▁and ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁As ▁a ▁fresh man , ▁Johnson ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁to ▁Dennis ▁Smith ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁en rolled ▁a ▁year ▁earlier ▁than ▁expected . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁during ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁susp ended ▁in def initely ▁and ▁briefly ▁ja iled ▁for ▁fel on ious ▁assault ▁charges ▁but ▁was ▁cleared ▁to ▁return ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 8 . 9 ▁points ▁and ▁an ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁Conference - leading ▁ 7 . 3 ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁s oph om ore . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Johnson ▁set ▁career ▁high s ▁with ▁ 2 7 ▁points ▁and ▁five ▁three - pointer s ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 8 - 7 1 ▁ups et ▁of ▁sevent h - rank ed ▁A ub urn . ▁He ▁missed ▁three ▁games ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁with ▁a ▁back ▁injury . ▁Johnson ▁aver aged ▁ 1 2 . 6 ▁points ▁and ▁ 4 . 2 ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁junior , ▁shooting ▁ 4 2 . 2 ▁percent ▁from ▁behind ▁the ▁arc . ▁After ▁the ▁season ▁he ▁declared ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁NBA ▁draft ▁but ▁ultimately ▁returned ▁to ▁NC ▁State . ▁▁ ▁He ▁injured ▁his ▁an k le ▁in ▁practice ▁and ▁missed ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁his ▁senior ▁season , ▁an