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Efrem Butta Johnson - Men's Basketball - Clemson University Athletics

Efrem Butta Johnson

Position:
Guard
Height:
6'4"
Weight:
180
Class:
Sr.
Hometown:
Huntsville, Ala.
High School:
Grissom

Career Stats

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UAB (2024-25)

  • Appeared in a career-high 37 games for UAB and made 21 starts.
  • Averaged 8.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists last season.
  • Recorded 14 double-digit scoring games and three 20-point games.
  • Career-high 24 points at Rice (2/19/25) on 10-for-13 shooting from the field and 4-for-6 from three.
    • Finished 6-for-7 at the free throw line. The six free throws were a season high.
  • Made at least two threes in 12 different contests, including six with at least three triples.
  • Connected on a season-high five triples in a 21-point effort at Memphis (1/26/25).

UAB (2023-24)

  • Appeared in 34 games while making 25 starts and playing 31 minutes per game.
  • Averaged 11.2 points and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 43 percent from the field.
  • Recorded 20 double-digit scoring efforts with two games of 20+ points.
  • Finished the season with a team-high 56 3-pointers while shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc.
  • Led the team with an .821 (64-78) free throw percentage.
  • Scored 17 points while shooting 7-for-11 from the field vs. Clemson (11/10/23).
  • Added 18 points and hit the game-winning three against Alcorn State (11/16/23).
  • Hit the game-winning jumper at the buzzer at UTSA (1/2/24).
  • Scored 15 points and dished out a career high six assists in a win over Tulane (1/17/24).
  • Reached 20 points for the first time in his career on the road at SMU (2/4/24).
  • Scored a career high 21 points in UAB’s AAC Tournament win over top-seeded South Florida (3/26/24).
  • Led the Blazers with 19 points in the NCAA Tournament against San Diego State (3/22/24).

UAB (2022-23)

  • Appeared in 29 games
  • Ranked second on the team in 3-point field goal percentage at 37.8 percent.
  • Scored a career-high 14 points and dished out four assists vs. Rhodes College while shooting 6-of-9 from the field (11/26/22).
  • Matched his career high of 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds in win over UTEP (12/29/22).

High School

  • Starred at the point guard position for longtime Grissom High School head coach Jack Doss in 2021-22.
  • Helped lead the Tigers to a 24-6 record in 7A as a senior.
  • Helped lead Grissom to a 13-1 home record in his final high school season.
  • Led all scorers with 21 points in a 64-58 road victory over Gadsden City in Grissom’s regular-season finale.

Personal

  • Born June 25, 2003.
  • Nickname is “Butta” – Efrem “Butta” Johnson.
  • Played travel basketball for head coach Boo Williams and Nike EYBL.
  • Was named Third Team Nike EYBL Session I after averaging 15.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game.