▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁All - State ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁and ▁the ▁Lex ington ▁Her ald - L ead er . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Johnson ▁played ▁four ▁seasons ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁Kentucky ▁Hill to ppers . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁reserve ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁as ▁a ▁true ▁fresh man , ▁aver aging ▁ 4 . 8 ▁points ▁( fif th ▁on ▁the ▁team ) ▁and ▁ 4 . 1 ▁reb ounds ▁( third ) ▁per ▁game . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁st arter ▁for ▁W K U ▁as ▁a ▁s oph om ore , ▁leading ▁the ▁team ▁with ▁ 1 4 . 9 ▁points ▁and ▁ 7 . 9 ▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game ▁in ▁ 3 4 ▁games ▁played ▁( 2 6 ▁starts ). ▁He ▁lead ▁the ▁again ▁in ▁points ▁per ▁game ▁with ▁ 1 4 . 5 ▁and ▁lead ▁Conference ▁USA ▁in ▁re bound ing ▁with ▁ 9 . 4 ▁per ▁game ▁and ▁in ▁double - d ou bles ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁second ▁team ▁All - Con ference ▁USA . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁season , ▁Johnson ▁left ▁the ▁basketball ▁program ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁school ' s ▁football ▁team ▁as ▁a ▁tight ▁end . ▁He ▁ultimately ▁left ▁the ▁football ▁team ▁during ▁summer ▁training ▁camp ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁basketball ▁for ▁his ▁senior ▁season . ▁In ▁his ▁senior ▁season , ▁Johnson ▁again ▁lead ▁the ▁Hill to ppers ▁with ▁ 1 5 . 7 ▁points ▁per ▁game ▁and ▁also ▁repeated ▁as ▁the ▁conference ▁leader