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Jersey Number 5
Maliyah Johnson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Africentric Early College
- Prev School:
- Pittsburgh
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
SENIOR (2024-25)
JUNIOR (2023-24)
PRIOR TO HOUSTON - PITT (2021-23)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Did not see action due to injury.
JUNIOR (2023-24)
- Appeared in 30 games, making six starts.
- Set career-highs in points, assists, three-pointers made, free throws made and steals this season.
- Tallied a career-high 24 points against Grambling, including seven points from the charity stripe (Nov. 19).
- Dished out five assists vs. #13 Baylor (Feb. 4).
- Posted four steals vs. #11/12 Kansas State.
- Tied her career-high nine rebounds against Texas A&M-Commerce.
- Recorded nine double-digit scoring efforts, including six in Big 12 Conference play.
PRIOR TO HOUSTON - PITT (2021-23)
- Scored in double figures 13 times in 2022-23 including a career-high 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting against Bryant.
- Averaged 8.5 points per game and 25.4 minutes per game in 26 starts for the Panthers in the ACC as a sophomore in 2022-23.
- Made 30.8 percent of her three-point attempts during the year for Pitt and made 86.2 percent of her charity stripe attempts.
- Was Pitt's third-highest scorer and made the second-most three-pointers during the 18-game conference slate in 2022-23.
- Appeared in 27 games as a freshman, starting five for the Panthers in 2021-22.
HIGH SCHOOL
- A four-year player for Africentric Early College in Columbus, Ohio under head coach William McKinney.
- Finished off her senior season averaging a career-high 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds while leading her squad to an 11-3 overall record and claiming their sixth straight Division III district championship.
- Named First Team All-City, First Team All-Central District and Third Team All-Ohio during her strong senior campaign.
- Helped her squad collect Ohio State Championships in 2018 and 2019
- Also a key contributor on the volleyball team that won multiple City League championships.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Marcus Johnson and Kendra Waters.
- Has two brothers, Marcus and Mekhi.
- Lists her favorite athlete of all-time as Maya Moore.
- Enjoys listening to R&B and rap music.
- Her favorite movies are Paid in Full and Coraline.
Matthew Mitchell Introductory Press Conference
Tuesday, April 01
Postgame - Colorado (Mar. 5, 2025)
Wednesday, March 05
Postgame - UCF (Mar. 2, 2025)
Sunday, March 02
Postgame - TCU (Feb. 26, 2025)
Wednesday, February 26
