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Kimani Johnson Season 2026

#7
PosRS/OH
Ht6-3
YearRedshirt Senior
HometownSouthfield, Mich.
Previous SchoolEast Tennessee State (ETSU)

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CAREER HONORS

  • 2025 Florida Gulf Coast Invitational
  • 2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team (East Tennessee State (ETSU))

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025)

  • Appeared in 16 matches, and competed in 41 sets for the Tigers
  • Tallied 72 kills (1.76 kills/set), while hitting .275 on the year
  • Contributed 18 digs (0.44 digs/set) and 15 total blocks (0.37 blocks/set)
  • Opened the year with a season-high 13 kills, with the eighth highest hitting percentage in Mizzou history, as she tallied zero errors and hit .813 against James Madison (8/29)
  • Recorded double-digit kills in three matches, including 12 at Arkansas State (9/5)
  • Posted four blocks in a five-set win over Arkansas State (9/5)
  • Hit over .500 with at least 10 attempts in three matches: JMU (13-0-16, .813), FGCU (8-0-14, .571) and Vanderbilt (8-1-13, .538)

JUNIOR (2024)

  • Did not compete in 2024

SOPHOMORE (2023)

  • Appeared in 10 matches and 21 sets in her debut season for the Tigers
  • Totaled 22 kills during the season
  • Notched seven kills in her debut for the Tigers against Central Arkansas (8/26)
  • Tallied six kills and two blocks against Bellarmine (9/8)
  • Knocked down three kills against Eastern Illinois (9/14)
  • Posted a kill and a dig against Ole Miss (10/29)

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (EAST TENNESSEE STATE / 2022)

  • Named to the 2022 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
  • Helped the Bucs capture the 2022 Southern Conference regular-season title and the top seed at the league tournament with a 15-1 mark (21-8 in 2022)
  • Registered 138 kills (sixth on team, 1.77 kills per set) on a .228 hitting percentage
  • Competed in 26 matches with eight starts
  • Finished third on the team with 58.0 total blocks (0.74 blocks per set) this past season
  • Compiled four double-digit kill matches
  • Posted career-high 13 kills on a .333 clip in a 3-0 sweep of UNC Greensboro on Nov. 5, 2022
  • Added six blocks to complement 10 kills on a .444 hitting percentage in a win at Western Carolina on Oct. 8, 2022

HIGH SCHOOL (CASS TECHNICAL)

  • Was a four-year letter winner at Cass Technical High School
  • Was the seventh ranked recruit in the state of Michigan in 2022 by Prep Dig
  • Overall, ranked #26 that season by Prep Volleyball
  • Named to the 2019 all-city volleyball team and Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association (MIVCA) All-Region Team
  • Listed on the AVCA Phenom list twice and the 2022 Junior Volleyball Association Watch List
  • Played for the Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy club team which took second at Nationals in 2021
  • Spent two seasons (fall and winter) with the USA National Team Development Program
  • Awarded the Detroit Public Schools Award of Achievement which recognizes the top 10 percent of graduating seniors

PERSONAL

  • Born on Feb. 1, 2004
  • Daughter of Sharon Johnson
  • Studying Health Sciences at Mizzou
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Redshirt Junior
2025

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6-3 / -
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Junior
2024

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6-3 / -
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Sophomore
2023

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