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  Jaron Johnson

Jaron Johnson

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Tyler, Texas

Last College:
Tyler Junior College

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 205

Position:
G

Birthdate:
05/05/1992

Experience:
TR

03/02/2013

Tech Clinches Share of WAC Regular Season Title with 88-61 Win Saturday

Bulldogs improve to 26-3 on the season and remain a perfect 16-0 in WAC play

02/17/2013

Appleby Carries Bulldogs to 67-61 Win Over Idaho

Bulldogs improve to 23-3 on the season and 14-0 in WAC play

02/15/2013

Anderson, Bulldogs Hang on Late for 64-58 Win

Bulldogs improve to 22-3 on the season and 13-0 in WAC play

02/07/2013

Bulldogs Run Past the Roadrunners

Bulldogs improve to 20-3 on the season and 11-0 in WAC play

01/23/2013

LA Tech Travels West to Take on San Jose State

Tipoff is at 9:00 p.m. CT on Jan. 24

2012-13: Played in all 34 games ... Totaled 156 points for an average of 4.6 points per game as well as 2.9 rebounds ... Recorded four double-digit scoring games and was the team's leading rebounder in four games ... Immediately saw significant action in the first game of the season at Texas A&M (11/9) with 27 minutes of play, registering seven points and four rebounds ... Recorded his first double-digit performance at Texas State (1/10) with 10 points, including a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line ... Had his most productive outing versus Seattle (1/19) with a career-high 15 points on 4-of-10 shooting and a career-high eight rebounds ... Went a perfect 5-of-5 from the field for 13 points versus San Jose State (3/2).

Tyler Junior College: Coached by Mike Marquis and Ifeanyi Koggu ... Played in all 30 games in 2011-12 ... Averaged 13.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game ... Made 46 percent of his field goal attempts and 73 percent at the free throw line ... Named first team all-conference and all-region ... Led team to 18-12 record and reached the quarterfinals of the Region XIV Tournament ... Averaged 9.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest as a freshman as the Apache went 19-11 and made an appearance in the Region XIV Tournament.

High School: Lettered three years at John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas under coaches Gerald Anthony and Tony Pinson ... Named MVP of the 2010 Azalea Orthopedics Boys all-star game ... Averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game his senior season ... Named All-East Texas MVP by the Tyler Courier-Times as a senior ... Picked as MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in district-5A ... Selected to the All-East Texas Boys first team by the Tyler Courier-Times his junior year ... Picked as the Newcomer of the Year his sophomore season by the Tyler Courier-Times ... Also participated in track and field.

Personal: Jaron Johnson ... Son of Michael and Cynthia Johnson ... Has two older brothers, Jeremy and Justin ... His brother, Justin, played at Tyler Junior College and the University of Iowa and currently plays professionally in Canada ... Born May 5, 1992 in Tyler, Texas.