Cameron Johnson

Height:
6-7
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Moon Township, Pa.
High School:
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

Career

Graduated from Pitt in three years ... has two seasons of eligibility remaining after receiving a medical redshirt after playing in eight games as a freshman
Two-time All-ACC Academic Team selection ... 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 pick
Finished his career at Pitt with 583 points, 217 rebounds and 97 assists in 73 games (34 starts) ... made 116 three-point field goals while shooting 39.9 percent (116-of-291) from beyond the arc
Second generation Panther, whose father, Gilbert Johnson, played at Pitt from 1988-90

2016-17

Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Team
Also an NABC Good Works Team nominee
Averaged 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game ... one of two Panthers to start all 33 games
Raised his scoring average by 7.1 points per game, the sixth-largest jump among ACC players
Led the team in steals (31), three-point field goals (78), three-point percentage (.415) and free throw percentage (.811)
Shot 44.7 percent (127-of-284) from the field, 41.5 percent (78-of-188) from three points range and 81.1 percent (60-of-74) from the free throw line
78 three pointers are tied for the eighth-most in a single season in Pitt history, while the 188 attempts are eighth-most ... made three or more three-point field goals in a game 11 times
Set career marks in every statistical category while playing 33.3 minutes per game.
Set a school record with eight consecutive made three-point field goals from Nov. 11 to Nov. 17
Combined with Jamel Artis, became the first set of teammates in school history to each make over 70 three point field goals in a season
Scored in double figures 20 times, eclipsing the 20-point plateau three times ... reached double figures in 11 straight games from Nov. 22 to Jan. 4
Led the team in scoring on seven occasions
Scored a team-high 20 points in the second round of the ACC Tournament against No. 21 Virginia, 3/8 ... hit four threes on seven attempts
Netted 13 points and secured four rebounds at Georgia Tech, 2/28
Grabbed seven rebounds to go along with nine points at Wake Forest, 2/22
Scored 10 points and added five rebounds during Pitt’s victory over No. 17 Florida State, 2/18
Posted his lone double-double against Virginia Tech, netting 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, 2/14 ... knocked in five threes on nine attempts and added a season-high seven assists
Tied a season-high with six made threes (6-of-8) in a win over Syracuse, 2/11 ... finished with 22 points, five rebounds and an assist
Dropped a season-high 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting against No. 12 North Carolina, 1/31 ... established a season-high, burying six of nine three-point attempts
Notched 16 points, going 6-of-7 from the free throw line against Clemson, 1/28
Knocked in five threes en route to a 17-point performance at NC State, 1/17
Posted 16 points and eight rebounds in Pitt’s win over No. 11 Virginia, 1/4 ... went 4-of-5 from three point land
Recorded 14 points and six rebounds against Notre Dame, 12/31
Went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line, netting 16 points against Omaha, 12/21
Netted 17 points, adding five assists and four rebounds against Buffalo, 12/7
Posted 14 points and eight rebounds during the City Game against Duquesne, 12/2
Added 11 points and three rebounds in a victory over Maryland, 11/28
Secured six rebounds and netted 16 points against Morehead State, 11/25
Went 4-of-5 from three-point range against Yale, scoring 15 points and adding four rebounds, 11/22
Dropped 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting against Gardner-Webb, 11/14 ... went a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc

2015-16

Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
Saw action in 32 games while making one start ... averaged 4.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 11.7 minutes per game ... shot 37.5 percent (30-of-80) from three-point range
Scored in double figures three times with a pair of games with 20 or more points scored
Recorded a career-high 24 points in an ACC Tournament win over Syracuse, 3/9 ... knocked down four three-point field goals and finished 8-of-16 from the field in the game
Missed the game at Georgia Tech after receiving stiches in his elbow after the previous game, 3/5
Scored nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 from the foul line at Virginia Tech, 3/2 ... added a career-high seven rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot
Knocked down a pair of three-point field goals and finished with six points in a win at Syracuse, 2/20
Had nine points, two rebounds and a steal in a win over Virginia Tech, 1/31 ... went 3-of-7 from three-point range
Scored 20 points in just 15 minutes of action against Boston College, 1/16 ... went 7-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-7 from three-point range
Posted seven points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore, 1/2
Had eight points and three rebounds versus Davidson, 12/20 ... went 2-of-3 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the foul line
Went 2-of-2 from three-point distance and finished with eight points against Eastern Washington, 12/11
Had six points, four rebounds and two assists in a win over Central Arkansas, 12/6
Scored nine points and added four rebounds against Cornell, 11/25
Opened the season with 10 points, two rebounds, one assist and a steal versus Saint Joseph’s College, 11/17 ... went 3-of-7 from the field, including 2-of-5 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the foul line in the win.

2014-15

Saw action in the first eight games of the season before suffering a shoulder injury ... earned a letter while receiving a medical redshirt
Averaged 4.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game ... shot 39.4 percent from the field with eight made three-point field goals
Went 4-of-5 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line to score 11 points in his collegiate debut versus Niagara, 11/14
Recorded a pair of blocks and grabbed two rebounds in a win over Samford, 11/16
Knocked down 3-of-5 three-point field goal attempts in a win over Chaminade, 11/24
Had five points and two rebounds in 18 minutes against Indiana, 12/2

High School

A June 2014 graduate of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School in Coraopolis, Pa. where he played two seasons for head coach Mike Rodriguez
Named to the PIAA Class A All-State second team after ranking second among Southwestern Pennsylvania scoring leaders at 27.8 points per game as a senior
Selected to the Class A “Fab Five” and “PA West” team by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Also named to the all-area team by the Beaver County Times
First team all-section and MSA All-Netters all-area second team selection
Guided the Chargers to an 18-6 overall record and WPIAL Class A quarterfinal appearance
Ranked among the top-5 Pittsburgh area scoring leaders all year as a senior
Scored 35 points in a win over Western Beaver
A prolific scorer, surpassed the 1,000 point mark for his career when he scored 34 points in a win against Rochester
Named Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Player of the Week on Feb. 5, 2014 after scoring 26 points and converting two late free throws in a 58-56 win over Union
Averaged 16.0 points per game as a junior
Played his first two seasons at Moon Area High School
Competed for the TeamWork AAU program out of Ohio ... team finished in the top four in three different events during the summer of 2013
Helped guide TeamWork, Ohio to a third place finish at 2013 AAU Nationals in Orlando, Fla.

Personal

Born Cameron Johnson on March 3, 1996
Son of Gilbert and Amy Johnson
Has three brothers, Aaron, Donovan and Braylon
Father, Gilbert, played basketball at Pitt from 1988-90
Mother Amy Schuler Johnson was a 1,000-point scorer at Kent State from 1982-86 and currently ranks No. 19 on the school’s all-time scoring list (1,018 points)
Brother, Aaron, is the all-time leading scorer at Moon Area High School and played at Clarion University
Has been a Pitt fan all of his life and always wanted to attend Pitt
An outstanding student who was a member of the National Honor Society ... was also salutatorian at Our Lady of Sacred Heart
Signed with Pitt on April 21, 2014
Earned scholarship offers from several Ivy League schools including Columbia and Penn ... also received interest from Boston College, Stanford, Rice, Richmond and Virginia