Men's Basketball Signs Rodney Johnson Jr.
6/16/2025 11:47:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Central Michigan, Andy Bronkema now have 14 new players on the 2025-26 men’s basketball roster.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.—Senior Tennessee Tech transfer Rodney Johnson Jr. has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Central Michigan Men's Basketball program, Head Coach Andy Bronkema announced on Monday.
Johnson joins 13 other members of Central Michigan's incoming 2025 recruiting class. He will enroll at Central Michigan in June. Bronkema and staff have now brought in 14 players for the 2025-26 season.
"We are excited to add Rodney to our roster at Central Michigan," Bronkema said. "The exciting part about all of our signees is that they want to win, they heard about our vision, and were excited about it. As with all of our recruits, our staff did a great job identifying our type of players and getting them to campus."
SPRING 2025 MEN'S BASKETBALL SIGNEES (14)
The following is information on Rodney Johnson Jr.:
RODNEY JOHNSON JR.
Forward | 6-5 | 220 | Senior | Bryan, Texas/Tennessee Tech/Bryan H.S.
CAREER
In 51 career games and 34 starts at Tennessee Tech, averaged 11.8 points and 5.5 rebounds, shot 48.4 percent from the floor, and 34 percent from 3-point range.
2024-25 AT TENNESSEE TECH
As a senior, played in 25 games with 20 starts … Averaged 13.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 25.7 minutes per game … Shot 51.0 percent from the floor (134-263) and 40.2 percent from 3-point range (33-82) … Dished out 39 assists with a 1.1 assist:turnover ratio … Averaged 11.3 points per game in 13 conference games … Reached double figure scoring in 16 games on year … Scored 20 points (8-18 FG) with two 3-point field goals vs. Tennessee State (Feb. 22) … Finished with 18 points (7-14 FG), hit 4-8 3-point field goals and grabbed nine rebounds in 39 minutes vs. UT Martin (Feb. 20) … Scored 15 points (5-12 FG) with 5-5 free throws at Southern Indiana (Feb. 1) … Scored a career-high 33 points (14-16 FG), hit 3-4 3-pointers and 2-3 free throws vs. Milligan (Dec. 29) … Finished with 19 points (8-21 FG) and 16 rebounds in 36 minutes at Western Illinois (Dec. 17) … Registered 17 points (7-10 FG) in 29 minutes at West Georgia (Dec. 7) … Reached double figure scoring in eight straight games from Nov. 4-29 … Scored 14 points (7-8 FG) vs. Presbyterian (Nov. 27) … Scored a then-career-high 27 points (12-17 FG), hit 3-4 3-pointers vs. Bryan (Nov. 7).
2023-24 AT TENNESSEE TECH
As a junior, appeared in 26 of Tennessee Tech's 31 contests on the year, making 14 starts … Averaged 26.6 minutes per game … Tied for the team lead with 14 dunks … Ranked second on the team with 5.1 rebounds per game and 25 total blocks … Averaged 10.7 points and 1.0 blocks per game … Shot 45.8 percent from the floor, 25.8 percent from distance, and 82.9 percent from the charity stripe … Made his Tech debut with eight points and six boards at Tennessee (Nov. 6) … Scored a season-high 21 points, along with seven rebounds, in the team's overtime win at Presbyterian (Nov. 22), finishing 6-8 from the floor, 3-3 from 3-point range, and 6-6 at the free-throw line … Corralled a season-best 12 rebounds against North Alabama (Dec. 16) … Dished out a season-high five assists against Midway (Nov. 16) … Blocked a season-high four attempts against UT Martin (Dec. 30) and again at Southern Indiana (Jan. 6) … Turned in his first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds on 6-8 shooting at Eastern Illinois (Jan. 25) … Scored in double figures 14 times, at least 15 points seven times, and 20+ points once … Registered double-digit rebounds twice and five or more in 15 contests … Blocked multiple shot four times.
