West Florida guard/forward Nate Johnson (JR, 6-3, 205, Lincolnshire, IL) earns his first career honor after averaging 18.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists and 4.5 blocks in a pair Division II home victories last week. He also shot 65.0 percent from the field and 91.7 from the charity stripe.
The junior tipped off his UWF career in grand fashion, leading all players with 20 points and nine rebounds in 36 minutes of a 102-91 in-region win over Palm Beach Atlantic. The Lincolnshire, IL native followed with his first double-double of the season, netting a game-high tying 17 points and pulling down a game-best 13 boards in a 66-46 triumph over Georgia College & State.