3 Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    230
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Spring Lake, MI
  • High School:
    Spring Lake
  • Position:
    C
  • Major:
    Finance and Economics
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna
  • gp
    19
  • pts/g
    6.6
  • fg %
    53.2
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    55.6
  • reb/g
    2.7
  • a/g
    0.3

Bio



At CMS
2021-22 Season (Senior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 20 games for the Stags ... Shot 53.5 percent from the floor ... Scored a career-high 14 points in a regular season match against Pacific (Ore.), shooting 7-7 from the floor in only 12 minutes  ... Finished with 12 points and four rebounds in 17 minutes in a win against Redlands ... Had six rebounds in 21 minutes against Chapman. 

2020-21 Season (Junior)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Stags did not compete due to COVID-19.

2019-20 (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 16 games for the Stags ... Shot 44.4 percent from the floor and 88.9 percent at the foul line ... Scored a career-high 10 points in the regular season finale at Chapman, shooting 5-7 from the floor, while also pulling down a personal-best eight rebounds in only 14 minutes ... Also had seven points on 3-4 shooting in a win over La Verne ... Knocked down both of his second half foul shots in a tight 68-66 defeat at Redlands in the SCIAC Semifinals ... Had six rebounds in nine minutes at Occidental. 

2018-19 season (Freshman)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 21 games for the Stags ... Had a season-high six points in a win over No. 7 Springfield on his opening weekend at the Chicago Midway Classic ... Pulled down season-high four rebounds in nine minutes in a home win over La Verne. 

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in finance and economics ... Grandfather, Ray Larned played baseball at Western Michigan, while aunt, Shelley Larned, was a softball player at Miami (Ohio) ... Spent the summer (2021) working in investment banking for Harris Williams in San Francisco ... Serves as Research Team Lead at Kravis Leadership Institute on campus. Spent the summer (2019) working as a camp counselor for Cre-Ser Basket, teaching basketball to underprivileged youth in Argentina.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 12 Chapman L, 71-58
Feb 16 Cal Lutheran W, 80-70
Feb 19 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 76-67
Feb 21 at Redlands L, 74-70
Feb 23 Redlands W, 73-69
Feb 25 at Chapman L, 78-75
  Overall Conf
Games 19 11
Games started 0 -
Minutes 253 161
Minutes per game 13.3 14.6
FG 58-109 36-75
FG Pct 53.2 48.0
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 10-18 8-10
FT Pct 55.6 80.0
Off rebounds 17 11
Def rebounds 34 21
Total rebounds 51 32
Rebounds per game 2.7 2.9
Personal fouls 22 13
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 6 5
Turnovers 7 4
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 1.3
Steals 3 2
Blocks 7 4
Points 126 80
Points per game 6.6 7.3
Points per 40 min 19.9 19.9

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 19 at University of Puget Sound W, 73-59 - 14 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 20 vs. Pacific Lutheran W, 66-60 - 12 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 26 Whitworth L, 71-53 - 10 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 27 Linfield W, 79-72 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Dec 1 La Verne W, 81-58 - 10 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 4 Pomona-Pitzer W, 57-53 - 5 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 California Miramar W, 107-67 - 7 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 6
Dec 12 UC Santa Cruz W, 73-67 - 3 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 17 Pacific (Ore.) W, 79-67 - 12 7-7 100.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 14
Dec 29 Skidmore   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 1 Whittier W, 83-61 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Occidental W, 70-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 at Cal Lutheran L, 78-65 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Chapman W, 75-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 Redlands W, 103-72 - 17 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 26 Caltech W, 72-63 - 9 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Jan 29 Occidental L, 79-66 - 12 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 2 at La Verne W, 76-70 - 14 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 11
Feb 5 at Whittier W, 86-59 - 14 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Feb 7 at Caltech L, 61-60 - 15 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Feb 12 Chapman L, 71-58 - 21 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Feb 16 Cal Lutheran W, 80-70 - 19 5-6 83.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Feb 19 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 76-67 - 25 6-15 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Feb 21 at Redlands L, 74-70 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Redlands W, 73-69 - 13 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 25 at Chapman L, 78-75 0 20 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 0-0 - 10

