15  Elijah Johnson Class: Junior Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Cheyenne HS Height / Weight: 6-4 / 195 Position: Guard Experience: 2L

Johnson 2010-11 in PDF Format

Overview: An explosive guard who can play either one or two guard spots... Was an important contributor for the Jayhawks his sophomore season playing in 36 games and starting six... Can get to the basket, yet has solid range from beyond the arc... Has an above average vertical leap, making him one of few guards that can finish plays above the rim.

Sophomore Season (2010-11): Played in 36 of 38 games, earning six starts... Averaged 13.7 minutes, 3.7 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game for the Jayhawks... Scored a career-high 15 points in a 30 minute outing against Oklahoma State (2/21), hitting 4-of-4 from three-point range... Shot 50 percent or better from the field in 15 games... Recorded three or more assists in eight games... Dished out a season-high seven assists in just his second game of the season against Texas A&M CC (11/23).

Freshman Season (2009-10): Appeared in 23 games with two starts... Averaged 6.6 minutes, 2.4 points and 1.3 assists his first season... Shot 55.3 percent from the field going 21-for-38 for the season... Had seven games with 10-plus minutes... Pulled down three or more rebounds in three contests and averaged 1.0 rpg... Had six games where he shot 66.7 percent or better... In his first start, scored a season-high 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting against Radford (12/9)... Also started the game following Radford against LaSalle (12/12)... Set the KU season high for assists with nine versus Alcorn State (12/2)... Went 4-for-5 with eight points and four rebounds in the season opener against Hofstra (11/13).

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... Rated the No. 24 recruit in Rivals.com's final ratings, No. 28 by ESPNU 100 and No. 29 by Scout.com for 2009... Rated the fifth-best point guard by Rivals.com... Signed an NLI with Kansas in November 2008.

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.