Auburn guard KD Johnson will enter the NCAA transfer portal
AUBURN — Auburn senior guard KD Johnson will enter the transfer portal, Auburn Live has confirmed.
Johnson arrived to Auburn prior to the 2021-22 season from Georgia. He averaged 12.3, 8.9 and 7.1 points per game the last three seasons with the Tigers, shooting 29, 33 and 27 percent from three during that time. Johnson’s minutes per game decreased each season from 28 to 22 to 17 minutes per game this past season. He averaged 13.5 points and 23 minutes per game as a freshman at Georgia.
Johnson was part of two SEC championship teams, helping the Tigers win the regular season title in 2022 and the tournament title in 2024.
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Johnson’s career high in points was 27 and career high in steals was five, both coming against UConn in November of 2021 during the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament. Johnson scored in double figures nine times in 35 games this season.
Exiting the prep ranks, Johnson was a Top 100-ranked player by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals, rated as a four-star prospect by all major recruiting outlets. He was ranked as high as No. 73 nationally by ESPN. Johnson averaged 26.2 points, 7.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game in one season at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. before heading to Georgia to start his college career.
Impact on the Auburn roster
This was expected. We’ve told our subscribers for awhile now that Johnson was likely moving on, so no surprise to anyone involved. Johnson brought energy and passion to the team, but he also brought plenty of uncertainty both on and off the court. When Johnson was locked in and focused, he was an asset on both ends of the floor. When he wasn’t, he was a liability. That was the KD Johnson experience. Johnson has one year of eligibility left. Auburn is bringing in talented freshman Tahaad Pettiford at the shooting guard position and the plan is for Pettiford to backup Denver Jones next season.
