No. 23 – Dominique Johnson
THIS YEAR: One of the most explosive players in the NAIA, All-American Dominique Johnson is looking to put an exclamation point on his collegiate season with a strong senior campaign ... Is a high impact player and can score points in a variety of ways: from the arc, in the key, or at the rim ... His high offensive skills overshadow his excellent defensive play ... Will press for conference player of the year recognition.
2009 (junior): Started 33 of 34 games played as a 2009 junior at Azusa Pacific ... Named NAIA All-American third team and All-GSAC first team after putting together a campaign in which he lead the team and finished third in the GSAC in scoring (17.2 avg.) and was among the GSAC's top ten in free throw percentage (.763), 3-point field goal percentage (.402) and 3-pointers made (70) ... Scored in double-digits in all but 3 games, tallying a season-high 34 on the strength of 7 3-pointers against GSAC regular-season champ Fresno Pacific ... Registered 11 20-point outings ... Had 26 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in a victory over Montana Western ... Scored 16 of his team-high 21 points in the second half to lead Azusa Pacific to a 90-83 come-from-behind win at Point Loma Nazarene ... Fashioned a 7-game run in which he averaged 24 points while shooting 55% (62-for112) from the floor ... Put together a late-season stretch in which he made 17 consecutive free throws over 6 games.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: As a 2008 sophomore played for head coach Verties Sails at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, Tenn. ... Named the 2008 co-Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association Player of the Year and NJCAA All-American second team after averaging 17.6 points for the 24-4 Saluqis who led the TJCCAA with 101.7 points a game ... Also led the team in 3-point field goals (69), 3-point field goal percentage (.406/69-for-170) and steals (66) ... Made 67-of-81 (.827) free throws ... Scored a career-high 34 points vs. Chattanooga State .. Also named TJCCAA All-Region ... Sat out the 2007 season ... As a 2006 freshman played for head coach Dale Vos at St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron, Mich. ... Averaged 12.6 points and 3.5 rebounds for the 17-14 Skippers ... Had a season-high of 28 points vs. Alpena College ... Originally signed with NCAA Division I Northern Illinois University out of Southwest Tennessee but did not meet initial eligibility requirements and opted instead to attend Azusa Pacific.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played 2 seasons of varsity basketball for head coach Gregg Jordan at Laura F. Osborn High in Detroit, Mich. ... As a 2005 senior named the Knights' team MVP after averaging 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals a game ... Earned all-city honorable mention ... Led Osborn to a 12-8 record and the district championship game.
PERSONAL: Born June 9, 1987, in Detroit, Mich. ... Parents are Clyde (General Motors) and Eloise (nurse) Johnson ... Has 2 brothers (Rodney, Donald) ... Majoring in sociology and psychology.
