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32 Jerome Johnson
Jerome Johnson
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    187
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Warner Robins, Ga.
  • High School:
    IMG Academy
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    4.6
  • fg %
    39.8
  • 3pt %
    39.6
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    1.3
  • a/g
    0.2

Bio

Senior (2022-23): Played in all 25 games and made two starts, including Senior Night on Feb. 17...36 of the sharpshooters' 37 field goal attempts were 3-point tries and scored all but 6 of his 114 points from outside the arc...Knocked down a season-best five 3-pointers two times, one on Jan. 4 at Bluffton and again on Feb. 14 at Earlham...Scored a season-high 15 points in each of those games as well as Dec. 19 at Mount St. Vincent...Sank five second-half 3-pointers vs. Earlham on Feb. 14 as DC erased a 20-point deficit to win in overtime, where Johnson made two triples in the overtime period...Knocked down one long-range shot on a season-high eight attempts on Senior Night to account for final three points of his career...Made 75 career 3-pointers, including 36 as a senior for the second-most on the team...Finished with a 38.1 percent 3-point shooting percentage that accounted for 225 of his 236 career points

Junior (2021-22): Played in 21 games and made eight starts ... Named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship team ... Averaged 5.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... Finished second on the team in three-pointers made with 34 ... Shot 39.5 percent (34-86) from three-point range ... Made first career start in a loss to Penn St. Shenango on 11/22 and scored six points with five rebounds and a block ... Scored a career-high 18 points off of six three-points in a 74-73 win over handover on 12/11.

Sophomore (2020-21): Saw action in five games... Scored nine points in 26 minutes of action.

Freshman (2019-20): Received playing time in eight games as a reserve... Tossed in a season-high five points, making a three-pointer and both of his free throw attempts, in eight minutes against 2020 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament champion Transylvania (2/1/20)... Knocked down a three-point field goal and grabbed a rebound in the win over Spalding (11/15/19)... Played a career-high 11 minutes in the HCAC win at Rose-Hulman (12/7/19).

Prep: 2019 graduate of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he spent his senior year... Before that, he attended and played basketball at Houston County High School in Warner Robins, Georgia... At IMG Academy, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the Grey squad in 2019... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Jonathan and Maria Johnson...Father, Jonathan, is a retired military veteran...Born in the Philippines... Majoring in exercise science…Enjoys fishing and playing video games...Fan of Ray Allen and Carmelo Anthony...Favorite teams are the Golden State Warriors and Green Bay Packers...Person he would most like to meet most is Mr. Miyagi

Single-Game Highs
Points: 18 (vs. Hanover, 12/11/21)
Rebounds: 8 (vs. Mount St. Joseph, 1/1/22)
Assists: 3 (vs. Mount St. Joseph, 1/1/22)
Steals:
 1 (10x)
Blocks: 1 (at Penn State-Shenango, 11/22/21)
FG Made: 6 (vs. Hanover, 12/11/21)
3FG Made: 6 (vs. Hanover, 12/11/21)
FT Made: 3 (at Mt. St. Vincent, 12/19/22)

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 1 Manchester (Ind.) L, 81-67
Feb 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 88-76
Feb 8 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 102-84
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 85-56
Feb 14 Earlham (Ind.) W, 99-97
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 63-42
  Total Conference
Games 25 18
Games started 2 2
Minutes 342 257
Minutes per game 13.7 14.3
FG 37-93 25-71
FG Pct 39.8 35.2
3PT 36-91 25-70
3PT Pct 39.6 35.7
FT 4-6 1-2
FT Pct 66.7 50.0
Off rebounds 6 5
Def rebounds 26 18
Total rebounds 32 23
Rebounds per game 1.3 1.3
Personal fouls 14 9
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 4 4
Turnovers 10 7
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.6
Steals 4 4
Blocks 0 0
Points 114 76
Points per game 4.6 4.2
Points per 40 min 13.3 11.8

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 7 at Oakland L, 92-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Miami University-Middletown (OH) W, 88-79 - 11 3-3 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 12 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 81-72 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 16 Alma (Mich.) L, 84-69 - 11 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 17 at Wright St. L, 99-56 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Adrian (Mich.) W, 88-79 - 14 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 30 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 86-76 - 13 3-4 75.0 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 111-77 - 12 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 73-46 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 Olivet (Mich.) W, 85-73 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 at Mt. St. Vincent W, 75-72 - 25 4-7 57.1 4-7 57.1 3-4 75.0 15
Dec 21 at Immaculata W, 70-69 - 13 3-3 100.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 31 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 67-34 1 11 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 70-69 - 23 5-8 62.5 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 15
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-62 - 15 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 11 Anderson (Ind.) L, 91-88 - 27 2-6 33.3 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 77-57 - 11 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 18 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 74-66 - 15 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 67-40 - 15 1-6 16.7 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 3
Jan 26 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-57 - 14 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 95-82 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 1 Manchester (Ind.) L, 81-67 - 17 1-7 14.3 1-7 14.3 1-2 50.0 4
Feb 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 88-76 - 7 1-5 20.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 8 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 102-84 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 85-56 - 12 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 14 Earlham (Ind.) W, 99-97 - 16 5-6 83.3 5-6 83.3 0-0 - 15
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 63-42 1 21 1-8 12.5 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 3

