Isaiah Johnson

Height:
6-10
Weight:
290
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Walnut Hills High School

Is a big, strong, athletic post player ... is a strong low-block presence and a very good rebounder ... good basketball IQ and possesses the passing ability to get others involved ... has a 7-2 wingspan ... goes by the nickname, Big Dog ... has appeared in nine Mid-American Conference Tournament games and one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

as a Senior (2016-17): 2016-17: Named an AP All-American…second player under former head coach Keith Dambrot to earn the award… named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year…First Team All-MAC selection and named to the All-MAC tournament team… named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 14 team… three-time MAC East Player of the Week recipient… received the Savannah Invitational Most Valuable Player award while being named to the Don Haskins Sun Bowl all-tournament squad…. Played and started 36 games… averaged a team-high 16.6 points per game supported by a 62.5 percent shooting percentage, which ranked first in the MAC and ninth in the NCAA… ranked third in the MAC and 41st in the NCAA with 223 total field goals made… scored 598 points… led Akron with 103 assists, dishing out 2.9 per game while owning a 1.2 assist/turnover ratio… recorded seven double-double performances with points and rebounds and scored in double-digits in 32-of-36 games… had a stretch of 12 consecutive games with 11 or more points… scored 20-plus points nine times, including a career-high 33 points on the night he surpassed the 1,000 career point threshold in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Against Central Michigan (Jan. 10)… ranked second on the Zips in rebounding, pulling down 7.1 rebounds per game. He secured a team-high 103 offensive rebounds, ranking fourth in the MAC and 69th in the NCAA with 2.86 per night. Johnson added 154 defensive grabs for a 257 total rebound effort…. Johnson helped the 2016-17 Zips to a record-high 27 wins and ended his career with 95 total wins, which is tied for third best class in program history. During his four-year career, Johnson amassed 1,374 points, 748 rebounds, 203 assists, 143 blocked shots, and 55 steals…

as a Junior (2015-16): Named the MAC Sixth Man of the Year… named to the All-MAC First Team… named to the MAC All-Tournament team… was a three-time MAC East Player of the Week… South Point Classic Most Valuable Player award and collegesportsmadness.com Madness Mid-American Men's Basketball Player of the Week… In 35 games, Johnson averaged a team-high 13.6 points per game supported by a 57.4 percent shooting percentage… pulled down a team-best 7.6 rebounds per game and totaled 266 rebounds… recorded six double-doubles with points and rebounds this season, including three of the last five games… He posted double-digit scoring efforts in 25 games, 18 of the last 20, and had a stretch of 13 games-straight with 11 or more points… Johnson scored 20-plus points six times, including a career-high 24 points (twice)…

as a Sophomore (2014-15): Appeared in 34-of-35 games, making nine starts ... missed the season-opener vs. UMBC after suffering a wrist injury in the preseason ... started eight of the last nine games of the season ... averaged 5.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 1.1 bpg ... ranked ninth in the MAC in blocked shots per game (1.1) ... posted seven double-digit scoring performances, including a career-high 16 points at Western Michigan on Jan. 24 ... hit four-straight free throws in the final 1:05, including two with 27.3 seconds remaining, to give the Zips a 71-69 road win at WMU on Jan. 24 ... averaged 9.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a starter ... had 16 games with five or more boards, including each of the last six games of the season ... grabbed seven or more boards on six occasions ... nearly missed his first-collegiate double-double at Miami (Ohio) on March 3, posting a 10-point, nine-rebound performance ... averaged 2.5 offensive rebounds per game over the final 11 contests of the season ... blocked at least one shot in 23 games.

as a Freshman (2013-14): Appeared in 31-of-34 games as a freshman, making 11 starts ... averaged 3.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.9 blocked shots per game ... made his collegiate debut at Saint Mary's on Nov. 12, scoring a season-high 13 points and grabbing six boards in 19 minutes ... his double-digit scoring debut against the Gaels marked the fourth time in the last five seasons that an Akron freshman scored in double figures in his first collegiate game ... entered the starting line-up for the first time at Western Michigan on Feb. 12 ... his 27 blocked shots rank as the second-most in program history for a freshman (since 1978-79) ... finished 15th in the MAC in blocked shots per game (0.9) ... swatted a career-high four shots against Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 14), one of just five players to record four or more blocked shots since the 2007-08 campaign ... finished with eight multi-block performances ... dished out a career-high four assists against IPFW in the final game of the season (March 19) ... finished second on the team in field goal percentage (.495).

at Walnut Hills High School: Helped WHHS to the OHSAA State Semifinals in 2013, including a 27-2 overall record and the No. 3 spot in the Ohio AP rankings ... earned First-Team All-Ohio honors as a senior ... averaged 17.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots per game while shooting 70.4 percent from the field as a senior ... named the 2012-13 Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Player of the Year ... also named the AP Southwest District Player of the Year ... earned a spot on the Ohio All-Star team for the Kentucky-Ohio All-Star Game ... averaged a double-double as a junior, posting 17.3 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in addition to 2.7 blocked shots per contest ... was a 62.3 percent shooter from the floor, earning First-Team All City and All-District honors ... also earned Honorable Mention All-Ohio accolades as a junior.

Personal: Born Nov. 7, 1994, in Cincinnati, Ohio ... son of Walter Johnson, IV, and Yvonne Cook ... has six siblings, including Walter (V), Donshea, Miles, Justin, Ryan and Autumn ... his grandfather, Walter Johnson III, played football at Cal-State-Los Angeles and New Mexico State, was drafted No. 27 (second round) in the 1965 NFL draft, played for the Cleveland Browns from 1965-76 and is a member of the Browns Legends Hall of Fame (Class of 2008) ... majoring in sports management.