Isaiah Johnson Heads to Texas, and the Longhorns Just Got Their Backcourt Answer
Isaiah Johnson is Texas bound. The Colorado transfer guard announced his commitment to the Longhorns on Saturday, and this is exactly the kind of splash Sean Miller needed to make after losing three senior guards and watching another transfer out.
Johnson had a season you don't forget as a freshman. The Los Angeles native came in unranked out of high school, then went out and averaged 16.9 points and 3.0 assists this season. He opened his college career with 24 points against Montana State and basically never looked back. When the biggest moments came, Johnson showed up: 27 points against BYU, 28 points against Arizona. This is not a guy who shrinks in big games.
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Here is what jumped out about Johnson's game: he is absurdly efficient. He shot 57.3% inside the arc, 37.8% from 3, and 82.1% from the free-throw line. That is elite shooting across the board. He also draws fouls at a rate that ranks sixth in the Big 12 and cracks the top-100 nationally in free-throw rate. Johnson is not just chucking and hoping. He is a high-volume, high-efficiency offensive player who makes winning plays.
Texas Gets Its Guard, And Now the Backcourt Depth Works
Johnson arrives at a perfect time. Colorado went 17-16 overall and lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Crown, so Johnson is leaving a situation that didn't quite have the ceiling he needs. At Texas, he steps directly into a backcourt playmaker role that had become a major hole. The Longhorns lost three senior guards and watched a reserve shooting guard transfer out. That's a lot of playmaking and shot creation to replace.
The timing is even better because Matas Vokietaitis, Texas' starting center, announced Friday that he is staying in Austin. So Miller and the Longhorns now have continuity at center and an immediate injection of talent and efficiency in the backcourt. Johnson is one of eight guys to leave the Colorado portal, but he is the one who landed in burnt orange. Texas just got very interesting.
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