Texas Longhorns Guard Tre Johnson Finalist for Major Award

Johnson is coming off of winning his third SEC Freshman of the Week award.

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Headed into Wednesday's home game against the Arkansas Razorbacks, Johnson is first among SEC players in points per game (19.0), which is more than some of the country's top talents like Auburn's Johni Broome, Alabama's Mark Sears and Tennessee's Chaz Lanier.

Johnson scored a career-high 30 points in the 70-69 win over Texas A&M on Jan. 25. Texas head coach Rodney Terry said after the game that Johnson has lived up to the hype that he brought with himself to Austin.

"He better be a guy that can get some things done at a high level," Terry said of Johnson. "... He's more than lived up to the billing in terms of being ready to play on this stage."

In Saturday's blowout win over LSU, Johnson finished with 18 points, four rebounds and a career-high five assists.

The Longhorns have put themsevles in position for the NCAA Tournament but will need to secure some key wins down the stretch, starting with Wednesday's meeting against Arkansas.