2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 0
Kobe Johnson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- High School:
- Nicolet HS
Bio
Career
Played in 125 career games, including 91 starts, through four seasons โฆ spent his first three seasons at the University of Southern California (USC) before transferring to UCLA in the summer of 2024 โฆ averaged 7.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game in his collegiate career โฆ shot 43.5 percent from the field and 33.9 percent from 3-point range โฆ also shot 76.7 percent from the free throw line (158-for-206) โฆ secured conference All-Defensive Team honors in three seasons (2023 and 2024 in the Pac-12 and 2025 in the Big Ten) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 45 career games โฆ registered at least 20 points in two games โฆ totaled a career-high 21 points for USC in games against Stanford (Jan. 6, 2024) and Washington (Feb. 4, 2023) โฆ ranked second among all Pac-12 player in steals per game as a sophomore (2.18 spg in 2022-23) and junior (2.19 spg in 2023-24).
2024-25
Started all 34 games as a senior at UCLA โฆ averaged 7.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and a team-leading 1.6 steals per game โฆ averaged a team-best 29.0 minutes per games โฆ was selected to the five-man Big Ten All-Defensive Team, marking the third straight year in which he secured all-defensive honors within his conference โฆ was listed as one of 30 players to the late season watch list for the Lefty Driesell Award, honoring the nationโs top defensive player (by CollegeInsider.com) โฆ ranked No. 6 in the Big Ten in steals per game (1.6) and led UCLA in that category โฆ shot 46.4 percent from the field and a career-best 36.2 percent from 3-point range โฆ was one of four UCLA players to have shot at least 35.0 percent from 3-point distance โฆ scored at least 10 points in 13 games โฆ recorded a season-high 15 points in a home victory over Penn State (Feb. 8, 2025) โฆ tallied his first and only collegiate double-double in the win over Penn State, with 15 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and four steals โฆ totaled at least 10 rebounds in three games, including 13 rebounds against Penn State and in a home victory over Ohio State (Feb. 23, 2025) โฆ registered a season-high seven assists in a win over Prairie View A&M (Dec. 17, 2024) โฆ had at least one steal in 27 of 34 games, including two steals or more in 16 contests โฆ logged a season-best six steals in a home win over Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 22, 2024), finishing the game with 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and six steals.
2023-24 (at USC)
Played in 31 games as a junior at USC, making 28 starts โฆ averaged 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game โฆ averaged 31.0 minutes per contest โฆ was honored on the five-man Pac-12 All-Defensive Team for the second straight season โฆ ranked second in the Pac-12 in steals per game (2.2) and No. 14 in the conference in assists per game (3.3) โฆ shot 40.4 percent from the field and 31.3 percent from 3-point range โฆ led the Trojans in steals (68, 2.2 spg) and ranked second on the team in rebounding (4.6 rpg) and assists (101 assists, 3.3 apg) โฆ averaged 31.0 minutes per game (second on the team) โฆ scored a career-high-tying 21 points in a win over Stanford (Jan. 6, 2024), shooting 9-for-18 from the field and 2-for-4 from 3-point territory โฆ tallied at least 10 points in 18 games โฆ recorded a career-high-tying nine rebounds in a win at Washington (March 2, 2024) โฆ had a career-best nine assists at Oregon (Dec. 28) โฆ totaled at least two steals in 17 games, securing a career-high-tying six steals in a home victory over Arizona (March 9) โฆ recorded four steals in four consecutive Pac-12 games, late in the season (Feb. 17 through March 2) โฆ blocked at least two shots in six contests โฆ missed two non-conference games (left knee) against CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 9) and UC Irvine (Nov. 14).
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2022-23 (at USC)
Played in all 33 games as a sophomore at USC, making 29 starts โฆ averaged 9.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game โฆ averaged 28.9 minutes per contest โฆ was named to the five-man Pac-12 All-Defensive Team โฆ ranked second in the Pac-12 in steals per game (2.2) and in free throw percentage (84.1%) โฆ shot 46.8 percent from the field and 36.0 percent from 3-point distance โฆ led the Trojans in steals (72, 2.2 spg), ranked third on the team in assists (85 assists, 2.6 apg) and was fourth in rebounding (5.0 rpg) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 14 games โฆ scored a season-high 21 points against Washington (Feb. 4), shooting 5-for-7 from the field and a perfect 9-for-9 at the free throw line โฆ also had five assists and four steals in the Trojansโ 80-74 win over Washington โฆ grabbed a season-high nine rebounds (and had 13 points) in USCโs NCAA Tournament first-round contest against Michigan State (March 17) โฆ totaled at least two steals in 21 of 33 games, notching a season-high six steals in a 74-71 home victory over Auburn (Dec. 18) โฆ registered a season-high six assists in two games โฆ had a career-high three blocks against Wisconsin in the 2022 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas.
