2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Donovan Johnson
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, CA
- High School:
- Palisades HS
2012-13 Season (Freshman)
Started two games ... Played double-digit minutes in 23 of 29 games played ... Scored a team-high 19 points (7-for-10 from the floor, 3-for-4 from behind the arc) along with three steals and a block in 24 minutes off the bench in the season opener against Pepperdine (11/9/12) ... Twelve of Johnson’s 19 points came in a second half Matador comeback ... With CSUN?down, 54-41, with 13:17 left in the game, the Matadors outscored the Waves, 20-7, to tie the game at 61-61 with 6:36 on the clock ... Twelve of the team’s 20 points were scored by Johnson during that rally ... Scored in double-digits in three games.
Palisades High School
Averaged 20.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game in helping Palisades High School to a 17-11 season record and a 10-2 mark in the highly competitive Western League ... Johnson’s top games included 42 points against Manual Arts High School, and 31 points in the season opener against Torrance High School ... For his efforts, Johnson was named MVP of the Western League, and to the All-Los Angeles City team ... Also gained numerous other post-season honors including All-State and All-League during his entire tenure at Palisades HS ... Showed dramatic improvement during his four seasons at Palisades HS ... In 2008-09 as a freshman with the Dolphins, averaged only 3.5 points per game on 34 percent shooting ... In 2009-10, Johnson’s statistics improved dramatically, averaging 14.7 points per game on 47 percent shooting ... In 2010-11 as a junior, Johnson’s statistics improved to 16.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, three assists and three steals per game to gain Los Angeles All-City honors along with being named MVP of the Western League ... Then in 2011-12 as a junior, upped his statistics to 20.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.
Matador Memo
Born February 18, 1994 in Harbor City, Calif. ... His parents are Shezzell and Barry Johnson ... Has two brothers (Aaron and Barry) ... His professional athlete is LeBron James ... His favorite actor is Denzel Washington ... His favorite movie is Space Jam ... Likes to eat lobster but stays away from spaghetti ... Likes the music of Wiz Khalifa .... The best thing about a student-athlete, according to Donovan, is being in shape ... The toughest part about being a student-athlete is getting into shape ... His pre-game ritual is too listen to music ... His favorite website is worldstarhiphop.com ... The most famous person Donovan has ever met was LeBron James ... If Donovan had a million dollars, he would spend it ... His greatest hero is Michael Jordan because of “what he has accomplished and how he did it.” ... Undeclared major.
