Nate Johnson Class: Senior Hometown: Kansas City, Mo. High School: Ruskin Last College: Moberly Area (Mo.) C.C. Height / Weight: 6-3 / 183 Position: Guard Birthdate: 05/31/1981 Experience: 2 VL

ON JOHNSON: One of the top point guards in the top conference in the nation in 2004...led the ACC in assist:turnover ratio with a school record 3.2:1 mark as he recorded 125 assists against only 39 turnovers...the first Seminole to lead the ACC in assist:turnover ratio...also led the ACC in fewest total turnovers (39), fewest turnovers per game (1.2) and fewest turnovers per minute (one every 23.1 minutes played)...ranked sixth in the conference with a career-high 3.8 assists per game average...the Seminoles' starting point guard in both 2003 and 2004 who played in and started all 62 games during his two seasons in Tallahassee...increased his scoring output, his assists per game output and shot more than 10 percentage points higher from the field as a senior when compared to his junior season despite playing in more games (33-29) and fewer minutes per game (27.2-30.8)...

AS A SENIOR: Averaged a career-high 3.8 assists per game (first on team), a career-high 5.3 points (seventh) and 1.0 steals (second)...led the team with a career-high .420 3-point field goal shooting percentage...one of the most sure-handed guards in the nation and in school history during his junior season...his 3.2:1 assist:turnover ratio was by far and away the best for a starting point guard in school history...no other starting point guard had ever finished a complete season with a ratio of better than 2.5:1...played errorless basketball (zero turnovers) a career-high eight different times including three times in ACC play and against Iowa State in the second round of the NIT...committed multiple turnovers in only 11 of 33 games during the season...season-high of nine assists came as he led Florida State over NCAA Tournament finalist Georgia Tech during the regular season (Feb. 3)...the Seminoles' 16-point victory (81-65) was the biggest margin of defeat suffered by Georgia Tech during the entire season...totaled five assists in a career-high 11 different games... made his career-high of six 3-point shots and scored his career-high of 20 points as Florida State defeated Stetson, 87-72, in Deland, Fla. (Dec. 30)...was a perfect six-of-six form long range and seven-of-seven overall from the field in enjoying the top scoring night of his career and leading the Seminoles to the road win...improved his scoring output and he increased both his shooting accuracy and his shots per game average...averaged 0.5 points per game more as a senior than he did as a junior...scored his career-high of 20 points as he made a career-high six 3-point field goals in Florida State's victory over Stetson (Dec. 30)...scored in double figures in six different games including four times against ACC opponents and once against No. 8 Pittsburgh in the championship game of the University of Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Classic...scored his ACC career-high of 19 points as the Seminoles defeated No. 10 Wake Forest in Tallahassee (Jan. 25)...averaged 6.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.5 rebounds against the 15 ranked teams on Florida State's schedule during the season...had a 2.3:1 assist:turnover ratio against those top teams...was the Seminoles' fifth leading scorer against ranked teams during the season...(vs. Clemson) averaged 1.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in two games against Clemson...had 11 assists and only one turnover in 48 minutes of play in two games against the Tigers...led the Seminoles to a win in Tallahassee (Feb. 14) with a five assist, one turnover performance as Florida State won, 65-52...was one of six game in ACC play that he recorded five or more assists in a single game...totaled six assists and only one turnover in 22 minutes as the Seminoles played at Clemson...also scored three points on one of his 19 3-point shots made against conference competition...(vs. Duke) averaged 4.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in two games against NCAA Tournament semifinalist Duke...scored seven points, pulled down four rebounds and recorded three steals as the Seminoles nearly defeated the Blue Devils in Tallahassee for the third consecutive season (Feb. 29)...his four rebounds against Duke marked his season-high for an ACC game during the season...a strong outing as the Seminoles came close to upsetting Duke in Durham (Jan. 28) with a six assist, one turnover performance...four assists in the second half as the Seminoles outscored the Blue Devils, 27-22, to pull within as little as two with just over one minute remaining in the game...credited with an assist on Von Wafer's dramatic 3-point shot that brought the score to 51-49...Johnson had three assists in the last five minutes of the game which saw Florida State bring a nine-point deficit to a two point deficit in Cameron Indoor Stadium - one of the toughest places in college basketball for an opponent to play...(vs. Georgia Tech) averaged 5.