2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Spencer Johnson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Champaign, Ill.
- High School:
- Champaign Central HS
2010-11 -- Started all 30 games for the 'Roos... averaged 11.7 points and a team-high 9.4 rebounds... shot .444 from the field, .346 from three-point range and .648 from the free throw line... recorded 24 assists, 13 blocks and 26 steals... 283 rebounds are a UMKC single-season record, while 9.4 rebounds per game are second most in school history... honorable Mention all-Summit League Selection... set the school records for career rebounds (710) and games (121)... ranks 10th in UMKC history in scoring (993), field goals (352) and three-point field goals (112), ninth in field goal attempts (792) and three-point field goal attempts, sixth in minutes played (2951) and tied for fourth in games started (91)... started and recorded nine points, 11 rebounds and two assists against Ottawa...registered a team-high seven rebounds against Truman State...recorded ninth career double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds against UCA...registered second double-double of the season with 11 points and a then career-high tying 14 rebounds against SIU Edwardsville...finished with 19 points and nine rebounds against IPFW...notched third and fourth double-doubles of the season in back-to-back games with 19 points and 13 rebounds in loss to OU and 16 points and a then career-high 15 rebounds in won over Utah Valley...recorded a new career-high in rebounds for the third time this season with 21 against NDSU, the second most in UMKC history... scored a season-high 21 against Southern Utah... registered team-highs of 16 points and 18 rebounds in the win over Western Illinois... notched his seventh double-double of the season with 15 points and 14 rebounds, while also tying the school record with 639 career rebounds... broke the school record for rebounds with first of 10 against NDSU....registered 8th double-double of the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Southern Utah.
2009-10 -- Played in all 30 games with a team-best 29 starts, which are tied for the fourth most in a single season in school history... averaged 8.5 points and a team-best 5.8 rebounds in 27.1 minutes per game... shot .393 (86-219) from the field, .316 (30-95) from long range and .732 (52-71) from the free throw line... also had 22 steals and 14 assists... ranked 11th in The Summit League in overall rebounding, 13th in defensive rebounds and 14th in offensive rebounds... is the first player to lead the 'Roos in rebounds (175) in consecutive years since Jimmy Keller did from 1997-99... the 29 starts are tied for the third most and the 175 boards are the eighth most by a junior in school history... tallied three double-doubles on the year and reached double figures in 14 games... grabbed seven or more rebounds in 11 games, which includes four double-digit rebounding contests... netted 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting in the win over Lincoln University (11/17) and scored 14 points to go along with nine rebounds in 35 minutes at North Dakota (11/21)... netted 11 points vs. Idaho State (11/28), 14 points at Centenary (12/5), 14 points and eight boards at Houston Baptist (12/12) and 13 points and eight rebounds vs. Central Arkansas (12/19)... finished with 11 points and five steals in the win over Southern Utah (1/2)... tallied his first double-double, finishing with a season-best 17 points and 10 boards at Oakland... made 4-of-6 long balls in the contest... posted his second double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Western Illinois (1/21)... made 4-of-10 shots (3-5 3PT) en route to 12 points vs. IUPUI... netted 10 points to go along with a season-best 11 rebounds in the win over IPFW (2/11)... closed out the year by reaching double figures in three straight contests... scored 16 points vs. Centenary (2/25), 10 points vs. Oral Roberts (2/27) and 14 points vs. Oakland (3/6)... had his string of 50 consecutive starts snapped in the home game against Centenary on Feb. 25.
