2022-23: Appeared in 33 games in his only season in Milwaukee, earning a spot in the starting lineup on a pair of occasions ... averaged 6.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game ... shot 54.2 percent (84-of-155) from the field overall and 81.5 percent (44-of-54) from the free throw line ... scored in double-figures on seven occasions ... chipped in 8 points and 2 rebounds in the season opening win over MSOE Nov. 7 ... added 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block ... put together a perfect game against Cardinal Stritch, finishing with 17 points on 8-8 shooting from the field and 1-1 on FT’s ... added a season-high 5 rebounds ... finished with 12 points against UC Davis Nov. 26, playing just 18 minutes ... went 6-6 from the line and added a pair of rebounds ... had a huge first half in the win over Green Bay Dec. 1, scoring all 12 of his points before intermission ... chipped in 10 points and added a season-high 6 rebounds against Oakland Dec. 29 ... netted the 1,000th point of his career at Detroit Mercy Dec. 31, with his basket coming in a key spot putting MKE up late ... contributed 8 points and 4 rebounds in a season-high 22 minutes against Cleveland State Jan. 5 ... also blocked a career-high 3 shots against the Vikings ... 6 points and a season-high 7 rebounds in 18 minutes against NKU Jan. 12 ... chipped in 8 points and tied for the team lead with 7 rebounds (tying his season-high in the process) in just 11 minutes of action at Wright State Jan. 26 ... chipped in 8 points, 5 rebounds, and a block in 19 minutes against Cleveland State Feb. 25 ... earned his first start of the season against Wright State in the HLT Tournament March 2, responding with 10 points, 5 rebounds, and a season-high 3 steals ... played a season-best 26 minutes against the Raiders ... put together his best effort of the season against Cleveland State in the Horizon League Tournament March 6 ... set season-highs in points (24/was 17), rebounds (8/was 7), and made field goals (10) ... had an efficient might against the Vikings, going 10-14 from the floor and 4-4 from the line, doing it all in just 20 minutes of playing time.
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Prior to MKE: Joins the Panthers following an impressive three-year stay at Alabama A&M in which he was named a BOXTOROW All-American in each of his final two seasons … was a BOXTOROW Division I First-Team All-American after he averaged 16.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.0 steals and shot .472 from the field in 2021-22 … the honors from BOXTOROW recognize him as one of the 17 best players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) … named to the All-Southwestern Athletic Conference First-Team as well as to the SWAC All-Tournament Team after helping the Bulldogs reach the league semifinals for the first time since 2014 … also named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List and earned NABC All-District First-Team Honors … registered double-doubles seven times along with 17 games of 15 points or more, including a career-high 30 against Cincinnati … led the way as a junior with averages of 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 0.8 assists while shooting 56.2 percent from the field … that number led the SWAC in field goal percentage and placed 31st in the nation … was second in offensive rebounds per game (3.27) in the league and placed third in the SWAC in both points and rebounds per game … that helped him earn the first All-American honor of his career, picking up Second-Team honors from BOXTOROW after scoring in double-figures 12 times, including four outings of 20 or more points. As a freshman, he played in all 30 games, scoring 166 points while shooting 46.0 percent from the floor … in 75 career games at the NCAA Division I level, he has recorded 893 points and 416 rebounds, putting together per-game averages of 11.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest while shooting 49.3 percent from the floor.
High School: Averaged 22.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game as a senior in high school to lead Manual to a 16-9 record while shooting 59.9 percent from the field … checked in at 22.0 points and 10.9 rebounds per game as a junior, ranked as the 14
th-best prospect in Indiana in the class of 2019 by the
Indianapolis Star.
Personal: Son of Virgil Johnson and Latoria Holloway … nickname is “JJ” … cousin, Desmond Holloway, plays professional basketball in Brazil … an information computer science major … chose Milwaukee because it felt like home when he visited … career goal is to play basketball professionally … lists watching TV, hanging out with friends, and playing basketball as his hobbies … born May 7, 2001.
