Orlando Johnson

Position: Guard
Height: 6-5 • 196 cms
Weight: 105 lbs • 93.2 kgs
School: UC Santa Barbara ‘12
Hometown: Seaside, Calif.

USA Basketball Notes:

Announced as a 2011 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games Team member on Aug. 3, 2011.

College Honors:

College Notes:

As a junior in 2010-11, started in all 32 games played and averaged a team-high 21.1 ppg. to go along with 6.2 rpg., 2.9 apg. and 1.2 spg. in 33.3 mpg. to help his team to an 18-14 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance; shot 47.5% from the field, 40.5% from 3-point and 80.4% from the line.
As a sophomore in 2009-10, started in 29 of 30 games played and averaged a team-high 18.0 ppg. to go along with 5.4 rpg. and 2.3 apg. in 31.3 mpg. to help his team to a 20-10 record, a Big West Tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance; shot 48.1% from the field; 39.7% from 3-point and 70.3% from the line.
The first Gaucho since 1996-97 to score in double-figures in every game over an entire season; scored 15 or more points 23 times and 20 or more 11 times.
Had 20 points and five rebounds in UCSB's NCAA Tournament game against Ohio State.
Redshirted 2008-09 after transferring from Loyola Marymount.
As a freshman at Loyola Marymount in 2007-08, started in 30 of 31 games played and averaged a team-high 12.4 ppg. to go along with 4.9 rpg. and 2.1 apg. in 26.0 mpg. to help his team to a 5-26 record; shot 41.2% from the field, 32.0% from 3-point and 64.2% from the line.
Set school freshmen records by scoring 383 points and averaging 12.4 ppg., also tied LMU's record for rebounds by a freshman with 152.
Led the Lions in scoring and rebounding and was second on the team with 40 3-pointers.

High School Honors:

Division IV Northern California Player of the Year (2007).
Monterey County Player of the Year (2007).
Tri-County Athletic League Player of the Year (2007) and three-time All-Tri-County Athletic League selection.
All-CIF Central Coast Section first team (2007).
Three-time All-Monterey County selection.

High School Notes:

Graduated from Palma High School in California; attended North Salinas High School in California for his freshman (2003-04) and sophomore (2004-05) years.
Averaged 25.6 ppg. and 12.1 rpg. as a senior at Palma in 2006-07 to help his team to a 27-3 record, a CIF Central Coast Section title and the Northern California regional championship game.
Averaged 19.7 ppg. and 10.3 rpg. as junior in 2005-06.
As a sophomore at North Salinas in 2004-05, averaged 13.6 ppg. and 6.2 rpg., helping the team to a league title.
Member of the Principal's Honor Roll in his sophomore and senior years of high school.
Also played three years of football in high school, earning all-league and underclassmen MVP honors as a junior before opting not to play his senior season.

Personal Notes:

Born Orlando Vincent Johnson on March 11, 1989, in Seaside, Calif.
Majoring in communication studies.
Son of the late Vicki Renée Johnson; was raised by his brothers, Jamell Damon, Sr. (35) and Robert Johnson (39), and his sister-in-law, Shannan Damon.
Brother, Jamell, played football at St. Mary's, and his brother, Robert, played basketball at Weber State and in Croatia for two years.

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