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Jersey Number 15
Myles Johnson
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Long Beach Poly HS
Bio
Career
Played in 125 collegiate games – 90 at Rutgers University (New Jersey) and 35 at UCLA … averaged 5.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 125 collegiate contests … totaled at least 10 rebounds in 33 career games … through four college seasons (2018-19 through 2021-22), played in all of his team’s 125 games … earned his undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering from Rutgers in May 2021 … was a two-time Big Ten Conference All-Academic selection (2018-19, 2019-20) … also was a three-time Big Ten All-Academic honoree (winter of 2019, 2020 and 2021) … transferred to UCLA in the summer of 2021 … enrolled in UCLA’s graduate school of engineering.
2021-22
Played in all 35 games (15 starts) as a redshirt senior … averaged 3.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game … was one of five players to secure Pac-12 All-Defensive Team acclaim, along with teammates Jaylen Clark and Jaime Jaquez Jr. … was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) “Honors Court” for the third straight season … was one of two players on the team to have played in all 35 games, along with Jules Bernard … led UCLA’s team in blocks (44) and was second in rebounding (5.4 rpg) … shot 63.0 percent from the field (51-for-81) … had one double-double in a home victory over Colorado, totaling a season-high 12 points and 10 rebounds (Dec. 1) … registered a season-high 13 rebounds in two games – versus North Florida (Nov. 17) and Washington (Feb. 19) … totaled at least 10 rebounds in five games … recorded a season-high three blocks in two games – versus Bellarmine (Nov. 22) in Las Vegas, and against Washington (Feb. 19) … was a perfect 5-for-5 at the free throw line in the Bruins’ win over Washington State at the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas (March 10).
2020-21 (at Rutgers)
Played in all 28 games (22 starts) as a redshirt junior … averaged 8.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game … was one of five players to earn Academic All-District honors (District 2, presented by CoSIDA) at the conclusion of the season … named an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection (media voting) … secured second-team All-Met honors (as announced by the Met Basketball Writers Association) … was among five players to earn Academic All-District honors (NCAA Division I, District 2) at the conclusion of the season … led Rutgers in rebounding (8.5 rpg) and blocks per game (2.4) … was second on the team in steals (32) … shot 62.8 percent from the field (98-for-156), a single-season field goal percentage that ranks No. 4 in Rutgers’ program history … finished second in the Big Ten Conference in blocks per game (2.4) and was sixth in rebounding (8.5 rpg) … had eight double-doubles … scored at least 10 points in 11 games … recorded at least 10 rebounds in 12 contests … totaled at least five blocks in four games … twice scored a season-high 14 points – at Penn State (Jan. 21) and against Minnesota (Feb. 4) … grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in a win at Maryland (Dec. 14) – also had 10 points and three blocks in that game … registered a career-high seven blocks in a double-double performance against Indiana (Feb. 24) – had 10 points and 10 rebounds … totaled 10 rebounds and three blocks in Rutgers’ NCAA Tournament win over Clemson (March 19).
2019-20 (at Rutgers)
Played in all 31 games (25 starts) as a redshirt sophomore … averaged 7.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game … earned Big Ten Conference All-Academic Team honors … was named to the National Assocaition of Basketball Coaches (NABC) “Honors Court” at the conclusion of the season … led Rutgers in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and blocks (47, 1.5 bpg) … scored in double figures in seven games … recorded at least 10 rebounds in 12 contests … had at least five games with three blocks … tallied four double-doubles … shot 60.2 percent from the field as a sophomore, the No. 7 best single-season mark in school history (that mark led all Big Ten players in 2019-20) … in addition to leading the Big Ten in overall shooting percentage (60.2%), ranked fifth in the conference in offensive rebounds (3.3 o-rpg), eighth in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and 10th in blocks (1.5 bpg) … ranked No. 16 in the nation in offensive rebound percentage (15.0) and was No. 32 in offensive rebounds per game (3.32) … in Big Ten Conference action, averaged 6.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game … scored a career-best 18 points in two games – against Lafayette (Dec. 22) and at Nebraska (Jan. 3) – totaled 18 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks in both of those contests … registered a season-best 14 rebounds in three games … blocked a season-high five shots against Nebraska (Jan. 25).
