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Available Saturday night Johnson (shoulder) will be available for Saint Louis' clash with Loyola Marymount, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Johnson has yet to play this season, and the West Virginia transfer will get his first chance to suit up for Saint Louis as he's gotten past his nagging shoulder injury. Last season with the Mountaineers, the guard averaged 6.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists across 26.4 minutes.

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Out Sunday Johnson (shoulder) will not appear in Sunday's game against Avila, Stu Durando of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Impact Johnson will remain sidelined as the Billikens take on Avila this Sunday. The 6-foot-4 senior will have his next chance to return against Loyola Marymount on Nov. 16.

NOVEMBER 8 • ROTOWIRE

Sits out opener Johnson (shoulder) did not take the court in Monday's season opening loss to Santa Clara.

Impact The first clue Johnson might have been in danger of not playing was when he was left out of the starting five, and he ultimately ended up getting left out of the eight-man rotation. His next chance to suit up will be Sunday against Avila.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Not staring in opener Johnson (shoulder) isn't starting for Saint Louis in its opener.

Impact Johnson may still make an appearance Tuesday evening, but the guard isn't in the Billikens' starting five. Kellen Thames is starting in place of the West Virginia transfer who averaged 6.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 2023-2024.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Game-time decision Monday Johnson (shoulder) is a game-time decision for Saint Louis' game Monday against Santa Clara, according to Jeff Goodman of TheFieldof68.com.

Impact Johnson suffered an injury to one of his shoulders during Saint Louis' team practice Saturday. For him, this is an unwelcome development, especially with his role and a starting spot not locked going into Monday's game. Ideally, more news will come to light that day, as it is all that remains between now and the upcoming matchup.

NOVEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

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Gets starting nod Johnson is in the starting five for Saturday's game versus Texas.

Impact Johnson will replace Noah Farrakhan in the starting lineup Saturday. Johnson is averaging 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 33.1 minutes across his previous 10 starting appearances this season.

JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Bad beginning to stretch Johnson logged eight points (4-14 FG, 0-5 3Pt), four assists, three rebounds and one block across his 34 minutes during West Virginia's 67-59 win Monday against Missouri State.

Impact Johnson shot 28.6 percent from the field and failed to make any of his three-point attempts Monday. As expected, the guard was part of West Virginia's starting backcourt, which he is expected to continue being in while Kerr Kriisa (suspension) sits out nine games. Though there remains little chance he does not replace Johnson post-suspension, the latter has a short stretch to excel and potentially improve his standing for future matchups. The first game was not good though.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Returns to bench Johnson isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's game versus Kansas State.

Impact Emmit Matthews will reclaim his starting spot from Johnson after missing the last two games with a knee injury. Johnson is averaging 3.4 points and 1.4 rebounds in 13.3 minutes across 12 games this season.

DECEMBER 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Coming off bench Tuesday Johnson will come off the bench in Tuesday's game against Morehead State.

Impact Johnson started the first two games in place of Tre Mitchell who was limited with an injury. Now Mitchell takes his spot back in the starting five and Johnson will hope to provide a spark off the bench.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

15 minutes in season opener Johnson ended with four points (2-2 FG) in 15 minutes during Monday's 76-58 win over Mount St. Mary's.

Impact Johnson got the start to open the 2022-23 campaign after coming off the bench for much of last season. However, the sophomore still played fewer minutes than fellow guards Seth Wilson (23), Kedrian Johnson (19), Joe Toussaint (17) and Erik Stevenson (18) on Monday night. Across 32 games in 2021-22, Johnson averaged 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds in 8.8 minutes per contest, and he'll likely play a reserve role behind in the Mountaineers' backcourt moving forward.

NOVEMBER 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Moves back to bench Johnson is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Texas.

Impact Johnson got the start in his last game against Iowa State and scored two points over 19 minutes. West Virginia will give the nod to Kedrian Johnson, who returns after missing the matchup against the Cyclones.

FEBRUARY 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Steps out of starting five Johnson is not starting Monday's game against Kansas State.

Impact Johnson started the past two games but played only 20 total minutes and had three points (1-3 FG, 1-2 3Pt), two rebounds, two assists and one steal. Kedrian Johnson will rejoin the lineup for West Virginia on Monday.

FEBRUARY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Getting starting nod Johnson is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Iowa State.

Impact Johnson will get the start for just the second time this season. Coach Bob Huggins is electing to change things up with West Virginia riding a seven-game losing streak.

FEBRUARY 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Will play Saturday Johnson (COVID-19 protocols) will take the floor Saturday against Kansas State, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Johnson sat out the New Year's Day clash with Texas due to COVID-19 protocols but is back in the mix for the Mountaineers after just one game off. The freshman has emerged as a regular in the rotation thus far, compiling 1.9 points and 0.9 rebounds over 11.6 minutes per game thus far.

JANUARY 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Likely available Saturday Johnson (COVID-19 protocols) is likely to play in Saturday's game against Kansas State, per Chris Anderson of 247Sports.com.

Impact Johnson has averaged 1.9 points and 0.9 rebounds on 11.6 minutes per game for the Mountaineers this season. West Virginia will also likely have Taz Sherman and Gabe Osabuohien return to action as well.

JANUARY 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ruled out Saturday Johnson has been ruled out for Saturday's game against Texas due to COVID-19 protocols.

Impact The Mountaineers didn't reveal whether Johnson tested positive for COVID-19 or whether he's considered a close contact, but he'll be unable to suit up against Texas. Since Taz Sherman (COVID-19 protocols) is also sidelined, Jalen Bridges and Jamel King could see increased usage Saturday.

JANUARY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Back to bench Johnson will come off the bench in Wednesday's game against UConn.

Impact Johnson got his first career start in last week's game against Radford with Sean McNeil out with a back issue. With McNeil back in the fold, Johnson will come off the bench and hope to provide a spark against the Huskies.

DECEMBER 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gets first career start on Saturday Johnson closed with two points (1-3 FG, 0-1 3Pt), three rebounds and two steals in 19 minutes during Saturday's 67-51 victory over Radford.

Impact Johnson got his first start of the season against Radford. He didn't do a lot in terms of production in 19 minutes, but nobody on the Mountaineers really did outside of Taz Sherman. Coach Bob Huggins has to be looking for more consistent production across the board outside of Sherman, so the freshman may continue to get an increase in minutes heading into conference play.

DECEMBER 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE