2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers
Abby Grace Stevens/Auburn Tigers
Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers
Ian Cox
Matthew Shannon/AU Athletics
Jacob Taylor/AU Athletics
Matthew Shannon/AU Athletics
Matthew Shannon/AU Athletics
Jacob Taylor/AU Athletics

0 K.D. Johnson

  • Height
    6-0
  • Position
    Guard
  • Weight
    190
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Atlanta, Ga.
  • High School
    Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)
  • Prev School
    Georgia

Biography

CAREER HONORS
• 2022-23 Preseason All-SEC Second Team
• 2020-21 SEC All-Freshman Team
• SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 18, 2021)
 
JUNIOR (2022-23)
Team’s fifth-leading scorer (8.9 ppg) playing in 33 games of the season … Also second on the team in steals (36) … … Went a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line versus Northwestern (11/23/22) … Scored in double figures on 14 occasions with a pair of 20-point contests against league foes including 21 points at Alabama (3/1/23) and 20 points versus Arkansas in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament (3/9/23) … Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against Alabama (2/11/23).
 
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Played in all 34 games of the season with 31 starts … Averaged 12.3 points per game, which was second most on the team … Led the Tigers in steals (64) … Ranked eighth in the SEC in steals (1.88) and 18th in scoring (12.3) ... Scored in double figures on 24 occasions ... Had a nine-game double-digit scoring streak from Jan. 8 to Feb. 5 ... Scored Auburn’s last five points including the go-ahead bucket in a 55-54 road win at Missouri (1/25/22) ... Made his first career start and registered a career-high 27 points versus No. 21 UConn at the Battle 4 Atlantis (11/24/21) ... Emotional leader of team ... Notched a team-high 20 points at Georgia to mark his third 20-point game of season (2/5/22) ... Knocked down 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field at Tennessee (2/26/22) … Tallied 12 of his 14 points in overtime to spark the Tigers to a big road win at Mississippi State to clinch the SEC regular-season championship title (3/2/22) ... His 12 points in overtime was the most by a Tiger since Jared Harper’s 12 versus Kentucky in the 2019 NCAA Elite Eight ... Registered 10 points, a career-high seven assists and five rebounds in the team’s NCAA Tournament first-round win over Jacksonville State (3/18/22).
 
GEORGIA (2020-21)
Honored on the All-SEC Freshman Team … Averaged 13.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.2 assists per game, while playing 22.5 minutes per contest in 16 games as a freshman at Georgia … Shot 42 percent from the floor including 39 percent from downtown … Scored in double figures 12 times including a team-best four 20-point outings … Made his collegiate debut against Auburn (1/13/21) and poured in 21 points, seven rebounds, four steals, two assists and two blocks in 29 minutes of action ... His 21 points were the third-most ever by a UGA freshman behind only Dominque Wilkins (26) and Anthony Edwards (24) ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week following a 14-point game which saw him go 4-of-5 from behind the arc at Ole Miss (1/16/21) ... Posted career-high outputs in back-to-back road games versus ranked teams including 22 points at No. 16 Tennessee (2/10/21) and 24 points at No. 11 Alabama (2/13/21).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus Top 100-ranked player by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Rated as a four-star prospect by all major recruiting outlets … Ranked as high as No. 73 nationally by ESPN … Averaged 26.2 points, 7.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game in one season at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. ... Helped the Tigers reach the Final Four of the National Prep School Tournament ... Previously played three seasons at Southwest DeKalb High School (Ga.) where he was twice tabbed all-state for Class 5A by the Atlanta Journal Constitution ... Selected as the 2019 Class 5A Player of the Year as a junior ... Amassed 1,302 points, 375 rebounds, 318 assists and 272 steals, while shooting 47 percent from the floor for the Panthers ... Recorded 62 double-figure scoring outputs, 24 20-point outings, six 30-point outbursts and one 40-point showing in 84 games played.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Jada Johnson … Born on May 25, 2001 … Goes by the nickname, K.D., which is short for Kadarius … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.
 
CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 27 vs. UConn (11/24/21)
Field Goals Made: 9 at Tennessee (2/10/21), vs. Auburn (1/13/21)
Field Goals Attempted: 22 at Georgia (2/5/22)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 4 (five times)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 9 vs. George Mason (11/7/22)
Free Throws Made: 11 vs. UConn (11/24/21)
Free Throws Attempted: 16 vs. UConn (11/24/21)
Rebounds: 8 at Alabama (1/11/22)
Assists: 7 vs. Jacksonville State (3/18/22)
Blocks: 2 vs. Auburn (1/13/21)
Steals: 5 vs. UConn (11/24/21), vs. Syracuse (11/26/21)
Minutes Played: 37 vs. UConn (11/24/21)
Double-Figure Games: 51
20-Point Games: 9
10-Rebound Games: None
5-Steal Games: 2
Double-Doubles: None
Dunks: 6

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    6'0" 204 lbs
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    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    6'0" 185 lbs
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    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    6'0" 190 lbs
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