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 19 at University of Puget Sound W, 73-59 - 14 0 5 5 1 1 1.0 1 1 3 -
Nov 20 vs. Pacific Lutheran W, 66-60 - 12 1 2 3 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Nov 26 Whitworth L, 71-53 - 10 2 1 3 0 0 - 0 1 0 -
Nov 27 Linfield W, 79-72 - 8 0 2 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 1 La Verne W, 81-58 - 10 0 3 3 0 0 - 1 0 1 -
Dec 4 Pomona-Pitzer W, 57-53 - 5 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 -
Dec 10 California Miramar W, 107-67 - 7 2 0 2 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 -
Dec 12 UC Santa Cruz W, 73-67 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 17 Pacific (Ore.) W, 79-67 - 12 2 1 3 0 0 - 0 1 1 -
Dec 29 Skidmore   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 1 Whittier W, 83-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Occidental W, 70-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 at Cal Lutheran L, 78-65 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Chapman W, 75-69 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 Redlands W, 103-72 - 17 3 1 4 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 26 Caltech W, 72-63 - 9 2 1 3 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 29 Occidental L, 79-66 - 12 2 2 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 3 -
Feb 2 at La Verne W, 76-70 - 14 0 4 4 1 0 - 0 1 1 -
Feb 5 at Whittier W, 86-59 - 14 1 3 4 1 1 1.0 0 1 0 -
Feb 7 at Caltech L, 61-60 - 15 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 12 Chapman L, 71-58 - 21 1 5 6 1 0 - 0 1 2 -
Feb 16 Cal Lutheran W, 80-70 - 19 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 1 0 -
Feb 19 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 76-67 - 25 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 -
Feb 21 at Redlands L, 74-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Redlands W, 73-69 - 13 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 25 at Chapman L, 78-75 0 20 0 2 2 0 0 - 0 0 1 0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2018-19 21 - 5.4 0.6-1.2 46.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.2-0.3 57.1 1.3
2019-20 16 - 5.9 1.0-2.2 44.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.5-0.6 88.9 2.5
2020-21 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
2021-22 19 0 13.3 3.1-5.7 53.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.5-0.9 55.6 6.6
Total 56 0 8.3 1.5-3.1 50.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.4-0.6 64.7 3.5

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 21 - 114 12-26 46.2 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 28
2019-20 16 - 95 16-36 44.4 0-0 - 8-9 88.9 40
2020-21 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2021-22 19 0 253 58-109 53.2 0-0 - 10-18 55.6 126
Total 56 0 462 86-171 50.3 0-0 - 22-34 64.7 194

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2018-19 21 - 5.4 4.2-9.1 46.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.4-2.5 57.1 9.8
2019-20 16 - 5.9 6.7-15.2 44.4 0.0-0.0 - 3.4-3.8 88.9 16.8
2020-21 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
2021-22 19 0 13.3 9.2-17.2 53.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.6-2.8 55.6 19.9
Total 56 0 8.3 7.4-14.8 50.3 0.0-0.0 - 1.9-2.9 64.7 16.8

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2018-19 21 - 5.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1
2019-20 16 - 5.9 0.8 1.3 2.0 1.1 - 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.3
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 19 0 13.3 0.9 1.8 2.7 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.4
Total 56 0 8.3 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.3

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2018-19 21 - 114 9 8 17 17 0 1 2 0.5 1 2
2019-20 16 - 95 12 20 32 18 - 5 5 1.0 1 5
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 19 0 253 17 34 51 22 0 6 7 0.9 3 7
Total 56 0 462 38 62 100 57 0 12 14 0.9 5 14

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 21 - 5.4 3.2 2.8 6.0 6.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.7
2019-20 16 - 5.9 5.1 8.4 13.5 7.6 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.0 0.4 2.1
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 19 0 13.3 2.7 5.4 8.1 3.5 0.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.1
Total 56 0 8.3 3.3 5.4 8.7 4.9 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.4 1.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 19 0 13.3 3.1-5.7 53.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.5-0.9 55.6 6.6
Conference 11 - 14.6 3.3-6.8 48.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-0.9 80.0 7.3
Exhibition 1 - 7.0 3.0-5.0 60.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-2.0 0.0 6.0
Location Home 12 - 11.6 2.7-5.1 52.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.5-1.0 50.0 5.8
Away 6 0 17.0 4.0-7.5 53.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-1.0 66.7 8.7
Neutral 1 - 12.0 2.0-3.0 66.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 4.0
Result Wins 13 - 11.5 2.7-4.8 55.6 0.0-0.0 - 0.8-1.4 55.6 6.2
Losses 6 0 17.2 3.8-7.7 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 7.7
Month November 4 - 11.0 1.2-2.8 45.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.2-1.0 25.0 2.8
December 4 - 7.5 2.5-4.8 52.6 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.5 0.0 5.0
January 3 - 12.7 2.7-6.0 44.4 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-2.0 83.3 7.0
February 8 0 17.6 4.4-7.6 57.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.5-0.8 66.7 9.3

