Rodney Johnson, Jr.

Position:
F
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-5
Weight:
220
Hometown:
Bryan, Texas
High School:
Bryan H.S.
Previous School:
Tennessee Tech/Weatherford J.C./Panola J.C.

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.