Jalen Johnson

Photo by: Craig Bisacre

Height:
6-6
Weight:
210
Position:
Forward
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
High School:
University Lab

2020-21 (Redshirt Senior at Mississippi State)
Saw action in 24 games with 11 starts where he averaged 5.2 points and 1.7 rebounds per game … Sank 38.6 percent from the field (39-of-101), 37.3 percent on three-pointers (25-of-67) and 71.0 percent (22-of-31) at the free throw line … His 25 triples were third on the team … Made one trey in 15 of 24 appearances and multiple three-pointers on six occasions … Made first six appearances off the bench before he started in 10 consecutive games (Dec. 16-Jan. 23) … Reached double figures on six occasions highlighted by three of the team’s first four SEC games (Dec. 30-Jan. 9) … MSU was 5-1 when Johnson scored 10+ points … Missed the team’s last seven games due to injury (March 6-28).

BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE
Piled up 1,061 points and 495 rebounds between his three seasons at Saint Louis (2016-17 • 2017-18) and Louisiana-Lafayette (2019-20) … Played in 99 career games with 77 starts … Collected 52 outings of 10-plus points, 11 outings of 20-plus points and nine double-doubles … Ranked among the Sun Belt's top 10 in points (15.5 – 6th), rebounds (6.6 – 7th), field goal percentage (42.8 – 4th) and free throw percentage (82.9 – 4th) in 2019-20 … Registered double figures in 28 of 33 games for the Ragin’ Cajuns headlined by nine outings of 20-plus points … His 15.5 PPG paced Sun Belt newcomers … Fired in three consecutive 20-plus point efforts to start the 2019-20 season which included 21 points at TCU (Nov. 12) … Posted six double-doubles sparked by a 26-point, 10-rebound effort against Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 3) … Finished season with double digit points in 17 of 18 games (Jan. 6-March 9) headed by a run of 14 straight games (Jan. 6-Feb. 26) … Season-high was 27 points versus Louisiana-Monroe (Jan. 25) … Secured Sun Player of the Week accolades (Jan. 27) … Sat out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules … Averaged 8.3 PPG and 4.2 RPG over 66 games with 42 starts at Saint Louis during his freshman and sophomore seasons … Secured 24 games of 10-plus points, three double-doubles and drained 38.2 percent of his three-point attempts with the Billikens … Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Feb. 27, 2017) after a pair of 17-point efforts at VCU (Feb. 22) and against St. Joseph’s (Feb. 25) … Pumped in a SLU career-high 24 points against Detroit (Nov. 22, 2017) and an A-10 career-best 20 points versus George Washington (Feb. 24, 2018) as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at University Lab School in Baton Rouge where the Cubs won three consecutive Louisiana Class 3A Championships during the 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons … Amassed 21.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game as a senior … Scored 28 points on 9-of-12 shooting and tabbed MVP of the 2016 Class 3A title game … Named 2016 Louisiana Class 3A Outstanding Player of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) … Garnered a 2016 All-Metro selection by the Baton Rouge Advocate … Notable basketball players from U-High include Glen Davis (LSU • 2005-06-07) and Garrett Temple (LSU • 2006-07-08-09) who played in the NBA.