Tyrone Johnson

Photo Gallery 2013-14 (junior)
Saw action in 16 games with nine starts before suffering a season-ending foot injury in Jan. 15 contest at Texas A&M … Averaged 11.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 26.9 minutes per contest … Posted 11 double-figure scoring games and 11 games with at least three assists … Led or shared the team lead in scoring five times, in assists 10 times and in steals twice … Not eligible to play in the exhibition contest vs. USC Aiken due to NCAA transfer rules, but received waiver from NCAA on Nov. 8 effective immediately, and was able to play in season opener vs. Longwood (Nov. 9) … Matched career high with 18 points vs. the Lancers … Dished a career high eight assists at No. 23 Baylor (Nov. 12) … Posted 18 points again in win vs. Florida International (Nov. 24), hitting 5-of-10 attempts, and 7-of-8 from the foul line … Solid in three games at Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, scoring in double figures in two of three games, including a team high 16 points in win vs. Saint Mary’s (Dec. 22) … Hit career high for the third time of the season with 18 points in win vs. Marshall (Dec. 30) … Scored a team-high 12 points at No. 10 Florida (Jan. 8) in SEC opener, and pulled down a career high six rebounds … Scored 15 points and collected five rebounds vs. LSU (Jan. 11) … Played 13 minutes in contest at Texas A&M before suffering a right foot fracture, which required surgery and ended his season … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. Pre-South Carolina
Transferred to South Carolina from Villanova in January of 2013 … Drew nine starts during the 2011-12 season when he averaged 3.3 points per game and compiled 65 assists (2.0 per game) … Posted a season-high 14 points in an overtime contest vs. Connecticut … At Montrose Christian, helped lead squad to the ESPN Rise 2011 National High School Invitational … Scored 21 points, including all 11 of his free throw attempts, to help spark Montrose past Oak Hill Academy 71-64 in overtime to the crown in the nationally televised finale … Was named the tournament’s MVP … A first-team All-Metro choice by the Washington Post … Montrose finished with a 24-1 record … Attended Montrose from Plainfield (N.J.) High School, where he averaged 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals as a junior in 2009-10 … Was a teammate of Michael Carrera’s at Montrose Christian. Personal
Son of Perone and Monica Johnson … Has two brothers, Perone and Eli, and two sisters, Shannon and Meesha … His favorite actor is Denzel Washington and other than basketball, credits football as his favorite sport … His advice to young people is ‘stay in school and never let anyone say you can’t do something in life’ … Major is sociology.