Cameron Johnson

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Cameron Johnson

| image = CamJohnsonCC (cropped).png

| image_size =

| caption = Johnson in 2024

| number = 2

| position = Small forward / power forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 210

| league = NBA

| team = Brooklyn Nets

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|3}}

| birth_place = Moon Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| high_school =

Moon Area
(Moon, Pennsylvania)
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
(Moon, Pennsylvania)

| college =

Pittsburgh (2014–2017)
North Carolina (2017–2019)

| draft_year = 2019

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 11

| draft_team = Minnesota Timberwolves

| career_start = 2019

| years1 = {{nbay|2019|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}}

| team1 = Phoenix Suns

| years2 = {{nbay|2022|end}}–present

| team2 = Brooklyn Nets

| highlights =

First-team All-ACC (2019)

}}

Cameron Jordan Johnson (born March 3, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Pittsburgh Panthers and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the eleventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, Johnson was traded to the Phoenix Suns on draft night. During his sophomore season, he reached the 2021 NBA Finals with the Suns. He spent three full seasons in Phoenix before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in February 2023.

High school career

As a junior in high school, Johnson was a 6-foot-2 point guard before having a growth spurt. He graduated from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.{{Cite news |last=Meyer |first=Craig |date=April 4, 2018 |title=Cameron Johnson finds a home at North Carolina |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2018/04/04/cameron-johnson-north-carolina-pitt-transfer-acc/stories/201804060006 |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615075853/http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2018/04/04/cameron-johnson-north-carolina-pitt-transfer-acc/stories/201804060006 |url-status=live }} As a senior at OLSH, Johnson averaged 27.8 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game. He finished his career with 1,175 points. He signed with Pittsburgh in April 2014.{{Cite news |last=Gorman |first=Kevin |date=April 21, 2014 |title=OLSH guard Johnson signs with Pitt; Rohrssen officially leaving for UK |work=TribLive |url=http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/highschoolrecruiting/5983744-74/johnson-pitt-senior |access-date=June 1, 2018 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906224202/http://triblive.com/sports/hssports/highschoolrecruiting/5983744-74/johnson-pitt-senior |url-status=live }}

College career

=Pittsburgh (2014–2017)=

Johnson suffered a shoulder injury shortly into his first year at Pittsburgh and was allowed to redshirt during that season in order to undergo rehabilitation for his injury. He was used as a substitute during his redshirt freshman year.{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Andrew |date=June 16, 2017 |title=Cameron Johnson signs UNC scholarship |work=The News & Observer |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/unc-now/article156596029.html |access-date=June 1, 2018 |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514003857/http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/unc-now/article156596029.html |url-status=live }} As a redshirt sophomore at Pitt, Johnson averaged 11.9 points per game and hit 41.5% of his three-point attempts. Johnson graduated from Pittsburgh with a degree in communications in three years. He took advantage of the graduate transfer rule and moved to North Carolina without sitting out a year. The University of Pittsburgh initially refused to allow his release to their in-conference rival Tar Heels but eventually relented.{{Cite magazine |last=Marks |first=Brendan |date=June 16, 2017 |title=Forward finally joins North Carolina after transfer challenge |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/06/16/cameron-johnson-north-carolina-transfer |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=January 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131161938/https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/06/16/cameron-johnson-north-carolina-transfer |url-status=live }} He cited uncertainty in coaching and a losing record as factors in his decision to transfer.

=North Carolina (2017–2019)=

On November 15, 2017, five days after his team's season opener, Johnson had surgery to fix a torn meniscus. Johnson ended up sitting out ten games. Although hindered by the injury, Johnson finished third on the team in scoring with 12.4 points per game as well as grabbing 4.7 rebounds per game in his redshirt junior season. Johnson scored a career-high 32 points against Clemson.{{Cite web |title=North Carolina vs. Clemson Box Score, January 30, 2018 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2018-01-30-19-clemson.html |access-date=2021-07-13 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713154607/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2018-01-30-19-clemson.html |url-status=live }} After the season, Johnson underwent an arthroscopic hip procedure and announced his intention to return to North Carolina for his senior season.{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Jonathan |date=April 19, 2018 |title=With Cam Johnson confirmed to return, UNC is shaping up for next season |work=The News & Observer |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article209326789.html |access-date=June 1, 2018 |archive-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529081030/http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article209326789.html |url-status=live }}

