SACRAMENTO -- Sacramento State signed Fairfield transfer, and all-MAAC guard Prophet Johnson, it was announced today by first-year head coach Mike Bibby. 

Johnson is the 12th player to sign since Bibby was introduced as head coach in April. He joins forwards Jeremiah Cherry, Brandon Gardner and Shaqir O'Neal, as well as guards Zach Anderson, Isaiah Bronson, Taj Glover, Arman Madi, Romari Robinson, Jahni Summers, Jayden Teat and Mikey Williams. Local product Mark Lavrenov, a forward, also signed with Sacramento State during the early period.

The Hornets currently have 13 players on the roster - all brand new to the program.

The Johnson File
• A 6-3, 185-pound guard from Dayton, Ohio
• Will be a senior with the Hornets
• Transfer from Fairfield (Fairfield, Conn.) of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
• Played his junior season (2024-25) at Fairfield where he led the team in scoring, rebounding and steals
• Played his sophomore season (2023-24) at Southern Utah of the Western Athletic Conference
• Played his freshman season (2022-23) at Bellevue College of the Northwest Athletic Conference
• This past season at Fairfield, Johnson was a third team all-MAAC selection after averaging 13.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.9 steals while shooting 48% (161-335) from the field and 74% (76-103) from the free throw line
• Played in 31 games (25 starts), scoring in double figures 19 times with eight double-doubles and seven 20-point games
• Scored 20+ points in four of the last five games. That includes a career-high 35 points (to go with 12 boards) in the Stags' regular season finale victory over first-place Quinnipiac which clinched Fairfield a berth in the MAAC Tournament
• At Southern Utah, he played in 30 games (15 starts) while averaging 8.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 25.6 minutes
• Scored in double figures 12 times that season, including a season-high 24 points at Utah State
• At Bellevue JC, he was named North Region Freshman of the Year and first team all-region after averaging 23.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.8 steals while shooting 51% from the field
• The 23.8 ppg scoring average ranked second in the conference
• A 2021 graduate of Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio, where he was the Greater Western Ohio Conference Player of the Year as a senior after leading the league with 20.2 ppg
• Played at Thurgood Marshall High School (Dayton, Ohio) as a junior, and Northmont High School (Clayton, Ohio) during his freshman and sophomore seasons

Bibby quote - "Prophet is a game-changing guard who can score and is a great rebounder. A wiry and athletic defender, he averaged two steals a game. He allows us to pressure other guards and create offense, and his competitive spirit will be contagious. We are thrilled to add a high character, hard worker, and leader in Prophet."