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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

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Ray Peleaux

5 Keon Johnson

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 5-7 / 160
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mansfield, OH
  • High School Mansfield Senior H.S.

Biography

Career Highlights (2013-17)
  • 2016-17 Big South Conference Player of the Year
  • 2016-17 All-Big South First Team selection
  • 2017 Big South Conference Tournament MVP
  • 2016-17 Associated Press All-American
  • 2016-17 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-American
  • 2016-17 NABC All-District First Team
  • 2015-16 NABC All-District First Team
  • 2015-16 All-Big South First Team selection
  • NCAA.com All-Week Team (Jan. 9 & Mar. 6, 2017)
  • NCAA.com Player of the Week (Mar. 6, 2017)
  • 2013-14 Big South All-Freshman Team
  • Finished career as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 2,076 points
  • Is the only player in program history to score 2,000 or more points
  • His 2,076 career points rank 8th all-time in Big South Conference history
  • Became the first Winthrop player to average 20 or more points per game during Big South play (did it twice)
  • Ranks 2nd and 5th in program history for scoring average in a single-season
  • Is the all-time leader at Winthrop for three-point field goals made (295)
  • Set single-season record for three-point field goals made (102)
  • Ranks 6th all-time in program history for three-point field goal percentage (.399)
  • His .399 career three-point percentage ranks 7th all-time in Big South history
  • Is the all-time leader at Winthrop for career free throws (517)
  • His 517 career free throws rank 2nd all-time in Big South history
  • Set single-season record for free throws made (171)
  • Ranks 3rd all-time in program history in free throw percentage (84.8)
  • He ranks 3rd all-time in Big South history in free throw percentage (84.8)
  • Is the all-time leader at Winthrop for free throws made in a single-season
  • Named the Big South Conference Player of the Week seven times
  • His four Big South Conference Player of the Week honors in 2016-17 are a record for a single-season by a Winthrop player
  • 2016-17 Big South Conference Preseason Player of the Year and All-Big South First Team
  • Scored a career-high 40 points in a double overtime loss at UNC Asheville on Feb. 9, 2017
  • Became first player in program history to make 100 or more free throws in conference games only (102)
  • Led the Big South Conference in three-point field goal percentage in 2016-17
  • Led the Big South Conference in free throws made in 2015-16
  • Ranks 3rd for most points in a Big South Conference Tournament game by a Winthrop player with 31 points against Charleston Southern and Gardner-Webb in 2017
  • Holds the program’s single-game mark in a Big South Tournament game for free throws attempted (15)
  • Holds three of the top five scoring games by a Winthrop player against a Big South opponent

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2013-14Freshman

    Guard
    5'7" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2014-15Sophomore

    Guard
    5'7" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2015-16Junior

    Guard
    5'7" 160 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016-17Senior

    Guard
    5'7" 160 lbs
    5