Brandon Johns Jr.

Class:
Senior
Position:
F
Height:
6-8
Weight:
240
Hometown:
East Lansing, Mich.
High School:
East Lansing

NOTE: Took advantage of the NCAA’s one-time additional eligibility rule in response covid-19; transferred to VCU

Who is Brandon Johns, Jr. ...
• Extremely athletic player, who can score in many ways
• Good motor, working to improve consistency in rebounding physicality
• One of the team comedians with his quick with and impersonations

Michigan Career
• Played in 117 games; 74th Wolverines to play 100+ games
   • Played 100th career game against Northwestern (Jan. 26)
• Posted a 91-39 record with the Wolverines
• Scored 439 points (3.9 ppg) and 272 rebounds (2.3 rpg)
• Helped U-M to the Big Ten regular season title (2021); first title since 2014
• Helped U-M to three NCAA Tournament appearances (2019, '21, '22); 2020 was canceled due to covid-19
   • Helped U-M advance to three NCAA Sweet 16s (2019, '21, '22)
   • Helped U-M advance to the NCAA Elite Eight (2021)
• Helped U-M to the 2020 Battle 4 Atlantis title, winning three games in three days -- Iowa State, No. 6 North Carolina and No. 8 Gonzaga at the Atlantis Resort
• Helped U-M to the 2018 Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff title, defeating George Washington and Providence at the Mohegan Sun Resort
• Helped U-M to its fifth 30-win season (2018-19; 30-7)

Senior (2021-22)
• Played in 31 games, with nine starts
   • Started first six games of the season
• Averaged 3.2 points per game (100 points)
   • Posted 10 games of 5+ points, with one of 10+
   • Had a career-high-tying 20 points against Nebraska (Nov. 7)
• Averaged 2.0 rebounds per game (61 rebounds; 13 offensive, 48 defensive)
   • Posted nine games of 3+ rebounds
   • Had a season-high six rebounds, 2x -- vs. Prairie View A&M (Nov. 13) and Nebraska (Feb. 1)
• Recorded 11 assists, nine blocks and eight steals
   • Had a career-high-tying two blocks, 2x -- vs. UNLV (Nov. 19) and Villanova (March 24; NCAA)
• Averaged 13.4 minutes per game
   • Posted seven games with 20+ minutes
   • Had a season-high 27 minutes against Seton Hall (Nov. 16)

Junior (2020-21)
• Played in 28 games, with five starts
   • Started last five games following injury to Isaiah Livers
• Averaged 4.9 points per game (138 points)
   • Posted 15 games with 5+ points
   • Had a season-high 14 points vs. Florida State (March 28; NCAA)
• Averaged 2.3 rebounds per game (64 rebounds; 28 offensive, 36 defensive)
   • Posted seven games of 4+ rebounds
   • Had a season-high eight rebounds vs. Ohio State (March 13; BTT)
• Shot 52.7 percent from the field (48-for-91)
• Had 12 blocks, fourth on the Wolverines
   • Had a career-high-tying two blocks, 2x -- Minnesota (Jan. 6) and vs. LSU (March 22; NCAA)
• Averaged 12.9 minutes per games
   • Posted 16 games of 10+ minutes, with five of 20+ (final five games of season)
   • Had a season-high 30 minutes vs. UCLA (March 30; NCAA)

Sophomore (2019-20)
• Season cut short after all postseason events were canceled due to covid-19
• Played in 30 games, with 11 starts
   • Made first career start against UMass-Lowell (Dec. 29); had six points and four rebounds
• Averaged 6.0 points per game (179 points)
   • Posted seven double figure games, including one of 20+
   • Had a career-high 20 points vs. Rutgers (Feb. 1) in the B1G Super Saturday at MSG
       • Went 7-for-13 from field, with a career-high four three-pointers
• Averaged 3.9 rebounds per game (118 rebounds; 37 offensive, 81 defensive)
   • Posted 12 games of 5+ rebounds
   • Had a career-high nine rebounds against Oregon (Dec. 14)
• Shot 49.2 percent from the field (63-for-128)
• Had 21 blocks; second on the Wolverines
   • Had a career-high two blocks, 5x -- Appalachian State (Nov. 5), Elon (Nov. 15), vs. North Carolina (Nov. 28), Oregon (Dec. 14) and at Iowa (Jan. 17)
• Averaged 19.6 minutes per game
    • Posted 13 games of 20+ minutes, with five of 30+
   • Had a career-high 38 minutes vs. Rutgers

Freshman (2018-19)
• Played in 28 games off the bench
   • Made his collegiate debut against Norfolk State (Nov. 6); played five minutes
• Scored 22 points (0.8 ppg)
   • Scored in seven games
   • Had a season-high eight points against Indiana (Jan. 6); went 4-for-5 from field with two highlight reel dunks
• Grabbed 29 rebounds (nine offensive, 20 defensive)
   • Had a season-high eight rebounds against Indiana
• Shot 50.0 percent from the field (9-for-18)
• Averaged 4.2 minutes per game
   • Posted four games of 10+ minutes
   • Had a season-high 13, 2x -- Indiana and at Michigan State (March 9)

Prep Career
• Rated No. 60 in ESPN's Class of 2018 Top 100 for, No. 1 in State of Michigan and No. 8 in Region
• Finalist for State of Michigan's Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award, finishing second in voting
• Associated Press Class A Player of the Year (2017), first team (2016, '17, '18)
• Detroit News Dream Team (2017, '18), Class A first team (2016)
• Detroit Free Press Dream Team (2018), Class A first team (2016, '17)
• Lansing State Journal Player of the Year (2016, '17), Dream Team (2018)
• Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) All-State Best of the Best (2018)
• Capital Area Activities Conference first team (2016, '17, '18)
• Four year varsity starter and team captain (2018) at East Lansing, playing under Steve Finamore
• Compiled a 81-15 prep record with a 51-8 CAAC record including back-to-back undefeated conference seasons in 2017 (14-0) and 2016 (14-0)
• Guided East Lansing to three straight Class A district titles (2016, '17, '18), regional title (2018), state quarterfinal (2018)
• As a senior (2017-18), averaged 28.1 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks; highlighted season scoring 51 points against Lansing Sexton (Dec. 20)
• As a junior (2016-17), led East Lansing to 24 straight wins before falling to Kalamazoo Central (75-60) in Class A regional title to close season 24-1; averaged 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks
• As a sophomore (2015-16), led East Lansing to 23 straight wins before falling to Lansing Everett (54-48) to finish 23-1; averaged 19.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks

Personal
• Born on December 14, 1999 in Lansing, Michigan
• Son of Havilah and Brandon Johns
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Sociology major