Oklahoma Officially Signs Marvin Johnson

Sooners add All-Ohio Valley Conference transfer from Eastern Illinois who grew up and won a state championship in Oklahoma.

John E. Hoover | Jun 16, 2021

Oklahoma Officially Signs Marvin Johnson /

Oklahoma officially added transfer Marvin Johnson to the roster on Wednesday.

Johnson, a graduate transfer from Eastern Illinois, announced on May 30 that he was transferring to OU. He signed a financial aid agreement with the school this week and will play his final season of college basketball with new Sooners coach Porter Moser.

“One, he's a state champion from Oklahoma,” Moser said in an OU press release. “I love guys who have won a state title. He's a long, versatile guard. I think he can be a two-way player for us.

“He's really good with the ball and coming off ball screens, but he can also be a very good defender with his length. So he gives us versatility, athleticism, length and experience. I'm excited that he's joined us.”

The 6-6, 190-pound Johnson played in 26 of 27 games for Eastern Illinois last season, including 22 starts.

He scored in double figures in 23 of 26 contests and ranked in the top 10 in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring (15.3 ppg; season high of 28), assists (4.7 apg) and steals (1.9) while shooting .455 from the field, .306 (26 for 85) from 3-point range and .733 (55 for 75) from the free throw line. He also averaged 5.2 rebounds and had 16 blocked shots.

“One, he's a state champion from Oklahoma. I love guys who have won a state title.”

Porter Moser on Marvin Johnson

Johnson, first-team All-Ohio Valley guard last season, played on Edmond North's 2016-17 Oklahoma Class 6A state title team. He averaged 22.2 points per game for the 27-2 Huskies that season.

Johnson originally hails from Ardmore, OK.

As a junior at Eastern Illinois in 2019-20, Johnson made nine starts and averaged 8.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals.

Johnson attended Coffeyville (KS) Community College and helped the Red Ravens to a combined 60-9 record and back-to-back appearances in the NJCAA national tournament. As a junior college recruit, he was rated as the No. 25 juco player in the nation by JucoRecruiting.com. During his sophomore season, Johnson averaged 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.

Published Jun 16, 2021

JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.