Johnson Joins The Mount

Antonio Johnson, a 6-1, 170 pound combo guard from Salem High School in Virginia Beach, VA, transferred to Mount St. Mary's and will be eligible for the 2003-04 season.

He averaged 7.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in 19 games, starting two, as a freshman at the America East Conference school.

Nicknamed Nova, which is Spanish for star, Johnson averaged 16.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.6 steals as a senior and was named to the All-State first team. Johnson helped lead Salem to a record of 62-2 record and the 2001 AAA State Championship during three years of varsity play. He was a teammate of Maryland's incoming freshman point guard John Gilchrist.

Johnson is a communications major.

Photo: Mount St. Mary's College Sports Information Department