K. D. Johnson | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lbs: | 204 |
League: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Team: | George Mason Patriots |
Birth Date: | 25 May 2001 |
Nationality: | American |
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Kadarius "K. D." Johnson (born May 25, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the George Mason Patriots of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). He previously played for the Auburn Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs.
Johnson played basketball for Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur, Georgia.[1] As a junior, he averaged 21.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 4.5 steals per game, receiving Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year honors. Johnson played a postgraduate season at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. He averaged 26.2 points, 7.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game per game, leading his team to a 37–4 record and the Final Four of the National Prep Tournament.[2] A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Georgia in October 2019, despite never having an official visit, over offers from Texas A&M, Tennessee and Ole Miss, among others.[3]
Johnson missed the first 10 games of his freshman season for academic reasons before being cleared to play on January 11, 2021.[4] Two days later, he made his debut, recording 21 points, seven rebounds and four steals in a 95–77 loss to Auburn.[5] On February 13, Johnson posted a season-high 24 points and four steals in a 115–82 loss to Alabama.[6] As a freshman, he averaged 13.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in 16 games, earning Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team honors. For his sophomore season, Johnson transferred to Auburn.[7]
|-|2020–21|Georgia| 16 || 0 || 22.5 || .422 || .387 || .615 || 2.8 || 1.2 || 1.8 || .2 || 13.5|-| 2021–22| Auburn| 34 || 31 || 27.8 || .386|| .290 || .721 || 2.9 || 1.6 || 1.9 || .1 || 12.3|-| 2022–23| Auburn| 33 || 0 || 21.9 || .381|| .333 || .694 || 1.9 || 1.3 || 1.1 || .0 || 8.9|-| 2023–24| Auburn| 35 || 1 || 17.7 || .378 || .271 || .774 || 1.8 || 1.3 || 1.1 || .2 || 7.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 118 || 32 || 22.4 || .389 || .311 || .702 || 2.3 || 1.4 || 1.4 || .1 || 10.0