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2012-13 Wildcats13 • Nick JohnsonGuard6-3 • 200 • SophomoreGilbert, Ariz.Findlay Prep (Nev.)Individual Honors2011-12• Fiesta Bowl Classic Most Valuable Player• Pac-12 Conference all-freshman teamGeneral: Possesses the ability to play both guard positions with theathleticism to impact at both ends ... A superior athlete with an improvingjump shot ... Arizona’s most comfortable freshman in 2011-12 ... Started in 28 of 35 appearances as a freshman ... Ranked secondon the team in assists (85) and assist:turnover ratio (1.27:1) ... Tallied13 games with double-figure points.2012 Summer of Thunder Tour of the Bahamas: Posted teamleadingtotals of 10 assists, seven steals and 47 minutes played onthe two-game tour in addition to averaging 10.5 points and 5.0rebounds … Recorded 13 points, five rebounds, eight assists and sixsteals on 8/11 vs. the Real Deal Shockers.Freshman (2011-12): A Pac-12 all-freshman team pick ... Rankedsecond on the team with 85 assists ... Posted seven points and fourassists on 3/14 vs. Bucknell ... Collected nine points and five assistsin a season-high 36 minutes vs. Oregon State on 3/9 ... Totaled fivepoints and four blocked shots on 3/8 vs. UCLA in Pac-12 Tournament... Played 23 minutes without a turnover on 2/25 vs. UCLA ...Collected five boards and three assists on 2/23 vs. USC ... Posted 20points (career-high 14 FGA) and four assists at Washington on 2/18... Scored 12 of his game-high 18 points vs. Utah on 2/11 in thesecond half, including 10 in the final 6:24 to go with a career-highthree steals ... Hit 6-of-8 FTs en route to nine points and five boardsvs. Colorado on 2/9 ... Posted 10 points and a season-high sevenrebounds on 2/4 at Stanford ... Posted 11 points, his first doublefigureeffort in four games, to go with five assists on 2/2 atCalifornia ... Collected seven points and four rebounds on 1/26 vs.Washington State ... Hit 3-of-4 treys en route to 11 points, fourboards and three assists on 1/19 at Utah ... Collected seven pointsand two blocks on 1/14 vs. Oregon ... Equaled a season high with 19points (3-of-4 3pt. FG) on 1/12 vs. Oregon State to go with twoassists ... Equaled a season high with seven boards at USC on 1/8 ...Tallied 14 points, including 3-of-5 3-pt. FG, his highest point total infour games on 12/31 vs. Arizona State ... Passed out six assists andgrabbed four boards on 12/20 vs. Oakland ... Posted 13 points anda 6:1 assist:turnover ratio on 12/17 vs. Gonzaga ... Named FiestaBowl Classic MVP after totaling 14 points (7-of-9 FG) and tworebounds vs. Clemson on 12/10 ... Made his first career start as apoint guard on any level on 12/7 at Florida, where he logged 35minutes, his second-highest total in 2011-12 ... Poured in a careerhigh19 points (8-of-14 FG) to go with two assists in his first careerstart on 11/29 at New Mexico State ... Posted season-high totals ofseven rebounds and three steals vs. San Diego State on 11/23 ...Registered six points, three assists and two blocks on 11/18 vs.Mississippi State ... Hit 3-of-5 treys en route to 11 points on 11/17vs. St. John’s ... Played his first career game at point guard on 11/13vs. Ball State, finishing with nine points, three boards and an assist... Six of eight points vs. Duquesne came from the line (10 att.) ...Posted a solid all-around debut, posting 14 points (8-of-9 FT), threerebounds and six assists on 11/7 vs. Valparaiso.High School: Prepped at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., andaveraged 24.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 4.7 apg as a senior, leading team toa 28-4 record as a senior for coach Mike Peck ... Ranked as the No.40 overall prospect in the country and the No. 8 shooting guard byrivals.com to go with a scout grade of 96 by espn.com ... A LongBeach Press-Telegram Best in the West first-team selection ... Averaged14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a junior20in leading Findlay to a 32-2 record ... Helped Findlay win the ESPNRISE National High School Invitational in 2010, where Johnsonaveraged 12 points and three steals per game in the tournament, andcompeted in the Boost Mobile Elite 24 All-Star game in Venice, Calif.... He also competed in the Under Armor slam dunk contest ...Attended Highland High School in Gilbert, Ariz., for two yearsbefore transferring to Findlay Prep prior to his junior year ... One offive players featured on ESPN’s Elite 24 behind-the-scenes special.Personal: Born Dec. 22, 1992, in Tempe, Ariz. ... Full name isNicholas Alexander Johnson ... Son of “Jumpin’” Joe Johnson andMichelle Mayland ... His father played collegiately at Arizona State,while his uncle is the late Dennis Johnson, a 14-year NBA veteranand Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee ... Major isundeclared.Nick Johnson’s Career HighsPoints . . . . . . . . . . 20, at Washington, 2/18/2012Rebounds . . . . . . 7, three times, last, at Stanford, 2/4/2012FG . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, at New Mexico State, 11/29/2011FGA . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, twice, last, at Washington, 2/18/20123PT . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, five times, last, vs. Utah, 2/11/20123ATT . . . . . . . . . . . 7, twice, last, vs. Utah, 2/11/2012FT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, vs. Valparaiso, 11/7/2011FTA . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, vs. Oregon State, 1/12/2012AST . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, three times, last, vs. Oakland, 12/20/2011STL . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, twice, last, vs. Utah, 2/11/2012BLK . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, vs. UCLA, 3/8/2012MIN . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, vs. Oregon State, 3/9/20122012-13 University of Arizona Men’s Basketball