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Meechie Johnson bio from GamecocksOnline.com:

• 2022-23

  PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Played in 43 games in two seasons at Ohio State (2020-22) making five starts ; saw action off the bench in both of the team’s NCAA Tournament games in 2022
  • Scored 10 or more points twice in a Buckeye uniform
  • Scored a career-high 14 points against Xavier on Nov. 18, 2021
  • Also scored in double figures on Nov. 15, 2021, against Bowling Green when he put up 13 points
  • Shot 34.4 percent (33-of-96) from 3-point range at Ohio State
  • Collected five or more rebounds twice and swiped multiple steals in five games, including a career-high four steals against Bowling Green (11/15/21)

  PRE-COLLEGE

  • Averaged 23 points per game as a sophomore at Garfield Heights before suffering a knee injury ; did not compete as a junior while recovering from the injury
  • Elected to forgo his senior season of high school to enroll early at Ohio State
  • As a freshman in just his second high school game, scored 50 points vs. Benedictine

  PERSONAL

• Son of Meechie Johnson Sr. and Mannuella Cooper

  • Full name is Demterius Johnson but goes by Meechie
  • Enjoys spending time with family and attending church

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