Nate Johnson (basketball shooting guard)
Appearance
No. 34 – Akron Zips | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Mid-American Conference |
Personal information | |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lakota East (Liberty Township, Ohio) |
College |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Nate Johnson is an American college basketball player for the Akron Zips of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boys basketball: Johnson leads Lakota East to unbeaten start". journal-news. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Boys basketball: Led by Akron signee Johnson, East has high hopes again". journal-news. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Clark, Dave. "Akron's Nate Johnson, guard from Lakota East High School, named MAC Player of the Year". The Enquirer. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Beaven, Michael. "Akron men's basketball | MAC Player of the Year Nate Johnson comes up big in semifinal win". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved March 15, 2025.