Meechie Johnson

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Meechie Johnson
Ohio State Buckeyes
Position Point guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school Garfield Heights (Garfield Heights, Ohio)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-SEC (2024)

Meechie Johnson Jr. is an American college basketball point guard plays for Ohio State Buckeyes. He previously played for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

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Early life and high school

Johnson attended high school at Garfield Heights. In Johnson's junior season he tore his ACL. [1] Before tearing his ACL in his junior season, Johnson was averaging 23 points per game. [2] Coming out of high school, Johnson was rated as a four star recruit, the 14th ranked point guard, and the 76th overall player in the 2021 recruiting class. [3] Johnson also held offers from schools such as Louisville, Ohio State, Georgetown and Miami. [4] Johnson ultimately decided to commit to play college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes. [5] [6]

College career

Ohio State

In Johnson's freshman season in 2020–21 he appeared in 17 games where he averaged 1.2 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. [7]

On November 21, 2021, Johnson scored eight points including the game winning shots as he helped the Buckeyes upset #21 Seton Hall 79–76. [8] During the 2021–22 season, Johnson played in 26 games where he averaged 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. [9] After the conclusion of the 2021-22 season, Johnson decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [10] [11]

South Carolina

Johnson decided to transfer to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks. [12] [13] On January 10, 2023, Johnson scored 26 points in a win over Kentucky. [14] Johnson finished his first season with the Gamecocks averaging 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, while shooting 33% from three. [15] After the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Johnson declared for the 2023 NBA draft, however just a few days after, Johnson withdrew his name from the draft. [16] [17]

On March 2, 2024, Johnson led the Gamecocks to a win over Florida, after leading the team with 25 points. [18] In the first round of the 2024 NCAA tournament, Johnson scored a team-high 24 points, while also adding three rebounds and assists, however the Gamecocks lost to the Oregon Ducks in the first round 87–73. [19] Johnson finished the 2023–24 season starting in 33 games where he averaged 14.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, as he was named second team all-SEC and led the Gamecocks to their first tournament appearance since 2017. [20] After the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Johnson entered the NCAA transfer portal, while also thinking about declaring for the 2024 NBA draft. [21] [22]

Personal life

Johnson is close family friends with NBA superstar LeBron James and refers to him as an uncle. [23] [24]

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