Dallion Johnson Season 2020-21

AS A JUNIOR – 2022-23
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Saw action in 23 games...Averaged 2.0 points and 0.7 rebounds per game.

Winthrop (11/7): Tallied four rebounds and one assist. Loyola Maryland (11/10): Scored season-high eight points and added three rebounds. Lafayette (11/25): Recorded seven points, two rebounds and an assist in 13 minutes of action. at Clemson (11/29): Was 2-for-2 from three-point range for six points and three rebounds in 10 minutes of action. Nebraska (1/21): Nailed two 3-pointers to finish with six points in Big Ten win. vs. #17 Texas A&M – NCAA Tournament First Round (3/16): Made an appearance in NCAA Tournament game.

AS A SOPHOMORE – 2021-22
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Played in 29 games, earning his way into the starting lineup for the final 14 games of the season…Averaged 3.7 points per game while shooting 36.5 percent (27-74) from 3-point range.

Youngstown State (11/10): Made a 3-pointer in season opener. vs. Oregon State (11/27): Drained a trio of 3-pointers for nine points. at Northwestern (1/5): Chipped in five points in comeback road victory. at No. 16 Ohio State (1/16): Tallied five points. at No. 11 Wisconsin (2/5): Scored six points and added four rebounds. at Minnesota (2/12): Pulled down a season-high five rebounds while adding three points. No. 19 Michigan State (2/15): Scored five points including two free throws in the final seconds to ice the win over the top-20 Spartans. Minnesota (2/17): Had eight points and a rebound in dominant victory. Northwestern (2/25): Went off for a career-best 15 points behind a 5-for-9 effort from downtown in Senior Night win. at No. 20 Illinois (3/3): Chipped in six points and four rebounds. vs. No. 9 Purdue – Big Ten Tournament (3/11): Tallied seven points and a rebound.

AS A FRESHMAN — 2020-21
Season: Appeared in eight games…Scored five points and grabbed three rebounds in 15 minutes of action.

VMI (11/28): Drained a three pointer and recorded one rebound in first collegiate game. at No. 15 Virginia Tech (12/8): Grabbed a defensive rebound in three minutes of action. at No. 19 Wisconsin (2/2): Snagged an offensive board. Purdue (2/26): Went 1-2 from the field for two points in season-high eight minutes of playing time.

BEFORE PENN STATE
Was a four-year starter and letterwinner for coach Terrell Ivory, brother of Penn State basketball standout Titus Ivory, at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts...Served as Big Blue team captain for three years...Led Big Blue to the 2020 Class A semifinals...Selected as the 2020 Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year for Massachusetts which recognizes athletic excellence, academic achievement, and exemplary character...Achieved several “firsts” for Phillips Academy with numerous multi-year accolades...Honored as a USA Today All-USA Team member...Named the boys basketball Player of the Year by the Eagle-Tribune in 2019 and again in 2020...Tabbed the 2019 Eagle-Tribune Player of the Year...Was a four-time Eagle-Tribune All-Star pick and only the 10th freshman to earn All-Star accolades in the nearly 50 years the honors have been presented...Shared New England Preparatory Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Player of the Year honors in 2020...Earned All-NEPSAC accolades three times following honorable-mention nod as a freshman...Broke Phillips Academy career scoring record as a senior with 1,600 points...Reached 1,000 career points as a junior in 55 games played...Was area scoring leader in back-to-back seasons and averaged more than 20 points a game as a junior (20.2 ppg) and senior (22.2 ppg)...Pulled down 5.8 rebounds per game and had 3.1 assists per contest as a senior...Connected for area-best 3-point field goal totals twice with 74 in 2020 and 85 in 2019...Had second-highest total for 3-point field goals with 73 as a sophomore during season that saw him score 17.3 points per contest...Started as a freshman and scored 12.1 points per game with 49 treys...Selected as the 2020 MaxPreps.com Massachusetts Player of the Year...Evaluated in winter 2020 as the No. 1 player in Massachusetts and No. 7 prospect in New England according to New England Recruiting Report...Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals and 247sports.com...Part of the AAU MASS Rivals team that advanced to the Elite 8 at the summer championships in 2018 and final four of the national Adidas Gauntlet tournaments twice...Maintained a 3.0 grade-point average throughout high school career with a schedule that included Advanced Placement math classes.

PERSONAL
Son of Wallace and Cyndi Johnson...Has two brothers, older brother, Tyson, and younger brother, Kingston...Father, Wallace, played football at Springfield College...Has volunteered in his hometown as part of multiple fundraising campaigns to benefit health and social causes...Donated his time as a youth mentor and basketball coach...Served as a mentor through the Brotherhood, the AMP program, and served underprivileged communities through activities inspired by Phillips Academy’s "Not for Self" motto...Majoring in kinesiology.