12 Facts About Xavier Johnson

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Xavier Elijah Johnson was born on October 14,1999 and is an American college basketball player for the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference.

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Xavier Johnson entered high school at 5'6, but grew six inches by his senior year.

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Xavier Johnson became Bishop O'Connell's starting point guard as a junior and was named second team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference after averaging 10.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists.

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Xavier Johnson was named the Player of the Year, as well a first team All-State and first team All-Metro by The Washington Post, as a senior after averaging 18.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

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Xavier Johnson requested that Nebraska release him from his National Letter of Intent in the spring of his senior year after the departure of the assistant coach who recruited him.

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Xavier Johnson ultimately committed to play at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Xavier Johnson was the first Pitt freshman to lead the team is scoring since 1985 and was the only player in the ACC to average at least 15.0 points and 4.5 assists per game.

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Xavier Johnson scored 20 points with six rebounds and six assists against North Carolina on January 18,2020 to help close out the Panthers' first-ever season sweep of UNC.

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Xavier Johnson finished the season with 11.7 points, 4.9 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game.

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Xavier Johnson ended the season averaging 12.1 points and 5.1 assist per game.

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Xavier Johnson averaged 10.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.

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Xavier Johnson broke his foot in December 2022, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.