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 7 at Oakland L, 92-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Miami University-Middletown (OH) W, 88-79 - 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 81-72 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Alma (Mich.) L, 84-69 - 11 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
Nov 17 at Wright St. L, 99-56 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Adrian (Mich.) W, 88-79 - 14 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
Nov 30 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 86-76 - 13 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 111-77 - 12 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 73-46 - 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 14 Olivet (Mich.) W, 85-73 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 19 at Mt. St. Vincent W, 75-72 - 25 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dec 21 at Immaculata W, 70-69 - 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 31 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 67-34 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 70-69 - 23 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-62 - 15 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 Anderson (Ind.) L, 91-88 - 27 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 77-57 - 11 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 18 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 74-66 - 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 67-40 - 15 0 3 3 1 2 0 0
Jan 26 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-57 - 14 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 95-82 - 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 1 Manchester (Ind.) L, 81-67 - 17 2 1 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 88-76 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 102-84 - 12 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 85-56 - 12 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 14 Earlham (Ind.) W, 99-97 - 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 63-42 1 21 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 7 at Oakland L, 92-27 - - - -
Nov 11 Miami University-Middletown (OH) W, 88-79 - 0 0 -
Nov 12 Wilmington (Ohio) L, 81-72 - 1 0 -
Nov 16 Alma (Mich.) L, 84-69 - 0 0 0.0
Nov 17 at Wright St. L, 99-56 - - - -
Nov 19 Adrian (Mich.) W, 88-79 - 2 0 0.0
Nov 30 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 86-76 - 0 0 -
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 111-77 - 0 0 0.0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 73-46 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 14 Olivet (Mich.) W, 85-73 - 0 - -
Dec 19 at Mt. St. Vincent W, 75-72 - 1 0 -
Dec 21 at Immaculata W, 70-69 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 31 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 67-34 1 0 0 -
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 70-69 - 0 0 -
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-62 - 0 0 -
Jan 11 Anderson (Ind.) L, 91-88 - 2 0 0.0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 77-57 - 0 0 -
Jan 18 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 74-66 - 0 0 -
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 67-40 - 1 0 0.5
Jan 26 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-57 - 1 0 -
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 95-82 - 0 0 -
Feb 1 Manchester (Ind.) L, 81-67 - 2 0 0.0
Feb 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 88-76 - 2 0 -
Feb 8 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 102-84 - 0 - -
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 85-56 - 0 0 -
Feb 14 Earlham (Ind.) W, 99-97 - 0 0 -
Feb 17 Bluffton L, 63-42 1 0 0 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 8 5.4 0.2-1.8 0.2-1.6 0.2-0.4 1.0
2020-21 5 5.2 0.6-1.6 0.6-1.4 0.0-0.0 1.8
2021-22 21 18.5 1.7-4.3 1.6-4.1 0.0-0.1 5.0
2022-23 25 13.7 1.5-3.7 1.4-3.6 0.2-0.2 4.6
Total 59 13.6 1.3-3.5 1.3-3.3 0.1-0.2 4.0

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 8 - 43 2-14 14.3 2-13 15.4 2-3 66.7 8
2020-21 5 0 26 3-8 37.5 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 9
2021-22 21 8 389 35-90 38.9 34-86 39.5 1-3 33.3 105
2022-23 25 2 342 37-93 39.8 36-91 39.6 4-6 66.7 114
Total 59 10 800 77-205 37.6 75-197 38.1 7-12 58.3 236

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 8 43 5.4 1.9-13.0 1.9-12.1 15.4 1.9-2.8 7.4
2020-21 5 26 5.2 4.6-12.3 4.6-10.8 42.9 0.0-0.0 13.8
2021-22 21 389 18.5 3.6-9.3 3.5-8.8 39.5 0.1-0.3 10.8
2022-23 25 342 13.7 4.3-10.9 4.2-10.6 39.6 0.5-0.7 13.3
Total 59 800 13.6 3.9-10.2 3.8-9.8 38.1 0.3-0.6 11.8

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 8 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
2020-21 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0
2021-22 21 0.3 1.6 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0
2022-23 25 0.2 1.0 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0
Total 59 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 8 - 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
2020-21 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2021-22 21 8 7 34 41 6 11 5 1
2022-23 25 2 6 26 32 4 10 4 0
Total 59 10 13 63 76 10 23 10 1

