Hall of Fame
Athlete 2006-2008
With games of 25, 33, 38 and 29 points on consecutive days, Johnson earned tournament MVP honors while powering YVC to the 2008 NWAC men’s basketball championship. For the regular season, Johnson scored 807 points over 32 games and was named the East Region MVP and the school’s male athlete of the year as a sophomore. Laying the groundwork, Johnson averaged nearly 20 points a game as a freshman and received second-team all-East recognition. Johnson’s 1,349 career points ranks second in school history and he still owns YVC records for free throws in a game, season and career.
Johnson went on to star at Montana, where he still holds the school record with a 42-point performance that rallied the Grizzlies for a one-point win over Weber State in the 2010 Big Sky title game and a berth in the NCAA Tourney. He was named an ESPY finalist in the “Best Championship Game” category in 2010 and later played professionally in Greece and in the NBA’s Developmental League.
He passed away due to a stroke in 2023.