File:Cameron Johnson (cropped).jpg

Johnson's senior season proved to be his most statistically successful campaign. Unhindered by injury, Johnson was the leading scorer for the Tar Heels with 16.9 points per game and averaged 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists. Johnson shot 50.6 percent from the field and 45.7 percent from three, leading some commentators to call Johnson "the best shooter in [the] draft."{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Ross |date=May 29, 2019 |title=UNC's Cameron Johnson is 'the Best Shooter in the Draft |work=247Sports |url=https://247sports.com/Article/UNCs-Cameron-Johnson-is-the-Best-Shooter-in-the-Draft-132416647/ |access-date=June 25, 2019}} Johnson had several notable performances during his senior season. Playing against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, Johnson shot 79% from the field for the game and made his first six three-point attempts, ultimately finishing with 27 points in a 95–57 rout of the Demon Deacons.{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Ross |date=February 16, 2019 |title=Cameron Johnson Adds Another Chapter to Stellar Shooting Season |work=247Sports |url=https://247sports.com/Article/Cameron-Johnson-UNC-Basketball-Another-Sweet-Shooting-Chapter-to-Stellar-Season-129169472/ |access-date=June 25, 2019 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209180451/https://247sports.com/Article/Cameron-Johnson-UNC-Basketball-Another-Sweet-Shooting-Chapter-to-Stellar-Season-129169472/ |url-status=live }} Against rival Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium, Johnson finished with 26 points in an 88–72 victory against the Blue Devils, then the nation's top-ranked team.{{Cite news |last=McKeithan |first=Holt |date=February 22, 2019 |title="This is the dream": How Cameron Johnson helped lead UNC's takedown of No. 1 Duke |work=The Daily Tar Heel |url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/02/unc-duke-johnson-happy-side0221 |access-date=June 25, 2019 |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626155609/https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/02/unc-duke-johnson-happy-side0221 |url-status=live }} Against Clemson in Littlejohn Coliseum, Johnson made six three-pointers to finish with 19 points in a two-point victory.{{Cite news |date=March 2, 2019 |title=After Williams falls and leaves, No. 5 UNC outlasts Clemson |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082666 |access-date=June 25, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307085135/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401082666 |url-status=live }} After the conclusion of conference play, Johnson was named to the All-ACC first team.{{Cite news |date=March 11, 2019 |title=ACC 2019 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards |work=ACC Sports Journal |url=https://accsports.com/acc-news/acc-2019-mens-basketball-all-conference-team-postseason-awards/ |access-date=June 25, 2019 |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330211136/https://accsports.com/acc-news/acc-2019-mens-basketball-all-conference-team-postseason-awards/ |url-status=live }}

Professional career

=Phoenix Suns (2019–2023)=

On June 20, 2019, the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Johnson with the eleventh overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, then immediately traded him and Dario Šarić to the Phoenix Suns for Jarrett Culver, the sixth pick of the draft.{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2019 |title=Suns select UNC's Cam Johnson No. 11 in 2019 NBA Draft |url=https://arizonasports.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-unc-cam-johnson-no-11-2019-nba-draft/1982536/ |access-date=June 20, 2019 |website=Arizona Sports 98.7 FM |archive-date=June 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621010116/https://arizonasports.com/story/1982536/suns-unc-cam-johnson-no-11-2019-nba-draft/amp/ |url-status=live }} The trade was officially completed on July 6,{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2019 |title=Suns Complete Trades to Add Draft Picks Johnson, Jerome and Veterans Šarić, Baynes |url=https://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-complete-trades-add-draft-picks-johnson-jerome-and-veterans-saric-baynes |access-date=July 7, 2019 |work=NBA.com |archive-date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716201122/https://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-complete-trades-add-draft-picks-johnson-jerome-and-veterans-saric-baynes |url-status=live }} with the Suns later announcing that they had signed Johnson the same day.{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2019 |title=Suns Sign Johnson, Jerome, Lecque |url=https://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-sign-johnson-jerome-lecque |access-date=July 6, 2019 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128181908/https://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-sign-johnson-jerome-lecque |url-status=live }} On October 26, 2019, Johnson made his NBA debut coming off the bench in a 130–122 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2019 |title=Booker, Oubre lead Suns over Clippers 130-122 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401160677 |access-date=October 29, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=December 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210155453/https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401160677 |url-status=live }} On November 19, he scored a season-high 18 points in a 120–116 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Johnson then matched his season-high on December 5 in a 139–132 overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans.{{Cite web |last=Finney Jr. |first=Peter |date=December 6, 2019 |title=Booker scores season-high 44 points, Suns outlast Pelicans |url=https://www.nba.com/games/20191205/PHXNOP#/recap |access-date=August 3, 2020 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913054309/https://www.nba.com/games/20191205/PHXNOP#/recap |url-status=live }}