2008-09 -- Played in all 31 games, where he made a team-high 30 starts... one of three UMKC players to play in all 31 contests... averaged 10.7 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds in 28.4 minutes per game... shot .481 (125-260) from the floor, .297 (22-74) from three-point land and .726 (61-84) from the free throw line... also had 25 steals, 17 assists and nine blocks... his 205 rebounds on the year are the eighth most in a single season in school history... ranked second in The Summit League in offensive rebounds (2.6), seventh in rebounds (6.6), ninth in defensive rebounds (4.0), 13th in field goal percentage (.481) and 23rd in points (10.7)... ranks among the top-10 in UMKC sophomore history in 10 categories... is first in starts, second in rebounds, fifth in points and field goals, eighth in free throws and field goal attempts, ninth in free throw attempts, 10th in scoring average and tied for 10th in blocks... reached double digits in scoring in 14 contests and had seven games with 10 or more rebounds... posted five double-doubles on the year... had a total of 21 games with five or more boards... opened the year with a 15-point, six rebound effort against North Dakota (11/14)... connected on 5-of-7 shots en route to a 14-point night in the victory at Wichita State (11/19)... led the nation with five straight double-doubles from Dec. 4 through Dec. 18... tallied his first career double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds vs. Oakland (12/4)... made 8-of-10 free throws in the contest... finished with 12 points and 10 boards vs. IPFW (12/6), 14 points and a career-high 14 boards at Loyola Chicago (12/13), 22 points on 11-18 shooting and 12 rebounds at Northwestern (12/15) and 23 points on 9-15 shooting (3-5 3PT) and 11 boards at Eastern Washington... netted 14 points to go along with eight rebounds vs. SIU Edwardsville (12/28)... finished with 10 boards and eight points at IUPUI (12/31) and 12 rebounds and seven points vs. Southern Utah (1/10)... made 7-of-9 shots en route to a 16-point performance vs. South Dakota State (1/15), 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting at Oral Roberts (1/22) and 14 points on a perfect 6-of-6 night from the floor at Centenary (1/24)... also finished with 12 points vs. IUPUI (1/31) and 10 points vs. Centenary (2/19)... closed out the year with a career-high 24 points to go along with eight boards at Oakland (2/28)... connected on 9-of-15 shot attempts, which included a 4-of-7 performance from long range... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team.
2007-08 -- Played in 30-of-32 games on the year... among the starting five in a pair of contests... averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 8.8 minutes of court time per game... shot .308 (16-52) from the floor, .294 (5-17) from three-point range and .567 (17-30) from the charity stripe... also had eight assists and seven steals on the year... saw his first career action at Kansas (11/11), where he scored his first career field goal... made his first career start at Oakland (12/6)... also among the starting line-up vs. Western Illinois (1/5)... finished with eight points at South Dakota State (1/17) and seven points at North Dakota State (1/19) in back-to-back games... grabbed a career-best six rebounds at IUPUI (2/2)... connected on 4-of-7 field goal attempts (2-2 long range) en route to a career-best 11 points at Oral Roberts (2/21).
Prep School -- Attended Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina... averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game in 2006-07.
High School -- Named the 22nd-best player in the state of Illinois by MidStateHoops.com following the 2006 season... received a three-star ranking on a five-star scale... all-state selection... helped lead team to a co-Big 12 Conference Championship in 2005 and 2006... the team was regional champions in 2004 and 2006... Central finished the 2006 season with a 22-3 overall record and were ranked 13th in the final AP Regular Season poll... named Central's Most Improved Player in 2005... also led the team in free throw percentage... four-year letterwinner... also played four seasons on Dodie Dunson's Team Illinois.
Personal -- Born on Dec. 2, 1987... son of Jean Sago... majoring in liberal arts.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 24 (twice)
Rebounds: 21 vs. North Dakota State, 12/28/10
FGM: 11 at Northwestern, 12/15/08
FGA: 18 at Northwestern, 12/15/08
3FGM: 4 (twice)
3FGA: 8 vs. Oakland, 3/6/10
FTM: 8 vs. Oakland, 12/4/08
FTA: 10 vs. Oakland, 12/4/08
Assists: 4 at Western Illinois, 2/17/11
Steals: 5 (twice)
Blocks: 2 (four times)
Minutes: 48 vs. IUPUI, 1/20/11