2018-19
Played in all 31 games … averaged 4.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game … shot 55.5 percent from the field … led the team in offensive rebounds (79) … ranked sixth in the Big Ten in offensive rebounds per game (2.5 o-rpg) … ranked second on the team in total rebounds (178) and blocks (23) … scored in double figures in six games and registered at least 10 rebounds in four contests … tallied four double-doubles (including three against Big Ten Conference opponents) … scored a season-high 13 points in two games – at Minnesota (Jan. 12) and against Nebraska (Jan. 21) … totaled a season-high 11 rebounds in three games … blocked a season-high three shots in three games (including each of his first two collegiate contests).
2017-18
Redshirted.
High School
Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) under head coach Shelton Diggs … was honored as a first-team “Dream Team” selection by the Long Beach Press Telegram as a senior (2016-17) … helped lead Long Beach Poly to a 22-9 record during his senior season … totaled eight points, 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots against nationally-ranked Chino Hills High School in the CIF Southern Section playoffs … also had 13 points and 15 rebounds against Orange Lutheran in the Nike Extravaganza … sustained a patella injury in practice and did not compete during his junior season … was a four-time Long Beach Poly student-athlete award winner and a member of the National Honor Society … maintained a grade point average above 4.0 throughout his high school career, due to performance in AP classes (advanced placement) … competed on the AAU circuit for the Los Angeles Rockfish under director Dave Benezra and coach Glenn Marx.
Personal
Full name: Myles Johnson … is the son of Rick and Gigi Johnson … was born in Torrance, Calif. … enrolled at UCLA as a graduate student in the engineering program … earned his undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering from Rutgers (May 2021) … as a student-athlete at Rutgers, was a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) that traveled to Puerto Rico in the summer to benefit Soles4Souls, a global not-for-profit dedicated to fighting poverty … was featured on the Big Ten Network’s “The Journey” as well as B1G Impact Roundtable on Big Ten Network, on the role of college sports in the push toward greater equality … has established BLKdev, an initiative to inspire minority youths to participate in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
Played in 125 collegiate games – 90 at Rutgers University (New Jersey) and 35 at UCLA … averaged 5.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 125 collegiate contests … totaled at least 10 rebounds in 33 career games … through four college seasons (2018-19 through 2021-22), played in all of his team’s 125 games … earned his undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering from Rutgers in May 2021 … was a two-time Big Ten Conference All-Academic selection (2018-19, 2019-20) … also was a three-time Big Ten All-Academic honoree (winter of 2019, 2020 and 2021) … transferred to UCLA in the summer of 2021 … enrolled in UCLA’s graduate school of engineering.
2021-22
Played in all 35 games (15 starts) as a redshirt senior … averaged 3.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game … was one of five players to secure Pac-12 All-Defensive Team acclaim, along with teammates Jaylen Clark and Jaime Jaquez Jr. … was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) “Honors Court” for the third straight season … was one of two players on the team to have played in all 35 games, along with Jules Bernard … led UCLA’s team in blocks (44) and was second in rebounding (5.4 rpg) … shot 63.0 percent from the field (51-for-81) … had one double-double in a home victory over Colorado, totaling a season-high 12 points and 10 rebounds (Dec. 1) … registered a season-high 13 rebounds in two games – versus North Florida (Nov. 17) and Washington (Feb. 19) … totaled at least 10 rebounds in five games … recorded a season-high three blocks in two games – versus Bellarmine (Nov. 22) in Las Vegas, and against Washington (Feb. 19) … was a perfect 5-for-5 at the free throw line in the Bruins’ win over Washington State at the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas (March 10).
