Chad Johnson Class: RS Senior Hometown: Tallahasse, FL High School: Florida A&M Research and Developmental Research Height / Weight: 6-5 / 215 Position: Wing

Junior Season: Chad Johnson played in 32 of Pittsburgh's 33 games as a junior...earned two starts and came off the bench in 30 contests...averaged 4.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game...was third on the team with 14 blocks...earned his first career start Dec. 17 at Virginia Commonwealth and chipped in 11 points...also earned a start against Notre Dame (2/3) after Ricardo Greer suffered back spasms in pre-game warmups...had a strong showing in three of the four games down the regular-season stretch...chipped in nine points and six rebounds at Seton Hall (2/15) and then had back-to-back eight-point games against Rutgers (2/11) and Syracuse (2/27)...also grabbed five boards versus the Scarlet Knights...tied a career high with 13 points against Marist in the second game of the season...connected on 5-of-7 attempts from the field and 3-of-4 free throws in the game while also adding four rebounds...grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in the win over Robert Morris, including three on the offensive glass...was one of four players in double-figures in the loss to Duquesne when he chipped in 10 points...eight of those points came during an early 13-3 scoring surge that helped Pittsburgh rally from a 17-7 deficit...nailed two 3-pointers and had four rebounds in the game as well...was just one point shy of his fourth double-figure scoring game at Seton Hall (2/15) when he contributed nine points in the win...also had six rebounds...twice recorded a career-high three blocks (versus Penn State and Morris Brown)...dished out a season-high four assists versus both Penn State and Robert Morris.

Prior to Pittsburgh: Played two seasons at Nebraska mostly as a small and power forward with some action as the team's point guard...helped the Cornhuskers to NCAA Tournament and NIT berths...averaged 6.6 points and 2.9 rebounds, starting 25 of his 65 games...was fourth on the team in scoring as a sophomore (6.8 points)...as a freshman, started in his third career contest, then the last nine of the season...Nebraska was 8-2 in games Johnson started, including seven wins over the last nine games to secure an NCAA Tournament berth...played on an all-star team that traveled to Germany prior to his sophomore season...was a standout at Florida A&M University Developmental Research School in Tallahassee, Fla....helped his squad to 2A state titles as a junior and senior...tabbed MVP of the state tournament as a senior...averaged 13.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, four assists and 2.5 steals per game for his career...earned All-Big Bend honors and was on the all-tournament team at the Florida 17-and-under state AAU Tournament ...also lettered in baseball...member of the honor roll as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Personal: Chadrick Javon Johnson was born Dec. 15, 1979 in Tallahassee, Fla....is the son of Clemon and Brenda Johnson...father, Clemon, played 10 seasons in the NBA with Portland, Indiana, Philadelphia and Seattle, and was a member of the 76ers' 1983 NBA championship team.