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Jamal Johnson Season 2020-21

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Jamal Johnson Season 2020-21

PositionG
Weight195 lbs
Height6-4
ClassJunior
HometownBirmingham, Ala.

2020-21 (Junior): Averaged 9.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.8 steals in 25.6 minutes per game … appeared in all 26 games with 13 starts … shot 36 percent from the floor, including 36.1 percent from downtown, and 73.1 percent from the free throw line … made 2.1 3-pointers per game, which was seventh in the SEC … in SEC play, knocked down 2.4 shots from behind the arc, good for third in the league … scored in double figures 14 times, including 11 of 18 SEC games … led the team and finished eighth in the SEC with 56 made 3-pointers … knocked down three or more 3s in nine games … made five 3s in a game four times - at UCF (Nov. 30), vs. Arkansas (Dec. 30), at Texas A&M (Jan. 2) and at Vanderbilt (Feb. 9) … averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 27.4 minutes per game in SEC play … started 12 of 18 games in league action … posted back-to-back 20-point performances off the bench against Arkansas (Dec. 30) and Texas A&M (Jan. 2) to begin conference play … 21 points against Arkansas was a career high … filled in as team’s point guard for final four games of the season due to an injury on the team and had a combined 20 assists … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... graduated in the fall from the School of Communication.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Averaged 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.3 steals in 11.1 minutes per game … appeared in all 31 games off the bench ... team’s best 3-point shooter at 38.6 percent (27-of-70) ... knocked down a 3 in 14 games … made multiple 3s eight times, including three SEC games … team was 7-1 in those games … reached double figures three times … played double-digit minutes in 17 games … pulled down a season-high five rebounds in the 2019-20 opener vs. Georgia Southern (Nov. 5) … scored season-best 14 points at South Alabama (Nov. 12) and home against Lipscomb (Dec. 29) … finished with 10 points on 3 of 5 shooting at Alabama (Jan. 15) in the same arena where his father, Buck, played.

2018-19: Took a redshirt and has three seasons of eligibility remaining after transferring from Memphis.

BEFORE AUBURN: Averaged 6.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 34 games for the Memphis Tigers as a freshman during the 2017-18 season ... started 27 contests ... buried 47 3-pointers, good for second on the team ... drained 70 percent of his attempts from the charity stripe ... racked up 22 steals and 16 blocks ... reached double figures 11 times, including his first career game against Alabama ... team was 9-2 when he scored 10-plus points ... tabbed American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week (Dec. 11) earned American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors ... made first career start vs. Bryant (Dec. 9) where he scored 18 points on six makes from downtown to go along with four rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes ... matched his season-high of 18 points in road tilts at USF (Jan. 31) and UConn (Feb. 25) during American Athletic Conference play ... nailed the game-winning 3-point play to take down Samford (Dec. 5) as time expired.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Tabbed as the No. 8 combo guard in the country by 247Sports ... ranked No. 111 by Rivals and No. 151 by 247Sports ... named First Team All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... averaged 24.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game during senior season ... as a junior, averaged 18.1 points. 7.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest ... tabbed Second Team All-State following junior season and was named an Alabama Boys Basketball North All-Star with All-Academic Team ... was also selected to the All-Area and All-Metro Team ... played with the Atlanta Xpress in the Under Armour Association before teaming with Team Carroll in the Adidas Gauntlet Circuit ... son of Alfonso "Buck" and Felicia Johnson ... has two siblings: Alfonso III and Trey Johnson ... father, Buck, was the 20th overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft and played seven seasons in the professional ranks with the Houston Rockets and Washington Bullets ... enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.