2020-21 (at Rutgers)
Played in all 28 games (22 starts) as a redshirt junior … averaged 8.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game … was one of five players to earn Academic All-District honors (District 2, presented by CoSIDA) at the conclusion of the season … named an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection (media voting) … secured second-team All-Met honors (as announced by the Met Basketball Writers Association) … was among five players to earn Academic All-District honors (NCAA Division I, District 2) at the conclusion of the season … led Rutgers in rebounding (8.5 rpg) and blocks per game (2.4) … was second on the team in steals (32) … shot 62.8 percent from the field (98-for-156), a single-season field goal percentage that ranks No. 4 in Rutgers’ program history … finished second in the Big Ten Conference in blocks per game (2.4) and was sixth in rebounding (8.5 rpg) … had eight double-doubles … scored at least 10 points in 11 games … recorded at least 10 rebounds in 12 contests … totaled at least five blocks in four games … twice scored a season-high 14 points – at Penn State (Jan. 21) and against Minnesota (Feb. 4) … grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in a win at Maryland (Dec. 14) – also had 10 points and three blocks in that game … registered a career-high seven blocks in a double-double performance against Indiana (Feb. 24) – had 10 points and 10 rebounds … totaled 10 rebounds and three blocks in Rutgers’ NCAA Tournament win over Clemson (March 19).
2019-20 (at Rutgers)
Played in all 31 games (25 starts) as a redshirt sophomore … averaged 7.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game … earned Big Ten Conference All-Academic Team honors … was named to the National Assocaition of Basketball Coaches (NABC) “Honors Court” at the conclusion of the season … led Rutgers in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and blocks (47, 1.5 bpg) … scored in double figures in seven games … recorded at least 10 rebounds in 12 contests … had at least five games with three blocks … tallied four double-doubles … shot 60.2 percent from the field as a sophomore, the No. 7 best single-season mark in school history (that mark led all Big Ten players in 2019-20) … in addition to leading the Big Ten in overall shooting percentage (60.2%), ranked fifth in the conference in offensive rebounds (3.3 o-rpg), eighth in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and 10th in blocks (1.5 bpg) … ranked No. 16 in the nation in offensive rebound percentage (15.0) and was No. 32 in offensive rebounds per game (3.32) … in Big Ten Conference action, averaged 6.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game … scored a career-best 18 points in two games – against Lafayette (Dec. 22) and at Nebraska (Jan. 3) – totaled 18 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks in both of those contests … registered a season-best 14 rebounds in three games … blocked a season-high five shots against Nebraska (Jan. 25).
2018-19
Played in all 31 games … averaged 4.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game … shot 55.5 percent from the field … led the team in offensive rebounds (79) … ranked sixth in the Big Ten in offensive rebounds per game (2.5 o-rpg) … ranked second on the team in total rebounds (178) and blocks (23) … scored in double figures in six games and registered at least 10 rebounds in four contests … tallied four double-doubles (including three against Big Ten Conference opponents) … scored a season-high 13 points in two games – at Minnesota (Jan. 12) and against Nebraska (Jan. 21) … totaled a season-high 11 rebounds in three games … blocked a season-high three shots in three games (including each of his first two collegiate contests).
2017-18
Redshirted.
High School
Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) under head coach Shelton Diggs … was honored as a first-team “Dream Team” selection by the Long Beach Press Telegram as a senior (2016-17) … helped lead Long Beach Poly to a 22-9 record during his senior season … totaled eight points, 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots against nationally-ranked Chino Hills High School in the CIF Southern Section playoffs … also had 13 points and 15 rebounds against Orange Lutheran in the Nike Extravaganza … sustained a patella injury in practice and did not compete during his junior season … was a four-time Long Beach Poly student-athlete award winner and a member of the National Honor Society … maintained a grade point average above 4.0 throughout his high school career, due to performance in AP classes (advanced placement) … competed on the AAU circuit for the Los Angeles Rockfish under director Dave Benezra and coach Glenn Marx.
Personal
Full name: Myles Johnson … is the son of Rick and Gigi Johnson … was born in Torrance, Calif. … enrolled at UCLA as a graduate student in the engineering program … earned his undergraduate degree in electrical and computer engineering from Rutgers (May 2021) … as a student-athlete at Rutgers, was a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) that traveled to Puerto Rico in the summer to benefit Soles4Souls, a global not-for-profit dedicated to fighting poverty … was featured on the Big Ten Network’s “The Journey” as well as B1G Impact Roundtable on Big Ten Network, on the role of college sports in the push toward greater equality … has established BLKdev, an initiative to inspire minority youths to participate in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
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