Tyler Johnson named POY

Fresno State-bound Tyler Johnson receives a Player of the Year award. In February, Johnson was named the West Catholic Athletic league most valuable player:

Lancers' Johnson is Daily News Player of the Year
John Reid
Palo Alto Daily News
3/23/2010

Tyler Johnson blossomed in his days at St. Francis-Mountain View, as a basketball player and as a person. The 2010 Daily News Player of the Year gradually became a cog in the Lancers' attack, even if he rarely started. Johnson, who has started just six games, might be the best high school sixth man in the country.

"It doesn't bother me that I don't start," Johnson said. "All my coach is doing is splitting up scorers in each group. He has scorers in the first group and scorers in the second group. It's cool to start, but it's way better to be there at the end of the game when it really matters."

Entering Friday's CIF state championship game against Lincoln-San Diego at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, the senior Johnson averages 13.5 points, 1.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 5.2 rebounds per game. Those numbers depict a fine all-around player. In fact, the 6-foot-1 Johnson can play the point guard position, the 2-guard slot or any of the forward positions. Johnson missed the first seven games of the year while recovering from knee surgery...

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