... Chose USD for basketball program and staff ... Also recruited by Georgetown, Texas, Texas A&M, Missouri and Univesity of Illinois at Chicago .

MAJOR: Sociology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2005-06Freshman

    Point Guard
    6'" 195 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2006-07Sophomore

    Point Guard
    6'" 195 lbs
    4
  • 1

    2007-08Junior

    Point Guard
    6'" 195 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2008-09Senior

    Guard
    200 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2009-10Redshirt Senior

    Guard
    6'" 200 lbs
    1