2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Kobe Johnson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ohio
- High School:
- Canton McKinley HS
West Virginia (2023-24)
- Started 26 of 31 games
- Averaged 6.0 points per game
- Averaged 26.4 minutes per game
- Shot 42.6 percent from the field
- Recorded 67 assists
- Scored six points at Cincinnati
- Had eight points and four rebounds against Texas Tech
- Scored 12 points at Iowa State
- Finished with eight points and five rebounds against UCF
- Recorded six points against Baylor
- Scored five points at TCU
- Had five assists at Oklahoma State
- Finished with seven points against Kansas
- Scored six points at Oklahoma
- Started and scored five points with three assists against Texas
- Scored nine points against K-State
- Finished with two points and two rebounds against Toledo
- Had eight points and six assists against Drexel
- Finished with 14 points against St. John’s
- Scored 13 points against Bellarmine
- Had eight points, six assists and five turnovers against Virginia
- Recorded a career-high 19 points with six rebounds and five assists against Jacksonville State
- Scored 13 points against Monmouth
- Started against Missouri State and finished with eight points, four assists and no turnovers
West Virginia (2022-23)
- Played in 29 games, starting four
- Averaged 2.0 points and 1.0 rebounds per game
- Shot 56.5 percent from the field
- Finished with three points and three rebounds at Iowa State
- Scored two points at Texas and against Oklahoma State
- Had five points at Kansas State
- Scored five points against Stony Brook
- Started and scored seven points with four rebounds vs. Buffalo
- Recorded six points against Navy
- Had two points, two rebounds and two assists at Xavier
- Finished with three points and three rebounds vs. Florida
- Scored a career-high seven points vs. Morehead State
- Had three points at Pitt
- Started and had four points vs. Mount St. Mary’s
West Virginia (2021-22)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Played in 32 games, starting four
- Averaged 8.9 minutes per game
- Averaged 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds per game
- Finished with three points and two rebounds at Oklahoma
- Started and had two points at Iowa State
- Scored three points at K-State
- Started against Iowa State and finished with three points
- Finished with three points at Baylor
- Scored three points at Texas Tech
- Had five points against Kansas State
- Missed game at Texas due to COVID-19 protocols
- Scored two points against Youngstown State
- Made his first collegiate start against Radford
- Scored three points against Bellarmine
- Had three points in games against Marquette and Clemson
- Scored four points against Pitt
- Had two points against Oakland
Prior to West Virginia
- Came to West Virginia from Canton McKinley High, playing for coach Andy Vlajkovich
- Has a wingspan of nearly 7-feet
- Named the Ohio Division I Player of the Year by the Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association
- Averaged 20.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game as a senior
- Shot 51.1 percent from the floor and 40.6 percent from 3-point range
- Helped team win the outright Federal League championship and finished as a district runner-up
- Finished as McKinley’s all-time leading scorer with 1,566 points
- Was the only junior named to the Division I All-Ohio First Team by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association
- Averaged 18.1 points per game to go with 4.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists
- Shot 49.0 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from 3-point range and 79.4 percent from the foul line
- Helped lead Canton McKinley to its first district title since 2016
- Named the Northeast Inland Division I Player of the Year and Repository Stark County Player of the Year
- Played for All-Ohio Red in AAU basketball
Personal
- Son of Chet Harper and Karissa Johnson
- Majoring in sport management
- Birthday is September 30
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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