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99 Chase Johnston

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Boca Raton, Fla.
  • High School Westminster Academy
  • Previous School Florida Gulf Coast

Biography

SINGLE-GAME CAREER-HIGHS

Category
Opponent / Date Statistic
Minutes: at FGCU / Feb. 12, 2022* 42
FGM: Coppin State / Nov. 6, 2024 11
FGA: North Florida / Feb. 26, 2022* 23
FTM: at Liberty / Feb. 19, 2022* 10
FTA: at Liberty / Feb. 19, 2022* 10
3FGM: Coppin State / Nov. 6, 2024 9
3FGA: at Liberty / Feb. 19, 2022* 17
Rebounds: Austin Peay / Feb. 24, 2023* 10
Assists: North Florida / Jan. 7, 2023* 4 (4x)
Blocks: Campbell / Nov. 27, 2021* 2
Steals: at Jacksonville / Feb. 11, 2023* 5 (2x)
Points: at Liberty / Feb. 19, 2022* 38
*denotes previous school

Awards/Accolades
-ASUN Second Team All-Conference (2021-22)
-ASUN Freshman of the Year (2020-21)
-ASUN All-Freshman Team (2020-21)
-Kyle Macey Freshman All-America Team (2020-21)
-Broke 1500+ Career Points
-Top 20 Nationally in career made threes (418)
-Participated in the 2025-26 State Farm Three-Point Shooting Contest at the Final Four

Graduate Student (2025-26)
  • Appeared in 34 games, including 11 starts in his final season of college basketball.
  • Ranks Top-20 all-time in college basketball in career three-pointers made with 418.
  • Went 71-146 from beyond the arc for a season-best 48.6%.
  • Scored his first two-point basket of the season with the game winning layup over No. 5 Wisconsin to send HPU to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
  • In the game versus Wisconsin, he drained a logo three from four feet across half court to spark HPU’s run in the last five minutes of the game.
  • Knocked down a season-high six threes versus UIC (Nov. 20) in the Boardwalk Battle Tournament for a season-high 18 points.
  • Had 14 games with 3+ made threes.
  • Went 4-4 from the free throw line during the season.
  • Averaged 6.4 points per game, totaling 219 points during the season.
  • Contributed 28 rebounds, 15 assists and 23 steals.
  • Helped High Point to its second straight Big South Tournament title and second NCAA Tournament, leading to HPU's first win in March Madness to advance to the Round of 32.
  • Participated in the 2025-26 State Farm Three-Point Shooting Contest at the Final Four.
  • Changed his jersey number to 99 his final season in reference to Jesus Christ leaving the 99 to find the one lost sinner, a story told in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
Graduate Student (2024-25)
  • Started 34 out of the 35 games appeared in for the Panthers.
  • Played 771 minutes, averaged 22.0 minutes per game.
  • Averaged 6.9 points per game as a starter and totaled 241 points during the 2024-25 season.
  • Led the team from three-point range with 71 threes, earning 213 points of his 241 from beyond the arc on 42.5% shooting.
  • Dropped a career-high nine threes in the season opener against Coppin State (Nov. 6), was one three away from tying the program single-game record.
  • Was the only player to score 30+ points in a single-game this season, dropping 31 points versus Coppin State (Nov. 6).
  • Produced 24 points against Norfolk State (Dec. 29) after going 8-for-13 from three-point range.
  • Reached his 1500th career point at Radford (Feb. 5).
  • Led the team in steals with 40, collected a season-high four steals in back-to-back games versus App State (Dec. 14) and Carolina U (Dec. 17).
  • Added 62 rebounds, with a season-high six versus Gardner-Webb (Mar. 7), and 34 assists.
  • Helped High Point to its first-ever Big South Tournament title and its first bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Senior (2023-24/FGCU)
Played in nine games with seven starts before injury ended his season early...Averaged 9.7 points per contest...Scored a dozen on the road at Pitt (11/13)...Finished season scoring in double-figures in four consecutive games...Had 14 points against Norfolk State (11/20)...Scored 10 points at Cincinnati (12/3)...Scored 14 to close his season against New College of Florida (12/5).

Junior (2022-23/FGCU)
Played in 31 games, earning nine starts … Averaged 12.7 points per contest … Had a team-high 44 steals … Drained 41.4 percent of his shots from the floor and 80.5 percent from the charity stripe … Netted 20 points against USC (11/7) … Dropped 23 points on seven-of-13 shooting against San Diego (11/9) … Posted 22 points against St. Bonaventure (12/16) … Had a 14-point, six-rebound, four-assist effort against Canisius (12/21) … Notched 20 points against Central Arkansas (2/2) and 21 against North Alabama (2/4) … Tallied 23 points and 10 boards against Austin Peay (2/24) … Garnered 24 points on eight-of-16 shooting, including six-of-12 from distance, against Queens (2/27).

Redshirt Sophomore (2021-22/Stetson)
Started all 30 games ... Set a new program record for 3PT FG in a season with 99 ... Totaled an even 1000 minutes ... Went 157-for-385 for a 40.8 FG% ... Was 99-for-247 for a 40.1 3PT% ... And 43-for-54 for a 79.6 FT% ... He totaled 456 points on the year ... Was named Second-Team All-Conference.

Redshirt Freshman (2020-21/Stetson) 
ASUN Freshman of the Year … ASUN All-Freshman Team … Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team … ASUN Newcomer of the Week (Dec.21) ... ASUN Honor Roll ... Played in all 27 games, making 24 starts ... Broke the program single-season 3-point field goal record with 79 triples ... Ranked second in the ASUN and 18th in the NCAA in 3-pointers made (79) ... Ranked 19th in the nation in 3-pointers per-game (2.93) ... Ranked second on the team and 10th in the ASUN in scoring (13.5 ppg) ... Led the team and and ranked third in the ASUN in steals (1.52) ... In ASUN play, averaged 14.6 ppg and led the league with 47 3s ... Scored in double figures 20 times, including four 20+ point games ... Scored a season-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting in a win over Jacksonville ... Went 5-for-8 from behind the arc vs. the Dolphins ... Also hit five 3-pointers against Miami, Lipscomb and UNF ... Hit at least one 3-pointer in 26 of 27 games, including the first 25 in a row ... Pulled down seven rebounds at South Florida ... Grabbed five steals at FGCU ... Was 27-for-32 from the free throw line (.844) ... Averaged nearly 32 minutes-per-game.

Freshman (2019-20/Purdue Fort Wayne/Stetson) 
Spent the Fall 2019 semester at Purdue Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Ind., before transferring to Stetson.
 
Before College: 
A 2019 graduate of Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. … played for former Hatter Ehren Walhoff (1991-95) … was one of the most prolific shooters in the country over the course of his prep career … set the national record for career 3-pointers (546) … also finished his career with 2,605 points, including a 52-point effort during his senior season … named Florida Dairy Farmers' 4A state player of the year after averaging 26.8 points, six rebounds and 4.5 assists … finalist for Florida's Mr. Basketball Award … helped lead Westminster to three FHSAA 4A state titles during his prep career, including a championship in 2019 ... played in the state championship game four times ... he was an All-State and all-county selection multiple times in his career … ranked as the No. 28 player in Florida as a senior by PrepHoops.com.

Personal: 
Born Jan. 11, 2000.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2024-25Graduate Student

    Guard
    6'3" 180 lbs
    2
  • 99

    2025-26Graduate Student

    Guard
    6'3" 180 lbs
    99