After only one season at Duquesne, freshman guard Jackie Johnson III has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.
Johnson (5-foot-11, 185 pounds) played in all 30 games for the Dukes this season, starting 11, and averaging 19.3 minutes per game. He was a valuable shooter from beyond the 3-point arc, leading the team with 41 successful shots in 110 attempts (37.3%, third).
He shot 42.4% overall (103 of 243) and finished fifth on the team with a per-game scoring average of 9.5.
Duquesne finished last in the Atlantic 10 this season (6-24, 1-16).
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Johnson came to Duquesne from Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy where he led the team to a 31-1 record while averaging more than 27 points per game. Among point guards, he was rated No. 34 in the nation by Rivals.com.
