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2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Wesley Johnson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Corsicana, Texas
- High School:
- Corsicana/Patterson School (NC)/Eldon Acad.
Sophomore Year at Iowa State: He saw action in 27 contests, starting 25 of them…Johnson missed five contests and was slowed for most of the campaign by an ankle injury … Despite the injury, he was named honorable mention All-Big 12 … He averaged 12.4 points and 4.0 rebounds…Johnson had 20-or-more points seven times as a sophomore … He canned five three-pointers in 20-point showings against ALBANY and KANSAS…He logged a career-high 39 minutes at BAYLOR … Johnson’s lone double-double, a 20-point, 11-rebound effort, came against MISSOURI…The MISSOURI game started a streak of four consecutive 20-point games for Johnson … He had a career-best 24 points the next night out against OKLAHOMA STATE, then followed it with 21 at KANSAS and 20 at KANSAS STATE.
Freshman Year at Iowa State: Johnson was named to the Big 12 Conference All-Rookie Team … Collegehoops.net recognized him with honorable mention freshman All-America honors … He started 30-of-31 games and averaged 12.3 points and 7.9 rebounds … Johnson corraled 244 rebounds, the second-best total by a freshman in school history … He led the Big 12 in offensive rebound average (3.16) … His 33 blocks ranked first at Iowa State … He was named Big 12 Player of the Week and Big 12 Rookie of the Week once … Johnson posted 11 double-doubles, including four in a row, to rank second in the conference … Johnson had six straight double-digit rebound games, starting with a matchup against SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE and continuing through contest at COLORADO … During the span, he averaged 12.3 points and 12.2 rebounds … He had a season-high 14 rebounds to go with 15 points at COLORADO … Johnson hit five three-pointers and finished with 17 points in a home encounter with MISSOURI … He had a season-high 22 points versus NEBRASKA.
Prep School: Johnson enrolled at Patterson School (N.C.) and later transferred to Eldon Academy (Mich.) … He was coached by Jerry Ernst at Eldon.
High School: He played at Corsicana High School for Coach Andy Dotson … He was ranked 47th among seniors by Rivals.com entering his senior campaign … Johnson averaged 15.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.3 blocks as a senior in 2004-05 … He was named the 2005 Golden Circle Defensive Player of the Year and was a first-team all-district selection in 2004 and 2005 … Johnson played AAU basketball with the Dallas Mustangs … He signed with Louisiana-Monroe out of high school, but a coaching change led him to prep school.
Personal: Wesley JaMarr Johnson born in July 1987 in Corsicana, Texas … He is the son of Robert and Mary Johnson … He has a brother, Craig Carroll, and a sister, Rhonda Smith … He is majoring in communications and rhetorical studies.