File:Cam Johnson PreGame.jpg

Johnson had his first professional start with the team on February 10, 2020, against the Los Angeles Lakers.{{Cite web |last=Reedy |first=Joe |date=February 11, 2020 |title=Rondo, Davis lead Lakers to 125-100 rout of Suns |url=https://www.nba.com/games/20200210/PHXLAL#/recap |access-date=July 31, 2020 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=September 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912212631/https://www.nba.com/games/20200210/PHXLAL#/recap |url-status=live }} On March 3, 2020, Johnson scored a new season-high of 21 points on his 24th birthday in a 123–114 loss to the defending champion Toronto Raptors.{{Cite web |title=Toronto Raptors at Phoenix Suns Box Score, March 3, 2020 |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202003030PHO.html |access-date=April 25, 2020 |publisher=Basketball Reference |archive-date=August 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828140024/https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202003030PHO.html |url-status=live }} After originally being out for the rest of March due to illness, Johnson returned to action as a starter on July 31, scoring 12 points in a 125–112 win over the Washington Wizards.{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2020 |title=Booker scores 27 points, Suns beat Wizards 125-112 in return |url=https://www.nba.com/games/20200731/PHXWAS/#/recap |access-date=July 31, 2020 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803123312/https://www.nba.com/games/20200731/PHXWAS#/recap |url-status=live }} Two days later, Johnson had his first professional double-double with 19 points and a season-high 12 rebounds in a 117–115 win over the Dallas Mavericks.{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2020 |title=Booker scores 27 points, Suns beat Wizards 125-112 in return |url=https://www.nba.com/games/20200802/DALPHX/#/recap |access-date=August 3, 2020 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=July 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704003954/https://www.nba.com/games/20200802/DALPHX#/recap |url-status=live }} He later recorded his second double-double of his rookie season on August 6, matching his season-high 12 rebounds with 14 points scored in a 114–99 win over the Indiana Pacers.{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2020 |title=Suns win 4th straight bubble game, top Pacers 114-99 |url=https://www.nba.com/games/20200806/INDPHX/#/recap |access-date=August 6, 2020 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808124839/https://www.nba.com/games/20200806/INDPHX/#/recap |url-status=live }} Two days later, Johnson broke the franchise record previously set by Wesley Person for the quickest player to score at least 100 three-pointers in a 119–112 win over the Miami Heat, reaching it in only 54 games played.{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2020 |title=Booker's 35 points lead surprising Suns past Heat 119-112 |url=https://www.nba.com/games/20200808/PHXMIA/#/recap |access-date=August 8, 2020 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913013901/https://www.nba.com/games/20200808/PHXMIA/#/recap |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2020 |title=Suns rookie Cam Johnson is the fastest Sun to 100 career three-pointers |url=https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2020/8/9/21360628/phoenix-suns-rookie-cam-johnson-is-the-fastest-sun-to-100-career-three-pointers |access-date=July 13, 2021 |website=Bright Side Of The Sun |language=en |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115082712/https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2020/8/9/21360628/phoenix-suns-rookie-cam-johnson-is-the-fastest-sun-to-100-career-three-pointers |url-status=live }} With Johnson starting for Phoenix, the Suns would have an 8–0 record in the 2020 NBA Bubble as of August 13, having a winning streak of at least 7 games for the first time since March 2010.{{Cite web |date=August 11, 2020 |title=Booker's 35 points help streaking Suns beat 76ers 130-117 |url=https://www.nba.com/games/20200811/PHXPHI/#/recap |access-date=August 11, 2020 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=September 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913054317/https://www.nba.com/games/20200811/PHXPHI/#/recap |url-status=live }}

On December 27, 2020, Johnson matched his then career-high of 21 points off the bench in a 116–100 win over the Sacramento Kings.{{Cite web |last=Wagaman |first=Michael |date=December 27, 2020 |title=Johnson Scores 21 Off Bench To Sparks Suns (Suns use 2 big 2nd-half runs to beat Kings 116-100) |url=https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-sac-0022000039 |access-date=December 28, 2020 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218200659/https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-sac-0022000039 |url-status=live }} Johnson helped the Suns reach the 2021 NBA Finals, but the Suns lost the series in 6 games to the Milwaukee Bucks.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-mil-0042000406|title=Bucks' 50-year wait ends with a title behind 50 from Giannis|last=Mahoney|first=Brian|website=nba.com|date=July 20, 2021|access-date=March 5, 2022|archive-date=July 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724183504/https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-mil-0042000406|url-status=live}}

