University of California, Davis men's basketball alumnus TY Johnson is in the Los Angeles Lakers’ summer league. Johnson was previously named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List recognizing the nation's top mid-major players. Photo courtesy of University of California, Davis Athletics

DAVIS, CA (MPG) -  University of California, Davis men's basketball alumnus TY Johnson has signed a summer league contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, following the 2025 NBA Draft.

Johnson, the Big West Conference's most dynamic two-way player this season, earned All-Big West First Team honors after finishing as the nation's sixth-leading scorer at 21.1 points per game. He topped the conference scoring charts while averaging 3.0 assists and 4.1 rebounds per contest.

Defensively, Johnson ranked second in the Big West and 18th nationally with 2.3 steals per game. He set the University of California, Davis Division I single-season record with 72 steals and recorded three or more steals in 12 games, including a six-steal performance against Cal Poly. Johnson finished his career ranked second in the program’s history for steals.

Johnson became University of California, Davis' all-time leader in career free throws made (470). Johnson’s 178 free throws made this season rank 15th in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and he set a program single-game record with 18 made free throws.

He scored double figures in 30 of 32 games, exploding for 20 or more points 21 times, including five 30-point performances. Johnson’s 35-point games against Washington and University of California, Santa Barbara were tied for the fourth most by an Aggie since 2005.

Johnson finished his senior season tied for third on University of California, Davis' all-time scoring list with 1,694 points, one of just 26 Aggies to reach 1,000 career points. Johnson led the Aggies in scoring 26 times and in assists 15 times. He was the only Big West player to rank in the Top Five in both scoring and steals.

Johnson earned Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week honors on Nov. 12 after opening the season with consecutive 30-point games and was a two-time Big West Player of the Week.

He was named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List recognizing the nation's top mid-major players.

Johnson’s senior season efficiency placed him in rare company nationally; he was the first qualified player since Vanderbilt's Scotty Pippen Jr. in 2021-22 to rank in the 99th percentile in points per 40 minutes while also ranking in the 95th percentile or higher in steals per 40 minutes.

Johnson and the Lakers were set to begin summer league play on July 5, after press time, at the California Classic, hosted by the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco.