UNO’s Jordan Johnson leads NCAA in three-point field goal percentage

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans men’s basketball guard Jordan Johnson leads the nation in three-point field goal percentage at nearly 50% shooting (.492).

At the halfway point of the conference slate, Johnson has proven to be one of the most dynamic shooters in program history. The Denver transfer has hit 65-of-132 shots from beyond the arc. That mark surpasses Gabe Corchiani who currently holds the single-season school record, connecting on 48.5 percent of his shots from long distance during the 1986-87 season.

Johnson is seventh in the NCAA in three pointers made per game (3.42) and 29th in the NCAA in total three pointers made (65). In Southland Conference games, Johnson is first in points per game and third in minutes played per contest (32:53). The junior from Memphis is also fifth in field goal percentage (45.9), free throw percentage (80.6), assists per game (4.3) and assist to turnover ratio (1.76).

Johnson’s season thus far is highlighted by his 39-point game at Houston Christian on December 30. It marked the most points scored by a Privateer since Jamie McNeily’s 40 against Denver in 2007 and the most scored by a Privateer on the road since Ledell Eackles posted 45 at FIU in 1988. It also tied him for the eighth spot in UNO history for most points scored in an individual game.

His eight made three-pointers in a single game, also coming in the outburst at HCU, are tied for the third most made in school history. The record is nine – originally set by James Parlow in 2007 and matched by Bryson Robinson in 2019.

His 12 made field goals during this game were the most made by a Privateer since Derek St. Hilaire made 13 against McNeese on Jan. 16, 2021.

Johnson leads the Privateers in scoring with 17 points per game with a 19 per contest rate in Southland conference play as well as assists and steals (1.4 per game). The transfer from Denver is also shooting 80% (.806) at 54-of-67 from the charity stripe to lead New Orleans.

The junior has put up double figures in eight out of the last nine contests and is on a two-game streak of scoring 20+ points after outting up 27 at Southeastern and 26 at the Lakefront this past Saturday in the rematch with SLU.

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