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game in two games against NCAA Tournament finalist Georgia Tech...may have been at his best against the Yellow Jackets during the season with 12 assists and only four turnovers in 67 total minutes...a masterpiece of a game against the Yellow Jackets as the Seminoles won, 81-65, in Tallahassee (Feb. 3)...the victory was the third in five games over a ranked team and gave the Yellow Jackets their largest margin of defeat during the season (-16)...selectively picked apart the Yellow Jackets defense for four assists in the first half and five in the second half in 31 total minutes...his five second half assists helped Florida State to outscore Georgia Tech, 48-30, in the second half to gain the monumental victory...an assist on a Tim Pickett 3-point shot with 14:14 remaining in the second half put Florida State up, 51-48, and gave the Seminoles a led they never relinquished...only turnover in 31 minutes against the Yellow Jacket's swarming defense came during the final minute of the game...played well in Atlanta with a 10 point, three assist, four rebound performance as the Seminoles nearly pulled off a second victory against Georgia Tech in Atlanta (March 6)...scored seven second half points and committed only one turnover in 20 minutes as the Seminoles came up just short and lost by three, 63-60...(vs. Maryland) averaged 5.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and three assists in two games against ACC Champion and NCAA Tournament participant Maryland...led the Seminoles to their first victory over a ranked team during the season with a seven point, two rebound and one steals effort in a 79-75 victory in a game that was televised nationally...an early first half jumper helped Florida State jump to a quick 18-4 lead with only 4:32 elapsed in the game...added five second half points with the most important coming in the form of a 3-point shot with 8:24 remaining to stretch the Seminoles' lead to four points a begin a game-ending 22-19 run for Florida State...the Terps did not get within four points following Johnson's 3-pointer...scored three points, totaled four rebounds and four assists as Florida State traveled to play in College Park (Feb. 8)...(vs. North Carolina) averaged 4.0 points, 2.0 assists and 1.0 rebound in two games against NCAA Tournament participant North Carolina...scored six points, and had one assist and one steals in Florida State's historic game come-from-behind victory over North Carolina in Tallahassee (Jan. 22)...all six of his points came in the second half as the Seminoles chipped away at a 14-point halftime deficit to gain the 90-81 victory in overtime over the No. 7 ranked Tar Heels...all six of his points came on a pair of 3-point shots as the Seminoles went from 49-35 down to tied a 78-78 in a span of 20 minutes...on the court for the Seminoles in overtime as Florida State outscored North Carolina, 12-3, to gain the monumental win...scored two points and added three assists as Florida State rallied again in Chapel Hill for a near victory...scored two points and added two steals in 17 second-half minutes as Florida State outscored North Carolina, 44-35, over the final 20 minutes...assisted on a pair of 3-point shots in the second half (one by Tim Pickett and one by Andrew Wilson) as the Seminoles cut a 16-point deficit to a little as one...helped the Seminoles pull to with one at 65-64 with an assist on a long 3-pointer by Wilson...(vs. NC State) averaged 1.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in three games against NCAA Tournament participant NC State...best outing against the Wolfpack came in the ACC Tournament (March 12) as he was credited with six assists and only two turnovers in 34 minutes of play...zero turnovers in 27 minutes as the Seminoles nearly defeated the Wolfpack in Tallahassee (Jan. 11)...biggest assist went to Al Thornton who sank a 3-point shot with 1:09 remaining in the game to give the Seminoles a 53-52 lead...a first-half 3-point shot gave the Seminoles an early 9-8 lead...two assist in 23 minutes of play as the Seminoles traveled to play in Raleigh (Feb. 10)...(vs. Virginia) averaged 6.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in two game against NIT participant Virginia...scored 13 points on four-of-five shooting from the field and three-of-four shooting from the 3-point line to lead Florida State past Virginia in Tallahassee (Feb. 17) for the second consecutive season...scored all of his 13 points in the second half in leading the Seminoles from a 27-27 intermission tie to a 49-30 second half advantage and the 76-57 win...his 3-point shot with 17:36 remaining in the game broke the 27-27 tie and gave Florida State a lead it would not relinquish in pulling away for the victory...scored five consecutive points and eight of Florida State's 12 points during a 2:13 span early in the second half as the Seminoles stretched a 27-27 tie into a 38-27 lead with 15:23 left in the game...one steal in 15 minutes of play as Florida State traveled to play at Virginia (Jan. 18)...(vs. Wake Forest) averaged 17.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Wake Forest...scored his ACC career-high of 19 points in leading the Seminoles past No. 10 Wake Forest in Tallahassee (Jan. 25)...made six-of-eight shots from the field including a near career-high five-of-seven shots from 3-point range...helped keep Florida State in the game early with 14 first half points and helped the Seminoles win the game with five second half points...assists on three consecutive Seminole baskets in the second half -- a pair of 3-pointers by Pickett and a lay-up by Adam Waleskowski - that helped the Seminoles whittle a seven point deficit to a one point deficit and allowed for a last minutes surge to win the game for the Seminoles... while earning his point total he was crafting a seven assist, one turnover performance in 32 minutes of play...zero turnovers in 16 minutes of play in the second half...totaled 16 points in 25 minutes with two assists as the Seminoles nearly won on the road in Winston-Salem (Feb. 25)...one of the his top career shooting nights with a five-of-seven field goal shooting outing (including three-of-four from the 3-point line) and three of three from the free throw line as the Seminoles fell in overtime, 90-87...

AS A JUNIOR: Averaged 4.8 points (seventh on the team), 2.9 assists (second), 0.9 steals (tied for fifth) and shot .357 from the 3-point line (second)...ranked 11th in the ACC in assists with a 2.9 assists per game average...one of only two Seminoles (also Tim Pickett) to start all 29 games...Johnson and Pickett were the only two Seminoles to play more than 30 minutes per game...played 30 or more minutes in 20 of Florida State's 29 games with a career-high of 38 minutes coming against Wake Forest in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament...had zero turnovers in seven different games including five against ACC competition...a spectacular outing without a turnover in 38 minutes of played against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament...Florida State was 5-0 during his junior season when Johnson had five or more assists in a single game...his five-assist games came against Mercer (five, Nov. 27), Iowa (10, Dec. 2), Miami (five, Dec. 8), Georgia Tech (five, Feb. 15) and Virginia (five, March 1) - all were games won by the Seminoles...zero turnovers in two games and 64 minutes against Georgia Tech...scored his career-high of 18 points in the first round of the ACC Tournament to lead the Seminoles past Clemson...made his season-high of five field goals, a season-high tying four 3-point field goals and his season-high of 18 points against the Tigers...scored in double figures three times and led the Seminoles...second on the team in assists and the team leader who led (or tied for the team high) in assists a team-high eight times...(vs. Clemson) averaged 6.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in three games against Clemson...scored his career-high of 18 points to help Florida State past Clemson in the first round of the ACC Tournament...his career-high 18 points came on a career-high five field goals made and a career-high tying four 3-point shots made...scored 13 second-half points including six on two made 3-pointers within the first three minutes of the start of the second half...helped Florida State erase an eight point first half deficit as they burst out of the locker room on a 20-1 run to take the lead in the game and the 72-61 win at the final buzzer...recorded three assists and only one turnover in 32 minutes during Florida State's victory over Clemson at home...also helped hold Tiger sharpshooter Edward Scott to nine points in the Seminole victory...(vs. Duke) averaged 3.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in two games against ACC champion and NCAA Tournament participant Duke...scored seven points, pulled down three rebounds and was credited with three assists as the Seminoles defeated the No. 5 ranked Blue Devils in Tallahassee...scored five second-half points (on a 3-pointer and a jumper) with both baskets extending the Seminoles' lead...a jumper with 2:10 remaining gave Florida State a 66-61 lead on its way to the 75-70 win...committed only two turnovers in the game including only one in 17 minutes played during the second half...the victory for the Seminoles marked the second consecutive season Florida State had defeated the nationally ranked Blue Devils in Tallahassee...a career-high tying three steals to go along with two assists in his first trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham (March 6)...(vs. Georgia Tech) averaged 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 0.0 turnovers in two games against NIT participant Georgia Tech...committed zero turnovers in 64 minutes played in two games against the Yellow Jackets...helped the Seminoles to the victory at home with four points, four rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers in Tallahassee (Feb. 15)...hit a 3-pointer with 9:26 remaining in the first half that began a 28-9 run for the Seminoles which brought Florida State from four down (21-17) to 15 up (45-30) at halftime...one point on a free throw in the second half but it allowed Florida State to stretch its lead to five with 1:13 remaining...perfect from the field (three-of-three) and from the 3-point line (two-of-two) in scoring eight points against Georgia Tech in Atlanta (Jan. 14)...also credited with three assists and one steal...(vs. Maryland) averaged 7.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in two games against NCAA Tournament participant Maryland...scored his near-career high of 14 points, pulled down a near career-high five rebounds and had two assists as the Seminoles nearly defeated the No. 15 ranked Terps in Tallahassee (Feb. 2)...scored 14 first half points to lead all scorers and keep the Seminoles within striking distance of the then ACC Leading Terps...recorded two assists and zero turnovers in 16 minutes of play in the second half as the Seminoles rallied to take a two point lead with 3:35 remaining but were unable to hold the lead...his perfect game of zero turnovers marked one of five times in ACC play and one of seven times on the season he committed zero assists in a game...his 14 points against Maryland marked the second of three times he had scored in double figures and was his second highest scoring output of the season...scored one point and had one assist as Florida State played at Maryland (Jan. 11)...(vs. North Carolina) averaged 2.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in two games against NIT participant North Carolina...had three points, three rebounds and three assists as the Seminoles came within one point and mere seconds of winning in the Smith Center for the first time since the 2000 season and for only the fourth time in school history...North Carolina won the game on a free throw with 5.6 remaining to gain the 61-60 win (Feb. 8)...committed zero second half turnovers while playing all 20 minutes in the near victory...Florida State rallied from a two-point halftime deficit and led during the second half as Johnson ran the team to near perfection and the Seminoles dominated the contest in nearly every phase of the game...scored two points to go along with five rebounds and two steals as the Seminoles hosted the Tar Heels in Tallahassee (Dec. 22)...(vs. NC State) averaged 3.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in two games against NCAA Tournament participant NC State...six points and five rebounds when the Seminoles played host to the Wolfpack (Jan. 18) and two assists and five rebounds as Florida State traveled to Raleigh to play NC State (Feb. 18)...(vs. Virginia) averaged 1.5 points, 1.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in two games against NIT participant Virginia...was perfect against as Florida State defeated Virginia, 73-59, in Tallahassee (March 1) with five assists, two steals and zero assists in 27 minutes...was the fourth of five games against an ACC opponent he committed zero turnovers in a game...helped the Seminoles rally from a first-half deficit to take as much as an 18-point lead and win the game going away...played well at Virginia with three points, four assists and zero second half turnovers (Jan. 29)...(vs. Wake Forest) averaged 4.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in three games against ACC regular season champion and NCAA Tournament participant Wake Forest...one of his best all-around games at home against the Demon Deacons with nine points, four assists, one steal and only one turnover in 32 minutes of play (Feb. 26)...helped rally the Seminoles from a two-point halftime deficit into a one-point Seminole lead half-way through the second half...Florida State was within one to six points throughout the second half as Johnson, running the point, had only one turnover in 17 minutes of play...his nine points were the third most he scored against an ACC opponent during the season...shot three of six from 3-point range including the first basket of the game that allowed the Seminoles to hold the lead through the first eight minutes of the contest...scored three points, pulled down two rebounds and was credited with two assists and zero turnovers as the Seminoles pushed the Deacons to the limit in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament (March 14)...Florida State led or was tied during the entire first half and held the lead until there was 13:35 remaining in the game...Johnson played 36 of the 40 minutes in the game with only one turnover...Wake Forest led by six or fewer until the final seconds of the game...a career-high six rebounds came as the Seminoles visited Winston-Salem (Feb. 26)...