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 19 0 253 58-109 53.2 0-0 - 10-18 55.6 126
Conference 11 - 161 36-75 48.0 0-0 - 8-10 80.0 80
Exhibition 1 - 7 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 6
Location Home 12 - 139 32-61 52.5 0-0 - 6-12 50.0 70
Away 6 0 102 24-45 53.3 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 52
Neutral 1 - 12 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Result Wins 13 - 150 35-63 55.6 0-0 - 10-18 55.6 80
Losses 6 0 103 23-46 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 46
Month November 4 - 44 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 11
December 4 - 30 10-19 52.6 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 20
January 3 - 38 8-18 44.4 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 21
February 8 0 141 35-61 57.4 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 74

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 19 0 13.3 9.2-17.2 53.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.6-2.8 55.6 19.9
Conference 11 - 14.6 8.9-18.6 48.0 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-2.5 80.0 19.9
Exhibition 1 - 7.0 17.1-28.6 60.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-11.4 0.0 34.3
Location Home 12 - 11.6 9.2-17.6 52.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-3.5 50.0 20.1
Away 6 0 17.0 9.4-17.6 53.3 0.0-0.0 - 1.6-2.4 66.7 20.4
Neutral 1 - 12.0 6.7-10.0 66.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 13.3
Result Wins 13 - 11.5 9.3-16.8 55.6 0.0-0.0 - 2.7-4.8 55.6 21.3
Losses 6 0 17.2 8.9-17.9 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 17.9
Month November 4 - 11.0 4.5-10.0 45.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-3.6 25.0 10.0
December 4 - 7.5 13.3-25.3 52.6 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-2.7 0.0 26.7
January 3 - 12.7 8.4-18.9 44.4 0.0-0.0 - 5.3-6.3 83.3 22.1
February 8 0 17.6 9.9-17.3 57.4 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-1.7 66.7 21.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 19 0 13.3 0.9 1.8 2.7 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.4
Conference 11 - 14.6 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.2 - 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.2 0.4
Exhibition 1 - 7.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Location Home 12 - 11.6 1.2 1.4 2.6 1.1 - 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3
Away 6 0 17.0 0.3 2.5 2.8 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.5
Neutral 1 - 12.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 13 - 11.5 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.0 - 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.4
Losses 6 0 17.2 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.3
Month November 4 - 11.0 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.5 - 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5
December 4 - 7.5 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.5 - 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.3
January 3 - 12.7 2.3 1.3 3.7 2.0 - 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 8 0 17.6 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.1 0.5

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 19 0 253 17 34 51 22 0 6 7 0.9 3 7
Conference 11 - 161 11 21 32 13 - 5 4 1.3 2 4
Exhibition 1 - 7 2 0 2 0 - 0 1 0.0 1 0
Location Home 12 - 139 14 17 31 13 - 2 4 0.5 1 4
Away 6 0 102 2 15 17 8 0 4 3 1.3 2 3
Neutral 1 - 12 1 2 3 1 - 0 0 - 0 0
Result Wins 13 - 150 11 23 34 13 - 4 5 0.8 2 5
Losses 6 0 103 6 11 17 9 0 2 2 1.0 1 2
Month November 4 - 44 3 10 13 6 - 1 2 0.5 1 2
December 4 - 30 3 4 7 2 - 1 1 1.0 1 1
January 3 - 38 7 4 11 6 - 0 1 0.0 0 0
February 8 0 141 4 16 20 8 0 4 3 1.3 1 4

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 19 0 13.3 2.7 5.4 8.1 3.5 0.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.1
Conference 11 - 14.6 2.7 5.2 8.0 3.2 0.0 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.5 1.0
Exhibition 1 - 7.0 11.4 0.0 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7 0.0 5.7 0.0
Location Home 12 - 11.6 4.0 4.9 8.9 3.7 0.0 0.6 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.2
Away 6 0 17.0 0.8 5.9 6.7 3.1 0.0 1.6 1.2 1.3 0.8 1.2
Neutral 1 - 12.0 3.3 6.7 10.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 13 - 11.5 2.9 6.1 9.1 3.5 0.0 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.5 1.3
Losses 6 0 17.2 2.3 4.3 6.6 3.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.8
Month November 4 - 11.0 2.7 9.1 11.8 5.5 0.0 0.9 1.8 0.5 0.9 1.8
December 4 - 7.5 4.0 5.3 9.3 2.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.3
January 3 - 12.7 7.4 4.2 11.6 6.3 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 8 0 17.6 1.1 4.5 5.7 2.3 0.0 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.3 1.1

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