Dior Johnson

Dior Johnson
No. 1 – Pittsburgh Panthers
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	January 28, 2004; Kingston, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Saugerties; (Saugerties, New York); IMG Academy; (Bradenton, Florida); Findlay Prep; (Henderson, Nevada); Fairfax; (Los Angeles, California); Mayfair; (Lakewood, California); Oak Hill Academy; (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia); Centennial; (Corona, California); Prolific Prep; (Napa, California); Southern California Academy; (Los Angeles, California);
College	Pittsburgh (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards
	Jordan Brand Classic (2022);

Dior Johnson (born January 28, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He was a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class.[1]

Early life

Johnson was born in Kingston, New York, on January 28, 2004. Dior was raised by his single mother and his grandmother.

High school career

Throughout his high school career, Johnson played for 9 high schools in 5 different states.[2] Johnson started his high school career competing for his hometown Saugerties high school as a 7th and 8th grader. He broke the New York boys basketball state record for the youngest player to reach 1,000 points. After briefly attending IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida during his freshman year, Johnson returned home to play for Saugerties after sustaining an injury.Later on during his freshman season, he would again transfer to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada. However, Findlay Preps basketball program closed, leaving Johnson to transfer to Hillcrest Prep in Arizona. He eventually left Hillcrest before his sophomore season began, and was initially supposed to play his sophomore season at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, but ended up playing for Mayfair high school in Lakewood, California alongside five-star recruit Josh Christopher. For his junior season, Johnson transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, but left the school after sustaining a leg injury. He then returned to California where he attended Centennial High School in Corona, however he never ended up playing for the huskies. As a senior, Johnson initially attended Prolific Prep in Napa, California before transferring midway through the season to prep powerhouse SoCal Academy.

Recruiting

Johnson is a consensus four-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class. On February 7, 2020, he committed to playing college basketball for Syracuse before decommitting nine months later. On June 22, 2021, he committed to Oregon before decommitting a year later. On June 13, 2022, he committed to Pittsburgh.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dior Johnson PG	Saugerties, NY	Southern California Academy (CA)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 13, 2022
Dior Johnson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 38 247Sports: 47 ESPN: 35
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Pittsburgh 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 13, 2022. "2022 Pittsburgh Panthers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 13, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 13, 2022.

Arrest

Johnson plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges in December 2022 for simple assault and strangulation, stemming from a September 5th incident in the same year where he struck a woman multiple times, causing bruising, and forcing her head into a bed, making it difficult for her to breathe. Johnson was suspended from the Pitt Men's basketball team during this period, but was reinstated after pleading guilty. Johnson was sentenced to a year of probation and required to complete batterer's intervention. Johnson took a redshirt in the 22-23 season as a result. [3][4][5]

References

"Dior Johnson, Centennial , Point Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
"Dior Johnson Has Pro Talent, And He's Just Getting Started". FanBuzzlanguage=en-US. November 25, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
Borzello, Givony, Jeff, Jonathan. "Suspended Pitt freshman Dior Johnson pleads guilty to misdemeanor charges". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
Folts, Emma. "Pitt's handling of Dior Johnson domestic violence case sends mixed messages about sport and survivor support". publicsource.org. PublicSource. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
Thompson, Stephen. "New Details Emerge About Pitt G Dior Johnson's Case". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

External links

Pittsburgh Panthers bio

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[1] "Dior Johnson, Centennial , Point Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

[2] "Dior Johnson Has Pro Talent, And He's Just Getting Started". FanBuzzlanguage=en-US. November 25, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

[3] Borzello, Givony, Jeff, Jonathan. "Suspended Pitt freshman Dior Johnson pleads guilty to misdemeanor charges". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[4] Folts, Emma. "Pitt's handling of Dior Johnson domestic violence case sends mixed messages about sport and survivor support". publicsource.org. PublicSource. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[5] Thompson, Stephen. "New Details Emerge About Pitt G Dior Johnson's Case". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 March 2023.