2007-08: Had three double-doubles on the season including 15 points and 11 rebounds against then No. 6 Pittsburgh. Also tallied career-highs of 26 points and 13 free throws over No. 10/12 Xavier in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Averaged 10.1 points a game and was second on the team in rebounding with 5.1 a game and thurd in free throw percentage with 76% on the season.

2006-2007:Marcus Johnson played in the season's first 30 games in 2006-07, and only an ankle injury suffered in the Flyers' A-10 tournament win over Charlotte kept him from making all 31 contests. While classmates Kurt Huelsman and London Warren were named recipients of UD's Top Defender and Most Improved Awards respectively, Dayton's top freshman award, the Thomas Luppe Memorial Award, went to Johnson. Johnson averaged 6.6 points and 3.7 rebounds a game.

An athletic wing with shutdown defender talent, Johnson scored in double figures seven times last season, including 23 points in his first game as a Flyer, the most by a Dayton player in his debut game. He also had 11 at Temple, 13 (and a game-high eight rebounds) at SBU and 14 at North Carolina. He had his first double-double (11 points/10 rebounds) in the Yale win. In the win over Western Carolina, Johnson scored 13 points (5-6 FG) and grabbed six rebounds.

Against Western Carolina, he had two assists, a steal and a blocked shot and drew the primary assignment of guarding WCU's leading scorer, Antonio Russell. Russell came into the game averaging 17.9 points and shooting 57% from the field, but finished with five points, and a percentage-killing 1-for-14 from the floor.

Johnson was is one of five Flyers who averaged over six points a game last year, and one of six with at least three boards a game. He was tied for second on the team in steals (23).

High School:Johnson came to University of Dayton basketball with his name linked to two great basketball names. In high school, he finished his career as Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's High School's second-leading scorer, behind only LeBron James. While no one is saying that Johnson is the next "LeBron," if you are going to finish second to someone, LeBron James would be one of the first players you might pick.

Closer to home, the high-flying Johnson has been described as the most athletic guard to come to Dayton since Johnny Davis, a ten-year NBA vet who is a member of the UD Athletic Hall of Fame and UD's All-Century Team.

Like Huelsman, Johnson is another Flyer with an Ohio state championship on his basketball resume. He was a freshman on the varsity team at St. Vincent-St. Mary's when LeBron James led SVSM to the 2003 Division II state championship. After averaging 5.0 points as a rookie, Johnson moved into the starting lineup and helped win his team three more district titles, advancing to the 2004 and 2005 regional finals and last year's state semifinals. SVSM lost to the eventual state champion in each of those years. After averaging 12.8 points a game as a sophomore, he exploded for a great junior year, averaging 23.5 points and 7.3 rebounds. He was named Third Team Division II All-Ohio. The summer before his senior year, he was named one of the top six shooting guards at the Nike All-American Camp in Indianapolis, and scored 17 points in that event's all-star game. He played for the King James Shooting Stars AAU team that made it to the final four of the Main Event tournament in Las Vegas.

As a senior, Johnson sacrificed his numbers for the team, averaging "just" 17.4 points a game, but leading St. Vincent-St. Mary's to the state final four where they lost to eventual state champion Dayton Dunbar High School. Johnson's efforts earned him First Team All-Ohio recognition.

SVSM's won-loss record while Johnson was there was 84-17 (25-1 as a freshman, 20-5 sophomore, 18-7 junior, and 21-4 senior).

Personal Data
Son of Felicia Jefferies
Birthday - December 16, 1987
Major - Undeclared (College of Arts & Sciences)
Marcus has one sister, Asia (22).
High School Coach - Dru Joyce
AAU Team - King James Shooting Stars

Career Statistics

Year	GP	GS	Min	FG	Att	Pct	3Pt	Att	Pct	FT	Att	Pct	Reb	Avg	Ast	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
2006-07	30	16	747	74	176	.420	14	45	.311	35	59	.593	111	3.7	37	10	23	197	6.6
CAREER	30	16	747	74	176	.420	14	45	.311	35	59	.593	111	3.7	37	10	23	197	6.6

Career High's
Points - 23, Austin Peay (11/11/06)
Rebounds - 10, Yale (11/21/06)
Assists - 4, La Salle (1/13/07); 4, Saint Louis (3/3/07)
Steals - 4, at North Carolina (12/31/06)
FGs Made - 8, Austin Peay (11/11/06)
Blocks - 2, George Washington (1/31/07); 2, at Temple (2/28/07)
FT Made - 4, Three Times
Minutes - 38, Saint Louis (3/3/07)

Flyer 32's...
Don Donoher (1951-52), Tom Frericks (1952-53), Pat Allen (1958-61), Dennis Papp (1963-66), Jerry Francis (1967-68), Jack Keehan (1968-71), Dan Herling (1972-75), Mike Wilson (1975-76), George Morrison (1978-82), Negele Knight (1985-90), Maurice Beyina (1993-97), Sammy Smith (2000-02), Chris Alvarez (2004-06)