Arizona men's basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd has announced that 6-foot-7 forward Keshad Johnson has joined the program as a transfer. Johnson played at San Diego State University for the past four seasons and has one season of collegiate eligibility remaining.

"Keshad brings a lot of experience and versatility to our team from the start," Lloyd said. "He scored 14 points in the national championship game last season and was able to impact the game at both ends of the floor, something that is extremely valuable to any team. His leadership and commitment to the team contribute to winning at a high level. We couldn't be more excited that Keshad and his family are part of our family."

Keshad Johnson ("KEY-shawd"), a native of Oakland, Calif., appeared in 113 games over four seasons with the Aztecs and was in the starting lineup for each of the last 71 games. For his career, he has averaged 5.8 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 51.5 percent from the floor. He finished his SDSU ranked seventh in school history in career wins.

Throughout his college career, Johnson has shown the ability to grow his game. As a freshman, he played a total of 107 minutes and averaged 1.9 points and 1.7 rebounds and shooting 35.3 percent from the floor. Those numbers increased to 4.0 points and 3.6 rebounds on 45.2 percent shooting in 321 minutes in year two. As a junior, his averages jumped to 7.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 55.3 percent shooting in 762 minutes and he took another step forward as a senior, averaging 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and shooting 53.2 percent in 865 minutes.

In the 2023 NCAA Tournament, Johson helped the Aztecs advance to the national championship game, where he dropped 14 points and grabbed four rounds against UConn. He shot 46 percent from the field in the tournament and 76.5 percent from the free throw line while grabbing 4.2 rebounds and handing out one assist per game.

Johnson attended San Leandro (Calif.) High School near Oakland as a senior, where he was rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN and one of the top 25 players in the state of California as a senior. He was the MVP of the West Alameda County Conference-Foothills League after averaging 14.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.9 steals. As a junior in high school, he attended Envision Academy and led them to the CIF State Boys Basketball Division V playoffs.