2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Drew Barton
Drew Barton
© Joseph Romans
Drew Barton
Drew Barton
© Joseph Romans
Drew Barton

3 KJ Johnson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 183
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lewisburg, Tennessee
  • Highschool Marshall County HS

Biography

UNA 2023-24: Appeared in 29 games with 26 starts ... Averaged 28.3 minutes per game ... Second-leading scorer on the team with 14.1 points per game ... Finished his career with 1,649 career points between his time at UNA and Lipscomb, ranking 30th in Atlantic Sun Conference history ... Made one of the most headline-grabbing shots in the nation with a buzzer-beating game winner against Lipcomb in the ASUN Championship Quarterfinal Round, advancing UNA to the semifinal, making Scott Van Pelt's "Best Thing I Saw Today" segment and landing the #1 play on SportsCenter Top 10, among other publicity gained ... Also hit the game-winning shot in a 61-59 win over Jacksonville State with 1.9 seconds remaining ... ASUN Player of the Week on January 29 after averaging 25.5 PPG and going a combined 22-24 at the free throw line in a road win over Kennesaw State and home win over Queens ... Had 24 games where he scored double figures, including a season-high 27 points at Kennesaw State and at UT Martin ... Had two more 20-plus scoring games against Jacksonville State and Queens ... Had a season-high seven rebounds in a double-overtime loss to UT Martin ... Averaged a team-high 18.0 PPG in UNA's five game win streak starting at Kennesaw in January ... Went 8-8 at the free throw line against Alabama A&M, went 14-15 against KSU and 12-16 at Jacksonville ... Finished with 77 rebounds (2.7 RPG), 62 assists to just 39 turnovers, nine steals and two blocks ... Went 121-279 shooting from the floor at 43.4 percent, 26-80 behind the arc for 32.5 percent and 140-181 at the charity stripe for 77.3 percent. 

UNA 2022-23: Played in 31 games and started in 30 for the Lions ... Averaged 12.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in his first season for UNA ... Eclipsed the 1,000 point mark for his career on Dec. 21 against Williams Baptist ... Hit the game winning shot on Dec. 20 against Ole Miss with just 15 seconds remaining to give the Lions their first victory over a Power Five program in school history ... Scored a career high 31 points in an overtime victory over EKU on Feb. 18.

OTHER COLLEGE: Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at ASUN Conference rival Lipscomb ... Averaged 10 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in his final season for the Bisons ... Scored 861 career points, dished out 204 assists and was a member of the 2021 ASUN All-Freshman Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Marshall County High School for coach Lavon King ... Averaged 34.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a senior ... Two-time Tennessee Class AA Mr. Basketball selection ... Earned All-State, all-region and all-district honors four consecutive years ... Scored more than 1,000 points in each of his final two seasons, connecting on a total of 114 3-pointers ... Set a single-game school record with 57 points in the season opener as a senior ... Had three 50-point games and nine 40-point contest ... Added a triple-double against Nolensville with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 173 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 183 lbs
    3