LAS VEGAS – Justin Johnson, who recently completed his playing career for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley men’s basketball team, is set to compete with the Houston Rockets as part of their NBA 2K24 Summer League 2023 Mini-Camp Roster.

Johnson is looking to become the first UTRGV alum to compete in the NBA Summer League since 2017, when forward Shaquille Hines (class of 2016) competed with the Oklahoma City Thunder during the Orlando Pro Summer League. Hines also competed for the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2016 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Hines played for Medipolis Science City Jena in the German ProA this season, averaging 9.8 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 53.2% from the field in 25 games.

A 2022-23 All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) First Team selection, Johnson finished his senior season averaging 20.3 points on 44.1% shooting, 5.1 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 31 games.

Johnson led the WAC in five offensive categories, ranking second in the NCAA in free throw attempts (274), sixth in free throw makes (186), 20th in points per game (20.3), 70th in field goal makes (207), and 131st in minutes per game (34:20). Johnson also ranks 42nd in the NCAA and third in the WAC in points (630), 48th in the NCAA and second in the WAC in field goal attempts (469), 218th in the NCAA and fifth in the WAC in field goal shooting (44.1%), 293rd in the NCAA and ninth in the WAC in defensive rebounds per game (4.42), 341st in the NCAA and 13th in the WAC in assists per game (3.0), and 350th in the NCAA and 13th in the WAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.79).

Johnson finished the season ranking 11th in program history in points (630), fourth in free throw makes (186) and third in free throw attempts (274) in a single season. During his two years at UTRGV, Johnson scored 1,179 points, ranking 17th in program history, while hitting 330 free throws, which ranks sixth, and attempting 486 free throws, which also ranks sixth.

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