All that Jazz: Nevada’s Johnson makes his mark (repeatedly)
Jazz Johnson’s greatest attribute is his ability to change the tune of his skeptics.
At 5-feet, 10-inches tall, the smallest player on the Nevada men’s basketball team has made giant contributions with his shooting accuracy and ability not to allow turnovers.
“My entire career I’ve been underestimated because I’m short,” said Johnson, who is a shooting guard on a squad that includes the talented backcourt of point guard Cody Martin and twin brother Caleb Martin, Nevada’s first-ever Associated Press preseason All-American.
Johnson is the sixth man for the sixth-ranked men’s basketball team in the nation. He isn’t a typical spark off the bench. He’s more like a warm fireplace on a wintry night. Everyone in Reno who wears Navy Blue and Silver feels comfortable and safe when the ball’s in his hands.
Johnson leads the nation in 3-point shooting percentage (31 of 52, at 59.6 percent), seventh in free-throw percentage (31 of 33, at 93.9 percent) and has turned the ball over just three times all season. At 12.3 points per contest, Johnson is Nevada’s third leading scorer behind All-Mountain West Conference returners Caleb Martin and Caroline Johnson.
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