2022-23 AT WEATHERFORD COLLEGE
As a sophomore, started all 30 games during the season … Voted to the NJCAA All-Region V Team … Named to the NTJCAC First Team … Led Weatherford to the NJCAA Division I Southwest District Semifinals and NJCAA Division I Region V Semifinals … Averaged 14.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 0.7 steals per game… Led the team in rebounding and blocks and ranked No. 2 in scoring… Shot 55.5 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from 3-point range, and 80.7 percent from the free-throw line… Registered a season-high 30 points on 12-for-17 shooting with nine rebounds and three blocks against Hill College (Feb. 6)… Pulled down a season-best 13 boards at Collin County CC (Feb. 15) and again at Temple College (Mar. 4) … Scored 27 points on an impressive 13-16 efficiency against Temple College (Feb. 4), adding seven rebounds and three rejections … Earned his first double-double of the year with 17 points and 12 rebounds, as well as three blocks and a season-best 3-3 showing from distance, against Paris JC (Nov. 19)… Compiled 20 points to go with his 13 boards at Collin County CC (Feb. 15) for a double-double … Dished out a season-high seven assists along with 13 points and nine rebounds to flirt with a triple-double at Western Texas College (Nov. 22) … Blocked a season-best three shots away five different times … Grabbed a season-high three steals against Grayson College (Jan. 21)… Recorded nine double-doubles on the year … Averaged 10.9 rebounds over a seven-game span from Feb. 11 to Mar. 4, hitting double digits five times… Posted 10+ points in 10 consecutive contests from Nov. 15-Feb. 8 … Blocked three shots in three straight games from Jan. 28-Feb. 6 … Scored in double figures 23 times, 15 or more points 15 times, and at least 20 points four times … hauled in double-digit boards in 10 contests and seven or more in 22 games … Shot 60 percent or better from the floor in 13 games.
2021-22 AT PANOLA COLLEGE
As a true freshman, competed in 26 of Panola's 32 games on the year … Averaged 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 0.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game … Shot 44.1 percent from the floor, 24.4 percent from distance, and 60.6 percent from the free throw line… Scored a season-high 25 points on 10-16 shooting and a season-best 4-4 from 3-point range vs. Trinity Valley CC (Jan. 19) … Also hauled in 10 rebounds in the contest for his second double-double of the year … Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds with 11 points for his first double-double of the season against the Houston Gladiators (Nov. 22) … Racked up a season-high three steals at Angelina College (Jan. 10) and again at Trinity Valley CC (Feb. 12) … Blocked a season-best four shots against Paris JC (Feb. 5)… Shot better than 60 percent from the field five times … Scored in double figures 10 times on the year, including 15 or more points four times … Corralled five or more rebounds in 19 games and snagged at least seven in six contests… Blocked multiple shots in three tilts.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Travis B. Bryan High School in Bryan, Texas, where he played three years of varsity basketball for head coach Chris Jones … Selected to the UIL Texas Class 6A All-Region 2 team … First Team All-District First Team honors … Scored over 1,000 points over his career … Averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior… Averaged 14 points and eight rebounds as a junior … As a sophomore, averaged seven points and 10 rebounds per game.
PERSONAL
Born Rodney Johnson, Jr. on September 3, 2002 in Bryan, Texas … Son of Rodney Johnson, Sr. and Monique Dinwiddie … Cousin DeKyron Nicks played basketball at Temple Junior College from 2004-05, Fresno State from 2005-06, and Southeastern Louisiana from 2006-08 … Majored in Interdisciplinary Studies at Tennessee Tech.
Johnson joins 13 other members of Central Michigan's incoming 2025 recruiting class. He will enroll at Central Michigan in June. Bronkema and staff have now brought in 14 players for the 2025-26 season.
"We are excited to add Rodney to our roster at Central Michigan," Bronkema said. "The exciting part about all of our signees is that they want to win, they heard about our vision, and were excited about it. As with all of our recruits, our staff did a great job identifying our type of players and getting them to campus."
