Johnson provides options at post, rebounding presence

For graduate transfer and men’s basketball center Jayce Johnson, his path to Marquette started with associate head coach Stan Johnson.

“When Stan Johnson was at ASU, that was one school I was really wanting to go after,” Johnson said. “(When) he left, my dad has always had a good relationship with him and when I was opened up to recruitment, we started talking again.”

While the adjustment to Marquette’s style of play hasn’t been seamless, Johnson is expected to play a crucial role at post for head coach Steve Wojciechowksi’s roster.

“At first it was a struggle,” Johnson said. “But I’ve been getting in the gym running, working hard. It’s a little different dynamic in the way that (we) play and…