AT MOBERLY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2001-02): Graduated from Moberly Area Community College with an Associates Degree in 2002...averaged 10.2 points, 7.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.1 steals in addition to shooting 35.0 percent from beyond the arc as a sophomore...earned All-America second-team honors as he led Moberly to the Junior College National Championship tournament in Hutchinson, Ks.., in 2002...averaged 14.0 points and 8.5 assists in the JUCO national championship tournament in Hutchinson, Ks...had 34 assists and only three turnovers in four games as Moberly advanced to the national quarterfinals...led Moberly Area to a 29-7 record including Region 16 and District 11 junior college championships...was the co-Most Valuable Player of the Region 16 tournament as he led MACC to the championship...led MACC to a first place finish with an 8-2 regular season record in District 16 play after the Greyhounds were selected to finish fifth in the standings during the preseason...defeated Mineral Area C.C. and Three Rivers C.C. in the district playoffs to win the championship...playing a Johnson-led up-tempo style, Moberly averaged 89.6 points and clamped down defensively while allowing only 70.6 points per game...both statistics ranked MACC second in the district...the Greyhounds also averaged +190.0 margin of victory during the season...Moberly scored a season-high 139 points against Earl C. Clements C.C. and totaled 80 or more points 25 times in 36 games...100 or more points came seven times during the season... Johnson ranked first in the district with a 7.3 assists per game average (220 total assists) and second in the district with a 3.1 steals per game average (93 total steals)...also eighth in the district in 3-point field goal percentage (36.0 percent, 50-of-139)...scored his career-high of 26 points against State Fair (Mo.) Community College and dished out 15 assists twice during the 2001-02 season...on fire in the national JUCO tournament at Hutchinson...four points and five assists against Sheridan (Wyo.) C.C. in first round victory...added nine points and six assists in second round win over Southern Union State (Al.) C.C...personal tournament high 22 points (including five 3-point shots made) and 10 assists in win over Lon Morris (Texas) C.C...

AT PRATT COMMUNITY (1999-00): Attended Pratt Community College in Pratt, Ks., in 1999...averaged 6.4 points, 3.4 assists and 3.0 rebounds per games in 27 games as a freshman...made 24 3-point shots and shot 68.0 percent from the free throw line...

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Ruskin High School in Kansas City, Mo. In 1997...averaged 25.0 points and 7.0 assists per game as a senior...scored his prep career-high of 42 points against Lee's Summit High School...earned all-metro and all-district honors as a senior...

PERSONAL: Born May 31, 1981...Nate is the son of Kenneth and Hosea Johnson...