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2015-16 MIT Men's Basketball Roster

31 Russell Johnson

  • Position SF
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New York, N.Y.
  • High School Riverdale Country School

Biography

2015-16: Played in 17 games with four starts in his senior season … Academic All-NEWMAC … averaged 1.5 points and 4.6 rebounds a game … third on the team with 12 blocked shots … one outing with 11 rebounds.

2014-15: Saw action in 23 games for the Engineers as a junior … Academic All-NEWMAC … fourth on the team in rebounding average at 4.1 per game … one game in double figures in rebounds … new career-high with nine defensive rebounds against Newbury (11/24) … matched his previous best with four assists vs. Emmanuel (12/9) … also twice matched his career-high in blocked shots … rejected a pair at Bridgewater State (12/13) … matched that with another two swatted away vs. Springfield (1/17).

2013-14: Played in every game for the Engineers as a sophomore … three starts … averaged 2.5 points and 4.1 rebounds off the bench … double figures in scoring and rebounding twice each … career best two steals in each of the first two games of the season against Lesley (11/15) and Gordon (11/19) … five rebounds at Curry (11/23) … 3-for-4 from long-range with seven rebounds against Salem State (12/5) … also dished out a career-high four assists against the Vikings … first career double-double with career highs of 16 points and 16 rebounds against Wheelock (12/14) … 11 of the rebounds were on the offensive glass against the Wildcats … was also 4-for-4 from three-point range in that game … eight rebounds and a career-high two blocked shots against Coast Guard (1/15) … upped his career best in steals to three along with six rebounds against Wheaton (1/29) … second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 boards at Emerson (2/19) … seven points and seven rebounds against Babson (2/22).

2012-13: Solid first season at MIT … played in 21 games with 10 starts … averaged 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds for the Engineers … hit a pair of treys for his first collegiate points against Emmanuel (11/20) … three points and a pair of rebounds against Curry (11/24) in his first start of the season … four points and a season-high three rebounds at Wheaton (1/5) … season best three assists in a start against Coast Guard (1/10) … set his career-high marks in points (8) and minutes (28) at Coast Guard (1/26) … two points and three rebounds vs. Wheelock (2/17).

Off The Court at MIT: Majoring in mechanical engineering … minor in management science … internships with PASSUR Aerospace and Logentries … research at the Kavli Institute.

High School: A 2012 graduate of the Riverdale Country School … all-conference selection … academic all-county … MVP … team captain … four-time letter winner … also played football … honor roll student.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2012-13First Year

    SF
    6'6" 205 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2013-14Sophomore

    SF
    6'6" 210 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2014-15Junior

    SF
    6'6" 205 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2015-16Senior

    SF
    6'6" 205 lbs
    31