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University of Denver Athletics

2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

20 Carson Johnson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 175
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Ankeny, Iowa
  • High School Ankeny H.S.
  • Prev School Minnesota State - Moorhead

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS:
NABC All-Central District First Team (2025)...D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team (2025)...NCAA Central Regional All-Tournament Team (2025)...All-NSIC First Team (2025)...NSIC Tournament MVP (2025), first freshman in league history to earn the honor...NSIC All-Tournament Team (2025), becoming the third freshman in league history to earn the honor. 

2024-25 (FRESHMAN AT MSUM):
Had his redshirt pulled midyear and went on to play and start in 23 games for the Dragons...Led the team with 19.8 points per game, connecting on 43.7 percent of his field goal attempts...Shot a team-best 64 three-pointers at a 41.8 percent success rate...Scored in double figures in all but three games during the season, including 12 performances with 20 or more points...Dropped a season-high 42 points against St. Cloud State on February 1, the most in a single game by a true freshman in program history...The point total was also the highest in a single game at MSUM since 1995.

BEFORE MSUM:
2024 IBCA 4A Player of the Year...Tallied a 15 points per game average as a junior for Ankeny High School...Added in 3.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and a 42 percent three-point field goal clip...Entered his senior season with 725 career points for Ankeny...Three-time all-conference honoree while at Ankeny while also earning a spot on the all-state second team as a junior...Competed in AAU basketball for Martin Brothers (Cedar Fall, Iowa), Beyond Ball (Des Moines, Iowa) and Kingdom Hoops (Des Moines, Iowa).

PERSONAL:
Chose the University of Denver because it seemed like the right fit to continue his basketball career and push himself academically along with his coaches and teammates that he loves going to battle with...Wants to receive a degree in marketing...Also enjoys golf, fishing and watching basketball...Father played college golf at Iowa. 

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