File:Knicks vs Nets (Claxton, DiVincenzo, Johnson) (cropped).jpg

On March 4, 2022, Johnson put up a career-high 38 points with nine three-pointers made alongside a game-winning, buzzer-beating three-pointer in a 115–114 win over the New York Knicks.{{cite web|url=https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-cam-johnson-caps-career-night-vs-knicks-with-epic-game-winner/|title=Suns forward Cam Johnson caps career night vs. Knicks with epic game winner|website=ClutchPoints|last=Samillano|first=Gerard|date=March 4, 2022|access-date=March 4, 2022|archive-date=March 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305062206/https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-cam-johnson-caps-career-night-vs-knicks-with-epic-game-winner/|url-status=live}} He finished third in NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting, behind winner Tyler Herro and Kevin Love.{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2022 |title=Heat's Tyler Herro wins 2021-22 Kia Sixth Man of the Year award |url=https://www.nba.com/news/2021-22-kia-sixth-man-of-the-year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503224316/https://www.nba.com/news/2021-22-kia-sixth-man-of-the-year |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |access-date=May 8, 2022 |website=NBA}}

To start the 2022–23 season, Johnson was named the starting power forward for the Suns by head coach Monty Williams.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-29 |title=Monty Williams confirms Cam Johnson will start for Suns this season |url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3316604/monty-williams-confirms-cam-johnson-will-start-for-phoenix-suns-this-season/ |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Arizona Sports |language=en |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016195040/https://arizonasports.com/story/3316604/monty-williams-confirms-cam-johnson-will-start-for-phoenix-suns-this-season/ |url-status=live }} On November 8, 2022, Johnson underwent surgery to remove part of the meniscus in his right knee and was ruled out for at least one to two months.{{Cite web |title=Source: Suns' Cameron Johnson out 1-2 months after surgery |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34978984/source-suns-cameron-johnson-1-2-months-surgery |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=ESPN |date=November 8, 2022 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204174620/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34978984/source-suns-cameron-johnson-1-2-months-surgery |url-status=live }}

=Brooklyn Nets (2023–present)=

On February 9, 2023, the Suns traded Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets, along with Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four unprotected first-round picks, and a 2028 first-round pick swap, in exchange for Kevin Durant and T. J. Warren.{{cite web |title=SUNS COMPLETE TRADE FOR KEVIN DURANT, T.J. WARREN |url=https://www.nba.com/suns/news/suns-complete-trade-for-kevin-durant-t-j-warren |website=Phoenix Suns |access-date=9 February 2023}} Johnson made his Nets debut two days later, recording 12 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals in a 101–98 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.{{Cite web |title=EMBIID LEADS 76ERS OVER NETS IN HARDEN'S RETURN TO BROOKLYN |url=https://www.nba.com/game/0022200846 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |website=NBA.com}}

On July 6, 2023, Johnson re-signed with the Nets.{{cite news |title=Brooklyn Nets Re-Sign Cam Johnson |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-re-sign-cam-johnson |access-date=July 8, 2023 |work=NBA.com |date=July 6, 2023}}

On November 19, 2024, Johnson had his best career game with the Nets, scoring 34 points and hitting 6 threes, leading them to a 1-point win over the Charlotte Hornets. [https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/nets-cameron-johnson-posts-season-high-34-points-in-win/#:~:text=Johnson%20supplied%2034%20points%20(11,back)%20out%20for%20Tuesday%27s%20contest. Cameron Johnson posts season-high 34 points vs Hornets.] CBS Sports. November 19, 2024.

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2019}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix

| 57 || 9 || 22.0 || .435 || .390 || .807 || 3.3 || 1.2 || .6 || .4 || 8.8

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2020}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix

| 60 || 11 || 24.0 || .420 || .349 || .847 || 3.3 || 1.4 || .6 || .3 || 9.6

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2021}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix

| 66 || 16 || 26.2 || .460 || .425 || .860 || 4.1 || 1.5 || .9 || .2 || 12.5

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2|{{nbay|2022}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix

| 17 || 16 || 25.3 || .474 || .455 || .818 || 3.8 || 1.5 || .9 || .4 || 13.9

| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn

| 25 || 25 || 30.8 || .468 || .372 || .851 || 4.8 || 2.1 || 1.4 || .3 || 16.6

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2023}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn

| 58 || 47 || 27.6 || .446 || .391 || .789 || 4.3 || 2.4 || .8 || .3 || 13.4

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2024}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn

| 57 || 57 || 31.6 || .475 || .390 || .893 || 4.3 || 3.4 || .9 || .4 || 18.8

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 340 || 181 || 26.5 || .453 || .392 || .851 || 3.9 || 2.0 || .8 || .3 || 12.9

