Jalen Johnson Was Selected Twentieth By Atlanta In The First Round Of The 2021 NBA Draft
As a freshman at Duke in 2020-2021 Jalen Johnson who is a forward
Was named to the preseason watch list for the Julius Erving Award, presented to the nation’s best small forward
Selected first-team Preseason All-ACC
Named to Naismith Trophy watch list
Named to Wooden Award watch list
Played in 13 games with eight starts, averaging 11.2 points on .523 field goal shooting, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest
Named the ACC Freshman of the Week after a record-setting debut in the season-opening win over Coppin State (11/28), when he scored 19 points, grabbed 19 rebounds, had five assists and four blocked shots
His 19 points came without missing a shot (8/8 FG, 1/1 3FG, 2/2 FT), setting a Duke freshman record for the most points in a game with 100-percent shooting
With the performance, he became the first Duke player in history to post a stat line of 19+ points, 19+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 4+ blocks in a game
Joined Wisconsin's Ethan Happ as the only power conference players since 2010 with 15+ points, 15+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 4+ blocks in a game
His 19 rebounds marked the third most in a game by a Duke freshman, while his 15 defensive boards set a Blue Devil freshman record
He became the third Duke freshman to post a double-double in a debut game, joining Jason Williams (11/11/1999) and Marvin Bagley III(11/10/2017)
Recorded 11 points and grabbed four rebounds in the Champions Classic versus Michigan State (12/1)
Sustained a foot injury that sidelined him for three games
Led Duke in all categories in his first extended minutes since returning from injury, going for 24 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists with no turnovers and four blocked shots at Pitt (1/19)
Became the first Duke player all-time to score at least 20 points, have at least 15 rebounds, at least seven assists and no turnovers in a single game
One of eight players nationally to post a 20-15-5 statline with no turnovers since at least the 2010-11 season, and is the only one to do so with at least four blocked shots
Picked up his second ACC Freshman of the Week honor after leading the team to conference wins over Georgia Tech (1/26) and Clemson (1/30)
Went 7-of-11 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free throw line for 18 points with six rebounds and three steals against the Yellow Jackets
Scored nine points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists with no turnovers versus Clemson
Netted 13 points with seven rebounds at Miami (2/1)
Scored 14 points, including 2-of-2 from three-point range, to go with five rebounds and five assists versus North Carolina (2/6)
Announced Feb. 15 that he will forgo the remainder of his freshman season and declare for the NBA Draft
Last night Jalen Johnson was selected in the 2021 NBA Draft by the Atlanta as the twentieth pick in the first round of the NBA Draft.
Where?
Barclays Center that is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA, New York Liberty of the WNBA!
With Jalen Johnson being selected by the Atlanta Hawks he will join Cam Reddish in Atlanta who like him is a former Duke Men’s Basketball player and like him only played one season for Duke.
When?
2018-2019!
In his one season in Durham playing for Duke Cam Reddish was a Honorable mention All-ACC selection
Played in 36 games and made 35 starts, averaging 29.7 minutes per game
Averaged 13.5 points per game, which was third on the team – scored 14.7 points per game against the ACC
Scored in double figures 23 times, including eight 20-point games
Made 33 percent of his three-point shots (89-of-267) and was Duke’s leading free throw shooter at 77 percent
Was third on the team in both steals (56) and assists (70)
Ranked seventh in the ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.47) and ninth in the ACC in steals per game (1.56)
Poured in 22 points with four steals and three assists in Duke’s season-opening win over Kentucky in the Champions Classic (11/6)
Followed up the Champions Classic performance by scoring 25 points with seven rebounds and hitting 7-of-13 from three-point range against Army (11/11) in the home opener – setting Duke freshman record for most made threes in a single game
Hit one of Duke’s most clutch shots of the season – a game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds to stun Florida State (1/12) on the road, 80-78
It was Duke’s first game-winner in the final seconds since Luke Kennard’s three to beat Wake Forest with 6.6 seconds left on 1/28/17
The shot at FSU capped a 23-point, three-round, three-assist effort
Flirted with a double-double in the home win over Virginia (1/19), scoring nine points with a career-high eight rebounds
Scored 24 points on 8-of-16 shooting in the home win over Boston College (2/5)
Hit 5-of-8 from three-point range and totaled 17 points in the win at Virginia (2/9)
Was clutch in Duke’s comeback win at Louisville (2/12), scoring 16 of the team’s final 30 points as Duke rallied from 23 down with 9:55 to play
At Louisville, his three made it a two-point game with 2:58 left, another three tied the game with 1:58 to play, and his free throws with 14 seconds left gave Duke the lead for good
Averaged 25.0 point in the two regular season games against North Carolina, including a career-high 27 points in the home game (2/20)
“according to Cam Reddish’s biography on goduke.com”