Keyontae Johnson


Keyontae Johnson is an American college basketball player for the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference.

Early life and high school career

Johnson grew up in Norfolk, Virginia and originally attended Norview High School before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida before his junior year. Johnson played at IMG for one season before transferring again to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia for his senior season after his head coach, Vince Walden, left the school to become an assistant coach at Arkansas State. During the Nike EYBL finals at Peach Jam, Johnson averaged 12.9 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. As a senior, he scored at least 18 points in 19 of Oak Hill's games. Rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com and ESPN, Johnson committed to play college basketball at Florida over an offer from Texas Tech while also receiving interest from Providence, Minnesota, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech.

College career

Johnson started his true freshman season as a key reserve and eventually became the Gators' starting small forward going into the team's game against Georgia, starting the final 20 games of the season and finishing the season with 8.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Johnson averaged 13.7 points and 10.0 rebounds during the 2019 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament as the Gators went to the tournament semifinal. He posted a 20-point and 12-rebound performance in the opening round against Arkansas, the first double-double by a freshman in the conference tournament since 2000. On February 26, 2020, Johnson scored a career-high 25 points to go with 11 rebounds in a 81–66 win against LSU. As a sophomore, Johnson averaged 14.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game and was named first team All-SEC.

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