| Ryan Johnson |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Boston, Mass.
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| High School:
Melrose HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 175
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| Position:
Forward
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| Experience:
2V
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OREGON STATE: (2004) Ryan is one of 13 returning letterwinners... a dominant force in the Pac-10... can score and create opportunities for teammates... own's OSU's career (18) and single-season (13) assist records after only two years... has 32 career points and needs 10 more to break onto OSU's all-time top-10 points list... elected team captain... coach Taylor's comments: "Brilliant passer of the ball and great one-on-one player with the ball. Has grown into a team-leader and captain." (2003) Second-team All-Pac-10 selection after totaling 19 points on three goals and 13 assists... had multiple-assist games against Gonzaga (2), Rhode Island (3), and Holy Cross (2)... led the nation in assists per game for much of the year after opening the season with 13 assists in 14 games... finished the year tied for fifth nationally with a 0.65 assist per game mark... among Pac-10 leaders: second in assists with 13, but led the league in per-game average... tied for seventh in points... broke OSU's career assist record after just 31 games... had five assists in two consecutive games at Boston University and URI... streak of four games with an assist was snapped Oct. 31 against Cal - incidentally, Johnson netted his first goal of the season in that game and scored in the next two after going without a goal the first 14 games... took 21 of his 29 shots in the last 10 games of the year... earned a spot on the Jamaican Olympic Team traveling squad the summer prior to the season. (2002) Honorable mention All-Pac-10... totaled 13 points on four goals and five assists... played in 18 games, starting 14... tied for seventh in the Pac-10 with five assists, which also equaled the 10th-highest season total in OSU history... 13 points were fourth-most on team, five assists tied for second... 17 shots.
ODP: Region I Team... adidas ESP All-Star.
SSU BLAZERS (CLUB): Helped team win league, state and regional championships.
MELROSE: Named the Boston Globe Player of the Year in 2002... two-time Maple League MVP... two-time all-state selection... one-time All-New England choice for coach Dean Serino.
PERSONAL: Son of Ingrid and David Johnson... born in Jamaica... chose OSU because, "it was a beautiful place and will help me further my life in a good direction."
