Samson Johnson of the Connecticut Huskies during the Empire Classic college basketball game against the Indiana Hoosiers. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images.

Samson Johnson, the second-longest tenured Husky on the 2023-24 roster, will look to bridge the experience gap as he serves as frontcourt backup next season. Skip to content.

UConn forward Samson Johnson didn’t enter the Transfer Portal after last season, but “a lot” of schools wanted him to. The 6-foot-10 Patrick School product didn’t play a whole lot behind ...

The second half of the national title game was a battle of highlight-reel dunks between Purdue’s Camden Heide and UConn’s Samson Johnson.

While UConn men's basketball's star center Donovan Clingan recovers from a foot sprain he suffered in practice last week, Dan Hurley and the coaches are able to concentrate on others.

UConn’s all-time winningest player and a two-time national champion, Samson Johnson signed with the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers shortly after the NBA Draft concluded on Thursday night.

So, Samson’s been sharpening some pretty good iron in practice over the last couple of years.” Moore also noted that those physical battles helped Johnson prepare for taking on Reed in practice.

It would not be an understatement to say that Samson Johnson’s collegiate career hasn’t had the ‘Hollywood’ start he desired. Coming into Storrs, Connecticut, in June 2021, many had sky-high ...

Samson Johnson is a college basketball center for the UConn Huskies, a team that competes in the Big East Conference of the NCAA Division I.According to his roster profile on the Huskies ...

Johnson will be holding down the center position for UConn along with junior transfer Tarris Reed Jr. (Michigan). It’s still unknown which of the two bigs will start, although it’s presumed to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UConn men's basketball senior Samson Johnson has been named to the Naismith Starting 5 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Top 20 Preseason ...

Connecticut Huskies center Samson Johnson (35) dunks the ball in the first half of their game against Seton Hall at Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn., March 8, 2025.