Fansided · May 29, 2020
Duke basketball signee soars, sibling sports Blue Devil gear
It's quite possible the Johnson surname will be a Duke basketball treasure.
Surprisingly, Dick Johnson is the only one of four previous Duke basketball players sharing his uber-popular last name to account for more than 0.5 points per game. The early '50s Blue Devil averaged a whopping 3.4 points across his two seasons in Durham and tallied 196 for his career.
In other words, incoming freshman Jalen Johnson should have no problem seizing the distinction as the highest-scoring Johnson in program history — even if he stays in town only one season. In fact, the five-star small forward, who ranks No. 11 overall on the 247Sports 2020 Composite, could even do so before ACC play begins next season.