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‘Heart over height’: Jazz Johnson defies measurements of success

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Jazz Johnson pushes past a defender on Tuesday, November 5th. Jazz is one of three players returning from last year’s team.

Jazz Johnson’s path to Nevada began when former head coach Eric Musselman scouted him during a summer workout. Despite initially appearing to be at a disadvantage due to his height of 5-foot-10, Johnson has become one of the star players on Nevada’s roster, and arguably, one of the best shooters in the country. Johnson owes a lot of his work ethic and success to his motto, “heart over height.