Ohio State Men's Basketball Feature: Meechie Johnson talks about difference between Columbus, O. and Columbia, SC. and how playing at South Carolina improved his game

By Danielle Daniels

Meechie Johnson OSU M BKB On why he left to go to South Carolina and why he came back to Ohio State October 2024.mp3

THE MEECHIE JOHNSON FILE

CAREER HONORS

AT SOUTH CAROLINA (Junior & Senior)

Averaged 13.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists over two season and 63 games
Started all but one game as a Gamecock
In 2022-23, he started 29 of the 30 games in which he played and averaged 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while playing a career-high 33.3 minutes per game
Was the only player on the team to start all 18 SEC games in 2022-23 and led the team in scoring (13.7 ppg) and assists (3.5 apg)
In 2023-24, he was the team’s leading scorer, averaging 14.1 points and helping the Gamecocks win their most games (26) since 2016-17 and make an NCAA Tournament appearance
Scored in double-figures in 22 of 33 games with a team-leading 10 games with 20 or more points
Hit four 3-pointers and went 9-of-15 from the floor en route to a career-high 29 points in leading South Carolina to a 65-53 victory over Notre Dame in the ACC/SEC Challenge (Nov. 28)
Had a team-high 24 points on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point land and grabbed three rebounds and had three assists in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Oregon

AT OHIO STATE (Freshman & Sophomore)

Appeared in 43 games across a season and a half and averaged 3.2 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game
Made first shot he took, a 3-pointer vs. Northwestern Jan. 13
Played in 17 games over the second half of the season as a freshman. Six of his seven field goals were 3-pointers and he finished with 21 points
As a sophomore, appeared in 26 games and made five starts and averaged 4.4 points per game in 17.7 minutes.
Made 27 three-pointers and 10 two-pointers in his second season
Hit the game-winning 3-pointer with less than two seconds remaining to beat Seton Hall in the opening game of the Fort Myers Tip-off
Scored a season-high 14 points at Xavier on Nov. 18, 2021
Played in both NCAA Tournament games, knocking-down a 3-pointer vs. both Loyola Chicago and Villanova

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE

Suffered knee injury during his sophomore year of high school … did not complete as a junior while recovering
Elected to forgo his senior season of high school to join Ohio State for the 2020-21 season
Graduated early from Garfield Heights High School in Cleveland to enroll early at Ohio State at the start of the 2021 spring semester
Averaged 23 points a game as a sophomore before suffering injury
Scored 50 points in his second game as a freshman in a game vs. Benedictine

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