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University of California, Santa Barbara

2011-12 Men's Basketball

33 Orlando Johnson

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 205
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Seaside, Calif.
  • High School Palma HS
  • Prev School Palma HS

Biography

Career Wrap-Up
Orlando Johnson completed his career at UCSB's all-timeleading scorer with 1,825 points...Accomplshed the feat in justthree seasons...Became the only player in school history to score500 or more points three times...Ranks in the single season scoringtop-10 three times...Holds all three of the major scoring recordsat UCSB with 1,825 career points, 674 points in 2010-11 and 39points in a game against UC Davis...His 182 three-point baskets aresixth all-time...Is one of just two players in Gaucho history toearn First Team All-Big West honors three straight years...Is oneof just two players in school history to be named to the Big WestAll-Tournament Team three times...The only player UCSB history tobe named All-District three times...Named to the Lou HensonMid-Major All-American Team all three of his seasons 

2011-12
First Team All-Big West
NABC Second Team All-District
Big West All-Tournament Team
John R. Wooden Midseason Top-25 List
James Naismith Award Watch List
Lute Olson Preseason All-America Team
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Candidate 
Orlando Johnson completed his career at UCSB as theschool's all-time leading scorer with 1,825 points...As a senior,he led the team in scoring (19.7 ppg), assists (2.9 apg) and steals(34)...Also averaged 5.8 rebounds per game...With 611 points on theseason, Johnson became the first player in school history to scoremore than 500 points three straight years...Scored indouble-figures 30 times in 31 games...Had double doubles againstUNLV (36 points, 10 rebounds), Washington (24 points, 10 rebounds),Portland (26 points, 12 rebounds), UC Irvine (25 points, 10rebounds) and Westmont (20 points, 10 rebounds)...Johnson had aseason-high 36 points, along with 10 rebounds, four assists, threesteals and two blocked shots in a double overtime loss toUNLV...Scored 25 or more points six times and 20 or more 19times...Also led the Gauchos with 70 three-point baskets and madethree or more 14 times, including six times in the last seven gamesof the season...Passed off for a season-high seven assists at CalState Fullerton and had four or more 12 times.

2010-11
First Team All-Big West
Big West Tournament MVP
NABC First Team All-District 8 
Lou Henson Mid-Major All-American 
Johnson Was a member of Team USA at the World University Gamesin August of 2011...Played in all eight Team USA Games (7-1) andmade four starts...Was the flag bearer for the American delegationat the opening ceremonies in Shenzhen,China
...Participated as a counselor at the Kevin DurantNike Skills Academy in Chicago in June and then the Lebron JamesNike Skills Academy in Akron in July...A member of the Rivals.comPreseason Mid-Major All-American Team for the second straightyear...Easily one of the best players in UCSB history, Johnsonaveraged 21.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game as ajunior...Was named First Team All-Big West, First Team All-District9 and Mid-Major All-American...Was selected Big West Tournament MVPfor the second straight year...In the league tournament, Johnsonled the fifth-seeded Gauchos to wins over three higher seededteams, including top-seeded Long Beach State in the titlegame...Averaged 28.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in theBig West Tournament...Made 12-of-18 three-point attempts in thethree games...Set a UCSB record with 674 points during the 2010-11season...Johnson scored 30 or more points six times during hisjunior campaign, including twice during the Big WestTournament...Scored 20 or more 17 times, including a 21-pointeffort against Florida in the NCAA Tournament...Tied a schoolrecord when he went for 39 points in a home victory over UCDavis...Poured in 35 points in a win over Fresno State...Had fourdouble-doubles on the season, one each against Fresno State (35points, 11 rebounds), UNLV (12 points, 15 rebounds), Cal StateFullerton (17 points, 12 rebounds) and Cal State Northridge (15points, 13 rebounds)...Set a career-high with 15 rebounds in a winat UNLV...Also had 13 rebounds at Cal State Northridge...Led theteam with 66 three-point baskets on the season...Made fivethree-pointers in two games...Was a perfect 5-for-5 fromthree-point range in a Big West Tournament semifinal win over CalState Northridge...Has scored in double-figures in 60 of his 61games at UCSB...Johnson has tallied 1,214 points in his two seasonsas a Gaucho, an average of 19.9 per game...In his three collegiateseasons, including his freshman year at Loyola Marymount, he hastotaled 1,597 points.

2009-10
Big West Player of the Year
First Team All-Big West
Big West Tournament MVP
NABC First Team All-District 8 
Lou Henson Mid-Major All-American 

Johnson is a Rivals.com Preseason Mid-Major All-American...Johnsonis coming off of one of the finest debut seasons in UCSBhistory...Selected Big West Player of the Year, Big West TournamentMost Valuable Player, First Team All-Big West, NABC First Team AllDistrict 9, Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American, andLou Henson Mid-Major All-American...Averaged 18.0 points, 5.4rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game...Johnson was the first Gauchoplayer since 1996-97 to score in double-figures in every game overan entire season...Scored a career-high 28 points in a win atPacific...Also had 27 points in an overtime win at home over CalState Fullerton...Scored 15 or more points 23 times and 20 or more11 times...Johnson had 20 points and five rebounds in UCSB's NCAATournament game against Ohio State...Scored 20 points, fiverebounds, and four assists in a Big West Tournament championshipwin over Long Beach State...Went for 19 points and 10 rebounds in awin over Weber State and then had 17 points and 10 assists in aloss at Cal...Made 48.1% of his field goal attempts, the secondhighest mark on the team...Got off to a quick start as a Gaucho ashe went 7-for-7 from the field in a season-opening win over CalState Los Angeles...Johnson made 46-of-116 3-point field goalattempts, 39.7%...Made all four of his 3-point attempts in a homewin over Pacific...Johnson made a 3-point basket as the finalseconds ticket off the clock to give UCSB a win at UCRiverside...Also made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie a gameagainst Cal State Fullerton and the Gauchos ultimately won the gamein overtime...Had five or more rebounds 18 times and seven or moreon 10 occasions...Shot 70.3% from the free throw line, but he made84 out of 101 over the final 16 games, 83.2%...His total of 540points was the sixth most in school history.

2008-09
Johnson redshirted the 2008-09 season after transferring fromLoyola Marymount.

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Johnson's one season at Loyola Marymount was an outstandingone...Set school records for freshman by scoring 383 points andaveraging 12.4 points per game...Also tied LMU's record forrebounds by a freshman with 152...Led the Lions in scoring andrebounding, tied for the team-lead in blocked shots with 12, andwas second on the team with 40 three-point baskets...Johnson scoredin double-figures 20 times in 31 game...Also scored 15 or more 12times and 20 or more four times...Scored a career-high 26 pointsagainst Wagner, 25 against UC Riverside, 23 against Presbyterian,and 21 against Mercer...Had a season-high 11 rebounds threetimes...Had double-doubles against Boise State (16 points, 11rebounds), Portland (16 points, 11 rebounds), and Pepperdine (17points, 11 rebounds)...Made a season-high four three-point basketsagainst UC Riverside...Hit two or more three-pointers 10times...Johnson shot 41.2% overall, 32.0% from three-point range,and 64.2% from the free throw line...Averaged 2.1 assists per gameand had a season-high of six against Boise State...Earned WestCoast Conference Player of the Week honors.

High School
Johnson graduated from Palma High School...Attended North SalinasHigh School for his freshman and sophomore years...Averaged 25.6points and 12.1 rebounds per game as a senior...Helped Palma to a27-3 record, a CIF Central Coast Section title and to the NorthernCalifornia regional championship game...Following his seniorseason, Johnson was named Third Team All-State, Division IVNorthern California Player of the Year, Monterey County Player ofthe Year, Tri-County Athletic League Player of the Year, First TeamAll-CIF Central Coast Section, First Team All-Tri-County AthleticLeague, and All-Monterey County...Johnson was a three-timeAll-Tri-County Athletic League and All-Monterey Countyselection...Averaged 19.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game asjunior...As a sophomore at North Salinas in 2004-05, he averaged13.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, helping the program to aleague championship...Coached by Tim Kirkland and Paul Alioto.

Personal
Orlando Vincent Johnson was born March 11, 1989 in Monterey,Calif....The son of the late Vicki Renée Johnson...Raised byhis brothers Jamell Damon, Sr. and Robert Johnson, and hissister-in-law Shannan Damon...His brother Jamell played football atSt. Mary's and his brother Robert played basketball at WeberState...Johnson was a member of the Principal's Honor Roll in hissophomore and senior years of high school...Also played three yearsof football in high school, earning all-league and underclassmenMVP honors as a junior before opting not to play his seniorseason...Enjoys watching movies and his favorites include He GotGame, Friday Night Lights, and Above the Rim...Roots for theOakland Raiders...Paul Pierce is his favorite athlete...Majoring incommunication studies and would someday like to get into televisionand broadcasting.

Career Statistics
Yeargp-gsmin/avgfg-fgapct3fg-3fgapctft-ftapctoff. rebdef. rebtotavgpffoasttoblkstlptsavg
09-10 30-29 939/31.3 176-366 .481 46-116 .397 142-202 .703 56 106 1625.4 72 69 81 17 21 540 18.0 
10-11 32-32 1065/33.3 222-467 .475 66-163 .405 164-204 .804 49 149 198 6.2 67 94 87 16 39 674 21.1 
11-12 31-31 1067/34.4 207-459 .451 70-164 .427 127-182 .698 52 129 181 5.8 57 91 76 23 34 611 19.7 
TOTAL 93-92 3071/33.0 605-1292 .468 182-443 .411 433-588 .736 157 384 541 5.8 196 254 244 56 94 182519.6 
 

 



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