Feb. 6, 2008
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Junior guard Brandon Johnson of the University of San Diego men's basketball team has been named the West Coast Conference Player of the Month, the conference office office announced Wednesday afternoon.
Johnson was the main catalyst in the Toreros' march up the conference standings. Led by Johnson, the Toreros posted a 4-1 record to open conference play. Johnson averaged a team-best 17.6 points per game, the second best clip in the WCC during January. In addition, he swiped a WCC-best 2.60 steals per game and dished out 2.6 assists per contest. The Houston, Texas native was an assassin from long range, leading the conference with 2.60 three-point field goals per game. Johnson was at his best against the other top teams in the conference. He tossed in 26 points to go along with seven steals versus Gonzaga, before dropping in 25 points in the Toreros' win over No. 20 Saint Mary's. San Diego's victory was just its third over a Top 25 opponent in the school's history, and its first since a win over No. 14 UCLA in 2002.
Johnson and the first-place Toreros will return to action on Monday with a trip to San Francisco to take on the Dons of the University of San Francisco in a 8 p.m. WCC game.
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