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Overview: Was rated the No. 24 recruit in Rivals.com's final ratings, No. 28 by ESPNU 100 and No. 29 by Scout.com for 2009... Was rated the fifth-best point guard by Rivals... Signed an NLI with Kansas in November 2008... An outstanding athlete who can play either 1 or 2 guard spots... Can get to the basket, yet has solid range from beyond the arc. High School: Guided Cheyenne High School to a 21-3 record in 2008-09 averaging 15.9 points, 4.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds as a senior... A first team all-state, all-city and all-region selection his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... As a junior, averaged 15.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 8.9 assists in guiding Cheyenne High to the Nevada state championship game where it fell to Reno... Scored 26 points in the first quarter of his first game his junior season... Coached by Teral Fair and Bruce Gator while at Cheyenne. Off the Court: Full name is Elijah K. Johnson... Born in Gary, Ind... Major is undecided... Father is Marcus Johnson... Has a younger brother... Uncle, Pierre, played professional baseball, including a stint with the Philadelphia Phillies. |
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