▁State ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament , ▁Johnson ▁had ▁a ▁team - high ▁ 1 6 ▁points . ▁Off ▁the ▁court , ▁Johnson ▁volunte ered ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁by ▁reading ▁to ▁small ▁children ▁and ▁was ▁hon ored ▁for ▁his ▁academic ▁achiev ement . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 ▁players ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁Kevin ▁Durant ▁Sk ills ▁Academy ▁over ▁the ▁summer ▁after ▁his ▁junior ▁year . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁senior ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 , ▁Johnson ▁started ▁ 3 3 ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁games ▁and ▁aver aged ▁ 8 . 9 ▁points , ▁ 4 . 9 ▁reb ounds , ▁ 3 . 5 ▁ass ists ▁and ▁ 1 . 3 ▁ste als ▁per ▁game . ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁he ▁helped ▁M emph is ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 4 - 1 0 ▁overall ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 2 - 6 ▁conference ▁mark ▁in ▁the ▁program ' s ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁studies . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁After ▁going ▁und raft ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NBA ▁draft , ▁Johnson ▁joined ▁the ▁Houston ▁Rock ets ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NBA ▁Summer ▁League . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁signed ▁with