Myles Johnson

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Myles Johnson
Myles Johnson UCLA.jpg
Johnson with UCLA in 2021
Personal information
Born (1999-03-18) March 18, 1999 (age 25)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school Long Beach Poly
(Long Beach, California)
College
Position Center
Career highlights and awards

Myles Johnson (born March 18, 1999) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the UCLA Bruins. He was named to the all-defensive team in both the Big Ten Conference with Rutgers and the Pac-12 Conference with UCLA.

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High school career

Born in Torrance, California, [1] Johnson played basketball for Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California. He missed his entire junior season with a patella injury, which caused Pac-12 college programs to stop recruiting him. [2] As a senior, Johnson was named to the Press-Telegram First Team Dream Team. [3] He committed to playing college basketball for Rutgers over offers from Georgia Tech, Hawaii and Yale. [4] He was drawn to Rutgers' engineering program, and decided on the school before even meeting their basketball team. [5]

College career

Johnson (No. 15) with Rutgers in 2020 Myles Johnson.jpg
Johnson (No. 15) with Rutgers in 2020

Johnson opted to redshirt his first year at Rutgers University to become stronger and work on his game. As a freshman, he averaged 4.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, [6] which ranked third among Big Ten freshman. [7] He posted 18 points and 14 rebounds, both career-highs in a 63–44 victory against Lafayette on December 22, 2019. [8] On January 3, 2020, he scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 79–62 win against Nebraska. [9] In his sophomore season, Johnson entered the starting lineup and averaged 7.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. He shot 60.2 percent from the field, which led the Big Ten. [10] As a junior, Johnson averaged eight points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, [11] and the Scarlet Knights were selected for the 2021 NCAA tournament. [12] He earned Big Ten All-Defensive Team honors. [13] He completed his undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering in May 2021. [14] [1]

In 2021–22, Johnson transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, choosing the Bruins' program over Stanford's. [15] He filled in for starting forward Cody Riley, who suffered a knee injury in the season opener, which kept him out for almost two months. [16] Johnson played in all 35 games, starting in 15, and averaged 3.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. [14] He was named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. [17] After the season, Johnson announced that he would not return for another season and instead planned to focus on completing his master's degree and pursuing a career in engineering. [14] [18] He considered a pro basketball career overseas, but decided against living in a country where he did not speak the language. [16]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Rutgers Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2018–19 Rutgers 31017.6.555–.4055.71.1.7.74.8
2019–20 Rutgers 312523.6.602.000.3637.91.0.51.57.8
2020–21 Rutgers 282224.7.628–.4358.5.81.12.48.0
2021–22 UCLA 351518.1.630–.5335.4.7.61.33.6
Career1256220.8.603.000.4246.8.9.71.55.9

Source: [19]

Personal life

Johnson is an electrical and computer engineering major in college. [20] While attending Rutgers University, he founded BLKdev, a nonprofit organization that aims to support black students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Johnson was a member of the Rutgers Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. [21] In 2022, he was awarded a Tom Hansen medal by the Pac-12 for his performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. [22] His father is an electrician and his aunt is an engineer. [23]

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