Johnson Honored as ACC Freshman of the Week
January 20, 2020 | Men's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- University of Louisville freshman guard David Johnson was named the ACC Freshman of the Week for games Jan. 13-19. Â Johnson is the first Louisville player to earn the recognition since Jordan Nwora was honored on Feb. 12, 2018.
In a pair of Cardinal victories on the road last week, Johnson averaged 15.0 points, 5.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and shot 57.9 percent from the field (11-of-19 FG, 2-2 3FG) off the bench. Â He produced his first career double-digit scoring effort with 11 points, four assists and three rebounds at Pittsburgh in 20 minutes off the bench. Â He led the Cardinals with a career-high 19 points, seven assists and three steals at then-No. 3/3 Duke, adding four rebounds and three dunks.
A 6-5 guard from Louisville, Ky., Johnson's 19 points were the most by a Louisville player off the bench against an AP top-three ranked opponent since former All-America guard Russ Smith scored 30 points against No. 3 Kentucky in 2011. Â Johnson had scored 37 points for the season before totaling 30 in the last two games. Â He missed nearly four months, including the first four games of the season, after recovering from surgery on his left shoulder on July 30.
Louisville, ranked No. 6 by the Associated Press and No. 5 in the USA Today poll, returns home for the first of two straight in the KFC Yum! Center as the Cardinals face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Wednesday at 7:04 p.m. Â The Cardinals have won four straight, including its last three on the road.
In a pair of Cardinal victories on the road last week, Johnson averaged 15.0 points, 5.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and shot 57.9 percent from the field (11-of-19 FG, 2-2 3FG) off the bench. Â He produced his first career double-digit scoring effort with 11 points, four assists and three rebounds at Pittsburgh in 20 minutes off the bench. Â He led the Cardinals with a career-high 19 points, seven assists and three steals at then-No. 3/3 Duke, adding four rebounds and three dunks.
A 6-5 guard from Louisville, Ky., Johnson's 19 points were the most by a Louisville player off the bench against an AP top-three ranked opponent since former All-America guard Russ Smith scored 30 points against No. 3 Kentucky in 2011. Â Johnson had scored 37 points for the season before totaling 30 in the last two games. Â He missed nearly four months, including the first four games of the season, after recovering from surgery on his left shoulder on July 30.
Louisville, ranked No. 6 by the Associated Press and No. 5 in the USA Today poll, returns home for the first of two straight in the KFC Yum! Center as the Cardinals face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Wednesday at 7:04 p.m. Â The Cardinals have won four straight, including its last three on the road.
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