No. 34–Kansas State Wildcats | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Big 12 Conference |
Personal information | |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lakota East (Liberty Township, Ohio) |
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Nate Johnson is an American college basketball player for the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the Akron Zips.
Johnson attended Lakota East High School in Liberty Township, a suburb of Cincinnati. [1] As a junior, he averaged 16.0 points and 3.7 assists per game. [2] Following his high school career, he committed to play college basketball at the University of Akron.
As a redshirt junior with Akron, Johnson was named the MAC Player of the Year and MAC Defensive Player of the Year. [3] Against Toledo in the semifinals of the 2025 MAC men's basketball tournament, he recorded a career-high 31 points along with six assists, five rebounds, and two blocks in a 100–90 victory. [4]
On April 20, 2025, Johnson announced his decision to transfer to Kansas State University to play for the Kansas State Wildcats. [5]