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Brandon Johnson

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
210
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
Prev School:
Brunswick Community College

2023-24: Started in all 31 games played for the Pirates … Finished second on the team in scoring with 14 points per contest and led the team in rebounding with 8.6 boards per game … Scored a career-best 30 points on seven made three-pointers at UTSA (Feb. 10) … Tallied a career-high five steals against Memphis (Feb. 29) … Had a three-game stretch where he averaged 23.7 ppg, 9.3 rpg and three steals per game while shooting over 50 percent from the floor and three-point range … Posted 11 double-doubles on the season giving him 23 for his Pirate career which is the eighth most in program history … Leads all active AAC players in career double-doubles… Recorded 52 steals, the eighth-most by a Pirate in one season and his 1.7 steals per contest is tied for the seventh-best average in a season … Named to the AAC’s Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 8, Feb. 12 and Feb. 19 … 12th all-time in program history with 681 career rebounds ... Named to the AAC All-Academic Team ... Named to the Academic Honor Roll in the fall semester.

2022-23: Scored a career-high 27 points against SMU (Feb. 4) … Made a career-high 10 field goals against Tulsa (Jan. 24) for 24 points … Finished second in the American in double-doubles with 10 … Recorded three consecutive double-doubles against Hampton, Indiana State and Toledo … Named to the AAC Honor Roll on Nov. 21, Jan. 2 and Feb. 6 ... Made Academic Honor Roll for the fall semester and the Dean's List for the spring semester ... Named to the ECU All-Academic Team.

2021-22: Appeared in all 30 of the Pirates' games, averaging 4.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game on a team-high 51.8 percent shooting from the floor … Recorded his first career double-double in his first game as a Pirate, scoring 11 points and grabbing 13 rebounds against South Carolina State on Nov. 9 … Grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds against Coppin State on Nov. 27 … Ranked 20th among rebounding leaders in The American.

At Brunswick Community College (2020-21): Spent his freshman season at Brunswick Community College under coach Walter Shaw … Played in 17 games and made eight starts, averaging 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 60.0 percent from the field … Scored double figures in three games with a season-high 16 against the Francis Marion JV … Grabbed six or more rebounds in seven games, including nine in a pair of contests … Helped the Dolphins capture the 2021 NJCAA Region 10/Atlantic District regular season and tournament championships … BCC finished the season with a record of 15-4 after advancing to the NJCAA Championships in Hutchinson, Kansas.

High School: Two-year letterman at Rolesville High School for coach Thurman Jordan … Averaged 17.6 points and 12.8 rebounds as a senior (2019-20) … Named 2019-20 Northern Athletic Conference 4A Player-of-the-Year … Selected to the 2020 NCHSAA East All-Star Team … Helped the Rams reach the second round of the 2020 NCHSAA Boy’s Basketball Championship … Academic All-Conference and Honor Roll student … Two-year football letterwinner as a defensive end and right tackle.

Personal: Full name is Brandon Marcellos Johnson … Son of Contina Jackson … Has an older brother, Jante Jackson ... SAAC officer committee member working with social media.