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2021-22 (at USC)
Played in 27 games as a freshman at USC โฆ averaged 1.2 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game โฆ averaged 7.6 minutes per contest โฆ scored a season-high seven points in a Pac-12 Tournament contest against UCLA (March 11), making 2-of-4 shots from the field and going 2-for-2 at the free throw line โฆ totaled a season-high five rebounds at Oregon (Feb. 26) โฆ had a season-high five steals at Oregon State (Feb. 24).
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High School
โฆ graduated from Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisc. โฆ averaged 26.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a senior, as the Nicolet program went 14-10 overall โฆ secured Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WCBA) Division II All-State honors as a junior and senior โฆ during his junior season, led Nicolet to a 21-3 record and averaged 19.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.1 steals per game โฆ as a sophomore at Nicolet, led the high school team to a 27-1 record โฆ Nicolet won the Division II Wisconsin state title for the first time in school history โฆ graduated from Nicolet High School with the programโs single-season scoring record and was second on the schoolโs career scoring list.
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Personal
Kobe Johnson was born in Milwaukee, Wis. โฆ is the son of Roderick Jr. Johnson and Stacey Johnson โฆ has three brothers, Rod Johnson, Jalen Johnson and Rodez Watson โฆ brother, Rod, played college basketball at Chattanooga and Western Illinois โฆ brother, Jalen, competed on the Nicolet High School state title team in 2019 before playing at Duke during the 2020-21 season and getting selected No. 20 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks โฆ father, Roderick, played basketball at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Southeast Missouri State before playing professionally in Poland for two seasons โฆ mother, Stacey, played college basketball at Wisconsin-Milwaukee โฆ favorite athlete when he was younger was Kobe Bryant โฆ African-American studies major.
Played in 125 career games, including 91 starts, through four seasons โฆ spent his first three seasons at the University of Southern California (USC) before transferring to UCLA in the summer of 2024 โฆ averaged 7.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game in his collegiate career โฆ shot 43.5 percent from the field and 33.9 percent from 3-point range โฆ also shot 76.7 percent from the free throw line (158-for-206) โฆ secured conference All-Defensive Team honors in three seasons (2023 and 2024 in the Pac-12 and 2025 in the Big Ten) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 45 career games โฆ registered at least 20 points in two games โฆ totaled a career-high 21 points for USC in games against Stanford (Jan. 6, 2024) and Washington (Feb. 4, 2023) โฆ ranked second among all Pac-12 player in steals per game as a sophomore (2.18 spg in 2022-23) and junior (2.19 spg in 2023-24).
2024-25
Started all 34 games as a senior at UCLA โฆ averaged 7.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and a team-leading 1.6 steals per game โฆ averaged a team-best 29.0 minutes per games โฆ was selected to the five-man Big Ten All-Defensive Team, marking the third straight year in which he secured all-defensive honors within his conference โฆ was listed as one of 30 players to the late season watch list for the Lefty Driesell Award, honoring the nationโs top defensive player (by CollegeInsider.com) โฆ ranked No. 6 in the Big Ten in steals per game (1.6) and led UCLA in that category โฆ shot 46.4 percent from the field and a career-best 36.2 percent from 3-point range โฆ was one of four UCLA players to have shot at least 35.0 percent from 3-point distance โฆ scored at least 10 points in 13 games โฆ recorded a season-high 15 points in a home victory over Penn State (Feb. 8, 2025) โฆ tallied his first and only collegiate double-double in the win over Penn State, with 15 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and four steals โฆ totaled at least 10 rebounds in three games, including 13 rebounds against Penn State and in a home victory over Ohio State (Feb. 23, 2025) โฆ registered a season-high seven assists in a win over Prairie View A&M (Dec. 17, 2024) โฆ had at least one steal in 27 of 34 games, including two steals or more in 16 contests โฆ logged a season-best six steals in a home win over Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 22, 2024), finishing the game with 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and six steals.
