Puff Johnson Season 2023-24

AS A SENIOR – 2023-24
Awards: Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree.
 
Season: Saw action in 29 games while making 12 starts...Averaged a career-best 7.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game... Averaged 13.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 47.1 percent from the field over the last four games of the season...Tallied seven double-digit scoring games.
 
vs. #12 Texas A&M (11/23): Tallied 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting and added four rebounds. Bucknell (12/2): Started first game in the Blue & White and finished with seven points, three rebounds and a steal. vs. Georgia Tech (12/16): Had 15 points, four rebounds and two steals. Le Moyne (12/21): Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds to go along with eight points. Rider (12/29): Had 10 points, six rebounds and career-high four steals. at Ohio State (1/20): Registered 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. at Rutgers (1/31): Tallied eight points and two rebounds, with all eight points coming in the final 5:37 to seal the road victory. #12 Illinois (2/21): Had clutch layup in final 30 seconds to highlight seven-point performance in comeback win inside Rec Hall. Indiana (2/24): Was 3-for-4 from the floor for eight points. at Iowa (2/27): Scored nine points behind 4-for-6 shooting and added five rebounds and two steals. at Minnesota (3/2): Went off for a career-high 19 points behind 7-of-10 shooting and 4-for-5 showing from 3-point range. Maryland (3/10): Had 13 points, five rebounds, an assist and a block. vs. Indiana – Big Ten Tournament Second Round (3/14): Scored a team-best 16 points while adding career high-tying eight rebounds and two steals.

BEFORE PENN STATE
2020-23 – AT NORTH CAROLINA
Appeared in 68 games through the first three seasons of his collegiate career at North Carolina...Helped Tarheels to 2022 National Championship game, tallying 11 points and six rebounds in title contest.
 
AS A JUNIOR – 2022-23 – AT NORTH CAROLINA
Season: Played in 27 games while making two starts...North Carolina’s leading scorer off the bench and played the most minutes among the non-starters...Averaged 4.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game...Had three double-digit scoring efforts in games against Alabama, Notre Dame and Louisville.
 
AS A SOPHOMORE – 2021-22 – AT NORTH CAROLINA
Season: Saw action in 24 games...Averaged 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game while shooting 45.9 percent from the field...Played a key role in North Carolina's run to the 2022 national championship game...Tallied 11 points and six rebounds in the national championship game against Kansas to highlight a six-game NCAA Tournament run in which he averaged 5.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest.
 
AS A FRESHMAN – 2020-21 – AT NORTH CAROLINA
Season: Played in 14 games during rookie campaign...Missed final 15 games of the season due to injury.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
A top 100 recruit in the 2020 class and the 2019 Pennsylvania Class 5A Player of the Year, the Moon Township, Pa. native played three seasons at Moon Area High School before spending his final prep season at Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Ariz...Scored 1,960 points throughout his prep career while leading his teams to a combined 103-19 record...Averaged 14.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 44.6 percent from 3-point range during his season at Hillcrest Prep...Was a finalist at State Farm's national three-point shooting contest...Was a two-time all-state and three-time all-section honoree at Moon Area High School, where he earned PIAA Class 5A, Pittsburgh Tribune, Beaver County Times and Sectional Player of the Year honors in 2019...Averaged 22.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while leading Moon Area to the 2019 PIAA Class 5A championship.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Donovan Christopher Johnson...Son of Gilbert and Amy Johnson...Older brother, Cameron Johnson, is a current starter on the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets.