Sharp-shooting guard from north of the border ... backed up a solid freshman year with an all-league sophomore campaign ... was one of the top 3-point shooters in the nation in 2010-11 and is already among the top long-distance shooters in program history ... ranks sixth in Bucknell history in career 3FGs with 166 after shattering the school record with 99 a year ago ... has played primarily at the "2" guard spot ... worked extremely hard in the offseason at shooting off the dribble ... good ball-handler who sees the floor very well ... native of Nova Scotia, but played high school basketball for one of the top programs in Ontario ... the youngest in a family of athletes ... attended Bucknell's elite prospects camp in the summer of 2009 and impressed everyone with his leadership abilities ... was one of the most vocal players in the camp ... biggest adjustment to the college game has come at the defensive end, but has made big strides in that area.
2010-11
Key member of the Bison backcourt again in 2010-11 ... earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors and was named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... was one of the nation's best 3-point shooters, both in terms of volume and accuracy ... crushed the school record for 3FGs made in a season with 99, bettering the previous mark of 79 ... shot 45.6% from 3FG distance, 7th-best in Division I ... 99 total 3FGs were 18th-most in the nation and also 4th-most ever by a Patriot League player ... averaged 11.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 1.1 apg ... ranked second on the team in scoring ... shot 81.7% from FT line ... produced 22 double-figure scoring games, with a career high of 30 in an overtime win at Lafayette ... shot 7-10 FG, 5-7 3FG and 11-11 FT in that game ... also had a huge night at Boston College, hitting 7-12 3FG en route to 25 pts. ... hit at least one 3FG in 31 of 34 games, including 23 in a row during one stretch ... made 6-8 3FGs and scored 18 pts. at Marquette ... scored 12 pts. in 3 min. in big first-half run in win over Dartmouth ... went 5-7 3FG and scored 17 pts. in big win at Richmond ... strong game at American with 12 pts., 5 reb., 2 stl. ... hit 5 3FGs and scored 17 pts. in home win over Holy Cross ... scored 11 pts. in 1:54 and finished with 13 in home win over Lafayette ... led team with 18 pts. (4-8 3FG) in road win over Lehigh ... went 5-9 3FG in home win over Navy ... hit go-ahead 3FG with 3:29 left in home win over American ... at Holy Cross snapped 54-all tie with 3FG with 0:32 left, sending Bucknell to victory ... in Patriot League Tournament: scored 17 pts. (4-8 3FG) in win over Army; 11 pts. with 3 asst. and 0 TOs in semifinal win over Lehigh; and 15 pts. in championship game win vs. Lafayette ... named PL Player of Week on Feb. 21 ... led PL in 3FG% and 3FG made ... scored 11 pts. vs. UConn in NCAA Tournament ... had positive assist-to-turnover ratio for second straight year.
2009-10
One of the Patriot League's top freshmen, averaging 9.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.2 rpg ... played in all 31 games, starting 12 ... all of the starts came in league play ... averaged 9.4 ppg against league opponents and earned a spot on the Patriot League All-Rookie Team ... set a Bucknell freshman record by hitting 67 3FGs ... that total was tied for 7th-most in school history ... 204 3FGA were fifth-most in program history ... shot 32.9 FT%, 32.8 3FG%, 84.0 FT% ... ranked 3rd in the Patriot League in FT% and 6th in 3FG made ... in first collegiate game scored 18 pts. vs. Mercer ... that was tied for third-best freshman debut in school history ... hit 6 of first 8 3FGA in that game ... set personal best with 19 pts. in win at Wagner ... hit 3 3FGs in 90-second span to spark the victory at Wagner ... had team-high 17 pts. along with 5 reb., 2 stl. and no TOs at Notre Dame ... led team with 18 pts. (6-12 FG, 4-9 3FG) vs. Navy ... made first career start vs. American, scoring 16 pts ... hit tying 3FG with 0:30 left in regulation, then made 4 FTs in OT to ice win over Eagles ... went 12-13 from FT line and scored 14 pts. in win at American ... canned 5 3FGs in Patriot League Tournament game vs. Holy Cross ... Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 16 and Dec. 28 ... scored in double figures 17 times ... career-high 8 reb. at Lafayette ... had only 29 TOs all season.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Full name is Bryson Chase Johnson ... born June 26, 1990 in Pictou, Nova Scotia ... son of Peggy MacLean ... has two brothers, Ben and Nathan ... Ben played guard at College of St. Rose in Albany, N.Y. ... Nathan played college basketball in Canada ... mother played basketball at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and coached her sons' high school basketball team in Pictou ... later attended St. David Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo, Ontario ... voted District 8 MVP as a senior captain, when he led St. David to local and regional championships ... team was ranked in top eight in Ontario among AAA-level schools ... also named First Team All-Ontario ... averaged better than 20 points and seven assists per game over final two seasons ... averaged just under four made 3-pointers per game over that span ... first team all-league pick and his school's athlete of the year in 2007-08 ... led team to the Provincial championships for the first time in 30 years as a junior, and St. David's made it to the Provincial quarterfinals in 2008-09 ... played for head coach Dave MacNeil ... also played for the Waterloo Wildhawks AAU team, helping that squad to a number of tournament titles ... named MVP of the 2008 Bill Hensley Memorial All-Star Classic in Fort Wayne, Ind., after scoring 21 points in the championship game ... also named MVP of the 2008 Niagara Can-Am Tournament and was a first team all-star in the All-Canadian Final 8 Tournament ... majoring in economics ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
