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  JaJuan Johnson
JaJuan Johnson

Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Franklin Central
Height / Weight:
6-10 / 215
Position:
F/C

Career Honors
World University Games Trials invitee (2009) ... First-team All-Big Ten (2009) ... Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2009) ... USBWA and NABC all-district (2009).

As a Sophomore (2008-09)
Invited to Team USA's World University Games Trials following the season ... Named first-team All-Big Ten, marking the third-straight season that a Purdue player was included on the first team ... Earned inclusion on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team ... An all-district honoree by both the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches ... Paced the Big Ten with 78 blocks, good for the fourth-highest single-season total at Purdue, while his average of 2.2 rejections per game ranked sixth on the program's single-season ledger ... Averaged 13.4 points and 5.6 rebounds, leading the Boilers in scoring 11 times and rebounding 11 times ... Set single-game career bests in every category, including 30 points at Iowa, 15 rebounds against Illinois and seven blocks at Northwestern.

As a Freshman (2007-08)
Played in all 34 games, starting 17 times ... Ranks fourth on Purdue's freshman blocked shots list with 34 ... Averaged 5.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game ... Scored in double digits five times and blocked multiple shots on 10 occasions.

High School
Ranked as the No. 41 overall recruit in his class by Rivals.com ... Also rated 47th by Scout.com and 65th by Hoopmasters.com ... Named to the Indiana All-Star Team following his senior season ... Averaged 20.6 points, 9.1 boards and 4.3 blocks per game as a senior ... Coached by Mark James.

Personal
Full name is JaJuan Markeis Johnson ... Majoring in organizational leadership and supervision ... Born on Feb. 8, 1989 ... Son of Chris and Rhonda Curlin ... Has one sister, Dàshawna Curlin.

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