Johnny Juzang

Jonathan Anh Juzang (born March 17, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Johnny Juzang
Juzang with Kentucky in January 2020
No. 3 – UCLA Bruins
PositionShooting guard
LeaguePac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-03-17) March 17, 2001
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarvard-Westlake School
(Los Angeles, California)
College

High school career

Juzang played high school basketball for Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. In his freshman season, he averaged 16.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and two assists per game and was teammates with Cassius Stanley. Juzang won the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) Division 1A championship after recording 21 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in the final.[1] As a sophomore, he averaged 22.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, leading his team to a 22–6 record.[2] In his junior season, Juzang averaged 23 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game and was named Mission League MVP.[3]

Recruiting

After the season, he reclassified from the 2020 class to the 2019 class, allowing him to play collegiately in the following season.[4] On May 10, 2019, Juzang committed to play college basketball for Kentucky over Virginia. He was a four-star recruit and one of the top small forwards in his class.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Johnny Juzang
SF		 Los Angeles, CA Harvard-Westlake School (CA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 10, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 34  247Sports: 30  ESPN: 29
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Kentucky 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  • "2019 Kentucky Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

    College career

    Juzang received limited playing time for much of his freshman season at Kentucky. On February 8, 2020, he scored a season-high 13 points with three three-pointers in a 77–64 win over Tennessee.[6] As a freshman, Juzang averaged 2.9 points, shooting 37.7 percent from the field, in 12.4 minutes per game. After the season, he announced that he was transferring from Kentucky.[7] Juzang decided to transfer to UCLA where he pursued a waiver for immediate eligibility.[8] He was granted the waiver on May 27.[9]

    Career statistics
    Legend
      GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
     FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
     RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
     BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

    College
    Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    2019–20 Kentucky 28212.3.377.326.8331.9.3.2.12.9

    Personal life

    Juzang's older brother, Christian, played college basketball as a point guard for Harvard.[10] His father, Maxie, is Creole, and his mother, Hanh, is Vietnamese. He has a younger sister, Lauren.[11]

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    gollark: Just learning exactly what's on the next exam/test is intensely bees (bad).
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    References
    1. Barnes, Evan (August 28, 2017). "Harvard-Westlake boys basketball rides youth to Division 1A championship". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
    2. "Johnny Juzang". USA Basketball. January 15, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
    3. Fattal, Tarek (March 27, 2019). "Daily News 2019 All-Area boys basketball selections, awards". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
    4. Fattal, Tarek (April 24, 2019). "4-Star Johnny Juzang Commitment Gives Kentucky 2019's No. 1 Recruiting Class". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
    5. Daniels, Tim (May 10, 2019). "Harvard-Westlake's Johnny Juzang announces he will reclassify and attend college this fall". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
    6. Tipton, Jerry (February 8, 2020). "'Way to play, kid!' Calipari's glad to see Juzang step up for Kentucky". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
    7. Cobb, David (March 27, 2020). "Kentucky's Johnny Juzang entering NCAA transfer portal after freshman season". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
    8. Cobb, David (April 9, 2020). "Kentucky transfer Johnny Juzang commits to UCLA and will pursue a waiver to play immediate eligibility". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
    9. "NCAA makes Johnny Juzang eligible at UCLA for next season". NBC Sports. Associated Press. May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
    10. Tipton, Jerry (September 27, 2019). "Playing against Harvard tops Kentucky basketball freshman's wish list". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
    11. Tucker, Kyle (June 18, 2019). "'Go get it': Johnny Juzang comes to Kentucky ready to work, prove his value". The Athletic. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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