SPRING 2025 MEN'S BASKETBALL SIGNEES (14)
| Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Year | Hometown/Previous School/High School |
| Tamario Adley | G | 6-1 | 185 | Senior | Detroit, Mich./Wayne State/Macomb CC/Warren De La Salle |
| Uchenna Amene | G | 6-1 | 180 | Freshman | Northville, Mich./DME Academy/Detroit Catholic Central H.S. |
| Will Ashford | G | 6-5 | 200 | Sophomore | Aurora, Ill./Purdue Northwest/Metea Valley H.S. |
| Jorden Brooks | G | 6-1 | 185 | Junior | Grand Rapids, Mich./Ferris State/Catholic Central H.S. |
| Phat Phat Brooks | G | 6-2 | 190 | Sophomore | Grand Rapids, Mich./Michigan/Catholic Central H.S. |
| Nathan Claerbaut | C | 7-0 | 230 | Senior | Zeeland, Mich./Ferris State/East H.S. |
| Keenan Garner | F | 6-6 | 220 | Sophomore | Fishers, Ind./IU-Indianapolis/Fishers H.S. |
| Rodney Johnson Jr. | F | 6-5 | 220 | Senior | Bryan, Texas/Tennessee Tech/Weatherford J.C. |
| Jalen Kampen | G | 6-4 | 175 | Freshman | Parchment, Mich./Parchment H.S. |
| Logan McIntire | G | 6-5 | 195 | Senior | Ramsey, Ind./Kentucky Wesleyan/Evansville/N. Harrison H.S. |
| Nick Mullen | F | 6-10 | 230 | Senior | Chesterton, Ind./IU-South Bend/Chesterton H.S. |
| Kayden Nation | F | 6-7 | 215 | Junior | Peoria, Ill./Indian Hills C.C./Western Nebraska/Colorado Prep |
| Nsikan Usen | F | 6-6 | 205 | Freshman | Milford, Mich./Lakeland H.S. |
| Jaxson Whitaker | G | 6-4 | 210 | Sophomore | Muskegon, Mich./Ferris State/Reeths-Puffer H.S. |
The following is information on Rodney Johnson Jr.:
RODNEY JOHNSON JR.
Forward | 6-5 | 220 | Senior | Bryan, Texas/Tennessee Tech/Bryan H.S.
CAREER
In 51 career games and 34 starts at Tennessee Tech, averaged 11.8 points and 5.5 rebounds, shot 48.4 percent from the floor, and 34 percent from 3-point range.
2024-25 AT TENNESSEE TECH
As a senior, played in 25 games with 20 starts … Averaged 13.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 25.7 minutes per game … Shot 51.0 percent from the floor (134-263) and 40.2 percent from 3-point range (33-82) … Dished out 39 assists with a 1.1 assist:turnover ratio … Averaged 11.3 points per game in 13 conference games … Reached double figure scoring in 16 games on year … Scored 20 points (8-18 FG) with two 3-point field goals vs. Tennessee State (Feb. 22) … Finished with 18 points (7-14 FG), hit 4-8 3-point field goals and grabbed nine rebounds in 39 minutes vs. UT Martin (Feb. 20) … Scored 15 points (5-12 FG) with 5-5 free throws at Southern Indiana (Feb. 1) … Scored a career-high 33 points (14-16 FG), hit 3-4 3-pointers and 2-3 free throws vs. Milligan (Dec. 29) … Finished with 19 points (8-21 FG) and 16 rebounds in 36 minutes at Western Illinois (Dec. 17) … Registered 17 points (7-10 FG) in 29 minutes at West Georgia (Dec. 7) … Reached double figure scoring in eight straight games from Nov. 4-29 … Scored 14 points (7-8 FG) vs. Presbyterian (Nov. 27) … Scored a then-career-high 27 points (12-17 FG), hit 3-4 3-pointers vs. Bryan (Nov. 7).
2023-24 AT TENNESSEE TECH
As a junior, appeared in 26 of Tennessee Tech's 31 contests on the year, making 14 starts … Averaged 26.6 minutes per game … Tied for the team lead with 14 dunks … Ranked second on the team with 5.1 rebounds per game and 25 total blocks … Averaged 10.7 points and 1.0 blocks per game … Shot 45.8 percent from the floor, 25.8 percent from distance, and 82.9 percent from the charity stripe … Made his Tech debut with eight points and six boards at Tennessee (Nov. 6) … Scored a season-high 21 points, along with seven rebounds, in the team's overtime win at Presbyterian (Nov. 22), finishing 6-8 from the floor, 3-3 from 3-point range, and 6-6 at the free-throw line … Corralled a season-best 12 rebounds against North Alabama (Dec. 16) … Dished out a season-high five assists against Midway (Nov. 16) … Blocked a season-high four attempts against UT Martin (Dec. 30) and again at Southern Indiana (Jan. 6) … Turned in his first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds on 6-8 shooting at Eastern Illinois (Jan. 25) … Scored in double figures 14 times, at least 15 points seven times, and 20+ points once … Registered double-digit rebounds twice and five or more in 15 contests … Blocked multiple shot four times.
