KEYONTAE JOHNSON NEWS

Tomlin scores 26, K-State holds off Radford 73-65

Nae’Qwan Tomlin scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Keyontae Johnson added 16 points and seven rebounds and Kansas State held off Radford 73-65 for its fifth straight win

DECEMBER 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Radford hosts Johnson and Kansas State

Kansas State hosts the Radford Highlanders after Keyontae Johnson scored 23 points in Kansas State's 71-56 win against the Nebraska Cornhuskers

DECEMBER 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Radford visits Kansas State after Johnson's 23-point performance

DECEMBER 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kansas State wins 11th Wildcat Classic, beats Nebraska 71-56

Keyontae Johnson scored 23 points, snared 10 rebounds and had four steals as Kansas State won the 11th Wildcat Classic showcase beating Nebraska, 71-56

DECEMBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Seven score in double figures as K-State rips Incarnate Word

Keyontae Johnson scored 18 points to lead seven in double figures and Kansas State routed Incarnate Word 98-50

DECEMBER 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Incarnate Word visits Kansas State following N'Guessan's 23-point showing

DECEMBER 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Johnson lifts Kansas State past LSU, 61-59 for Cayman title

Keyontae Johnson scored 16 points and his jumper with five seconds left allowed Kansas State to remain undefeated and hand LSU its first loss, 61-59 in the championship game of the...

NOVEMBER 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tallies 28 points in OT win Johnson totaled 28 points (8-13 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 10-11 FT), nine rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal over 40 minutes during Tuesday's 96-87 OT win over Nevada.

Impact Johnson is unquestionably the Comeback Player of the Year in college basketball and arguably all of sports, and his story keeps getting better. The 6-6 senior has started all five games for the Wildcats this season and reached double figures in each. While he has always been a scoring threat, Tuesday's effort was a new career high and brought season average up to a team-high 18.0 ppg.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Another double-digit scoring effort Johnson amassed 14 points (3-8 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 7-8 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one steal in 30 minutes during Monday's 77-57 victory over Rhode Island.

Impact Johnson scored in double-digits for the fourth straight game to start the 2022-23 campaign. While the Florida transfer did finish as the Wildcats' second-leading scorer behind forward Nae'Quan Tomlin (15), the guard did have a season-high eight attempts from the charity stripe. Johnson has been Kansas State's leading scorer (15.5) so far this season, converting 51.2 percent of his 10.3 field-goal attempts and 43.8 percent of his four three-point tries over four starts, and he should continue this prolific start Tuesday night against Nevada.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

College basketball notebook: Texas is a contender in Chris Beard's 2nd season

Michigan State was underrated, Houston is stacked and Texas is a contender. All this and more in Andy Katz's weekly college hoops notebook.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Hoop Thoughts: College hoops needs a better opening week, Keyontae Johnson's return and more Finally, at long last, the wait was over. The 2022-23 college basketball season finally tipped off last Monday, and you couldn’t ask for a b...

NOVEMBER 14, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

College basketball's opening week: Fun settings, epic upsets and more

Basketball on an aircraft carrier, Keyontae Johnson's inspiring return and upsets galore highlighted the first week of the college hoops sea...

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Splashes three 3-pointers Johnson ended Monday's 93-59 win over UT Rio Grande Valley with 13 points (4-8 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and four assists in 26 minutes.

Impact The 6-foot-6 senior tied Markquis Nowell for a team high in made three-pointers during Monday's season opener. Johnson has been received a medical clearance ahead of the season after missing much of his last two campaigns with Florida due to a heart condition, so his ability to play a team high 26 minute is an encouraging sign for his availability moving forward. Johnson should continue to see significant usage against the Wildcats' first Power-5 opponent of the season this Friday against California.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Johnson returns 2 years after collapse as K-State romps

Keyontae Johnson scored 13 points in his first real action since collapsing during a game nearly two years ago, and Kansas State opened the season under new coach Jerome Tang with...

NOVEMBER 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starts, plays 17 minutes Johnson (chest) logged eight points (3-4 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 2-4 FT), six rebounds and two steals across 17 minutes during Kansas State's exhibition win Tuesday versus Washburn.

Impact Johnson's latest effort potentially indicates how the Wildcats will use him across their 2022-23 season, which is a great sign considering he found himself in the starting five. Heart inflammation prevented Johnson from playing most of the past two seasons, but it appears he's received the proper clearance and is officially back. Johnson had been getting looked at as a first-round NBA Draft Pick prior to his health scare, and if he can get anywhere near the 14.1 ppg and 7.1 rpg he averaged with Florida in 2019-20, it would be an incredible comeback story for the 6-6 wing. He'd be not only a major asset for the Wildcats, but for fantasy managers as well.

NOVEMBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

K-State's Tang out to rebuild Wildcats in mold of Baylor

Kansas State hired Jerome Tang away from Baylor to replace Bruce Weber, turning the program over to the top assistant of Bears coach Scott Drew

OCTOBER 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ex-Gator returning to hoops nearly two years after collapse

Keyontae Johnson is transferring to Kansas State. The fact that he's returning to play at all is remarkable, John Fanta writes.

AUGUST 22, 2022

Keyontae Johnson cleared to play, resuming college hoops career at Kansas State Former Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t played since, is headed to Kansas State.

AUGUST 20, 2022 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Former Gators Wing Keyontae Johnson Commits to Kansas State Keyontae Johnson finds a new home to continue his basketball career in Manhattan (Kan.).

AUGUST 20, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Keyontae Johnson resuming college hoops career at K-State

Former Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t played since, is headed to Kansas State to resume his college career

AUGUST 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Report: Florida's Keyontae Johnson to Transfer to Kansas State The forward hasn’t played since he collapsed during a game in December 2020.

AUGUST 20, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Kansas State among four finalists for Florida basketball transfer Keyontae Johnson Coveted Florida transfer Keyontae Johnson is expected to announce his decision within the next seven days.

AUGUST 17, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Florida's Keyontae Johnson enters transfer portal seeking chance to play basketball elsewhere GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One-time Florida basketball star Keyontae Johnson wants to play basketball again, but it won’t be with the Gators.

MAY 2, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

UF Forward Keyontae Johnson Reportedly Enters Transfer Portal The senior forward has not played since collapsing during a game in Dec. 2020.

MAY 2, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Florida's Johnson joins transfer portal, hopes to play again

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t practiced or played since, has entered the NCAA transfer portal with hopes of resuming his...

MAY 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS