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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

11 Vance Johnson

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Calumet City, Ill.
  • Highschool Midwest Elite / Northeast CC

Biography

2018-19: Enjoyed a breakout season as a senior, setting career-highs in most categories ... was MKE's sixth man, seeing action in all 31 games while making six starts ... averaged 10.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game ... shot 46.3 percent from the field ... dramatically improved his free-throw shooting, finishing at 86.0 percent (80-of-93) on the season ... finished second in the Horizon League and 37th in the NCAA ... goes down as the third-best single-season FT percentage in program history ... made 26 free throws in a row on a pair of occasions ... just off the school record of 32 ... finished the year ranked 15th in the Horizon League in rebounding and 27th in scoring ... finished with 4 points and 6 rebounds against Concordia Wisconsin in the exhibition Oct. 31 ... put together a quality line against North Dakota Nov. 10, finishing with 13 points (a Panther-best) and 8 rebounds ... chipped in 9 points and a season-high 9 rebounds in the overtime victory against LIU Brooklyn Nov. 20 ... chipped in 12 points on 5-6 FG shooting, adding 5 rebounds in just 17 minutes of action against Buffalo Nov. 30 ... ended the night with 12 points and 8 rebounds against Drake Dec. 6 ... rebound total tied for team lead ... put together his best-ever game as a Panther at North Dakota Dec. 9 ... tallied his first double-double, finishing with MKE-highs of 19 points (prior best was 13) and 10 rebounds (prior high was 9) ... went 7-12 from the floor and added a Panther-best 3 assists and 31 minutes played ... 9 points and 6 rebounds in the win at UMKC Dec. 13, all in just 17 minutes due to foul trouble ... scored in double-figures for the third time in four games, scoring 17 points in just 23 minutes against WLC Dec. 16 ... went 8-for-8 at the free throw line ... played a key role in the win at WMU Dec. 22, finishing with 14 points and 5 rebounds ... went 6-6 at the line and hit the go-ahead basket with 6.2 seconds remaining in the game ... had 10 points and 6 boards against Green Bay Dec. 29 ... saw his consecutive free throws made streak end at 26, second-best in program history (32) ... finished with 13 points and 6 boards against CSU Jan. 3, tying career-high with 9 made free throws (9-11) ... scored 14 points in just 19 minutes at Detroit Mercy Jan. 12 ... added 14 points and 6 boards in just 19 minutes against UIC Jan. 17 ... finished with his second double-double as a Panther at NKU Jan. 26, scoring 11 points while adding a season-high and MKE-best 12 rebounds ... scored 11 points at CSU Feb. 9 in just 16 minutes ... saw a second streak of 26 consecutive made free throws this season end with a 3-4 effort ... posted a career-high 25 points against Oakland Feb. 16, leading the team with 9 rebounds ... set a season-high in FGM (9-13 from floor) ... bested former career-high of 24 points at Iowa Central back in junior college (12/3/16) ... put together a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds at UIC Feb. 24, playing a season-high 33 minutes ... led the team in points (13) and rebounds (7) against NKU Feb. 28, adding a season-high 4 assists ... led the way with 18 points and 4 rebounds against WSU March 2.



• 2018-19 game-by-game in PDF Format

2017-18: Appeared in all 33 games of his debut MKE campaign ... earned a spot in the starting lineup six times ... averaged 4.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game ... shot 50 percent from the floor and 70 percent from the free throw line ... went a perfect 4-4 from the floor and finished with 9 points in 19 minutes of his MKE debut at the Marquette exhibition Oct. 22 ... finished with 3 points, 6 rebounds and a block in his MKE debut against La Crosse Nov. 10 ... posted the best effort of his MKE career at Jacksonville Dec. 5, finishing with a season-high 6 points (3-4 FG) while adding 5 rebounds in just 15 minutes on the court ... tied for the tean lead with 6 rebounds at Western Illinois Dec. 9 ... also added 6 points, a steal and an assist ... 5 points and 3 boards in just 8 minutes of action at Belmont Dec. 13 ... a productive 14 minutes off the bench against Oakland Dec. 28, scoring a season-best 10 points while tying season-high with 6 rebounds ... made 4-of-5 shots from the floor and blocked a pair of shots ... earned the first start of his UWM career Dec. 30 against Detroit and added 6 points (on 3-3 FG), 3 rebounds, an assist and a block ... played very well at CSU Jan. 6, setting MKE highs in poinst with 11 (was 10) and rebounds with 8 (was 6) ... went 7-10 from the FT line and played a season-high 22 minutes as well ... scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in just 18 minutes at UIC Jan. 12 ... 9 points and 6 rebounds in just 18 minutes against CSU Jan. 27 ... 7 points and 7 boards in a season-best 26 minutes of action at NKU Feb. 8 ... productive 13-minute effort at UDM Feb. 22, finishing with 8 points and 5 boards ... went for 10 points and 6 boards in just 17 minutes on the court at Oakland Feb. 24.



• 2017-18 game-by-game in PDF Format

Prior to MKE: Comes to Milwaukee from Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska, where he played two years for the Hawks … was named Second Team Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) All-Region after averaging 13.6 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore … a force in the paint, he led the team in scoring and rebounding while shooting a team-high 60.2 percent from the field … as a freshman, Johnson put up 9.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while shooting 45 percent from the floor.
 
High School: A graduate of Midwest Elite Prep Academy … also a First-Team All-South Suburban Conference honoree at Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City, Ill.

Personal: Son of Quintina Lott ... a community engagement & education major ... chose UWM because of his recruiting process with the new coaching staff and how close it was to home … most memorable sports experience was receiving numerous NCAA Division I offers to play basketball … career goal is to make it to the NBA ... lists playing video games, watching movies and sleeping as hobbies … born Jan. 16, 1997 .
 

Career Highs
Highs    2018-19 ... Career w/JUCO
Points    25 vs. OU, 2/16/19 ... Same
Rebounds    12 at NKU, 1/26/19 ... 16, two times
Assists    4 vs. NKU, 2/28/19 ... 7 at York, 11/30/16
Steals    1, 9 times ... 2, 6 times
Blocks    1, 5 times ... 4 at York, 11/30/16
Field Goals    9 vs. OU, 2/16/19 ... 10 vs. Mount Marty, 11/28/16
Three’s    2 vs. OU, 2/16/19 ... Same
Free Throws    9 vs. CSU, 1/3/19 ... 9, 2 times
Minutes    33 at UIC, 2/24/19 ... 37 vs. Southeastern, 1/18/17

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2017-18Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 230 lbs
    14
  • 11

    2018-19Senior

    Forward
    6'8" 230 lbs
    11