2022-23 AT WEATHERFORD COLLEGE
As a sophomore, started all 30 games during the season … Voted to the NJCAA All-Region V Team … Named to the NTJCAC First Team … Led Weatherford to the NJCAA Division I Southwest District Semifinals and NJCAA Division I Region V Semifinals … Averaged 14.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 0.7 steals per game… Led the team in rebounding and blocks and ranked No. 2 in scoring… Shot 55.5 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from 3-point range, and 80.7 percent from the free-throw line… Registered a season-high 30 points on 12-for-17 shooting with nine rebounds and three blocks against Hill College (Feb. 6)… Pulled down a season-best 13 boards at Collin County CC (Feb. 15) and again at Temple College (Mar. 4) … Scored 27 points on an impressive 13-16 efficiency against Temple College (Feb. 4), adding seven rebounds and three rejections … Earned his first double-double of the year with 17 points and 12 rebounds, as well as three blocks and a season-best 3-3 showing from distance, against Paris JC (Nov. 19)… Compiled 20 points to go with his 13 boards at Collin County CC (Feb. 15) for a double-double … Dished out a season-high seven assists along with 13 points and nine rebounds to flirt with a triple-double at Western Texas College (Nov. 22) … Blocked a season-best three shots away five different times … Grabbed a season-high three steals against Grayson College (Jan. 21)… Recorded nine double-doubles on the year … Averaged 10.9 rebounds over a seven-game span from Feb. 11 to Mar. 4, hitting double digits five times… Posted 10+ points in 10 consecutive contests from Nov. 15-Feb. 8 … Blocked three shots in three straight games from Jan. 28-Feb. 6 … Scored in double figures 23 times, 15 or more points 15 times, and at least 20 points four times … hauled in double-digit boards in 10 contests and seven or more in 22 games … Shot 60 percent or better from the floor in 13 games.
2021-22 AT PANOLA COLLEGE
As a true freshman, competed in 26 of Panola's 32 games on the year … Averaged 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 0.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game … Shot 44.1 percent from the floor, 24.4 percent from distance, and 60.6 percent from the free throw line… Scored a season-high 25 points on 10-16 shooting and a season-best 4-4 from 3-point range vs. Trinity Valley CC (Jan. 19) … Also hauled in 10 rebounds in the contest for his second double-double of the year … Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds with 11 points for his first double-double of the season against the Houston Gladiators (Nov. 22) … Racked up a season-high three steals at Angelina College (Jan. 10) and again at Trinity Valley CC (Feb. 12) … Blocked a season-best four shots against Paris JC (Feb. 5)… Shot better than 60 percent from the field five times … Scored in double figures 10 times on the year, including 15 or more points four times … Corralled five or more rebounds in 19 games and snagged at least seven in six contests… Blocked multiple shots in three tilts.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Travis B. Bryan High School in Bryan, Texas, where he played three years of varsity basketball for head coach Chris Jones … Selected to the UIL Texas Class 6A All-Region 2 team … First Team All-District First Team honors … Scored over 1,000 points over his career … Averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior… Averaged 14 points and eight rebounds as a junior … As a sophomore, averaged seven points and 10 rebounds per game.
PERSONAL
Born Rodney Johnson, Jr. on September 3, 2002 in Bryan, Texas … Son of Rodney Johnson, Sr. and Monique Dinwiddie … Cousin DeKyron Nicks played basketball at Temple Junior College from 2004-05, Fresno State from 2005-06, and Southeastern Louisiana from 2006-08 … Majored in Interdisciplinary Studies at Tennessee Tech.
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