==Playoffs==

| style="text-align:left;"|2021

| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix

| 21 || 0 || 21.1 || .500 || .446 || .906 || 3.1 || .8 || .9 || .2 || 8.2

| style="text-align:left;"|2022

| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix

| 13 || 3 || 24.6 || .465 || .373 || .813 || 3.5 || 1.5 || .4 || .1 || 10.8

| style="text-align:left;"|2023

| style="text-align:left;"|Brooklyn

| 4 || 4 || 38.0 || .509 || .429 || .857 || 5.8 || 2.8 || .8 || .3 || 18.5

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 38 || 7 || 24.1 || .489 || .416 || .859 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .7 || .2 || 10.2

=College=

| style="text-align:left;"|2014–15

| style="text-align:left;"|Pittsburgh

| 8 || 0 || 14.4 || .394 || .348 || .500 || 1.1 || .5 || .1 || .4 || 4.5

| style="text-align:left;"|2015–16

| style="text-align:left;"|Pittsburgh

| 32 || 1 || 11.7 || .397 || .375 || .808 || 1.8 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 4.8

| style="text-align:left;"|2016–17

| style="text-align:left;"|Pittsburgh

| 33 || 33 || 33.3 || .447 || .415 || .811 || 4.5 || 2.3 || .9 || .3 || 11.9

| style="text-align:left;"|2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"|North Carolina

| 26 || 20 || 29.3 || .426 || .341 || .847 || 4.7 || 2.3 || .7 || .2 || 12.4

| style="text-align:left;"|2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"|North Carolina

| 36 || 36 || 29.9 || .505 || .457 || .818 || 5.8 || 2.4 || 1.2 || .3 || 16.9

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 135 || 90 || 25.4 || .456 || .405 || .817 || 4.1 || 1.8 || .8 || .3 || 11.2

Personal life

Johnson is Catholic. When the national anthem is played before games, he recites Psalm 23. In Phoenix he also wore the jersey number 23 in part because of Psalm 23.{{cite web |last1=Doering |first1=Joshua |title=Sixth man Cam Johnson stays rooted in faith as Suns eye return to NBA Finals |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/basketball/2022/05/05/cam-johnson-rooted-faith-suns-return-nba-finals/ |website=Sports Spectrum |date=May 5, 2022 |access-date=7 May 2022 |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505215211/https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/basketball/2022/05/05/cam-johnson-rooted-faith-suns-return-nba-finals/ |url-status=live }}

Johnson's brother, Donovan “Puff” Johnson, plays basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Adam |title=Puff of energy: UNC reserve Puff Johnson steps up with career day in victory over NC State |url=https://www.thetimesnews.com/story/sports/college/acc/2022/02/26/unc-basketball-puff-johnson-provides-career-high-win-over-nc-state/6944225001/ |access-date=March 5, 2022 |work=The Times-News |date=February 26, 2022 |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306000626/https://www.thetimesnews.com/story/sports/college/acc/2022/02/26/unc-basketball-puff-johnson-provides-career-high-win-over-nc-state/6944225001/ |url-status=live }} Johnson's mother, a Croatian American,{{cite web |title=Doznajemo: NBA finalist želi igrati za Hrvatsku. Šarićevu suigraču majka je Hrvatica |url=https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/doznajemo-nba-finalist-zeli-igrati-za-hrvatsku-saricevu-suigracu-majka-je-hrvatica/2292380.aspx |website=index.hr |access-date=23 July 2021 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723102754/https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/doznajemo-nba-finalist-zeli-igrati-za-hrvatsku-saricevu-suigracu-majka-je-hrvatica/2292380.aspx |url-status=live }} is a school nurse. This inspired Johnson to give out special appreciation to the healthcare workers and their families on their February 7, 2021 home game against the Boston Celtics, the Suns' first home game since March 8, 2020 to have fans enter their arena after dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Rankin |first=Duane |date=February 7, 2021 |title=Phoenix Suns welcome fans back with win over Boston Celtics |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2021/02/07/phoenix-suns-welcome-fans-back-win-over-boston-celtics/4429580001/ |access-date=July 13, 2021 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209180451/https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2021/02/07/phoenix-suns-welcome-fans-back-win-over-boston-celtics/4429580001/ |url-status=live }}

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