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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Malik Johnson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Richmond, Va.
  • High School Blue Ridge School

Biography

AWARDS
2019-20 CANISIUS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
2019-20  ALL-MAAC THIRD TEAM
2019-20 PRESEASON ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM
2019-20 PRESEASON ALL-BIG 4 FIRST TEAM
2018-19 ALL-MAAC THIRD TEAM
2018-19 PRESEASON ALL-BIG 4 SECOND TEAM
2016-17 MAAC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 27 vs. Bucknell (11/16/19)
Rebounds: 10 vs. Fairfield (2/12/18)
Assists: 12 vs. Siena (3/1/19)
2019-20 • SENIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in and started all 32 games.
• Ended his career as the program's career leader in starts (131) and is tied for the all-time record of most games played (131).
• Named to the All-MAAC Third Team, making him the 14th player in program history to earn All-MAAC honors in back-to-back seasons.
• Is one of 39 players in program history to score more than 1,000-career points.
• The first player in school history to score more than 1,000 points, grab more than 500 rebounds, dish out 500-plus assists and be credited with 200 career steals.
• Averaged 12.6 points, 5.9 assists, 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in his senior campaign.
• Scored 10-or more points 19 times. Posted a career-high 27 points in a home win over Bucknell Nov. 16.
• Ranked 14th in the MAAC in scoring average. Was good for 11.6 points per game against MAAC rivals.
• His 189 total assists are the second-most for a Canisius player in a single-season.
• Ends his time on Main Street as the program's career leader in assists with 644.
• His 5.9 assists per game ranked second in the MAAC and 22nd in the country.
• Dished out five-or more assists 23 times. Posted 11 assists in two different games.
• Was the only player in the MAAC listed under 6-feet tall to average more than 5.5 rebounds per game in 2019-20.
• His 2.0 steals per game led the MAAC and ranked 32nd in the nation.
• Ended the year with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.1, which ranked second in the MAAC and 61st in the country.
• Averaged 38.2 minutes per game, the most of any player in the MAAC and the fifth most of any Division I player in the country.
• Was a team captain - making him just the third three-time team captain in program history.
• Named to the 2019-20 MAAC All-Academic Team.
2018-19 • JUNIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in and started all 32 games.
• Starts the 2019-20 season as the MAAC's active leader in consecutive games played (99) and consecutive games started (99).
• Earned All-MAAC Third Team honors after averaging 9.6 points, 4.8 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game.
• Scored a season-high 20 points in the Griffs' loss at No. 14/13 Florida State Nov. 19.
• Posted double-digits in the scoring column 18 times. Ended the season with 10-or more points scored in the final five games of the year.
• Shot 38.5 percent (101-for-262) from the field and 30.1 percent (34-for-113) from 3-point land.
• Knocked down a career-high five 3-point field goals in the game at Florida State.
• Dished out 155 total assists, making him just the second Griff in school history to distribute 145-plus assists in each of his first three seasons with the program.
• Good for a career-high 12 assists in the team's home win over Siena March 1.
• Registered five or more assists in 17 games (has 50 in his career).
• Ranked third in the MAAC and 75th in the nation with his 4.8 assists per game.
• Finished the year ranked second in the MAAC and 84th nationally with his 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Posted a season-high nine rebounds in two different games (vs. Marist Feb. 4 and vs. Siena March 1).
• Had multiple steals in 19 games.
• Ranked sixth in the MAAC and 92nd in the country with his 1.7 steals per contest.
• Averaged 35.5 minutes per game, which led the team and ranked sixth in the league.
• His 1,136 total minutes played rank eighth-best in program history.
• Served as a team captain.
2017-18 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in and started all 33 games.
• Averaged 7.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in his sophomore season.
• Scored a season-high 22 points in the team's home win over Youngstown State Nov. 18.
• Posted 10-or more points in 12 games.
• Shot 43.9 percent (90-for-205) from the field and 33.7 percent (34-for-101) from 3-point land.
• Matched a season-high with three makes from 3-point range in four different contests.
• Was credited with a season-high nine assists in the team's road loss to Pacific Nov. 26.
• Had five or more assists in 16 different games.
• Ranked sixth in the MAAC and 105th in the nation with his 4.6 assists per game.
• Led the MAAC and ranked 26th in the nation with his 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the team's home win over Fairfield Feb. 12.
• Credited with a career-high five steals in the Griffs' road win at Monmouth Feb. 16.
• Ranked seventh in the MAAC and 166th in the country with his 1.5 steals per game.
• Credited with multiple steals in 14 different games.
• Recorded a career-high two blocked shots in the home victory over Quinnipiac Feb. 10.
• Averaged 33.1 minutes per game, which ranked second on the team.
2016-17 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in and started all 34 games in his rookie season.
• Set a program record for starts by a true freshman.
• Averaged 3.8 points, 4.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game en route to becoming the ninth Griff in school history to earn MAAC All-Rookie Team honors.
• Scored a season-high 11 points, including the game-winning basketball with 0.1 seconds left, in the Griffs' road win at Saint Peter's.
• Led the team and ranked fifth in the MAAC with his 4.4 assists per game.
• His 4.4 assists per game ranked 109th in the nation (14th among all freshman nationally).
• Dished out a season-high eight assists in a home win over St. Francis Brooklyn Dec. 10 - the most assists for a Canisius true freshman since the 2006-07 season.
• His 148 total assists for the year rank as the second-most for a Canisius freshman in program history.
• Led the team in assists 15 times. Credited with five or more assists 17 times.
• Led the team, ranked third in the MAAC and 43rd in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.51.
• Grabbed a season-high seven boards in two different games.
• Ranked third on the team with 34 steals. Had a season-high three steals in three different contests.
• Averaged 27.1 minutes per game.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Was a two-year letterwinner at the Blue Ridge School. 
• Averaged 12.4 points, 4.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in 28 contests during his senior season.
• Helped lead the Barons to a 24-4 overall record and a No. 3 ranking in the state of Virginia in his senior season.
• Earned All-Virginia Independent Conference Division I first-team honors after his senior campaign.
• Named the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division 2 Player of the Year in 2014-15.
• As a junior, he averaged 12.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game.
• Was a key piece in helping the Barons win the 2014-15 VISAA Division 2 state championship.
• Also played high school football at Blue Ridge.
• Earned Headmaster's List honors for his work in the classroom. 

PERSONAL
• The son of Robert and Tamara Johnson.
• Earned his undergrad degree in sport management and his master's degree in sport administration.
• Has three brothers, Yahkee, Robert and Anthony.
• His older brother Yahkee played football at Hampton.
• His other older brother, Robert, played basketball at Indiana and is currently in the G League.
• Full name is Malik Rernado Johnson.
• Born Jan. 25, 1997 in Richmond, Va.

Statistics

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2019-20

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Freshman

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    2017-18Sophomore

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    2018-19Junior

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    2019-20Senior

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