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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Ava Schmitt
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Ava Schmitt
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Ryan Frye, USC Upstate Athletics

4 Justin Johnson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 200
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High School Putnam Science Academy

Biography

Points 20 vs Lane (11/22/24)*
Rebounds 8, 2x last vs Virginia-Lynchburg (12/2/25) 
Assists 5, 2x last vs Virginia-Lynchburg (12/2/25)
Steals 3 at Chattanooga (2/14/26)
Blocks 2 at Chattanooga (2/14/26)
Minutes 25 at Wofford (2/7/26)
Field Goals Made 8 vs Lane (11/22/24)*
Threes Made 2, 2x last at Furman (1/3/26)
Free Throws Made 7 at Virginia Tech (12/11/25)










*Career-High Occurred at Arkansas State

2025-26 (Sophomore): Saw action in 30 games with three starts coming against Voorhees (Nov. 13), Virginia-Lynchburg (Dec. 2), and Wofford (Feb. 7)... one of seven WCU players to score at least 200 points, scoring 201 points, averaging 6.7 points per game... reached double figures in nine games as he scored a season-high 16 points at Virginia Tech (Dec. 11)... added 14 points off the bench at Mercer (Jan. 21)... tallied 13 points in road games at USC Upstate (Dec. 6) and Georgia (Dec. 18)... went 5-of-7 from the floor vs Virginia-Lynchburg (Dec. 2)... scored 125 points, averaging 7.4 points per game in league play... tallied 75 rebounds, averaging 2.5 per game... had a season-high eight rebounds vs Virginia-Lynchburg... had eight games with four or more rebounds... recorded 28 assists... had a season-high five helpers vs UVA-Lynchburg... totaled 16 steals, with season-high three against Chattanooga (Feb. 14)... finished with 10 blocks... played a season-high 26 minutes in a start against Wofford... 

PRIOR TO WCU: Johnson joins Western Carolina after spending his lone collegiate season at Arkansas State last year, where he was part of the Red Wolves' Sun Belt Conference regular-season title. He appeared in 16 games in a reserve role, shooting 57.6% (19-of-33) with a career-high 20 points on 8-of-10 field goals against Lane College. He also tallied a career-best eight rebounds and five assists in the same matchup. He scored six in 17 minutes off the bench against Elite 8 opposition, Alabama. Before his time in Jonesboro, Johnson was a three-star recruit out of Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut, which is regarded as one of the nation's top prep programs. He was a Power 5AAA Player of the Year during the 2023-24 season as he averaged 15.6 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, while leading his squad to a national prep runner-up finish. He scored 20 or more 10 times to lead the team to Power 5AAA and New England Basketball League titles, while earning first-team NEBL All-Conference honors.

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