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Arizona State Basketball Adds Electric Player from NAIA

Originally posted on Heartland College Sports
By Joe Tillery | Last updated Jun 1, 2025 5:57 PM ET

On Sunday afternoon, Bobby Hurley and the Arizona State Sun Devils made a splash addition to their roster with an elite player from the NAIA.

Anthony Johnson, a 6-foot-2 guard from Midfield, Alabama, was dominant last season at Cumberland and earned NAIA First-Team All-American honors for it.

6'2 NAIA transfer G Anthony Johnson has committed to Arizona State

He averaged
23.6 PPG
4.9 RPG
3.4 APG
48.1% FG
35% 3PT
78% FT
Total Points: 779 (most in NAIA)

Has two years remaining https://t.co/AxO8IUzRht pic.twitter.com/0lP87CSezO
— Arman Jovic (@PDTScouting) June 1, 2025

Last season with the Patriots, Johnson was one of the best scorers in the country, posting 23.6 points per game. He also contributed nearly five rebounds and 3.4 assists per game on 48.1% shooting from the field.

In addition to his overall numbers, Johnson became just the sixth player in program history at Cumberland to earn First-Team All-American honors. He was also one of 12 players selected to the NABC All-American Team.

The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, March 24, 2025. According to NCAA data, 1,296 FBS basketball players entered the transfer portal in the 2023-24 school year, with 864 (66.7%) undergraduates and 432 (33.3%) graduate transfers. Of the entrants, 70% reported that they enrolled in another school, 6% withdrew their names from the portal, and 23% are still active, transferred to a non-NCAA school, or left their sport.

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