ESPN Stats And Numbers Gives JJ A Shoutout

The Boiling Point:JaJuan Johnson’s performance Sunday earned him an acknowledgement from ESPN’s Stats and Numbers Column.


I like ESPN’s “The Numbers You Need To Know” column because it is all about stats, not who Andy Katz is trying to pimp out because he wants the coach to owe him a favor. Today, JaJuan Johnson was No. 1 on the blog:

"“1. JaJuan Johnson powered Purdue to a 67-47 win at Michigan State with one of the most impressive stat lines in recent Big Ten history. Johnson already had a double-double at halftime, and finished with 20 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks. It was the first 20-15-5 game by a power conference player since Syracuse’s Wes Johnson did so last season. The last Big Ten player to do it was Penn State’s Jan Jagla in 2003 against St. Francis (PA). The last in conference play was Minnesota’s Joel Pryzbilla against Iowa back in 2000. Johnson has now scored 20-plus points in his past seven road games. He’s looking to join Evan Turner and Kris Humphries as the only Big Ten players to average 20 ppg and 8 rpg in the past 10 seasons.”"