2008-09 Vandals - University of Idaho Athletics

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Steffan Johnson #5
QUOTING COACH VERLIN: “Steffan is an outstanding all-around player whose stats and accomplishments at the Division-I
level speak for themselves. He is an outstanding shooter and playmaker. I have both encouraged and challenged Steffan
to continue to improve his game during his redshirt year. Our staff is truly looking forward to working with him and cannot
wait to have him on the court next season.”
AT PACIFIC: Scored 941 points in three seasons for a 10.1 points per game average… ranked third on Pacific’s all-time
career records list with 104 steals, tied for sixth with 337 assists, and ranked sixth with 153 3-point field goals made…
ranked third on Pacific’s all-time single season records with 151 assists and tied for third with 45 steals (2007-08)… earned
first-team all-Big West Conference honors as a junior (2007-08) and was selected to the Big West Conference All-Freshman
Team (2005-06)… tallied two double-doubles, seven games of 20+ points, and scored in double figures 48 times… totaled
double figures for assists on two occasions.
2007-08: Earned first team all-Big West Conference honors… led the team with 14.5 points, 4.9 assists, and 1.5 steals
per game… also shot 46-percent from the floor and 41-percent from the 3-point line… started 30 of his 31 games and
averaged a team high 31.3 minutes per game.. scored 24 points with six assists against Cal State Fullerton... scored in
double figures in all but five games... tied for the third best single game assist total with 12 against Western Michigan...
had the third best single game steal total with six against Saint Louis... came back two days later with a career-high 32
points against Pepperdine... earned All-Tournament honors at the World Vision Invitational and Big West Player of the Week
honors on Nov. 12.
2006-07: Second on the team with 9.7 points per game… led the Tigers with 109 assists (3.6 apg) and 37 steals (1.2
spg)... started the first 16 of his 30 games for the Tigers... averaged 14.3 points per game over the final three games of
the season... hit four of seven three-point attempts in scoring 15 points at UC Riverside... had eight assists and tied a
career high with six rebounds against Cal State Northridge... had his first career double-double against Sacramento State
with 11 points and a career-high 10 assists... scored a career-high 23 points against USF, hitting 10 of 14 shots from the
field... tallied 19 points against Loyola Marymount... scored 17 points against UMKC, 13 points in the second half... had
13 points against New Mexico State, all in
the first half.
2005-06: Averaged 6.3 points and 2.4
assists per game… shot .444 from the
floor… played in all 32 games and averaged
17.4 minutes per game… scored 10 points
and dished out four assists in the Big West
Championship Game against Long Beach
State... scored 13 points against Cal Poly,
including 11 straight points that staked the
Tigers to a 15 point second half lead... had
13 points and five assists against Fresno
State... scored 19 points with four assists in
his collegiate debut against Sonoma State.
AT KENT-MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL: A
2005 graduate of Kent-Meridian High School
at Kent, Wash. … lettered in basketball for
the Royals... averaged 20.0 points and 6.0
assists a game as a senior... In 2004-05, led
his team to an 18-6 record and was named
South Puget Sound League MVP... was
an All-Area pick by the Seattle Times, the
Seattle Post Intelligencer, and the Tacoma
News Tribune... was named team MVP in
2003-04, leading the Royals to a 15-7 overall
record and 11-5 in league play.
Senior • Guard
6-1 • 172 • TR
Kent, Wash.
Pacific
Why did you choose the
University of Idaho?
“I chose the University of
Idaho because I wanted to be
closer to home, I wanted to go
to school in a college town,
and I liked that it is a small
area where I can focus on
basketball.”
What do you like about coach
Verlin and his staff?
“Coach Verlin and his staff
teach us every day. They have
a lot of experience and they
really care about us players.
They make Idaho basketball a
family atmosphere.”
PERSONAL: Full name is Steffan Phillip
Johnson… born April 1, 1987 at Tulsa, Okla.
... son of Phillip and Druscilla Johnson… has
one brother, Keelan.
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