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Markell Johnson

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
High School:
East Tech
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Weight:
164

Career: Closed career with 1,163 points … 53^rd player in program history to record 1,000 career points and was 45^th on career scoring list when career ended … Finished with 607 career assists to rank third all-time in program history … Led ACC in assists in sophomore and senior seasons … Joins Chris Corchiani (1988-89 and 1990-91) as the only players in program history to lead the ACC in assists more than once … Finished 10 or more assists in 16 career games … Had career 2.10 assist-to-turnover ratio to rank seventh in program history … 165 steals ranks 10^th in program history

2019-20 – Senior Season: Appeared in 31 games, making 30 starts … All-ACC Second-Team selection … Led ACC with 6.8 assists per game average … 210 assists rank as ninth-most in single season in program history … Led the team with 60 steals and ranked third in the ACC with 1.94 steals per game average … Ranked fifth in the ACC with a 2.08 assist-to-turnover ratio … Ranked 10^th in the ACC with 34:15 minutes per game average … Second on the team with 12.8 points per game average … Ranked second on the team with 43 three-pointers … Led team in scoring seven times, in rebounding five times, in steals 14 times and assists 28 times … Scored in double figures in 21 games, including five games over 20 points … Had seven games with 10 or more assists … Had a team-high six double-doubles … Recorded lone triple-double of his career and fourth in program history with 11 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds vs. The Citadel on 12/22 … Named Co-ACC Player of the Week after The Citadel game … Hit three half-court buzzer-beating shots including the game-winner at UNCG on 12/15 … Finished the game against UNCG with 19 points and seven assists … Had a career-high 11 rebounds in win over Appalachian State on 12/29 … Scored 27 points on 9-of-15 shooting and added seven assists in win over Notre Dame on 1/8 … Had 19 points and a season-best 12 assists in win at Miami on 2/5 … Scored a career-high 28 points and added nine rebounds in win over Duke on 2/19 … Had 21 points and 10 assists at North Carolina on 2/25 … Had 13 points and 10 assists in win over Wake Forest on 3/6.

2018-19 – Junior Season: Appeared in 33 games, making 30 starts … Averaged 12.6 points per game and led team with 139 assists … Finished season sixth in the ACC in assists per game at 4.21 … Finished seventh in the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.2 … Led team with 42.2 percent three-point field goal percentage … Ranked fourth in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage … Scored in double figures 21 times … Had team-best six games of 20 or more points … Led team in assists 21 times and in scoring 11 times … Opened season with 17 points and five assists in win over Mount St. Mary’s on Nov. 6 … Scored 21 points at Wisconsin on Nov. 27 … Scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, passed out seven assists and grabbed six rebounds in win over Vanderbilt on Dec. 1 … Scored a career-high 27 points, scoring 19 of the 27 in the second half, in win over Auburn on Dec. 19 … Was named ACC Player of the Week for efforts in win over Auburn … Scored 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range in win at Miami on Jan. 3 … Had season-best and tied career-high with four steals against North Carolina on Jan. 8 … After missing three games with injury, returned to lineup and had 16 points in win over Clemson on Jan. 26 … Passed out season-best 10 assists at Duke on Feb. 16 … Scored 25 points, hitting a career-best six three-pointers, in win over Wake Forest on Feb. 24 … Scored game-high 23 points in comeback win over Clemson in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament … Scored 13 points in the second half as Pack made second-largest halftime deficit comeback (16 points) in ACC Tournament history … Made two free throws with 2.6 second remaining to give Pack one-point win … Scored 26 points and grabbed career-high seven rebounds in win over Hofstra in NIT on March 19 … Scored 19 points and hit all four three-pointers against Lipscomb on March 27.

2017-18 - Sophomore Season: ACC Honorable Mention selection … Started 24 of 26 games … Averaged 8.9 points, 7.3 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game … Averaged 7.31 assists per game to lead ACC … Highest assist per game average for an NC State player since Chris Corchiani averaged 9.6 assists per game in the 1990-91 season … Had double-digit assists in five straight games from Jan. 21 to Feb. 7 to become first player in program history with more than three consecutive double-digit assist games … Averaged 8.14 assists per game in ACC play, almost three assists more than second place … Finished season with 190 assists … Led team and finished fifth in the ACC with 1.69 steals per game average … Led team in assists in 20 games … Scored in double figures 14 times and had eight games with double-digit assists … Finished second on the team with four double-doubles … Opened season with 14 points, nine assists and four steals in win over VMI on Nov. 10 … Had first career double-double with 10 points and 11 assists in win over Bryant on Nov. 14 … 12 assists in win over South Carolina State on Dec. 2 … Scored 17 points and had four steals in win over UMKC on Dec. 9 … Passed out career-high 14 assists vs. Miami on Jan. 21 … 14 assists are third-most by a player in PNC Arena history … Second career double-double with career-high 20 points and 11 assists in win at UNC-Chapel Hill on Jan. 27 … Scored 14 of his 20 points in final 2:58 of regulation and 5:00 overtime period … Third career double-double with 15 points and 10 assists at Virginia Tech on Feb. 7 … Hit career-best three three-pointers against Hokies … Scored 16 points in win at Syracuse on Feb. 14, including three-pointer with 35 seconds remaining to break 70-70 tie … Had a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists in win at Wake Forest on Feb. 17 … Tied career-high with three three-pointers in win over Florida State on Feb. 25.

2016-17 - Freshman Season: Appeared in 30 games, making three starts … Youngest player on the team … Finished second on the team in assists (68) and steals (26) … Started final three games of regular season: at Georgia Tech (Feb. 21), Virginia (Feb. 25) and at Clemson (March 1) … Finished the season with a 2.13:1 assist-to-turnover ratio … Had a five-game stretch from Nov. 13-26 where he had 19 assists and three turnovers in 139 minutes of action … Scored nine points, had six assists and four steals with zero turnovers in 27 minutes against Montana on Nov. 18 ... Scored eight points and passed out four assists vs Creighton on Nov. 20 ... In the 3 games at the Paradise Jam, had 14 assists, 7 steals and just 1 turnover in 83 minutes of action ... Had nine points on 3-of-5 shooting at Illinois on Nov. 29 ... Recorded five points, five assists, one block and one steal vs. Boston University on Dec. 3 ... Played 33 minutes off-the-bench vs. Pittsburgh, finishing with eight points and a season-best seven assists ... Scored a season-best 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting vs. Notre Dame on Feb. 18 ... Made first career start at Georgia Tech on Feb. 21, finishing with 5 points and 3 assists in a career-high 37 minutes ... Recorded second double-digit scoring game of the season, finishing with 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting, and had 4 assists and 3 steals vs. Virginia on Feb. 25.

Before State: A consensus four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout … Was a top-100 overall recruit by ESPN (48), 247Sports (58) and Scout (66) … Reclassified to the 2016 class after his junior year at East Tech High School ... Named Cleveland.com Boys Basketball Player of the Year, All-Ohio Player of the Year in Division 1 and Associated Press Northeast Lakes All-District Player of the Year in D2 after averaging 31.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.5 steals as a junior in 2015-16 … As a freshman scored 27 points and hit the game-winning shot in overtime to send East Tech to its first state semifinal since 1972 … Played AAU basketball for King James Shooting Stars.