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Nate Johnson (basketball shooting guard)

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Nate Johnson
Kansas State Wildcats
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolLakota East
(Liberty Township, Ohio)
College
Career highlights
  • MAC Player of the Year (2025)
  • First-team All-MAC (2025)
  • MAC Defensive Player of the Year (2025)
  • MAC All-Defensive team (2025)

Nate Johnson is an American college basketball player for the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the Akron Zips.

Career

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Johnson attended Lakota East High School in Liberty Township, a suburb of Cincinnati.[1] As a junior, he averaged 16.0 points and 3.7 assists per game.[2] Following his high school career, he committed to play college basketball at the University of Akron.

As a redshirt junior with Akron, Johnson was named the MAC Player of the Year and MAC Defensive Player of the Year.[3] Against Toledo in the semifinals of the 2025 MAC men's basketball tournament, he recorded a career-high 31 points along with six assists, five rebounds, and two blocks in a 100–90 victory.[4]

On April 20, 2025, Johnson announced his decision to transfer to Kansas State University to play for the Kansas State Wildcats.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Boys basketball: Johnson leads Lakota East to unbeaten start". journal-news. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "Boys basketball: Led by Akron signee Johnson, East has high hopes again". journal-news. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  3. ^ Clark, Dave. "Akron's Nate Johnson, guard from Lakota East High School, named MAC Player of the Year". The Enquirer. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  4. ^ Beaven, Michael. "Akron men's basketball | MAC Player of the Year Nate Johnson comes up big in semifinal win". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  5. ^ Ulrich, Nate. "Former Akron Zips basketball star Nate Johnson announces transfer to Kansas State". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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