2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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44 TJ Johnson

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 215
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Belton, Texas
  • Highschool Belton

Biography

2025-26 (Junior)
-Named Third Team All-Southern Conference
-Nov. 10 SoCon Player of the Week after consecutive 30+ point performances at Southern Indiana and Mizzou
-Served on NCAA Board of Directors as one of three student-athletes nationwide
-Had 14 games with at least 20 points scored and three games with 30+ points 
-Scored a career-high 32 points at Southern Indiana on Nov. 7 to lead VMI to a 78-74 road win
-Followed up with a 31-point performance at Missouri on Nov. 9
-Ranked fourth in the NCAA in 3PT attempts  with 310 for the season
-Ranked 7th in the NCAA in 3PT made/game (3.55), which ranked second in the SoCon
-Finished 18th in the NCAA standings in total 3PT made for the season (110)
-Ranked first in the SoCon in 3PT attempts/game (10.0)
-Second in the SoCon in minutes/game (35.5)
-Third in the SoCon in steals/game (1.5)
-Ranked fourth in the SoCon in points/game (18.3)
-Finished fifth in the SoCon in defensive rebounds/game (5.5)

2024-25 (Sophomore)
-Ranked fourth in the SoCon in three-pointers/game at 2.8
-Finished fifth in the SoCon in minutes per game at 32.6
-Tied for seventh in the league in steals at 1.4 per game
-Started all 33 games he played in (missed one to injury)
-Scored a then-career high 23 points vs. Christendom Nov. 12 to go with a career-high five steals
-Logged nine rebounds three times on the year, including the SoCon Tournament opening round win over The Citadel
-Made five three-pointers in five separate games for the season, including at Mercer Feb. 15 for VMI’s first win in Macon since 2008
-Had one block on five separate occasions
-Earned a season-high two assists six different games

2023-24 (Freshman (Lipscomb))
-Played in 19 games for the Bisons in 2023-24
-Averaged 11.4 minutes per game and 3.8 points per game
-Scored a career-high 13 points against Asbury
-Pulled down an average of 1.7 rebounds per game.
-Added eight assists and three steals on the year

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Belton High School under direction of coach Jason Fossett... Belton High School's all-time leading scorer with 2,672 points and became the single season points per game record holder 24.8 ppg...part of 2021-2022 District 12-6A Basketball Champion team and 2021 District 12-6A Baseball Champion team...was a two-time All-Region selection for 6A Region 2 (2020-21 and 2021-22)...named Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-District twice, Offensive Most Valuable Player in his junior year, and titled District 12-6A Most Valuable Player in his senior year...served as team captain for basketball in his junior and senior year and for baseball in his senior year...captured Mr. Texas Basketball Player of the Week once.



 

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2024-25Sophomore

    Forward
    6'6" 203 lbs
    44
  • 44

    2025-26Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 215 lbs
    44