Markell Johnson’s big 27-point performance against Auburn on Wednesday night was just the latest example of his growing importance to NC State as a scorer. Johnson has slowly taken on a bigger burden in that regard, and he’s also never been better.
Johnson’s shooting numbers this year are plain silly: he is making 72.7% of his twos and 50% of his threes. His 73.9 effective field goal percentage is the best on the team by a wide margin. He is establishing these career-best shooting figures while also taking quite a bit more shots, which is not easy to do, the weak non-conference schedule.