PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Career Transactions

Was not drafted by the NBA out of college in 2024…signed a two-way contract with the HEAT on July 1, 2024…was signed by the HEAT to a standard NBA contract on December 26, 2024.

2024-25 SEASON:

Split the season between the Miami HEAT and the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the G League…came off the bench in all 16 games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 2.7 points (.692 FG%, .444 FT%), 1.8 rebounds and 6.1 minutes…sidelined one game (Jan. 21) with left shoulder inflammation, was a DNP-CD on 32 occasions, a healthy scratch on the inactive list three times and absent for another 30 games while on G League assignments…topped the HEAT in plus/minus on two occasions…scored in double-figures two times, both coming in the final two games of the season with a 10-point performance at New Orleans on Apr. 11 and a 17-point outing vs. Washington on Apr. 13…made his NBA debut at Boston on Dec. 2, finishing with two points in 6:54 minutes of action…started all 32 games in which he appeared for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League and averaged 17.6 points (.516 FG%, .686 FT%), 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.34 steals, 1.22 blocks and 35.1 minutes…started all 19 games in which he played for the Skyforce in the regular season and averaged 15.1 points (.489 FG%, .596 FT%), 8.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.53 blocks, 1.32 steals and 35.2 minutes…was named the G League Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 1…ranked among league leaders in blocks per game (17th) and rebounds per game (23rd)…ranked third on the team in offensive rebounds and blocks…topped the Skyforce in scoring once and rebounds seven times…scored in double figures on 15 occasions, including five games with at least 20 points…grabbed double-figure rebounds five times and posted five double-doubles…scored a season-high 29 points vs. Iowa on Mar. 16…attacked the glass for a season-high 14 rebounds at Rio Grande Valley on Dec. 31 and matched that effort vs. Texas on Feb. 27…started all 13 games in which he appeared for the Skyforce in the Tip-Off Tournament, averaging 21.2 points (.549 FG%, .795 FT%), 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.54 steals, 0.85 blocks and 34.9 minutes…also ranked among tournament leaders in efficiency (6th), minutes per game (15th), scoring average (18th), rebounds per game (20th), free throws made (23rd), points (24th), field goals made (tied-24th), free throws attempted (tied-26th), field goal percentage (32nd), rebounds (33rd), steals (tied-35th) and steals per game (37th)…topped the Skyforce in scoring three times and rebounds on five occasions…scored in double figures in all 13 games, scoring at least 20 points on seven occasions and finishing with at least 30 points twice…corralled double-figure rebounds three times and amassed three double-doubles…went 13-of-17 from the field, including 4-of-5 from behind the arc, in a Tip-Off Tournament season-high 34 points vs. Indiana on Nov. 23…NBA Season Highs: 17 points (vs. Washington, Apr. 13), eight rebounds (vs. Washington, Apr. 13), three blocks (vs. Indiana, Jan. 2), two steals (vs. Washington, Apr. 13), one assist (four times) and 27:50 minutes (vs. Washington, Apr. 13).

PLAYOFFS:

2025: Came off the bench in both games in which he appeared in Miami’s Opening Round series vs. Cleveland and totaled two points, and one rebound in a combined 8:08 of playing time…did not miss any games due to injury but was a DNP-CD on two occasions…made his NBA Postseason debut in Game 1 at Cleveland on Apr. 20 and was scoreless in 1:23 of action.

HONORS:

2024-25: Was named the NBA G League Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 1.

BEFORE NBA

Played one season at Arizona after four years at San Diego State…appeared in 149 collegiate games (107 starts) and averaged 7.2 points (.520 FG%, .642 FT%), 4.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 20.5 minutes…started the final 107 games of his college career dating back to his junior season…finished his college career with a 119-30 record (.799) in games he played…finished his San Diego State career seventh in wins…as a fifth-year senior at Arizona, started all 36 games and averaged 11.5 points (.530 FG%, .710 FT%), 5.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.00 steals and 27.6 minutes while shooting 38.7 percent from three-point range…was a Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention…was a semifinalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award…scored in double-figures 24 times, including three 20-point games…posted two double-doubles…finished second on the team in rebounds and blocks, third in minutes and fourth in points, steals, field goals made, three-point field goals made and free throws made…scored a season-high 24 points vs. Purdue on Dec. 16…as a senior at San Diego State, started all 39 games and averaged 7.7 points (.532 FG%, .648 FT%), 5.0 rebounds and 22.2 minutes…scored in double-figures 12 times, including a season-high 16 points vs. San Jose State on Jan. 28…grabbed double-figure rebounds four times…helped SDSU reach the NCAA Tournament championship game where he totaled 14 points and four rebounds against UConn…as a junior, started all 32 games and averaged 7.2 points (.553 FG%, .644 FT%), 4.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 23.8 minutes…earned Mountain West Player of the Week honors once…was one of just three players to start all 32 games…scored in double figures 10 times, helping the team to a perfect 10-0 record in those contests…came off the bench in all 24 games he appeared in as a sophomore and averaged 4.0 points (.452 FG%, .550 FT%), 3.6 rebounds and 13.5 minutes…was a San Diego State Scholar Athlete…scored in double-figures twice, including a season-high 15 points vs. Wyoming on Jan. 30…grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds vs. San Jose State on Feb. 8…came off the bench in all 18 games as a freshman and averaged 1.9 points (.353 FG%, .375 FT%), 1.7 rebounds and 5.9 minutes…grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Texas Southern on Nov. 5.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Keshad Ray Johnson…first name is pronounced KEY-shawd…was given the nickname “Showtime” by some of his high school friends because of his athletic prowess and his ability to entertain people both on and off the court…is the son of Rochelle Owens and Kenny Johnson Sr…has four brothers (Gregory Coleman, Dominic Johnson, Major Sessions and Kenny Johnson Jr.) and one sister (Kasandra Johnson)…majored in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in communication, sociology and recreational management…he choose his major because he didn’t want to limit himself to just one thing and he enjoys talking to people and has a desire to be a youth advocate…became the first person in his family to graduate from college…his interests include clothes, going fishing and playing video games…would like to become an actor…his favorite sports other than basketball are football and baseball and he’s a fan of the Las Vegas Raiders and San Diego Padres…said the person who really made a difference in his life is his brother Kenny who at the age of 14 was shot 10 times with one bullet hitting his spine in a case of mistaken identity while walking home and was told he would never be able to walk again and can now stand up and walk again with forearm crutches and even drive a car with the aid of hand controls…is involved with the local charity Our Youth Matters in his hometown of Oakland…has a desire to be involved with charities that help communities and assist the less fortunate…says something most people don’t know about him is he knows how to juggle and was part of the Prescott Clowns in elementary school…the Prescott Circus Theatre got its start—and its name—at Prescott Elementary School in West Oakland in 1985, when teacher Aileen Moffitt taught juggling to students after school and today, the organization has after-school programs at several elementary and middle schools in Oakland and employs teaching artists to help students build up their skills…his first three years of high school he attended Envision Academy of Arts & Technology before transferring to San Leandro High School for his senior year…in his lone season at San Leandro he averaged 14.4 points, eight rebounds, three assists, 2.3 blocks, and 1.9 steals per game and was named the West Alameda County Conference Foothill League co-MVP…was a college teammate for one season at Arizona with current teammate Pelle Larsson…wears size 15 sneakers.

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