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 8 0.0 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
2020-21 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0
2021-22 21 0.7 3.5 4.2 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.1
2022-23 25 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.0
Total 59 0.7 3.1 3.8 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 13.7 1.5-3.7 1.4-3.6 0.2-0.2 4.6
Conference 18 14.3 1.4-3.9 1.4-3.9 0.1-0.1 4.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 14 13.4 1.3-3.6 1.2-3.5 0.1-0.1 3.9
Away 11 14.0 1.7-3.9 1.7-3.8 0.3-0.4 5.5
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 7 14.0 2.7-4.0 2.6-3.9 0.4-0.6 8.4
Losses 18 13.6 1.0-3.6 1.0-3.6 0.1-0.1 3.1
Month            
November 5 11.0 1.6-3.0 1.4-2.8 0.0-0.0 4.6
December 6 12.3 1.3-2.5 1.3-2.5 0.5-0.7 4.5
January 8 16.0 1.6-4.0 1.6-3.9 0.0-0.0 4.9
February 6 14.2 1.3-5.2 1.3-5.2 0.2-0.3 4.2

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 2 342 37-93 39.8 36-91 39.6 4-6 66.7 114
Conference 18 2 257 25-71 35.2 25-70 35.7 1-2 50.0 76
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 14 1 188 18-50 36.0 17-49 34.7 1-2 50.0 54
Away 11 1 154 19-43 44.2 19-42 45.2 3-4 75.0 60
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 7 - 98 19-28 67.9 18-27 66.7 3-4 75.0 59
Losses 18 2 244 18-65 27.7 18-64 28.1 1-2 50.0 55
Month                    
November 5 - 55 8-15 53.3 7-14 50.0 0-0 - 23
December 6 1 74 8-15 53.3 8-15 53.3 3-4 75.0 27
January 8 - 128 13-32 40.6 13-31 41.9 0-0 - 39
February 6 1 85 8-31 25.8 8-31 25.8 1-2 50.0 25

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 342 13.7 4.3-10.9 4.2-10.6 39.6 0.5-0.7 13.3
Conference 18 257 14.3 3.9-11.1 3.9-10.9 35.7 0.2-0.3 11.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 14 188 13.4 3.8-10.6 3.6-10.4 34.7 0.2-0.4 11.5
Away 11 154 14.0 4.9-11.2 4.9-10.9 45.2 0.8-1.0 15.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 7 98 14.0 7.8-11.4 7.3-11.0 66.7 1.2-1.6 24.1
Losses 18 244 13.6 3.0-10.7 3.0-10.5 28.1 0.2-0.3 9.0
Month                
November 5 55 11.0 5.8-10.9 5.1-10.2 50.0 0.0-0.0 16.7
December 6 74 12.3 4.3-8.1 4.3-8.1 53.3 1.6-2.2 14.6
January 8 128 16.0 4.1-10.0 4.1-9.7 41.9 0.0-0.0 12.2
February 6 85 14.2 3.8-14.6 3.8-14.6 25.8 0.5-0.9 11.8

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.2 1.0 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0
Conference 18 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0
Away 11 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 7 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
Losses 18 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0
Month                
November 5 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0
December 6 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0
January 8 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0
February 6 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 2 6 26 32 4 10 4 0
Conference 18 2 5 18 23 4 7 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 14 1 5 15 20 2 6 1 0
Away 11 1 1 11 12 2 4 3 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 7 - 0 7 7 1 2 1 0
Losses 18 2 6 19 25 3 8 3 0
Month                  
November 5 - 1 8 9 0 2 0 0
December 6 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 0
January 8 - 1 11 12 4 4 1 0
February 6 1 3 5 8 0 1 2 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.0
Conference 18 0.8 2.8 3.6 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 1.1 3.2 4.3 0.4 1.3 0.2 0.0
Away 11 0.3 2.9 3.1 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 7 0.0 2.9 2.9 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.0
Losses 18 1.0 3.1 4.1 0.5 1.3 0.5 0.0
Month                
November 5 0.7 5.8 6.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0
December 6 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.0 1.6 0.5 0.0
January 8 0.3 3.4 3.8 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0
February 6 1.4 2.4 3.8 0.0 0.5 0.9 0.0

Photos

Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

1/11/2023 7:30 PM EST

Mt. St. Joseph vs. Defiance

1/26/2023 7:30 PM EST

Mt. St. Joseph vs. Defiance

1/26/2023 7:30 PM EST

Earlham vs. Defiance

2/14/2023 7:30 PM EST

Earlham vs. Defiance

2/14/2023 7:30 PM EST

Bluffton vs. Defiance

2/17/2023 8:00 PM EST