Benjamin Johnson '17 Recruiting Profile

   My most outstanding characteristics on the court are that I can shoot the ball extremely well from anywhere on the court, handle the ball skillfully, be able to create a shot for our team, and pass correctly with good court vision.  I also pride myself on being a very good teammate.  I get along well with the coach and always do what he says.  I am 20 years old, and have been playing basketball for 15 years.  A basketball geek ever since I was little, I knew that I wanted to play basketball professionally.  I am the eldest son in my family with four younger brothers.  As a Christian, I have strong morals that I apply on the floor.  I was homeschooled through high school, and have enjoyed being homeschooled from the beginning. My freshman year in college, I was able to maintain a 3.3 GPA and improve as a collegiate athlete while playing at Methodist University.

   My height is 6’3”, and I weigh 185 pounds. I have gotten a lot stronger over my high school and college career, and while I know I still need to keep working on that, I am decent size right now. I played one year in college for the Methodist University Monarchs. My high school team that I played for is the South Wake Sabres. I played for this team since 7th grade. Our team in middle school won the state championship both years I played, our junior varsity team finished 2nd in the regional tournament the first year, and won the regional championship last year. I have been on the 1st team all-regional tournament twice. 

   I also played AAU, and started for Triangle Blazers.  Before that, I played for the NC Mustangs and I’m Possible Team Nolan Smith.  For the Mustangs, I played with them for 2 years. In 2015 we made it to the AAU D3 Nationals, after finishing 2nd in the AAU D3 North Carolina Nationals. On the NC Mustangs I was the “AP” top pick in 2014.

   My dream has always been to play basketball professionally and that is what drives me.  Possessing good leadership on the court, I have always helped my teammates and encouraged them.  I have always been an extremely hard worker, whenever I am on the court I will give my best effort. For seven years I have been taking professional training with Micah Lancaster’s I’m Possible Training. I have been training daily for seven years.  I am looking for a nice school to transfer to, and I believe coaches will be looking for players like me, so I have all options open.  However, I would prefer to transfer to a college in North Carolina, but I am definitely open to schools outside that range if it is the right school.  I am open to many different types of schools, but preferably a small sized school.  I majored in engineering while at Methodist University and am looking to obtain a business degree at the school I transfer to.  As a college athlete, my goals are to play basketball all four years of college, and then try to find a professional basketball opportunity after I am finished.