Kai Johnson

Photo by: Jackson Wagner

Photo by: Ryan Brennecke/ University of Montana

Photo by: Tommy Martino/University of Montana

Class:
Senior
Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 190

2024-25 (Senior): Big Sky All-Tournament Team… Academic All-Big Sky selection… Appeared in 35 games, starting 21 of them… 4^th on Montana in scoring at 11.2 points per game… started the final 15 games of the season, including all of Montana’s tournament games… the Grizzlies went 10-1 over the final 11 games of the regular season with Johnson in the starting lineup… scored a season-high 27 points in the season opener against Hawaii Hilo, the most points ever in a Grizzly debut… averaged 12.8 points per game after rejoining the starting lineup on Jan. 25 against Montana State… averaged 24.0 points per game in the two Brawl of the Wild wins, shooting 63.3 percent from the floor, 40.0 percent from three, and 72.7 percent from the free throw line… scored in double figures 19 times, leading Montana in scoring a team-high 10 times during the season… Griz were 16-3 when Johnson scored 10-plus points… scored at least 20 points on six occasions… ended the season by scoring in double figures in the Big Sky semifinal, championship, and NCAA Tournament game… scored in double figures in his first six games after rejoining the starting lineup… led Montana and ranked 4^th in the Big Sky with 1.3 steals per game… scored his 1,500^th career point in the Big Sky Championship game… made a three-pointer in 16 games… had a rebound in 31 of the 34 games… had an assist in 31 of 34 games… scored 16 points with five rebounds in a win over Utah Tech (11/25)… had 15 points and five rebounds in a win over CSUN (11/27)… scored 18 points, going 6-of-8 from the field and 6-of-7 from the free throw line at Northern Iowa (12/16)… scored 25 points on 61.1 percent shooting against Montana State (1/25)… had 22 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds at Northern Arizona (2/8)… had 23 points and 5 rebounds in a win at Montana State (2/22)… scored 13 points on 3-of-5 shooting from three-point range in a Big Sky semifinal win over Idaho (3/11)… scored 23 points on 80 percent shooting, including going 2-of-2 from three point range, in a Big Sky Championship game win over Northern Colorado (3/12)… led Montana with 15 points in an NCAA Tournament game loss vs. Wisconsin (3/20)… recorded five steals in a win at Eastern Washington (1/2) and had at least three steals in six different games… season-high seven assists at Northern Arizona (2/8)… had a season-high 8 rebounds vs. Northwest Indian (11/10)… made at least 5 free throws on eight different occasions.

WESTERN WASHINGTON: Appeared in 84 games at Western Washington, starting 59 of them… averaged 27.0 minutes per game… Johnson scored 1,133 points in three seasons (13.5 per game) to rank inside the top 20 in program history… shot 400-for-772 (51.8 percent) from the floor and 70-for-178 (39.3 percent) from three… averaged 21.6 points per game as a junior, leading his conference and ranking 12^th in the NCAA D-II… Johnson was a two-time All-GNAC selection… averaged 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game… led an offense in 2023-24 that averaged 88.7 points per game, which was 10^th in the country.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Olympia HS… averaged 17.1 points per game as a senior… shot over 55.0 percent from the floor… also averaged 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 3.0 steals… First Team 4A South Puget Sound League honors… The Olympian All-Area team… second-team All-League selection as a junior.