Meechie Johnson

Meechie Johnson Jr. is an American college basketball point guard plays for Ohio State Buckeyes. He previously played for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Early life and high school
Johnson attended high school at Garfield Heights. In Johnson's junior season he tore his ACL. Before tearing his ACL in his junior season, Johnson was averaging 23 points per game. Coming out of high school, Johnson was rated as a four star recruit, the 14th ranked point guard, and the 76th overall player in the 2021 recruiting class. Johnson also held offers from schools such as Louisville, Ohio State, Georgetown and Miami. Johnson ultimately decided to commit to play college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ohio State
In Johnson's freshman season in 2020–21 he appeared in 17 games where he averaged 1.2 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.

On November 21, 2021, Johnson scored eight points including the game winning shots as he helped the Buckeyes upset #21 Seton Hall 79–76. During the 2021–22 season, Johnson played in 26 games where he averaged 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. After the conclusion of the 2021-22 season, Johnson decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

South Carolina
Johnson decided to transfer to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks. On January 10, 2023, Johnson scored 26 points in a win over Kentucky. Johnson finished his first season with the Gamecocks averaging 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, while shooting 33% from three. After the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Johnson declared for the 2023 NBA draft, however just a few days after, Johnson withdrew his name from the draft.

On March 2, 2024, Johnson led the Gamecocks to a win over Florida, after leading the team with 25 points. In the first round of the 2024 NCAA tournament, Johnson scored a team-high 24 points, while also adding three rebounds and assists, however the Gamecocks lost to the Oregon Ducks in the first round 87–73. Johnson finished the 2023–24 season starting in 33 games where he averaged 14.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, as he was named second team all-SEC and led the Gamecocks to their first tournament appearance since 2017. After the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Johnson entered the NCAA transfer portal, while also thinking about declaring for the 2024 NBA draft.

Personal life
Johnson is close family friends with NBA superstar LeBron James and refers to him as an uncle.