Sept. 7, 2005
ORLANDO - Former UCF men's basketball standout Gary Johnson will continue his career overseas, having signed a professional contract with the UCC Demons in Ireland. Johnson will report the team, which is based out of Cork City and competes in the Irish SuperLeague, on Sept. 14.
As a senior, he was a second-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference selection last season, guiding UCF to a 24-9 mark and its second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Wayne, Mich. native earned A-Sun Championship MVP honors after leading UCF to its second-straight conference crown.
During the 2004-05 campaign, he paced the Golden Knights in scoring, averaging 13.6 points per game. Johnson connected on 103 three-pointers, establishing a school single-season record.
He becomes the third former UCF player in the last two years to ink a professional contract in Europe. Following the 2003-04 season, Dexter Lyons (Holland) and Roberto Morentin (Spain) both joined teams overseas.
In the 2005 NCAA Tournament against Connecticut, Johnson had the finest game of his collegiate career, hitting seven treys on his way to a game-high 29 points.