2023-24 (at USC)
Played in 31 games as a junior at USC, making 28 starts โฆ averaged 10.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game โฆ averaged 31.0 minutes per contest โฆ was honored on the five-man Pac-12 All-Defensive Team for the second straight season โฆ ranked second in the Pac-12 in steals per game (2.2) and No. 14 in the conference in assists per game (3.3) โฆ shot 40.4 percent from the field and 31.3 percent from 3-point range โฆ led the Trojans in steals (68, 2.2 spg) and ranked second on the team in rebounding (4.6 rpg) and assists (101 assists, 3.3 apg) โฆ averaged 31.0 minutes per game (second on the team) โฆ scored a career-high-tying 21 points in a win over Stanford (Jan. 6, 2024), shooting 9-for-18 from the field and 2-for-4 from 3-point territory โฆ tallied at least 10 points in 18 games โฆ recorded a career-high-tying nine rebounds in a win at Washington (March 2, 2024) โฆ had a career-best nine assists at Oregon (Dec. 28) โฆ totaled at least two steals in 17 games, securing a career-high-tying six steals in a home victory over Arizona (March 9) โฆ recorded four steals in four consecutive Pac-12 games, late in the season (Feb. 17 through March 2) โฆ blocked at least two shots in six contests โฆ missed two non-conference games (left knee) against CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 9) and UC Irvine (Nov. 14).
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2022-23 (at USC)
Played in all 33 games as a sophomore at USC, making 29 starts โฆ averaged 9.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game โฆ averaged 28.9 minutes per contest โฆ was named to the five-man Pac-12 All-Defensive Team โฆ ranked second in the Pac-12 in steals per game (2.2) and in free throw percentage (84.1%) โฆ shot 46.8 percent from the field and 36.0 percent from 3-point distance โฆ led the Trojans in steals (72, 2.2 spg), ranked third on the team in assists (85 assists, 2.6 apg) and was fourth in rebounding (5.0 rpg) โฆ scored at least 10 points in 14 games โฆ scored a season-high 21 points against Washington (Feb. 4), shooting 5-for-7 from the field and a perfect 9-for-9 at the free throw line โฆ also had five assists and four steals in the Trojansโ 80-74 win over Washington โฆ grabbed a season-high nine rebounds (and had 13 points) in USCโs NCAA Tournament first-round contest against Michigan State (March 17) โฆ totaled at least two steals in 21 of 33 games, notching a season-high six steals in a 74-71 home victory over Auburn (Dec. 18) โฆ registered a season-high six assists in two games โฆ had a career-high three blocks against Wisconsin in the 2022 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas.
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2021-22 (at USC)
Played in 27 games as a freshman at USC โฆ averaged 1.2 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game โฆ averaged 7.6 minutes per contest โฆ scored a season-high seven points in a Pac-12 Tournament contest against UCLA (March 11), making 2-of-4 shots from the field and going 2-for-2 at the free throw line โฆ totaled a season-high five rebounds at Oregon (Feb. 26) โฆ had a season-high five steals at Oregon State (Feb. 24).
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High School
โฆ graduated from Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisc. โฆ averaged 26.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a senior, as the Nicolet program went 14-10 overall โฆ secured Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WCBA) Division II All-State honors as a junior and senior โฆ during his junior season, led Nicolet to a 21-3 record and averaged 19.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.1 steals per game โฆ as a sophomore at Nicolet, led the high school team to a 27-1 record โฆ Nicolet won the Division II Wisconsin state title for the first time in school history โฆ graduated from Nicolet High School with the programโs single-season scoring record and was second on the schoolโs career scoring list.
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Personal
Kobe Johnson was born in Milwaukee, Wis. โฆ is the son of Roderick Jr. Johnson and Stacey Johnson โฆ has three brothers, Rod Johnson, Jalen Johnson and Rodez Watson โฆ brother, Rod, played college basketball at Chattanooga and Western Illinois โฆ brother, Jalen, competed on the Nicolet High School state title team in 2019 before playing at Duke during the 2020-21 season and getting selected No. 20 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks โฆ father, Roderick, played basketball at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Southeast Missouri State before playing professionally in Poland for two seasons โฆ mother, Stacey, played college basketball at Wisconsin-Milwaukee โฆ favorite athlete when he was younger was Kobe Bryant โฆ African-American studies major.
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