Eric Johnson played two seasons in a Husker uniform after transferring from Baylor, where he spent his first two collegiate seasons. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native led the Huskers in steals, assists and minutes played in both of his seasons at NU, and he scored 647 career points for a 10.3 per game average. His 68 steals in 1988-89 is the sixth best single-season total in Nebraska history, and his 135 assists ties for ninth on the single-season chart.
Johnson's Career Highs
Points: 31, Creighton, 11/26/88
Rebounds: 12, Northern Illinois, 1/12/89
Assists: 8, two times
Johnson's Career Stats
Season | G-GS | Min. | FG-FGA | Pct. | 3FG-FGA | Pct. | FT-FTA | Pct. | Reb-Avg | A | Blk | Stl | Pts-Avg |
1987-88 | 31-29 | 889 | 110-254 | .433 | 10-34 | .294 | 44-59 | .746 | 110-3.5 | 112 | 4 | 60 | 274-8.8 |
1988-89 | 32-28 | 996 | 126-288 | .438 | 27-74 | .365 | 94-121 | .777 | 121-3.8 | 135 | 3 | 68 | 373-11.7 |
Career | 63-57 | 1885 | 236-542 | .435 | 37-108 | .343 | 138-180 | .767 | 231-3.7 | 247 | 7 | 128 | 647-10.3 |