Meet Kameron Johnson

Las Positas College athletics: "Kameron Johnson, a 6-foot-2 freshman out of Granada High, can do pretty much everything effectively on the court: rebound, score, dribble, pass and defend.

He showed all of his attributes, and some serious competitive fire, in the Hawks' 74-73 loss to state No. 2 ranked City College of San Francisco on Feb. 17. Johnson had a team-high 18 points to go with six rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block. His 3-pointer and another basket off a rebound kept the outcome in the balance late.

Las Positas first-year coach James Giacomazzi appreciates Johnson's many skills and his approach.

"I love Kameron," Giacomazzi said. "He's a competitor. Plays his butt off. He's always guarding the other teams' best players. You're asking him to score, defend, rebound, handle the ball, so we're asking a lot of him, but that's because he's that capable. He's a really, really, really good basketball player and he's only going to get better. I think he's got an opportunity to play Division I basketball."

Versatility has always been Johnson's game.

"I like that kind of role," Johnson said. "I had the same thing in high school and in all my life, so it's pretty much the same thing to me. It's 'get it done' and compete."
Johnson agreed that the Hawks are trying to put the program on the map.

"Yeah, definitely," he said. "This is our first year with a new coach. We have a lot of sophomores who really work hard, and all of us freshmen are all new and a lot of people from out of the area, so we really just came together."