Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
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Johnson, Jayce
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Jersey Number 13
Jayce Johnson
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- High School:
- Canisius HS
Bio
2020-21 (Junior): Played in 18 games for the Blue Raiders and earned the start in the final 11 games of the season … Tallied 5.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game as a junior … Shot 44 percent from the field and 35 percent from 3-point ranges on the year … Added 21 assists, 15 steals and five blocks … Had a season-best day in the win against Covenant (12/12/20) with 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in 12 minutes off the bench … Sat out as the Blue Raiders hosted Ole Miss on Dec. 16 while in concussion protocol … Played a season-high 21 minutes and made a career-high three 3-pointers in game one against Western Kentucky (1/23/21) … Posted season highs in points (10), rebounds (7) and minutes (25) in game two against Western Kentucky (1/24/21) … Made his first start of the season in game one against UAB (1/28/21), where he scored 7 points and collected 7 rebounds in a season-high 34 minutes played … Notched new season highs in points (13), rebounds (8) and assists (3) at UAB (1/31/21).
2019-20 (Sophomore): Started 23 of 31 contests in his sophomore season, using his strength and versatility to see time at multiple positions for the Blue Raiders … Averaged 8.3 points and a team-high 5.2 rebounds for Middle Tennessee … Led MT in offensive (57), defensive (103) and total rebounds (16) … His 68 assists and 30 steals were both third on the team in 2019-20 … Shot 45.2 percent from the field on the year … Tallied 14 points and pulled down six rebounds against Maryville in the season opener (Nov. 5) … Scored 16 points and tied his career high for assists (6) in the win over Mars Hill (Nov. 13) … Grabbed eight rebounds in the Myrtle Beach Invitational finale against Ohio (Nov. 24) … Notched his 10th career double-digit scoring game and led the Blue Raiders in scoring with 15 points against Belmont (Nov. 30) … Played only 15 minutes against Columbia International (Dec. 3) but scored 15 points on 7-7 shooting from the floor … Came off the bench for the first time this season against St. Bonaventure (Dec. 21) and contributed nine points, six rebounds, and a career-high tying six assists … Was one of the main offensive contributors against Western Kentucky (Jan. 11) with 13 points and his first 3-pointer of the season … Scored a career-high 22 points at Florida Atlantic (Jan. 16) with a career-best nine made field goals … Went on a four-game double-digit scoring streak from Jan. 11-23, the longest such streak of his MT career in which he averaged 14.8 points per game … Matched his season high of nine rebounds and added nine points against North Texas (Feb. 6).
2018-19 (Freshman): Started 24 of 31 games in his rookie campaign, averaging 6.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Finished second on the team in assists with 63 ... Missed the season opener against Lees-McRae due to a concussion suffered in practice on Oct. 29 ... Made his collegiate debut against Milligan, collecting nine points, seven rebounds and four assists ... Tallied a career-high 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Stanford and added five rebounds, two blocks and two assists ... Bested his career-high from the previous game with 16 points against Lipscomb ... Tallied 14 points, all in the second half, and a career-high five assists in the loss against FIU ... Collected a career-high 10 rebounds on the road in his first appearance against rival WKU ... Pulled down an astonishing 13 rebounds at UTEP, a new career high and the most in a single game by any Blue Raider on the season.
Canisius HS: Played for Head Coach Kyle Husband at Canisius High School … Averaged 12.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per outing in his final prep campaign to earn Third Team All-Western New York honors … Helped his team to a NYSCHSAA Class A title in his sophomore campaign … Also lettered in football at Canisius and originally committed to Division I FCS Wagner College to play quarterback before signing with the Blue Raiders.
Personal: Born Aug. 28, 2000 in Buffalo, New York … Son of Fred Johnson and Kelly Anderson … Has six sisters … Majoring in Finance … Favorite dessert is cannoli cake … Favorite book is Into the Wild … Favorite athlete is James Harden.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Started 23 of 31 contests in his sophomore season, using his strength and versatility to see time at multiple positions for the Blue Raiders … Averaged 8.3 points and a team-high 5.2 rebounds for Middle Tennessee … Led MT in offensive (57), defensive (103) and total rebounds (16) … His 68 assists and 30 steals were both third on the team in 2019-20 … Shot 45.2 percent from the field on the year … Tallied 14 points and pulled down six rebounds against Maryville in the season opener (Nov. 5) … Scored 16 points and tied his career high for assists (6) in the win over Mars Hill (Nov. 13) … Grabbed eight rebounds in the Myrtle Beach Invitational finale against Ohio (Nov. 24) … Notched his 10th career double-digit scoring game and led the Blue Raiders in scoring with 15 points against Belmont (Nov. 30) … Played only 15 minutes against Columbia International (Dec. 3) but scored 15 points on 7-7 shooting from the floor … Came off the bench for the first time this season against St. Bonaventure (Dec. 21) and contributed nine points, six rebounds, and a career-high tying six assists … Was one of the main offensive contributors against Western Kentucky (Jan. 11) with 13 points and his first 3-pointer of the season … Scored a career-high 22 points at Florida Atlantic (Jan. 16) with a career-best nine made field goals … Went on a four-game double-digit scoring streak from Jan. 11-23, the longest such streak of his MT career in which he averaged 14.8 points per game … Matched his season high of nine rebounds and added nine points against North Texas (Feb. 6).
2018-19 (Freshman): Started 24 of 31 games in his rookie campaign, averaging 6.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Finished second on the team in assists with 63 ... Missed the season opener against Lees-McRae due to a concussion suffered in practice on Oct. 29 ... Made his collegiate debut against Milligan, collecting nine points, seven rebounds and four assists ... Tallied a career-high 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Stanford and added five rebounds, two blocks and two assists ... Bested his career-high from the previous game with 16 points against Lipscomb ... Tallied 14 points, all in the second half, and a career-high five assists in the loss against FIU ... Collected a career-high 10 rebounds on the road in his first appearance against rival WKU ... Pulled down an astonishing 13 rebounds at UTEP, a new career high and the most in a single game by any Blue Raider on the season.
Canisius HS: Played for Head Coach Kyle Husband at Canisius High School … Averaged 12.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per outing in his final prep campaign to earn Third Team All-Western New York honors … Helped his team to a NYSCHSAA Class A title in his sophomore campaign … Also lettered in football at Canisius and originally committed to Division I FCS Wagner College to play quarterback before signing with the Blue Raiders.
Personal: Born Aug. 28, 2000 in Buffalo, New York … Son of Fred Johnson and Kelly Anderson … Has six sisters … Majoring in Finance … Favorite dessert is cannoli cake … Favorite book is Into the Wild … Favorite athlete is James Harden.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
2025 Blue Raider Blitz Media Panel
Thursday, July 03
MTSU Men's Basketball Coach Nick McDevitt interview at 2025 Blue Raider Blitz
Monday, June 30
MTSU Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs Chattanooga NIT 3/18/25
Tuesday, March 18
