Johnson
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hiHh 2t> points against Chicago
State in the Far West Classic in
late December, but since then,
the numbers have gone down,
and Johnson admits to being in
a mid-season slump
"My year's been a little up
and down." he said "I'm in a
shooting slump right now Ac
with two years of eligibility,
and is currently in his second
and final year.
“Coming out of junior col
lege. you only have two years
with the team, and there is a lot
of pressure from the com hes to
produce," he said. "You can't
‘He's 6-1 and he gets in there with the
hie guvs and gets the rebounds'
-Tony Hargain
tually. I'm in « slump, period
Kver since the Far West Classii
I haven't been plas m# as well
.is I d like too. I'm hoping it's
Iusi a little slump
As johnsoil sees It. lie
doesn't have time for slumps
Coming out of Fresno City
College after the 1*181) 87 se.i
son. Johnson i.ime to Oregon
waste a year It's not like iiim
ing out of high school where
you have four years to improve
your game
Johnson settled in quirklv,
made ,i name for himself with
the Dm ks last season, and
found a lew friends in fellow
It players llrett Coffey and
Kandy (Irani.
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‘ Me, Coffey and Grant, we re
a pretty tiRht group.” |ohnson
said "All three of us. being
juco players and coming in at
the same time, do a lot togeth
er."
"He has a real good personal
ity," Hargain said of Johnson
"He gets along with everyone
lie's not a bad' athlete Frank s
really likeable and easy to get
along with
On the court. "I think he is
one of the better rebounding
guards, and I think he does sur
prise people." Hargain said
He's 0-1 and he gets in there
with the big guvs and gets the
rebounds
A point guard battling for re
bounds doesn’t usually get
away with it. but Johnson lias
actually made it one of bis spe
( ialties
"As a point guard, he's sup
posed to get bac k on defense
11,11 gain added "Hut I think lie
mg able to go in and get the re
bounds is a plus for him He
has good <jui< kness and good
vision, lie knows where the
ball's supposed to be
And Johnson knows where
lie's Supposed to t>e
“I've always dreamed of
piaving in the Pac-10." John
son said "The competition is
tough It's a lot different (than
junior college). Of course, mv
main goal when I got here was
to get my degree That's my
first priority
"1 really like it here." he
added "Even though we re not
playing well right now. the
crowd is still there Nobody
leaves No matter how Oregon
basketball is doing, there's al
ways a crowd there to witness
the game And with the help of
Mac Court, it s really an advan
tage. You have the fans right on
top of you. and it gets really
loud."
After basketball, at least at
Oregon lohnson said. "I'd like
to trv playing in a few leagues
1 want to l>e able to say that I at
least third But again, getting
mv degree is important I’ll al
ways have that to fall back on
You have to keep a positive at
titude
The Duc ks will have to have
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a positive attitude this week,
when they face Washington
State and Washington two
games Johnson said the
Webfoots must win.
"It's been an up and down
season so far." he said "We've
Imin winning some and losing
some. We need some consisten
cy right now. because the main
problem is that we just haven t
l>een consistent
"We’re supposed to win all
of them the wav I see it." |ohn
son added "There's a few
games where we have to beat
the odds to win The Arizona
State game was very tough to
lose A game we had a chance
to win and lose it in the last
second that was tough to
take. In our mind, we have to
win both games this week That
would build our confidence
Photo bv Sheri* n Bjorkgren
Mom often than not, lohnson can be found underneath the
basket after a shot /toes up. averaging nearly five boards a
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