Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Countdown to Craziness on October 3, 2025 at 7 p.m.
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7 p.m.
Men's Basketball
vs Countdown to Craziness
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2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster
Johnson, Steve
Jersey Number 51
Steve Johnson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- High School:
- Cheyenne Mountain
Bio
Career Notes
- Joined the team as a walk-on in October of 2006 ... earned a scholarship in 2008
- An active player with the ability to push his teammates every day in practice ... has a nice outside shooting touch as well as the strength to defend in the paint
- Has a team-best 35.5 inch vertical ... also benched 185-pounds 21 times, second on the team
- A versatile athlete, who also competed on the Duke track and field team as a freshman
- Finished 10th at the 2007 Carolina Fast Times meet with a high jump of 6-7.5
- Active in Duke’s award-winning Verizon Read with the Blue Devils, a community outreach reading program in the Durham school district
2008-09
- Made his first career field goal for two points against Virginia (2/1) on his 21st birthday
- Played five minutes with his first career rebound against Georgia Southern (11/11) in the second round of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer
2007-08
- Did not see game action, earned a letter and redshirted
2006-07
- Saw action in three games
- Played one minute against North Carolina (3/4)
- Saw two minutes of action against N.C. State (1/20)
- Had one block in two minutes against Davidson (11/25) in his collegiate debut
High School
- Earned four letters in basketball and three in track and field at Cheyenne Mountain High School
- Second team all-state selection and league MVP after averaging 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a senior
- Scored 14 points and grabbed 8.0 rebounds per game while earning honorable mention all-state honors as a junior
- Two-time all-league pick in track and field
- Posted three top-five finishes in the high jump at the state meet, including a first-place jump as a senior
Personal
- Born Steve Roger Johnson on February 1, 1988, in Denver, Colo.
- Father, Roger, is a principal advisor for Rio Tinto
- Mother, Sarah, works with Young Life Ministries
- Has one older brother, Luke, and an older sister, Emily
- Three-year member of the student council and principal’s honor roll
- Hobbies include skiing, fly-fishing and water skiing
- An economics major
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