College of Saint Rose Athletics

ABOUT JOHNSON: Solid all-around perimeter player…Superlative defender…Was also recruited by Cornell.

AS A FRESHMAN: Made 25 starts and appeared in 27 games…Averaged 4.9 points and 1.3 assists throughout an average of 21.4 minutes of playing time…Was in double-figures scoring on three occasions…Tossed in a season-high 15 points during a 102-88 victory at Merrimack (1/12/08)…Had 12 points and three assists in an 85-72 win versus Bryant (1/5/08)…Finished with four points and a pair of assists in his collegiate debut, a 71-61 triumph at Southern New Hampshire (11/28/07).

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 26.7 points, 6.3 assists and 2.3 steals as a senior at Northumberland High School in New Brunswick, where he played before attending St. David Catholic two years ago…Named MVP and a first-team All-Star of the Mainland Athletic Conference as both a junior and senior in 2004-05 and 2005-06…Was the league’s top scorer both seasons as well…Member of the U-16 Nova Scotia Provincial Team during the summer of 2004 and was part of the U-15 Provincial Team that earned a silver medal at the National Playoffs a year earlier…Also lettered in soccer at Northumberland…Played high school basketball for his mother.

GENERAL: Played AAU ball for the Waterloo (ONT) Wildhawks…Listed Los Angeles Clippers guard Baron Davis as the athlete he admires the most…Said his mother is the person who has had the most influence on him…Enjoys watching soccer…Said his hobby is simply loving life…Mentioned that his favorite movie is “High School Musical”…His mother, Peggy, played basketball at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia…Said one of his favorite sports moments was a trip to the Muhammad Ali Museum in Louisville.

COACH BEAURY ON JOHNSON: “Ben is the definition of a ‘gym rat’. He spent the entire summer working out with his brothers in the weight room and also on the court. He has great ability to make perimeter shots as well as run the team from the point guard position. Ben is a very good defender and one of the hardest workers in our program. We look forward to seeing Ben play significant minutes for us in the backcourt this season.”